Operator's Manual
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3.4
Front Panel Message Display Window
Figure 40 – Front Panel Message Display Window
All messages and alarms are displayed in a 16 character, alpha numeric
window located above the MODE controls.
3.4.1 Message Monitoring
When the Message Display Window is blank, with no messages displayed,
press the
▲Up
control to scroll through the available monitoring messages.
Monitored information includes:
Volume
Frequency
Pressure values
Operation information
Tidal volume, baseline pressure, and peak pressure are updated breath by
breath. Frequency and mean pressure are also updated breath by breath,
using a 6 second rolling average for frequency and a 60 sec. rolling average
for mean pressure. Minute volume is updated every ten (10) seconds using
a sixty (60) second rolling average.
Monitoring Messages cannot be accessed during alarm
violations.
There are 3 selections available:
VT / i / f
Paw / P / M / B
H/S/L (or Q)
Press
▲
Up
to scroll through the lines. Three seconds after selecting a line, the
relevant operating parameters are displayed. The following table details the
parameters for each line:
Line 1
“VT xxx
i
xx f xx”
VT – Tidal volume (in mL)
