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Using the 9847 Pulse Oximeter
Alarm Mode Setting
NOTE:
The Advance button sets your selection. The Alarm Limits button moves you to the next
setting.
1. Upon entering setup mode, “
ALr
” will appear in the SpO
2
display indicating alarm mode. The
alarm mode may be set to “
dFt
”, “
rCL
”, or “
C02
”.
Choosing “
dFt
” (default alarm limits) will set up the system-defined (default) patient alarm limit
settings.
Choosing “
rCL
” (recall stored limits) will set up the last stored patient alarm limit settings of the 9847.
Choosing “
C02
” (no breath alarm limits and sensor alarms) will disable the oxygen saturation high
and low and the pulse rate high and low settings temporarily by setting them to “
0FF
”. Only the no
breath alarm and the sensor alarms will be enabled, along with the breath beep pitch mode selection.
Setup mode will skip over the other patient alarm settings (“
C02
” alarm mode first goes to “
nbd
”,
then to “
FPt
”, etc.).
2. When the alarm mode setting has been selected, setup mode continues to the no breath delay
time setting.
No Breath Delay Time Setting
1. Upon entering the no breath delay time setup, “
nbd
” will appear in the SpO
2
display. The no
breath delay time may be set from 15 to 60 (seconds) in increments of 5, or to “
0FF
”. Make the
no breath delay time setting selection.
2. When the no breath delay time has been selected, setup mode continues to the SpO
2
low alarm
limit setting, described in the next section (“
C02
” alarm mode next goes to “
FPt
”, then to “
y
”,
etc.).
SpO
2
Low Alarm Limit Setting
1. Upon entering the SpO
2
low alarm limit, “
02L
” will appear in the SpO
2
display. The SpO
2
low
alarm limit may be set from 50 to 95 (%) in increments of 1, or to “
0FF
”. Make the SpO
2
low
alarm limit selection.
2. When the SpO
2
low alarm limit setting has been selected, setup mode continues to the pulse rate
alarm limit settings. (Refer to “Choosing Pulse Rate Alarm Limit Settings”.)
NOTE:
See page 18 for Table 2 - Default settings.
WARNING: Verify all alarm setting and limits during system startup to ensure that
they are set as intended.
CAUTION:
Review all limits to ensure they are appropriate for the patient.
CAUTION:
Setting alarm limits to extremes can render the alarm system useless.
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