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Initiating AUTO mode of NIBP operation
1. Press the Auto button. The latest selected interval is displayed.
2. Press the Up/Down (+/- ) selection buttons to cycle through the options, which
include (- ), STAT, and a range of intervals:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 15, 30, 45, 60, 90,
120, and 240 minutes for taking automatic blood pressures. The dash (-)
indicate that automatic measurement is turned off.
Figure 19. Indication of Auto Mode Turn-Off
Upon selection, automatic measurement is activated and the initial measurement will be
made immediately after you select an interval.
The AUTO indicator is
fl
ashing when s selected for the automatic mode interval. After the
fi
rst cycle, the cuff target pressure is not used; rather, the cuff in
fl
ates to a pressure level
20~30 mmHg above the previous systolic reading.
The automatic NIBP cycles continue until one of the following occurs:
•
The monitor reaches the 5-minute limit for a STAT measurement.
•
The monitor halts because the NIBP start/stop button is pressed.
•
The monitor halts because the Auto button is pressed.
•
The monitor halts because of an alarm, alert, or error condition.
•
The AUTO cycle is changed to ‘-’.
Note:
During Auto mode, if an NIBP limit violation alarm occurs, this alarm
disables any automatic NIBP measurement until the alarm is released.
Figure 20. Auto Mode Setting (i.e.) – 15 minute Period
Note: The interval is the time from the beginning of one measurement cycle to the
beginning of the next measurement cycle.
Note: The selected interval is displayed on the Auto cycle display. The countdown
timer for initiating next measurement is displayed on the Time display.
NIBP Monitoring
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