Mindray VS 8 User Manual

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16.5.2.6 Setting the Reminder Tones
When the alarm volume is set to zero, or the alarm is reset or switched off, the monitor
issues a periodical reminder tone. The reminder tone is enabled by default.
To set the reminder tone, follow this procedure:
1. Select the Main Menu quick key → from the System column select Maintenance
→ input the required password → select .
2. Select the Alarm tab → Pause/Reset tab.
3. Set Alarm Reset Reminder and Alarm Off Reminder.
◆ On: the monitor issues reminder tones at a designated interval.
◆ Re-alarm: if the alarm condition persists the alarms marked with “ √ ” will
be re-generated after the designated reminder tone interval.
◆ Off: the monitor does not issue reminder tones at a designated interval. The
alarms marked with “ √ ” will be silenced.
4. Set Reminder Interval to 10 min, 5 min, 3 min, 2 min, or 1 min.
16.5.3 Latching Physiological Alarms
To latch physiological alarms, follow this procedure:
1. Select the Main Menu quick key → from the System column select Maintenance
→ input the required password → select .
2. Select the Alarm tab → Latching tab.
3. Select how you want to latch the alarms.
Alarm latching rules are as follows:
■ You can separately latch visible alarm signals and audible alarm signals.
■ Latching audible alarm signals simultaneously latches the corresponding visible
signals.
■ Selecting alarms of lower priority simultaneously latches higher priority alarms.
16.5.4 Selecting Alarms to be Sent to the Nurse Call System
To set the type and priority of alarms that are sent to the nurse call system, follow this
procedure:
1. Select the Main Menu quick key → from the System column select Maintenance
→ input the required password → select .
2. Select the Alarm tab → Nurse Call tab.
3. Select Signal Type.
◆ Pulse: the nurse call signal is a pulse signal and each pulse lasts one second.
When multiple alarms simultaneously occur, only one pulse signal is
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outputted. If an alarm occurs but the previous one is not cleared, a new
pulse signal will also be outputted.
◆ Continuous: the nurse call signal lasts until the alarm ends. That is to say the
duration of a nurse call signal is equal to that of the alarm condition.
4. Select Contact Type to set the work mode of the nurse call relay.
5. Select Alarm Priority to set the priority of alarms sent to the nurse call system.
6. Select Alarm Type to set the type of alarms sent to the nurse call system.
16.5.5 Changing Alarm Priority Settings
16.5.5.1 Setting the Priority of the SpO
2
Sensor Off Alarm
To set the priority of the SpO
2
sensor off alarm, follow thPause 5 minPause 5 minis
procedure:
1. Select the Main Menu quick key → from the System column select Maintenance
→ input the required password → select .
2. Select the Alarm tab → Other tab.
3. Set the priority of SpO2 Sensor Off.
16.5.5.2 Setting the Switch of the CMS and eGateway Disconnection Alarm
You can choose whether to issue an alarm when the monitor is not connected or
disconnected from the CMS/eGateway. To do so, follow this procedure:
1. Select the Main Menu quick key → from the System column select Maintenance
→ input the required password → select .
2. Select the Alarm tab → Other tab.
3. In the Other block, switch on or off CCMS/eGW Disconnected Alarm. If CMS/
eGW Disconnected Alarm is switched off, the “Offline” alarm is not presented
when the monitor is not connected or disconnected from the CMS/eGateway.
16.5.5.3 Setting the Priority of the CMS and eGateway Disconnection Alarm
To set the priority of the CMS and eGateway disconnection alarm, follow this procedure:
1. Select the Main Menu quick key → from the System column select Maintenance
→ input the required password → select .
2. Select the Alarm tab → Other tab.
3. Set the priority of CMS/eGW Disconnected.
16.5.5.4 Setting the Switch of the SpO
2
Desat Alarm Off
You can choose whether switching off the SpO
2
Desat alarm is permissible or not. To do
so, follow this procedure:

Mindray VS 8 Specifications

General

Brand	Mindray
Model	VS 8
Category	Monitor
Language	English