Hill-Rom Advanta P1600, Service Manual

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General Operation
Chapter 1: Introduction
Page 1 - 36 Advanta™ Bed Service Manual (man168ra)
For B model beds:
The caregiver may wish to change the alarm tone to distinguish the PPM alarm
from other pieces of equipment that have audible alarms. There are four
different alarm tones. Hold any two volume switches, then press and release
the third volume switch to change the tone. When the desired tone is reached,
release the switch.
Cancelling or Resetting the Alarm
Once an alarm goes off, a caregiver must physically cancel the alarm at the
bedside. This is done by turning the system off through the steps listed
previously. If necessary, the caregiver can then place the PPM in the desired
mode again. Depending on the nurse call system interface, the caregiver may
also need to cancel the call at the nurse call room station or other location.
Zeroing for the Out of Bed Mode (Beds Without Scales)
The Advanta™ Bed must be zeroed for the Out of Bed mode to work properly.
For beds with scales, see “Zeroing the Scale” on page 1-38. For beds without
scales, this can be done at the left caregiver siderail control panel.
For A model beds:
• Make sure the patient is not in the bed, and that no extra equipment or
weight is on the bed.
• Turn off the PPM system.
• Press and hold the enable switch and volume switch. All the PPM indicator
lights will begin to flash.
• After a short period, the PPM indicator lights will stop flashing. Continue
to hold the enable and volume switches, and press and hold the mode
switch for 5 seconds.
• Release all the switches, and the PPM indicator lights will begin to flash.
• Do not touch the bed until all the lights stop flashing (turn off) and the
bed beeps once. This may take up to 20 seconds.
The bed is now zeroed and the PPM system is ready for use.