GE Corometrics 170 Series, Operator'S Manual

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Revision D 170 Series Monitor 4-11
2003023-001
Setup Procedures: Customizing the Monitor
NOTE:
If an alarm occurs while in
user setup mode, the heart rate display
will not flash; however, the alarm
indicator
flashes and the audio
alarm sounds. As soon as you exit the
setup mode, the affected display flashes
to indicate the alarm condition.
You can enter the user setup mode during a monitoring session. The fetal heart rate
and uterine activity trends print without interruption; however you will be unable to
see the heart rate and uterine activity values on the display while in the user setup
mode.
1. Press the monitor’s
Power
button to turn on the monitor. Wait until the
monitor completes the self-test routine and enters the normal operating mode.
2. Press and hold the
Setup
button , for a few seconds, to enter the user setup
mode.
3. Use the
UA Reference
button to toggle between the setup code (shown in the
UA display) and the setting or value (shown in the primary FHR display). The
UA display is active when the
±
qualifier illuminates; the FHR display is active
when the heartbeat indicator illuminates.
4. Use the
Volume
buttons to increase ( ) or decrease ( ) the code, value,
or setting shown in the active display. Refer to Table 4-2 . (For Models 172 and
173, use the leftmost set of volume controls.)
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until all settings are configured.
NOTE:
If an alarm is in progress when
you exit the user setup mode, any
changes to an alarm setting do not take
effect until the alarm condition is
resolved.
6. Press the
Setup
button to exit the user setup mode and return to
monitoring. New settings take effect at this point.
Table 4-2 lists the available settings for the user setup mode. Table 4-3 provides a
summary of the factory default settings for both the user and service setup options.