Philips Avalon FM20, Instructions For Use Manual

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3 Basic Operation
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The monitor prints the time, date, paper speed and monitoring modes in the trace header when first
switched on, in a periodic time stamp every ten minutes after, and if the monitoring modes change.
The time stamp begins with the
symbol.
Maternal parameters are also annotated on the trace. In the case of noninvasive blood pressure, the
annotation is made at the end of the measurement. If the noninvasive blood pressure measurement
repetition time is short, the noninvasive blood pressure numeric may not always be printed.
The recording of notes (see “Entering Notes” on page 52) or time/date information may be
interrupted by connecting or unplugging a transducer or by a change in measurement-related setting
(for example, artifact suppression, Toco sensitivity, or alarm settings).
A new patient admission or a change to the paper scale setting stops all annotations, and prompts a
new vertical trace header to be printed.
To switch the recorder off:
•
Either select
Start/Stop
from the
Fetal Recorder
menu.
• Or press one of the SmartKeys (depending on configuration): fetal recorder Start/ Stop
or Stop Recordng .
If your recorder is configured with Confirmed Stop On (a Configuration Mode setting), you will need
to confirm that you want to stop the recorder, before it will stop.
When the recorder is off, the "recorder off" status indicator is displayed in the bottom right-hand
corner of the screen: when Paper Save Mode is off, and when Paper Save Mode is on.
Advancing the Paper
You can advance the paper automatically to the next fold by pressing the
Paper Advance
SmartKey
at any time except during a stored data recording. This is also possible using the
Fetal
Recorder menu.
Marking an Event
You can record significant events on the trace paper (for example, when pain medication is
administered or when the mother changes position). The mother can use the remote event marker to
mark events herself. You connect the remote event marker to any free fetal sensor socket.
1 Time stamp printed every ten
minutes