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Publication 5420-009 REV1.0
Appendix D: Error Codes
Error
Group
R/Y Error Code (Text)
Audible
Alarm Type
Meaning
PIP
R
xxxx3
(Increasing average PIP)
Over Pressure
Pressure exceeds average
pressure by more than 20%
PIP
Y
xxxx4
(Increasing average PIP)
Over Pressure
Pressure exceeds average
pressure by more than 10%
but less than 20%
PIP
R
xxxx5 (Over pressure)
Over Pressure
Pressure exceeds PIP set point
PIP
Y
xxxx6 (Over pressure)
Over Pressure
Pressure between 90%
and 100% of PIP set point
PEEP
Y
xxx5x (High PEEP)
PEEP
Average PEEP exceeds the PEEP
set point by more than 1 cmH
2
O
Vt
R
xx1xx
(Declining Average Vt)
Over Pressure
PIP volume is less than 10% of
the previous average volume
Vt
Y
xx2xx
(Declining Average Vt)
Over Pressure
PIP volume is between 10%
and 20% of the previous
average volume
Vt
R
xx3xx (Maximum Vt)
Under Pressure PIP volume exceeds the
maximum supported volume
of 5 mL
Vt
Y
xx4xx (High Vt)
Under Pressure PIP volume exceeds the 90%
the maximum supported
volume of 5 mL, but is not
at the maximum volume
Vt
R
xx5xx (Low Vt)
Over Pressure
PIP volume is less than 10%
of PIP set point
Vt
Y
xx6xx (Low Vt)
Over Pressure
PIP volume is less than 20%
of PIP set point, but greater
than 10% of PIP set point
System R
x1xxx (BioBus Error)
System
Internal communications error
System R
x3xxx (Check Piston)
System
Piston motor stall
System R
x5xxx (Check Valve)
System
Valve motor stall
System R
x7xxx
(Check Volume motor)
System
Volume motor stall
System R
xBxxx
(Please Recycle Power!)
System
Piston motor error on
power up. Power cycle required
System R
xDxxx
(Check for an occlusion)
Occlusion
Possible occlusion