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Alarms
Medium Priority Alarms
A medium priority alarm indicates that an equipment fault has occurred and the device is unable
to provide a measurement value. See table 7 for medium priority alarms.
Medium priority alarms are both audible and visual.
Table 6. High Priority Alarms
Alarm
Visual Indicator
Audible Indicator
EtCO
2
High Limit – displays when
EtCO
2
is above the high alarm limit
EtCO
2
high limit flashes red
2 times per second.
3 beeps, pause,
2 beeps, pause,
3 beeps, pause,
2 beeps, and a 6-
second pause.
This cycle repeats
until silenced or the
alarm condition is
cleared.
EtCO
2
Low Limit – displays when
EtCO
2
is below the low alarm limit
EtCO
2
low limit flashes red
2 times per second.
RR High Limit – displays when
respiration rate is above the high alarm
limit
RR high limit flashes red 2 times
per second.
RR Low Limit – displays when
respiration rate is below the low alarm
limit
RR low limit flashes red 2 times
per second.
No breath is detected for
approximately 30 seconds
“NO BREATH” displays with a
red background that flashes
2 times per second.
Critical Low Battery
Battery indicator flashes red
2 times per second.
Table 7. Medium Priority Alarms
Alarm
Visual Indicator
Audible Indicator
Low battery
Battery indicator flashes yellow
once every 2 seconds.
3 beeps followed by a
20-second pause.
This cycle repeats
until silenced or the
alarm condition is
cleared.
Occlusion:
•
Low or no flow from sample
line or cannula
•
Clogged filter in the moisture
trap
•
Kinked sample line or
cannula
•
Full trap
“OCCLUSION” displays with a
yellow background that flashes
once every 2 seconds.
To prevent damage to the pump,
the pump stops after 10 seconds
of occlusion and then displays a
pop-up window:
“Occlusion
Press OK To Resume”