Section 3: Performance Verification
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2.
Press the Upper Alarm Limit button. Press and hold the Adjust Down
button. Verify that the %SpO
2
display reduces to a minimum of “85”.
Note:
A decimal point to the right of the value in either display indicates that
the alarm limits are not power-on default values.
3.
Press the Lower Alarm Limit button. Verify that the monitor emits a single
beep and that the %SpO
2
display indicates an alarm limit of “85” for 3
seconds. Verify that three dashes are displayed at the bottom of the pulse
rate display window.
Figure 3-4: Adjusting Low %SpO
2
Alarm Limit
4.
Press the Lower Alarm Limit button. Press and hold the Adjust Down
button and verify that the %SpO
2
display reduces to a minimum of “20”.
Press and hold the Adjust Up button and verify that the %SpO
2
display
cannot be raised past the upper alarm limit setting of “85”.
5.
Press the Upper Alarm Limit button two times rapidly (twice within 3
seconds). Verify that the monitor emits two beeps, the pulse rate display
indicates an alarm limit of “170”, and that the %SpO
2
display window
shows three dashes at the top for about 3 seconds.
Figure 3-5: Adjusting High Heart Rate Alarm Limit
6.
Press the Upper Alarm Limit button two times rapidly. Press and hold the
Adjust Down button. Verify that the pulse rate display reduces to a
minimum of “40”.
7.
Press the Lower Alarm Limit button two times rapidly. Verify that the pulse
rate display indicates an alarm limit of “40” and that the %SpO
2
display
window shows three dashes at the bottom for 3 seconds.
Figure 3-6: Adjusting Low Heart Rate Alarm Limit
8.
Press the Lower Alarm Limit button two times rapidly. Press and hold the
Adjust Down button. Verify that the pulse rate display reduces to a
minimum of “30”.
9.
Press the Lower Alarm Limit button two times rapidly. Press and hold the
Adjust Up button and verify that the pulse rate display cannot be adjusted
above “40”.
