Alarm setup
Use the Alarm Setup menu to set and adjust alarm limits, alarm
volume, and other alarm settings and to view alarm history. The
Alarm Setup menu contains the Primary Limits, More Limits,
Alarm History, and Configure submenus.
Setting Leak Audio to Off silences audio alarms for small leaks.
Leak Audio is automatically set to On and cannot be changed when
either the Low MV alarm limits are off or the MV/TV Alarms is set to
Off.
Selecting Change to Default Limits
loads the default settings as set
by the Super User or the factory defaults if no Super User settings
have been entered.
Setting CO2 alarms
Use the CO2 Alarms setting to turn off the CO2 ‘Apnea’ alarm,
‘EtCO2 low’, ‘EtCO2 high’, and ‘FiCO2 high. Absorbent OK?’ alarms
during manual ventilation.
CO2 information is obtained from the airway module installed in the
anesthesia system module bay. The CO2 alarms setting has no
effect if there is no airway module in the anesthesia system.
1. Select Alarm Setup.
2. To turn off the CO2 alarms, set CO2 Alarms to Off.
The ‘CO2 Alarms Off’ message shows in the general message
field.
The CO2 alarm limit waveform numerics shows dashes during a
case.
The alarms remain disabled until the Bag/Vent switch is set to
Vent, the case is ended, or the CO2 Alarms is set to On.
3. To turn on the CO2 alarms, set CO2 Alarms to On.
4. Select Close.
Setting volume apnea alarm
Use the Vol Apnea Alarm setting to turn off the volume apnea alarm
during manual ventilation. The volume apnea alarm remains off until
the Bag/Vent switch is set to Vent or Vol Apnea Alarm is set to On.
Vol Apnea Alarm does not show on the Alarm Setup menu when
the Volume Apnea Selection has been disabled by the Super User.
See the "Super user mode" section for more information.
1. Select Alarm Setup.
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