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Alarms and Troubleshooting
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Puritan Bennett 540™ Ventilator User’s Manual
For more information on the “Reactivate Paused Alarm” line, refer to section 3.6, “Re-activating
Alarms,” on page 3-6 .
To dismiss the Alarm Logs screen manually:
Press the ENTER key when the cursor is on the “Back” line.
The Alarm Logs screen is dismissed automatically:
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After 15 seconds if no keyboard action is detected
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When a High Priority alarm is triggered
3.4 Silencing the Audible Portion of Alarms
You may silence the audible portion of alarms for 60 seconds at a time. This is referred to as the Audio
Paused function.
To silence the audible portion of activated alarms:
Press the ALARM CONTROL key.
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The audible portion of all activated alarms is paused.
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The visual portions (light indicator and message) of activated alarms remain visible.
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The Audio Paused symbol is displayed at the top right of the screen while the audio
pause function is active.
If several alarms are activated at the same time, pressing the ALARM CONTROL key affects all
current alarms.
Note:
Only qualified service personnel may access all alarms and events recorded by the ventilator. Qualified personnel
should refer to the Puritan Bennett 540™
Service Manual for further information.