OXITEST PLUS 7 OPERATING MANUAL
3.4
Choosing an Oximeter
The oximeter currently selected is displayed on the standard operating mode screen, as shown
below.
N-200
NO SIGNAL
97% 60 BPM 100%
To change oximeters, press the
Pulse Ox
key. The current oximeter/sensor selection appearing in
the previous display will then be displayed in full detail across the LCD as follows.
Nellcor N-200,N-100C
SENSOR: Nellcor #035
To scroll through the oximeters (which have been
ENA
bled through the process described in
section 3.2), press the
Pulse Ox
key repeatedly to move forward through the available oximeters,
one step at a time, until the oximeter of interest is displayed. Alternately, the
Pulse Amp
•
or
–
keys will single step through the menu, moving up or down respectively, and the
Heart Rate
•
or
–
keys will move in steps of
two
entries at a time. Either
•
(or
–
) key may be pressed and held to
continuously scroll forward (or backward ) through the menu. To finalize the selection, press the
SpO
2
key, and
Oxitest Plus 7
will return to the standard operating screen.
Note:
Only those oximeters that have been
ENA
bled as in section 3.2 will be available for
selection. Repeat the setup process at any time to enable or disable oximeters in the
menu list.
Oxitest Plus 7
will display the make of the oximeter
sensor
used with the device under test on the
lower line of the LCD. This is because some pulse oximeters can be used with more than one make
of sensor (many oximeters are compatible with Nellcor as well as their own brand of sensor). When
selecting the oximeter, be sure to choose the correct
sensor
as well as the appropriate make and
model, as sensors from different manufacturers may have different SpO
2
calibration curves (R-
Curve).
Oximeters manufactured by BCI International and Nonin are operable with sensors made by
another leading pulse oximeter manufacturer. These cross-combinations of oximeter and sensor
make are identified in the
Oxitest Plus 7
menu by the "SENSOR: Non-OEM" designation. As it is
common practice to use BCI and Nonin oximeters with the other oximeter manufacturer's sensor,
the
Oxitest Plus 7
provides for testing this combination. It should be noted, however, that BCI,
Nonin, and the other leading oximeter manufacturers do not recommend use of their respective
products in such combination.
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