TROUBLESHOOTING
The Ross Patrol
®
Enteral Pump is designed to be highly reliable. As with any
electromechanical device, however, problems may occur. Intermittent audio
alarms are accompanied by messages on the front panel indicating the cause of
the alarm for all alarm conditions. The following tips will help correct problems
that may arise:
VISUAL
CONDITION OR
EXPLANATION OR
DISPLAY
PROBLEM
CORRECTIVE ACTION
no FLO
Flow has stopped due to
■
Turn dial to
HOLD
.
occlusion or empty container
■
Clear obstruction/check for
kinked tubing or empty
container.
■
Refill container, if necessary.
■
Be sure sight chamber is not
overfilled or covered with a film
of product.
■
Turn dial to
RUN
to start
pump.
doSE FEd
Dose complete—
VOL FED
■
Turn dial to
HOLD
.
is equal to the
SET DOSE
■
Turn dial to
SET DOSE
and
• depress up arrow to
increase dose
OR
• depress down arrow to
zero the dose setting
OR
• turn dial to
CLEAR VOL
(after four beeps, volume
fed will be cleared).
■
Turn dial to
RUN
to start
pump.
FrEE FLO
Free-flow alarm
■
Remove from service
immediately.
■
Verify pump set is properly
installed. Replace set if
necessary.
■
Confirm no drops fall when in
HOLD
.
■
Check accuracy per page 12.
SEL rAtE
Dial turned to
RUN
without
■
Turn dial to
SET RATE
.
selecting a rate
■
Enter a rate using the up or
down arrow.
13
52034/52036-M-21395-PTR.a 6/14/01 3:06 PM Page 13