Alarms
Description of Controls, Indicators,
and Receptacles
Force 2 User’s Guide
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Alarms
REM Alarm Indicator
– This indicator illuminates when the REM Contact
Quality Monitoring System senses that contact between the patient return
electrode and the patient is not adequate. The tone sounds twice when the
condition is first detected. The generator does not produce monopolar
output power when this alarm condition exists. The alarm condition is
cleared when the REM Contact Quality Monitoring System senses that the
patient/pad contact resistance is within the acceptance range.
Receptacles
Patient Return Electrode Receptacle
– This two-pin receptacle accepts the
patient return electrode connector used in monopolar procedures. The
receptacle accepts both REM (dual-section) and conventional patient
return electrode connectors.
PCH Monopolar Active Receptacle (Accessory)
– This receptacle has two output
receptacles. It accepts three-pin handswitching active accessories or
standard one-pin accessories which can be activated by the monopolar
footswitch. Cut and coag modes may be activated at this receptacle. The
handswitching pencil can be footswitch activated when connected to this
output receptacle.
Monopolar Active Receptacle (Handswitch)
– This receptacle accepts the three-pin
handswitching active accessories and the Valleylab power control pencil.
Power output from this receptacle is activated only by using the
handswitch mechanism. No power is available through use of the
footswitch. Cut and coag modes may be activated at this receptacle.
Note: The power control pencil is only functional through this receptacle.
Microbipolar Active Receptacle
– This receptacle accepts three-pin
handswitching bipolar accessories. These accessories can also be
footswitch activated. This receptacle also accepts two-pin bipolar
footswitching accessories.
Warning
The
Accessory
output receptacle is designed for connecting either a handswitch
(three-pin) or footswitch (one-pin) accessory, but not both at the same time.
Connecting more than one accessory to the
Accessory
output receptacle will
activate both accessories simultaneously.
