Hill-Rom VersaCare Bed User Manual

36 VersaCare® Bed User Manual (161956 REV 2)
To Silence the Bed Exit Alarm System without Deactivating the System
When a Bed Exit mode is armed, you can silence the alarm system. During this Silence
mode, the system stops monitoring the patient movement; therefore, the system does not
turn on the audible alarm or send a nurse call alarm. While the system is in Silence
mode, you can change the position of the patient or assist the patient out of the bed. After
the system has been in Silence mode for 30 seconds, the system will try to arm itself for
the previously-set Bed Exit mode.
• To silence the alarm system before it alarms—press
the Enable control until its indicator is on solid, and
then press the Alarm Silence control until its indicator is
on solid.
• To silence the alarm system after it alarms—press
the Alarm Silence control until its indicator is on solid.
To Exit the Silence Mode
• Automatically—after the system has been in Silence mode for 30 seconds, the
system will try to arm itself for the previously-set Bed Exit mode as follows:
– When you change the patient’s position in the bed—the system will arm in the
previously-set Bed Exit mode if the patient is in the correct position on the bed
during the subsequent 30 seconds. Otherwise, the system will alarm.
– When you assist the patient out of the bed—the system will arm in the
previously-set Bed Exit mode if the patient is in the correct position within 30
seconds of returning to the bed. Otherwise, the system will alarm.
• Manually—press the Alarm Silence control. The system will exit the Silence mode
and arm in the previously-set Bed Exit mode if the patient is in the correct position
on the bed. Otherwise, the system will alarm.
NOTE:
For more information about the Bed Exit modes, see page 35.
To Deactivate the Bed Exit Alarm System—press the Enable control until its indicator is
on solid, and then press any Bed Exit mode control until the indicator goes off.
To Adjust the Alarm Volume
1. The patient must be on the bed.
2. The system must be armed.
3. Press the Enable control until the indicator illuminates.
4. Press and release the Volume control until the desired indicator illuminates next to
the volume setting.
To Change the Alarm Tone
NOTE:
We recommend that you use the same tone on all beds of a particular unit or floor, and do
not change the tone without facility authorization.

Hill-Rom VersaCare Bed Specifications

General

Type	Hospital Bed
Application	Acute Care
Point-of-Care Controls	Yes
X-Ray Cassette Sleeve	Optional
CPR Release	Yes
Battery Backup	Yes
Bed Width	36 inches
Safe Working Load	500 lb (227 kg)
Side Rail Options	Full