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Alarms and Troubleshooting
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Puritan Bennett 540™ Ventilator User’s Manual
3.6 Re-activating Alarms
Alarms that have been paused and whose activation conditions continue to exist can be reactivated.
To reactivate alarms, proceed as follows:
1. Press the MENU key to access the Alarm Setting menu, if this is not the menu currently
displayed.
2. Press the DOWN key to position the cursor on the “Alarm Logs” line, if this is not already
the case. The following graphic shows an example of the resulting display.
3. Press the ENTER key, to confirm access to the “Alarm Logs” menu.
4. Press the UP key to position the cursor on the “Reactivate Paused Alarm” line. The following
graphic shows the resulting display.
5. Press the ENTER key for at least three (3) seconds. The following events occur:
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A “beep” sounds.
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An audible alarm sounds.
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An alarm indicator illuminates.
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The messages of all active alarms are displayed in a loop in the Ventilation and Alarm menus.
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The Audio Paused symbol disappears (if it was displayed).
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The Alarm Paused symbol disappears.