Section 3: Performance Verification
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14. From the normal mode steady state, press the LOWER ALARM LIMIT
button three times. Within 3 seconds, press and hold the DOWN
ARROW button until “35.” is displayed in the MEAN/PULSE RATE
display. Verify that “35.” is the lowest value to which the lower alarm
limit can be adjusted.
15. From the normal mode steady state, press the LOWER ALARM LIMIT
button three times. Within 3 seconds, press and hold the UP ARROW
button and verify that “45.” is the highest value to which the lower alarm
limit can be adjusted.
16. From the normal mode steady state, press the UPPER ALARM LIMIT
button four times. Verify that the monitor emits a single beep each time
you press the button. Verify that the PULSE RATE indicator is lit and
the MEAN/PULSE RATE display indicates an alarm limit value of “230”
(the default pulse rate upper alarm limit) for a few seconds and verify
that the other displays show dashes at the top while the “230” is
displayed.
17. From the normal mode steady state, press the UPPER ALARM LIMIT
button four times. Press and hold the DOWN ARROW button until “40.”
is shown in the MEAN/PULSE RATE display.
18. From the normal mode steady state, press the LOWER ALARM LIMIT
button four times. Verify that the monitor emits a single beep each time
you press the button. Within 3 seconds, verify that the PULSE RATE
indicator is lit and the MEAN/PULSE RATE display indicates an alarm
limit value of “40” and verify that the other displays show dashes at the
bottom while the “40” is displayed.
19. From the normal mode steady state, press the LOWER ALARM LIMIT
button four times. Within 3 seconds, press and hold the DOWN ARROW
button until “30.” is displayed in the MEAN/PULSE RATE display.
Verify that “45.” is the lowest value to which the lower alarm limit can be
adjusted.
20. From the normal mode steady state, press and release the LOWER
ALARM LIMIT button four times. Within 3 seconds, press and hold the
UP ARROW button and verify “40.” is the highest value to which the
lower alarm limit can be adjusted.
21. Press the ON/STANDBY button to turn the monitor off. Verify that the
monitor emits three consecutively lower-pitched beeps.
22. Press the N-3100 ON/STANDBY button to turn the monitor on. The
monitor performs the Power-On Self-Test described in 3.3.1.1, steps 3a.
through 3g.
23. From the normal mode steady state, press and release the UPPER
ALARM LIMIT button. Verify that the monitor emits a single beep and
that the SYSTOLIC display indicates an alarm limit of “120” for a few
seconds.
24. From the normal mode steady state, press and release the LOWER
ALARM LIMIT button. Verify that the monitor emits a single beep and
that the SYSTOLIC display indicates an alarm limit of “50” for a few
seconds.
