Philips Avalon FM20, Instructions For Use Manual

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5 Alarms
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Acknowledging Alarms
To acknowledge all active alarms and INOPs, select the Silence key . This switches off the
audible alarm indicators.
A check mark beside the alarm message indicates that the alarm has been acknowledged.
If the condition that triggered the alarm is still present after the alarm has been acknowledged, the
alarm message stays on the screen with a check mark symbol beside it.
If the alarm condition is no longer present, all alarm indicators stop and the alarm is reset.
Switching off the alarms for the measurement in alarm, or switching off the measurement itself, also
stops alarm indication.
Acknowledging Disconnect INOPs
Acknowledging an INOP that results from a disconnected transducer switches off the associated
measurement.
Pausing or Switching Off Alarms
If you want to temporarily prevent alarms from sounding, for example while you are moving a patient,
you can pause alarms. Depending on your fetal monitor configuration, alarms are paused for one, two,
or three minutes, or infinitely.
To view the alarm pause setting chosen for your unit:
1
Select
Main Setup
->
Alarms
->
Alarm Settings.
2
Check the
Alarms Off
setting.
This setting can be changed in Configuration Mode.
To Pause All Alarms
If you have configured alarms to be paused for one, two or three minutes, the SmartKey is labeled
Pause Alarms
.
Select the
Pause Alarms
SmartKey to pause all alarms.
Or
1
Select Main Setup .
2 Select
Alarms
.
3
Select
Pause Alarms
.
To Switch All Alarms Off
You can switch alarms off permanently if your monitor is configured to allow infinite alarms pause and
the SmartKey is labeled
Alarms Off .