Alarms
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Instructions for use – Infinity Acute Care System – Monitoring Applications VG6.n
Changing general alarm settings
In the following steps, the letters in parentheses
refer to the diagram of the
General
page (see
page 129). Alarm ranges and defaults are listed
starting on page 160.
To configure the alarm settings of multiple
parameters
1
Select the
Alarms...
button on the main menu
bar.
2
Select the
Limits
tab (if not already selected).
3
Select the
General
tab along the right edge of
the page.
4
Use the display filter button (I) to determine
whether the table displays all parameters or
only parameters that are currently connected.
5
Select the corresponding button in the
Alarm
on/off column (C) to activate or deactivate alarm
monitoring. A crossed-out triangle appears in
the parameter field when alarm monitoring is
deactivated.
6
Select the corresponding button in the
Lower
column (D) to adjust the lower alarm limits.
7
Select the corresponding button in the
Upper
column (F) to adjust the upper alarm limits.
8
Use one of the following settings in the
Archive
column (G) to determine what happens in
response to an alarm:
–
Off
– no event is stored and no recording is
generated.
–
Store
– stores the event for later review
(see page 140).
–
Record
– generates a timed recording
–
Str/Rec
– generates a timed recording and
stores the event.
9
Select the
Auto set all
button (J), to auto adjust
the alarm limits of all parameters. For more
information, see page 139.
Con
WARNING
Setting alarm limits to extreme values may
prevent certain alarm conditions from being
detected and from being annunciated with
acoustic and optical alarm signals.
NOTE
If configured to appear on the main menu bar, the
Auto set all
button is also accessible on the main
menu bar. For more information, see page 452.
