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LP6 Plus, LP10, and LP20 Technical Manual
November 2000
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Power Source Indicators
Green Light is
on when AC power is in use and either battery is
charging. Solid Amber Light is on when an exter-
nal battery is providing power. Flashing Amber
Light is on and audio signal every five minutes
when internal battery is in use.
Battery Test
Press this button for a test of
external/internal battery charge level (the venti-
lator must be operating on the battery being
tested). Read results on Battery Condition scale
of the
PATIENT PRESSURE
meter. Press in combination
with
ALARM SILENCE/RESE
T
for operating hours on
machine. Read results on
PATIENT PRESSURE
meter
and multiply the number indicated on the meter
by 200.
Visual Alarm Indicators
These LEDs
identify alarm conditions or alarm pre-silence.
ALARM SILENCE/RESET
Button Push to
test alarms (on the LP20, hold for 3 seconds).
Push to pre-silence alarms for 60 seconds (LP20
only). Push to silence any audible alarm (except
setting error or apnea alarms) for 60 seconds. A
silenced alarm will automatically reset when the
condition is corrected.
Ventilator Control Knobs
See "Operating
Controls" on page 2-5 for details.
VOLUME
and
BREATHING EFFORT
controls are locking, skirted
knobs; push in and turn to change setting.
Alarm Reference Guide
Summary of
alarm functions with suggestions for corrective
action.
Control Panel Door
Magnetically latched
to protect controls.
Front Carrying Handle
Pressure Limit Control (LP10, LP20)
This
control limits the patient pressure during an
assisted or controlled breath. The pressure limit
control knob has a locking outer ring; push the
outer ring in and turn the small center knob to
change settings.
PATIENT AIR Port
Standard 22 mm con-
nection for patient air tube.
EXHALATION VALVE Port
A connection
for the exhalation valve tubing of the patient cir-
cuit.
PATIENT PRESSURE Port
A connection for
the proximal pressure line of the patient circuit.
Connection and line are color coded with black
stripe.
BREATHING EFFORT
Green light is acti-
vated by patient breathing effort. Breathing effort
sensitivity is set by the
BREATHING EFFORT
control
knob.
Battery Condition Scale
While pressing
the
BATTERY
TEST
button, read the battery condition
here.
PATIENT PRESSURE
Meter Displays proxi-
mal pressure. Also displays battery charge level
and machine hours of operation when appropri-
ate buttons are pressed.
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