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Propaq Encore Version 1.20

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English

The audible indications have not changed from those stated in the Propaq Encore
Reference Guide
. A steady, high pitched alarm tone sounds whenever a limit is
violated on most patient channels. The tone for SpO

2

alarm is lower in frequency

than other alarms. The Apnea alarm tone is one second on, one second off. The
equipment alert tone is one second on, four seconds off. The alarm tone
indications are summarized in Table 2.

Table 1—Propaq Encore Alarm Indications

Patient and Alarm Limit Status

Red

ALARM

Light

Yellow

ALARM(S)

OFF

Light

Tone

Patient in alarm condition, and all
alarm limits are on

FLASH

OFF

ON

Patient in alarm condition, and at
least one alarm limit is off

FLASH

ON

ON

Patient alarms suspended
(whether in alarm condition or not)

ON

ON or OFF

OFF

Patient not in alarm condition, and
at least one alarm limit is off

OFF

ON

OFF

Equipment alert, patient not in
alarm condition

OFF

FLASH

ON for 1 second,
OFF for 4 seconds

Intl Update Doc.fm5 Page 39 Monday, April 29, 1996 3:30 PM