TABLE OF CONTENTS

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INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................

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1.1

ABOUT THIS MANUAL..............................................................................................................................

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1.2

GLOSSARY ............................................................................................................................................

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1.3

DEFINITIONS ..........................................................................................................................................

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1.4

PRODUCT APPLICATION..........................................................................................................................

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HUMIDIFIER SYMBOLS.....................................................................................................................

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3

SPECIFICATIONS.............................................................................................................................

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3.1

MECHANICAL .......................................................................................................................................

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3.2

ELECTRICAL.........................................................................................................................................

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3.3

TEMPERATURE RANGE .........................................................................................................................

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3.3.1

Heater Wire Mode..................................................................................................................

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3.3.2 Non Heater Wire Mode..........................................................................................................

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3.3.3

Alarm Parameters..................................................................................................................

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3.4

PERFORMANCE ....................................................................................................................................

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3.5

TRANSPORT AND STORAGE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ....................................................................

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3.6

STANDARDS AND APPROVALS...............................................................................................................

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OPERATING MODES AND CONTROLS.........................................................................................

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4.1

HUMIDIFIER OPERATION .......................................................................................................................

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4.1.1

Heater wire operation ............................................................................................................

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4.1.2

Non-Heater Wire Operation...................................................................................................

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4.1.3

Stand-by Operation................................................................................................................

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4.1.4

Power Up Sequence..............................................................................................................

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4.1.5 Humidity Compensation (HC) mode......................................................................................

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4.1.6

Breathing Circuit Recognition ................................................................................................

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4.2

HUMIDIFIER CONTROLS ........................................................................................................................

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4.2.1

Power Button .........................................................................................................................

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4.2.2

Mode Button ..........................................................................................................................

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4.2.3

Mute Button ...........................................................................................................................

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4.3

TEMPERATURE DISPLAY .......................................................................................................................

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4.3.1 Showing Chamber and Airway Temperature ........................................................................

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4.4

SETUP INDICATORS ..............................................................................................................................

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4.4.1

Heater wire connector ...........................................................................................................

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4.4.2 Temperature / Flow Probe Connector ...................................................................................

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4.4.3 Chamber Probe & Airway Probe ...........................................................................................

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4.4.4 Chamber or Airway Probe Alarm with Probe connector alarm..............................................

18

 

4.4.5

Water Out Indicator................................................................................................................

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4.5

OPERATIONAL ALARMS.........................................................................................................................

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4.5.1

Temperature Indicator ...........................................................................................................

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4.5.2

Non-Heater Wire Operation...................................................................................................

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4.5.3

See Manual Indicator.............................................................................................................

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MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES......................................................................................................

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5.1

MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE ....................................................................................................................

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5.1.1

MR850 Humidifier ..................................................................................................................

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5.1.2

MR850 Temperature Probe...................................................................................................

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5.2

SAFETY CHECK....................................................................................................................................

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5.3

CLEANING INSTRUCTIONS.....................................................................................................................

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5.3.1

MR850 Humidifiers ................................................................................................................

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5.3.2

Temperature Flow Probe.......................................................................................................

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MR850 Technical Manual * Revision J * Issued November 2005 * Ref. 185041340 (185041713 internal)

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