Accutorr Plus™ Operating Instructions
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Controls and Indicators
Front Panel
30. MUTE KEY
Press this key (one beep tone), to silence the current alarm tone for 2 minutes. If a new alarm
is detected during the 2 minutes, a new alarm tone will sound. Press and hold (2 beep tones,
approx. 3 seconds) to permanently silence all alarm tones. Press this key again (1 beep
tone), to activate alarm tones.
31. Mute Indicator
This LED indicator is illuminated when the alarm tone has been silenced permanently and
when the alarm volume is set to OFF.
32. TIMER/TEMP KEY
This key is used to switch between viewing the elapsed time or the temperature in the
Interval/Elap. Time/Temp Display. When viewing stored measurements on the Accutorr Plus
NIBP, press this key to switch between viewing the temperature and time of the measurement.
33. Interval/Elap. Time/Temp Display
This displays the time, in minutes since the last successful NIBP measurement (Elap. Time is
illuminated). When the Interval key is pressed, the Elap. Time changes to the current Interval
setting (Interval is illuminated). When the Predictive thermometer probe is removed from its
holder, the Elap. Time changes to Temp (Temp is illuminated). Either “85.0" (°F) or ‘‘29.4’’
(°C) will display; this is an internal self test feature.
As the Predictive thermometer is taking a measurement, the display will flash as the number
increases. When the final temperature measurement is determined, the display will no longer
flash and a beep tone is generated. When the AccuTemp IR thermometer is used, the
temperature is not displayed until after the measurement is taken and the thermometer is
placed back into its holder. This display will also show the current time and date when setting
the clock.
34. INTERVAL KEY
Press to enter the set time interval mode. An interval is set for automatic NIBP measurement
cycles. To sequence through the interval choices of: OFF (——, when set to display graphics),
CONT (Continuous), 1, 2.5, 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 60, 120 and 240 minutes, repeatedly press
the
INTERVAL
key. When the desired interval is displayed in the Interval/Elap. Time/Temp
Display the TIMER/TEMP key may be pressed to enter the interval setting or, the displayed
setting will be entered when 15 seconds have elapsed without pressing the Patient Info. Up
or Down arrow keys (27 & 28).
35. Interval Indicator
When an interval setting is selected, except for Off, the Interval Indicator flashes. When the
interval mode is activated the Interval Indicator illuminates continuously.
36. DEFLATE KEY
Press this key to stop an NIBP measurement that is in progress and deflate the cuff. A new
measurement cycle will not be allowed for 10 seconds following the use of this key. The Start
NIBP LED indicator is illuminated when a new measurement can begin. Press this key while in
the interval mode to suspend the interval operation.
