Welch Allyn Connex Central Station - User Manual - Manual (Page 70)

Pause an alarm at the central station
Audio alarm characteristics
•
After you pause an alarm, the alarm returns after a pause interval if the condition that
caused the alarm persists.
• If a new alarm condition occurs during a pause interval, a new audio tone occurs.
1. Click in the System message area.
The alarm is paused. Visual indications remain in the patient tile until the condition is
corrected or until the next measurement is taken.
2. If multiple alarms are active, a multiple alarms notification appears in the System
message area. Respond to multiple alarms as follows:
a. Click in the System message area. (See note below.)
b. Read the alarm message for the second alarm.
c. Click .
d. Continue to click the multiple alarms notification and reset tones until you have
read all of the messages.
Note The multiple alarms notification button displays the number of active
alarms inside the alarm icon. A set of dots appears below the icon. These
dots indicate the display order of alarms in sequential order of occurrence.
Pause an alarm at the device
Patient alarms can be paused at the patient device. For instructions on pausing the
alarm, see the device directions for use
Adjust patient alarm limits at the central station
Note Alarm limits that are adjusted at the central station are also adjusted at the
device. If power is lost at the central station, the current alarm limits from
the patient monitor will be used when the central station reconnects to the
network.
1. Click on a patient tile.
The Device Details window appears.
2. Confirm that the alarm is on.
3. Select the Alarms tab.
The Alarms tab appears.
4. You can manually enter upper and lower parameter alarm limits by entering a value
in the numeric boxes on the left and right side.
5. You can adjust the range of the parameter alarm by clicking and dragging the left or
right side of the slider bar.
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