Alarms
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Instructions for use – Infinity Acute Care System – Monitoring Applications VG6.n
Initiating an audio pause
The following happens when you pause active
alarms:
– The alarm tone is paused for two minutes
– The
Audio paused
message appears in the
alarm message header along with the timer and
the following symbol:
– The alarm message appears in the color
corresponding to the alarm priority.
– The parameter field no longer flashes in the
color corresponding to the alarm priority. It
appears in solid color.
– The alarm bar no longer flashes for high and
medium-priority alarm conditions.
If a new alarm condition occurs, the selected
setting of the quiet mode feature determines the
alarm annunciation behavior (see page 121).
To initiate an audio pause from the Cockpit
Press the yellow
or
key on the
Cockpit. The appearance of the yellow key
depends on the Cockpit hardware version (see
page 26).
or
Press the F1 keyboard key.
Pressing the key that initiated the audio pause
period again, cancels the audio pause state,
and all alarm events are reported as usual.
To initiate an audio pause from the M540
Press the yellow
key on the M540 in an IACS
configuration. You can audio pause alarms on the
M540 when it is docked or while it is on transport.
To initiate an audio pause remotely
Refer to the instructions for use of any remote
device within the same monitoring unit for
instructions on how to initiate an audio pause.
Pressing the key that initiated the audio pause
period again, cancels the audio pause state, and all
alarm events are reported as usual.
NOTE
If an alarm condition remains unchanged after the
alarm pause period expires, the acoustic and
optical alarm signals are reactivated. The only
exception are single notification alarms which are
only reported once and are cleared when you
pause alarms.
