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Alarms
SIGMA Manual Number 41018
Revision AR
ALARMS
The Spectrum Pump has a number of alarms that appear when specific conditions exist. These
alarms are annunciated with a tone and an alarm message is displayed on the pump screen. The mes-
sage states the reason for the alarm and contains prompts for clearing the alarm.
Figure 13.
Example Alarms Messages
BATTERY
DEPLETED
Change battery or plug in
AC cord and restart pump
PUMP
WILL
NOT RUN
AIR-IN-LINE
Press OK, then RUN
silence
To advance air for aspiration
from lower Y-site:
Upstream occlusion may exist
Check for kinks and
closed clamps above
the pump
UPSTREAM
silence
Open clamps and
tube kinks above
pump, then
press RUN
OCCLUSION
DOWNSTREAM
OCCLUSION
silence
Eliminate closed
clamp, kinked tube,
or clotted filter or
catheter to
restart pump.