Understanding Alarm Messages 3Alarms
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Understanding Alarm Messages
If you do not immediately understand an INOP or alarm message, refer to its help text.
In the Alarm Me ssages window, select the INOP message. This calls up a help window with
an explanation of the INOP message and, where appropriate, a suggested solution for the problem.
Latching Alarms
The alarm latching setting for your monitor defines how the alarm indicators behave when you do not
acknowledge them. When alarms are set to non-latching, their indicators end when the alarm
condition ends. Switching alarm latching on means that visual and/or audible alarm indications are still
displayed or announced by the monitor after the alarm condition ends. The indication lasts until you
acknowledge the alarm.

Viewing the Alarm Latching Settings

To see the alarm latching setting for your monitor
1In the monitor’s Main Setup menu, select Alarms.
2Select Al ar m Set tings , and see the Visual Latching and Audible La tching
settings.
This setting can only be changed in Configuration Mode. You should be aware of the settings chosen
for your unit. There are three possible choices each for visual and audible latching, Red, Red and
Yellow, and Off. These choices can be combined to give the following settings:
R = red alarms, Y = yellow alarms
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Alar m Messages
Resp LE ADS OFF
LL LEAD OFF ** aw RR LOW
Visua l Latchi ng R&Y R&Y R&Y RROff
Audi ble latching R&Y ROffROffOff