Chapter 4: Alarms
Operation Manual SurgiVet V3395
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Adjusting or Viewing Alarm Limits
1. From the Main menu, select the
ALARMS
item.
2. Using
the
ARROW
keys
(
)
, select the alarm limit to be changed under the
LOW
or
HIGH
column.
3. Press
the
b
key to highlight the value. Use the arrow keys to adjust the value. Press the
b
key to set the value.
4. Select
[EXIT]
or press the
a
key to exit menu.
Alarm Tones
The high priority alarm tone is a three-tone burst with a pause followed by a two-tone sound
(beep beep-beep pause beep-beep). The tone for low priority alarms is a two-tone sound with a
pause (beep-beep, pause, beep-beep).
•
The high and low priority alarm tones sound at the same volume.
•
The volume can be adjusted in the
VOLUME
menu.
•
The alarm volume can not be set to OFF.
•
All alarm tones can be silenced.
NOTE
: Information signals, i.e. Low Battery, cannot be silenced.
Turning Alarm and Alert Tones On and Off
When the monitor is turned on, the alarm tones are silenced for two minutes. The Alarm
Silence LED on the keypad flashes during the two minute time-out.
•
To silence the alarm tones indefinitely: Press and hold
B
for about three seconds; the
Alarm Silence LED lights steady.
NOTE: To comply with government requirements for patient monitoring, the indefinite
alarm tone silence feature may not be available in monitors shipped to your country.
•
To silence the alarm tones for two minutes: Momentarily press
B
; the Alarm Silence LED
flashes. If tones are already silenced, press
B
twice (the first press cancels alarm silenced; the
second press silences the alarms for two minutes).
•
To cancel either two minute or indefinite alarm silence and enable alarm tones:
Momentarily press
B
; the Alarm Silence LED lights steady and the slash is removed.
System Information Signal: Low Battery
A low battery condition will be detected when the battery has about 10 minutes remaining. As
soon as the condition is detected:
•
The message “
LOW BATTERY
” is displayed on the second message line. It alternates with
other messages at once per second.
•
This message remains displayed until the monitor is connected to power.
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The low priority alarm LED is lit.
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A unique tone, a burst of 5 beeps, sounds as soon as the low battery condition is detected,
and every 30 seconds thereafter while the condition persists.
•
The low battery audible cannot be disabled by the
B
key.