Welch Allyn 246 Propaq CS Vital Signs Monitor v.3.7X - User Manual - Manual (Page 55)

Directions for Use Alarms & Alerts 51
Inhibit alarm and alert tones for four minutes:
4 MIN SUSPND
As you perform patient care, there might be occasions when you want to suspend
potential or current alarm and alert tones for a period of four minutes.
Initiate a four minute suspend period
1. Press Home, SETUP, ALARMS, 4 MIN SUSPND.
Resume alarm and alert tone capability before the four minute period has
elapsed
1. Press Silence/Reset.
Indications during a four-minute suspend period
At the Propaq CS monitor At the Acuity Central Station
If an alarm or alert occurs during the suspend period, the usual visual alarm and alert indications are displayed.
Propaq monitors connected to Acuity Central Station:
Apnea or life-threatening arrhythmia alarm tones
interrupt the suspend period.
Standalone Propaq monitors: Apnea alarms do not
interrupt the suspend period, and arrhythmias are not
detected.
Apnea or life-threatening arrhythmia alarm tones interrupt the
suspend period.
To resume alarm and alert tone capability before the
4 minutes has elapsed, press Silence/Reset. To resume alarm and alert tone capability before the 4
minutes has elapsed, press RESUME.
If an equipment alert occurs during the suspend period, you can acknowledge (dismiss) all indications of the alert by
pressing any key, as usual.