Instructions for Use Neonatal Intensive Care System VARIOTHERM REA-KCE
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Functions of the infrared radiant warmer
6.1 Button "Illumination On-Off".
6.2 Button "Heating On-Off.
6.3 Label indicating next maintenance.
6.4 Multifunctional button:
a.) Resets the audible high intensity
alarm for 1 minute.
b.) Resets the audible low intensity alarm
for 15 minutes.
c.) Pushing the button for more than
3 seconds deactivates the 15-minutes
alarm and the automatic heating
capacity reduction > 10 mW/cm²,
which is confirmed by two short tones.
The function is reactivated by pushing
the button for more than 3 seconds,
which is confirmed by one short tone.
d.) Button for "Extended functional test"
(page 35).
6.5 Pilot lamp (green): Illumination.
6.6 Pilot lamp (green): Heating.
6.7 Warning lamp (red): Double function:
a.) When the lamp flashes during normal
operation, the capacity of the power
failure alarm battery is below
10 minutes.
b.) When the lamp lights in connection
with an permanent alarm tone, the
power supply is interrupted. The
alarm can be reset by switching-off
the heating with button (6.2). When
the power supply is reinstalled, the
heating must be switched-on again.
6.10 Warning lamp (yellow) > 10 mW/cm²,
double function. At an intensity selection
between 12 and 30 mW/cm² it indicates
that increased attention must be
extended to the patient.
a.) When it lights permanently, the
heating capacity will be reduced
automatically when an intensity above
10 mW/cm² is emitted to the bassinet
for more than 15 minutes.
b.) When it flashes, the automatic
heating capacity reduction is
deactivated, and an increased
attention must be extended to the
patient.
6.11 Pilot lamp (green). It always lights when
the heating elements are energized, i.e.
when the lamp lights, the radiant warmer
will heat-up, when it does not light, the
radiant warmer will cool off.
6.12a LED for selected intensity and
15-minutes alarm with automatic heating
capacity reduction.
6.12b Bar graph 2-30 mW/cm² for the actual
intensity emitted to the bassinet and
residual heat after switching-off.
6.12a+b Combination LED / Bar graph, display of
various functions and alarms.
6.13 Knob with 15 increments for intensity
selection.
6.13 6.12b 6.4 6.3 6.2 6.1
6.12a 6.11 6.10 6.7 6.6 6.5
