Welch Allyn Vital Signs Monitor - User Manual - Manual (Page 36)

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the MEMORY indicator will blink. After capacity is reached, the oldest stored reading will be
deleted to make room for the newest data set.
The following criteria are applied for saving data:
Blood Pressure Data: is saved for both MANUAL and AUTOMATIC cycles.
Predictive Temperature Data: is always saved.
Monitor Mode Temperature Data: is saved only if concurrent with a blood pressure cycle.
SpO
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Data: is saved if concurrent with a blood pressure cycle, or a predictive temperature mea-
surement. Is saved if the START button is pressed while the BP mode is inactive. Is also saved
(one data set per minute) if a patient alarm condition occurs.
Pulse Rate Data: is saved with every blood pressure and SpO
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data set.
To review data from prior vital signs measurements, press the REVIEW button. The most recently
obtained data will appear in the appropriate displays, and the CYCLE display will show the total
number of data sets currently in memory. Also, the MEMORY indicator will be illuminated, indicat-
ing that stored data is being displayed.
Each subsequent press of the REVIEW button will display the next most recent data set. After the
earliest data set has been displayed (CYCLE display = 1) the next press of the REVIEW button will
return the display to the most recent set of measurements. At any time during REVIEW the opera-
tor may return to normal operating mode by pressing any other button or by refraining from pressing
the REVIEW button for 10 seconds.
“Erase data” function
The CANCEL button may be used to erase all stored blood pressure, pulse rate, oxygen saturation
and temperature data, without turning the Monitor off.
To erase all stored data in the Welch Allyn Vital Signs Monitor, press and hold the CANCEL button
for three (3) seconds until a confirmatory beep is heard. This beep indicates that all data stored in
the Monitor has been erased.
Data is also erased each time the Welch Allyn Vital Signs Monitor is turned off.
Measuring Temperature
Selecting the Temperature Scale
The temperature module option of the Welch Allyn Vital Signs Monitor is capable of displaying tem-
perature in either degrees Fahrenheit (°F) or degrees Celsius (°C).
To determine the current temperature scale, remove the temperature probe from its holder and
view the TEMPERATURE display. A small green display will illuminate showing either "°F" or "°C."
To change the temperature scale, the user must enter the Monitor's internal configuration mode: