Welch Allyn Vital Signs Monitor - User Manual - Manual (Page 37)

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1. While the Monitor is turned off, press both the POWER and START buttons simultaneously.
Hold the START button down until all of the LED display segments are illuminated.
2. The operator can now cycle through the Monitor's internal configuration menu by pressing the
REVIEW button. Pressing the REVIEW button three times will cycle to the temperature options
and three dashes (---) will appear in the TEMPERATURE display.
3. The first option illuminated on the TEMPERATURE display is "°F." Pressing the ADJUST button
twice will illuminate "°C." When the desired temperature scale is selected, press the REVIEW
button again and then turn the Monitor off. By following this procedure, the selected
temperature scale will be saved into memory.
Selecting Temperature Operation Mode
When configured with the temperature option the Welch Allyn Vital Signs Monitor has the capability
of taking a temperature in either Normal or Monitor mode.
In the Normal mode the thermometer's microprocessor "predicts" body temperature in about 4 sec-
onds for oral temperatures, about 10 seconds for axillary temperatures and in about 15 seconds for
rectal temperatures.
Monitor mode is normally used for longer term monitoring and when difficult situations prevent
accurate temperature from being taken in the Normal mode. In Monitor mode, the probe must be in
contact with tissue for at least 3 minutes for accurate oral/rectal temperature measurement and five
(5) minutes for accurate axillary temperature measurement.
NOTE: Normal mode axillary temperatures are only accurate on children under the age of four.
NOTE: The Welch Allyn Vital Signs Monitor is not intended to be used on Neonatal patients.
The default setting for the Monitor is Normal mode.
To change the operating mode for temperature determinations, the user must enter the Monitor's
internal configuration mode:
1. While the Monitor is turned off, press both the POWER and START buttons simultaneously.
Hold the START button down until all of the LED display segments are illuminated.
2. The operator can now cycle through the Monitor's internal configuration menu by pressing the
REVIEW button. Pressing the REVIEW button three times will cycle to the temperature options,
and three dashes (---) will appear in the TEMPERATURE display.
3. Press the ADJUST button once to choose Monitor mode (°F), or three times to choose Monitor
mode (°C). When the desired selections are made, press the REVIEW button again and then
turn the Monitor off. These choices will be saved into memory.
NOTE: If the temperature is in Normal mode, the user may easily switch to Monitor mode
without entering the Monitor's internal configuration mode. To do this, remove the
probe from the probe holder, attach a new probe cover, and wait one minute (do not
place probe in patients mouth, underarm or rectum at this time). After one minute the
Monitor will automatically switch to temperature Monitor mode, and the green
"Monitor Mode" display will be illuminated on the temperature display. The operator
may now proceed to take the patient's temperature. After the probe is replaced in the
holder, the Monitor will revert back to Normal temperature mode.