User Manual for Vital Signs Monitor
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Audible Alarm Indications
The audible alarm has different tone pitch and on-off beep patterns for each priority category. These are
summarized in the Table below.
Alarm Category
Tone Pitch
Beep Chain
High priority alarm
~400Hz
10 beeps pause 3 sec.
Medium priority alarm
~500Hz
3 beeps pause 5 sec.
Low priority alarm
~500Hz
Single beep
Table 5.2
Note:
Visual alarm indicators can not be suspended or removed. Audible alarms may be decreased in volume
or silenced as described.
5.3 Alarm Silence
Press
key to set or activate the system alarm. In the monitoring screen, press “Alarm” to set the alarm
timer. There are four options of alarm silent time: 2 minutes, 5 minutes, 10 minutes and 20 minutes. The time
shows up on the upper left corner of the screen. When the alarm timer is activated, the system begins to
count down. If alarm occurs during that period, the system alarm will be activated automatically and the
monitor will give alarm. If there is no alarm during that period, when the set time has passed the system
alarm will be activated as well.
When the monitor alarms, press
key to suspend the alarm and set the alarm silence time.
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DO NOT silence the audible alarm or decrease its volume if patient safety could
be compromised.
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zero value alarm occurs must be on the condition of probe not off. If SpO
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value is
zero displayed on the screen instead of normal value, the zero value alarm will be
automatically activated if the state lasts for about 7 seconds.
5.4 Alarm Setting
In the Mode Selection screen, move the cursor to the “SETUP”, and press it to enter system setup screen.
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Limits setup: Move the gray cursor to the High or Low limits of the alarm settings, and press the
“Alarm” key to turn ON or OFF the alarm for the setting. Yellow color shows ON status, and gray color
shows the OFF status.
Refer to Chapter 11.2 for detailed Default Alarming Values of All Parameters and Setup Range.
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Whenever the monitor is used, check the alarm limits to ensure that they are
appropriate for the patient being monitored.
5.5 Verify Adjustable Alarm Function
To verify adjustable alarm function, select “Demo” for the item of Mode in system parameter settings menu
and adjust alarm limits or change alarm setting, then pay a close attention to the alarm. If the alarm is sent out
according to your setting, it means the alarm function is effective.
