Covidien Nellcor OxiMax N-600x, Operator'S Manual

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Front Panel
Operator’s Manual
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Audible Indicators
Audible indicators include pitched tones and beeps. Caregivers may choose to
silence alarms by pressing the ALARM SILENCE key.
WARNING
Pressing ALARM SILENCE will keep ALL alarms from sounding for the alarm silence
duration period.
Caution
Should the caregiver fail to clear a primary audible alarm within two (2) minutes, a secondary
alarm with a unique pitch sounds.
Table 3. Audible Indicator Functions
Function Description
Alarm Silence Reminder Three beeps sound approximately every three minutes with the alarm silence duration set
to OFF and the alarm silence reminder function enabled.
Piezo Tone A high-pitched piezo tone sounds if there is no user response to an audible alarm, or if the
oximeter detects a failure of the primary speaker.
Pulse Beep Single beep sounds for each detected pulse. The pitch of the pulse beep signal changes
with a point
-
by
-
point rise or fall in the saturation level.
High Priority Alarm High
-
pitched, fast
-
pulsing tone indicates loss
-
of
-
pulse.
Note: If a High Priority Alarm is not silenced within 30 seconds by pressing the
ALARM SILENCE key, the oximeter increases the urgency level of the audible alarm
signal by alternating a piezo tone with the primary alarm tone.
Medium Priority Alarm Medium
-
pitched, pulsing tone indicates an SpO
2
or pulse rate limit violation.
Note: If a Medium Priority Alarm is not silenced within two minutes by pressing the
ALARM SILENCE key, the oximeter increases the urgency level of the audible alarm
signal by alternating a piezo tone with the primary alarm tone.
Low Priority Alarm Low
-
pitched, slow
-
pulsing tone at 3.5 second intervals indicates an OxiMax pulse
oximetry sensor disconnect, low battery, or oximeter failure.
Note: If a Low Priority Alarm is not silenced within two minutes by pressing the
ALARM SILENCE key, the oximeter increases the urgency level of the audible alarm
signal by alternating a piezo tone with the primary alarm tone.
SPD Alarm A trio of quick high-, medium-, high-pitched tones at 2.5 second intervals.
High SpO
2
Alarm A pair of quick medium-pitched tones followed by a high-pitched pulsing tone at 2.5
second intervals.
Power-On Self-Test Pass One-second tone indicates the oximeter has been turned on and has successfully
completed the power
-
on self
-
test.
Confirmation Tone Three beeps sound to confirm default settings are either saved or reset to factory defaults,
or the trend data has been deleted.
Invalid Softkey Press Quick, low
-
pitched tone indicates a softkey has been pressed that is inappropriate for the
current state of the oximeter.
Valid Softkey Press Quick, medium
-
pitched tone indicates appropriate softkey has been pressed.
Volume Setting Tone Continuous tone indicates alarm volume adjustment.