Covidien Nellcor GR101704, Service Manual

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User Interface
Service Manual 6-11
Message Types
Messages begin at the top of the status field and continue to tile downward
until reaching three lines.
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Note:
Not all high-priority alarms have a DISMISS option. If this is the case, it is a serious error
and requires the user to resolve the issue or return the monitoring system to Covidien
or a qualified service technician.
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User prompt or status messages — User prompts requiring user intervention
appear as white text on a grey bar. The READY status message is the most
common of this type. Status messages require no user intervention and appear as
white text on a green background. The MONITORING status message is the most
common of this type.
Figure 6-4. Sample user prompt message: READY
Figure 6-5. Sample status message: MONITORING
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High priority alarm messages — High priority alarms take precedence over any
other alarm messages, so appear first. If more than one high priority alarm occurs
within quick succession, alarm messages appear in order of occurrence. High pri-
ority alarms appear in a flashing, red bar in the status field.
Figure 6-6. High priority alarm: BATTERY CRITICALLY LOW
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Medium priority alarm messages — Medium priority alarms take precedence
over low priority alarm messages. If more than one medium priority alarm occurs
within quick succession, alarm messages appear in order of occurrence. Medium
priority alarms appear in a flashing, yellow bar in the status field.
Figure 6-7. Medium priority alarm: SpO
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LOW