Welch Allyn 6000 Series Connex Vital Signs Monitor - User Manual - Manual (Page 94)

Cancel a paused alarm
You can clear a paused alarm from the Home tab. If the condition that caused the alarm
persists, a new alarm appears with visual and audio notification.
1. On the Home tab, touch the alarm limits control in the selected parameter frame.
The Alarms tab for that parameter appears.
2. Touch .
The alarm clears.
3. Touch .
4. Touch the Home tab and confirm that appears in the parameter frame.
Adjust vital sign alarm limits
You can adjust vital sign alarm limits or turn off alarm limit checking for individual
parameters.
WARNING Alarm limits are patient-specific. For alarms to function
properly, you must set or verify alarm limits appropriate for each patient.
Each time the monitor is powered on, you must check that the alarm
settings are appropriate for your patient before you start monitoring.
CAUTION Loss of power will cause the monitor to return to default
settings. Each time you power up the monitor, you must set alarm limits
appropriate for your patient.
1. On the Home tab, touch the alarm limits control in the selected parameter frame. For
example, to adjust the NIBP alarm limits, touch .
2. Adjust vital sign alarm limits.
• To adjust a limit: Enter the desired upper and lower alarm limits using the up/
down arrow keys or the keypad.
• To turn alarm limits off or on for the vital sign: Touch or . This
button toggles to display the current alarm state.
If you turn off alarm limit checking for a vital sign, no visual or audio alarm signals
will occur for those limits. If alarm limit checking is off, the icon changes to
on the Home tab in the parameter frame.
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