
ABP Report Management System Operations Manual
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Initializing the Monitor
Adding a Configuration
To add a new monitor initialization configuration:
1
Click
New/Edit
at the top of the
Monitor Initialization Wizard
dialog box (
). The
Monitor Initialization List
dialog box opens.
2
Type a name for the new configuration in the
Item
text box, and then click
Add
.
3
Click
Close
.
4
Select the desired monitor display settings (refer to
in
•
Select the
Show results of reading
check box to display the reading results on the ABP
monitor after each blood pressure reading.
•
Select the
Clinical verification setup
check box to detect blood pressure levels as low as
40 mmHg (the cuff will always bleed to 40 mmHg).
•
Select the
Display Cuff Pressure
check box to display the cuff pressure on the ABP
monitor while the cuff is pumping and bleeding.
•
The
Monitor clock display time in
options determine how the time appears on the ABP
monitor: either in a 12-hour or 24-hour (military) format.
5
Configure the
Wake periods
and
Sleep periods
as necessary. The physician may require that
the blood pressure readings occur more often during certain times of the day, and less often
during other times of the day.
•
Make changes to
Start Hour
and
Readings/Hour
as desired.
•
If the
Tone
check box is selected, an audible tone will precede each blood pressure
reading. (In most situations, ensure that
Tone
is not selected for sleep periods.)
•
Once a period is defined, the pie chart on the right automatically updates to reflect the
changes. Refer to
.
•
The pie chart reflects the sleep and wake period settings with numbers (representing the
readings per hour), asterisks (
*
; indicating that the tone is enabled), and colors (each
period is color-coded to correspond with the clock display).
6
Click
Next
after completing the initialization settings.
Note:
The ABP Report Management System automatically saves your changes and updates global
monitor initialization values to reflect the changes.
7
Click the
Initialize Monitor
button to complete the initialization process (
Note:
•
If the monitor is not properly connected to the system, two error messages will appear.
Click OK to close the messages, and properly connect the monitor to the system.
•
If the ABP Report Management System does not detect the monitor, it may be necessary
to select the serial communications port for the monitor. Click the Select Com Port
check box to activate the list. Select an item from the list, and click Initialize Monitor.
•
To initialize the monitor over the modem, select Modem under Select Communication
Mode
.
8
Click
Finish
to return to the
Main Menu
when the system has finished initializing the monitor
(indicated by a fully shaded progress bar).