Masimo Rad-87, Operator'S Manual

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SENSITIVITY (CONTINUED)
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Maximum Sensitivity (MAX) - This mode is recommended for patients with low
perfusion or when the low perfusion or low signal quality message is displayed on
the screen in APOD or normal sensitivity mode. This mode is not recommended for
care areas where patients are not monitored visually, such as general wards. It is
designed to interpret and display data at the measuring site when the signal may be
weak due to decreased perfusion. When a sensor becomes detached from a patient,
it will have compromised protection against erroneous pulse rate and arterial satura-
tion readings. Also, after a power off and on cycle, the sensitivity will change from the
MAX to the factory default or user configured default setting of APOD or NORM.
CAUTION: WHEN USING THE MAXIMUM SENSITIVITY SETTING, THE PERFOR-
MANCE OF THE SENSOR OFF DETECTION MAY BE COMPROMISED.
IF THE DEVICE IS IN THIS SETTING AND THE SENSOR BECOMES
DISLODGED FROM THE PATIENT, THE POTENTIAL FOR FALSE READ-
INGS MAY OCCUR DUE TO ENVIRONMENTAL ‘NOISE’ SUCH AS LIGHT,
VIBRATION AND EXCESSIVE AIR MOVEMENT.
LOW BATTERY AUDIBLE ALARM
If a low battery condition occurs the audible alarm can be silenced for 120 seconds
(default) by pressing the Alarm Silence Button. Refer to Setup Menu Level 2 in this section
to change setting.
If a low battery condition occurs while not monitoring a patient, a low priority audible alarm
will sound and can be silenced by pressing the Alarm Silence Button. The audible alarm is
silenced until the power is cycled or patient monitoring begins.
While audible alarms are silenced, first Battery Level Indicator bar to the left flashes green
and the System Status Light flashes yellow to provide a visual alert for the user.
When a low battery condition occurs, immediately discontinue patient monitoring and plug the Rad-
87
into AC power. The AC Power Indicator on the Rad-87 illuminates and remains illuminated while the
battery is charging, however, the Battery Charge Level Indicator does not illuminate. Once the battery
is fully charged all Battery Charge Level Indicators illuminate green when unplugged.
During normal patient monitoring, the Battery Charge Bars (Battery Charge Level Indicator)
illuminate green from left to right to indicate the approximate amount of battery charge when
unplugged.
CAUTION: CAUTION: THE BATTERY SHOULD BE ADEQUATELY CHARGED TO ENSURE BACK- THE BATTERY SHOULD BE ADEQUATELY CHARGED TO ENSURE BACK-
UP POWER IN CASE OF AC POWER DISRUPTION. UP POWER IN CASE OF AC POWER DISRUPTION.