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13.1.4 Alarm Violations
Passport V alarm violations are classified by severity:
For priority 1 “Warning” alarms,
• The red alarm light flashes.
• The data in violation of the alarm flashes over a red background.
• The priority 1 audio alarm sounds. The priority 1 audio alarm is a pattern of 10 tones
repeated every 10 seconds.
For priority 2 “Caution” alarms,
• The yellow alarm light flashes.
• The data in violation of the alarm flashes over a yellow background.
• The priority 2 audio alarm sounds. The priority 2 audio alarm is a pattern of 3 tones
repeated every 10 seconds.
If the “Print on Alarm” feature has been enabled and a priority 1 or priority 2 alarm violation
occurs,
• The local printer will print a strip of up to two (2) waveforms on a Print on Alarm. The
print length of the strip (16 or 32-seconds) can be set in the Print Setup menu.
• Any other printing in process at the time of the alarm will be aborted.
• An alarm recording is stored in the message queue if the alarm happened when a
recording is preceding.
• An asterisk (*) will be marked after the corresponding parameter value.
For priority 3 “Technical” alarms, SpO
2
Sensor Off, and Low Battery:
• The description of the alarm appears over a light blue background in message area A.
• The priority 3 audio sounds:
For Technical alarms: The priority 3 audio alarm is a single tone repeated every 10
seconds.
For SpO
2
Sensor Off: When enabled in Installation Mode, the sensor off audio signal is
a pattern of 3 quick tones. The signal may be set to repeat.
For Low battery: The low battery audio signal is a pattern of 2 tones repeated every 20
seconds.
NOTE: Priority 3 also includes Prompt messages. However, these
are informational messages and not alarm messages.
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