CADENCE II Fetal Monitor User Manual
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recorded.
When the DECG arrhythmia logic is disabled, the monitor records all the fetal heart beats.
If you have doubts about arrhythmia of the fetus, disable the DECG arrhythmia logic.
To switch DECG arrhythmia logic on or off,
1 Press the SETUP key five times to open the Interpartum Configuration menu.
2 Press the CHANNEL key when the cursor stays at DECGAntiArt.
3 Press the UP key or DOWN key to toggle between On (default) and Off.
4 Press the CHANNEL key to confirm selection.
5 Press the AUTO key to exit.
7.3.8 Changing DECG Volume
The monitor also gives a fetal heart sound when monitoring fetal heart rate with DECG. To
change DECG volume,
1 Press the SETUP key five times to open the Interpartum Configuration menu.
2 Press the UP key or DOWN key to move the cursor to DECGVolume; press the
CHANNEL key.
3 Press the UP key or DOWN key to toggle between On and Off (default).
4 Press the CHANNEL key to confirm selection.
5 Press the AUTO key to exit.
7.4 Dual Heart Rate Monitoring
7.4.1 Monitoring Twins Externally
To monitor twin FHRs externally, you need to connect a US transducer to FHR1 socket and the
second US transducer to FHR2 socket. Follow the instructions described in section 7.2
Monitoring FHR with Ultrasound to acquire FHR signals for both channels.
When two US transducers are fixed, make sure fetal heart sound from both channels is clear, and
two FHR trends / values are displayed on the screen.
7.4.2 Monitoring Internally (Optional)
Alternatively, you can monitor a fetal heart using ultrasound externally, and monitor the second
fetal heart using DECG internally.
Connect US transducer to FHR1 socket; connect DECG cable to DECG socket.
Monitor one twin with US transducer using procedures described in section 7.2 Monitoring FHR
with Ultrasound.
Monitor the second twin with DECG cable using procedures described in section 7.3 Monitoring
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