B30 Patient Monitor
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NOTES:
• The following silencing selections (that is, all other selections than Activate Alarms are
available only if alarm silencing has been enabled (
Monitor Setup - Install/Service -
Installation - Alarm Options - Show Audio ON/OFF - Yes). By default, it is disabled. You
need a password to enter the Install/Service menu. (For details, see ”Changing alarm
options” page 5-4.)
• If the monitor is connected to the network, the bedside alarms can also be silenced using
the Central if this feature has been enabled in its configuration.
Select one of the following:
• Silence Apnea = Silences apnea and disconnection alarms as well as CO
2
, respiration rate,
low Ppeak, PEEP, and minute volume limit alarms permanently.
• Silence ECG = Silences arrhythmia alarms and also HR limit alarms.
• Silence Apn & ECG = Silences both of the above.
• Silence ALL = Silences permanently all alarms except FiO
2
<18%, Ppeak >70 cmH
2
O.
Selecting a choice displays a warning symbol, for example .
If an active alarm is silenced, the monitor gives a reminder beep every two minutes. You can
adjust the volume of the reminder beep through
Monitor Setup - Install/Service -
Installation - Alarm Options - Reminder Volume (a password is required for this operation).
For more information, see ”Reminder volume” page 4-16.
Reactivating alarms
•
Select Alarms Setup - Audio ON/OFF - Activate Alarms to turn on audible alarms.
Alarms
Setup