Welch Allyn 20хEL Propaq Encore Vital Signs Monitor - Reference Guide - Manual (Page 99)

Setting Alarm Limits
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Turning On and Off All Limits
If you want to turn all limits on or off without changing their values, press
ALL ALRM
in the
Alarms Menu (a confirmation window appears requiring you to confirm your selection). The
Alarms Status Window displays bells when alarms are on.
Changing Individual Limits
Setting each limit requires selecting the desired vital sign parameter window, selecting the
limit to adjust, and changing the limit.
1. From the Main Menu, press
SETUP
,
ALARMS
.
2. Press
LIMITS
to display the alarm limits window and the Limits Menu.
3. Press
NEXT PAGE
to change to the desired alarm limit window.
4. Press the
NEXT
button to move the cursor.
5. Press UP or DOWN , or ON/OFF (if ON/OFF is available) to set the limit to the desired limit
value.
6. When the limit is set, select the next limit with the NEXT button. Or, to select another
vital sign, press
NEXT PAGE
.
Repeat steps 4 through 6 to adjust the desired limits. Continue the process until you've set all
the limits you want.
Warning If a patient’s vital sign value falls outside of the upper or lower alarm
range limit,
STAT SET
turns off the alarm and the alarm limit except for the
following:
1. The lower alarm limits for SpO
2
and ETCO
2
are not turned off by STAT SET .
2. If HR/PR ALARM LIMITS in the Settings window is set to CANNOT TURN
OFF, STAT SET affects HR/PR alarm limits as follows: for an overrange HR/
PR patient value (displayed as +++), the upper alarm limit is set to the
maximum alarm limit, and the lower alarm limit is unchanged; for an
underrange HR/PR patient value (displayed as - - -), the lower alarm limit
is set to the minimum alarm limit and the upper alarm limit is unchanged;
for an indeterminate HR/PR patient value (displayed as ???), the alarm
limits are unchanged.