Chapter 4: Alarms
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Operation Manual SurgiVet
®
V3404 Plus
Low Priority Alarms
A
low priority alarm
warns you about a condition that prevents the monitor from taking a measurement. For
example, if the SpO
2
sensor is not connected to the monitor, the monitor cannot measure the patient’s pulse rate
or SpO
2
value. In this case, a low priority alarm is triggered. During a low priority alarm:
Figure 4.2: Low Priority Alarm Example
The low priority alarm LED (yellow) flashes.
A message is shown on the display (will alternate with other messages).
Dashes indicate the measurement is unavailable.
The low priority alarm tone sounds (if not silenced).
Working With the Alarms Menu
This section describes working with alarms using the ALARMS menu. For information on the parameter menus,
refer to the chapter of the manual that describes the parameter.
Figure 4.3: Alarm Limits Menu
LOW and HIGH
Indicates the low and high alarm limit for each measurement. Allows the alarm limits to be adjusted.
1
2
R R
/m
25
---
SpO2 SENSOR!
1
2
3
3
RR
/m
25
Q
Sp02 SENSOR!
ALARMS LOW HIGH
%SPO2 50 100
BPM 30 254
[EXIT] (alarm menu)
