Welch Allyn Acuity and Mobile Acuity LT Central Monitoring Systems - User Manual - Manual (Page 174)

170 Chapter 10 Troubleshooting and maintenance Welch Allyn Acuity Central Monitoring System
Power outages
To turn off the Acuity System
1. Notify staff members so that procedural changes in patient care can be put into place.
It is not necessary to disconnect monitors from bedside network connectors.
2. On the Acuity System screen, move the pointer into the gray area of the upper right
corner.
3. Open the System menu:
• For an Acuity System: Hold down the
◆
key on your keyboard, and press the right
trackball or mouse key.
• For a Mobile Acuity LT System: Hold down the key on your laptop computer
keyboard, and press the right mouse key.
The System menu appears in the upper right corner of the screen.
4. Click Shutdown Workstation.
A confirmation prompt appears.
5. Click Confirm.
6. Wait a few minutes for the computer to turn off.
7. Turn off power to these system components:
Central Station display(s)
Acuity System laser printer(s)
Terminal servers
Caution Do not simply turn off power to the Acuity Central Station. An orderly
shutdown allows proper storage of patient information.
WARNING If normal central processing unit (CPU) operation is interrupted (for
example, during CPU maintenance, scheduled and unscheduled reboots, power
loss or a high-availability (HA) CPU switchover period), central station monitoring
and analysis temporarily stop.
The Acuity System cannot collect patient review data during the interruption
period. That data becomes permanently unavailable.
Auto-reboots and HA CPU switchovers occur infrequently, but poor
environmental conditions and failure to perform preventative maintenance can
increase frequency of occurrence.
Whenever an interruption in Acuity System CPU operation occurs, please contact
Welch Allyn Technical Service soon to ensure that your entire system has
returned to normal operating condition and that it does not require further
service.