Philips MP20/30 Resp Erratic, Resp Leads OFF, RL Lead OFF, Some ECG Alarms OFF, Spiro Malfunction

Technical Alarm Messages (INOPs) 4 Patient Alarms and INOPs

INOP Message, Indication	Source	What to do
RESP ERRATIC	RESP	The monitor has detected too many artifacts in the measured
Numeric is replaced by -?-		Resp signal. Check that the RA and LL electrodes are correctly
		attached and have not dried out.
RESP LEADS OFF	RESP	Not all the required leads for Resp monitoring are attached.
Numeric is replaced by -?-		Make sure that the RA and LL leads are attached.
INOP tone.
RL LEAD OFF	ECG	The RL electrode has become detached from the patient or the
Numeric is replaced by -?- for 10		lead set has been changed. Reattach the electrode or select New
seconds; INOP tone.		Lead Setup in the Setup ECG menu to confirm the
		new lead set.
Settings Malfunc.	Monitor	The monitor cannot use the predefined settings for
INOP tone.		monitoring. Contact your service personnel.
SOME ECG ALARMS OFF	Arrhythmia	This message appears (if configured to do so) when the on/off
		settings of the yellow arrhythmia alarms differ from the current
		Profile.
Speaker Malfunct.	Monitor	Contact your service personnel to check the speaker and the
INOP tone		connection to the speaker.
SPIRO MALFUNCTION	Spirometry	Module failure detected. Contact your service personnel.
SPIRO INCOMPATIBLE	Spirometry	Module revision not compatible with the host monitor
		software revision. Contact your service personnel.
SPIRO UPGRADE	Spirometry	The module is running a firmware upgrade. Wait until upgrade
		is completed before resuming monitoring.
SPIRO CANNOT MEAS	Spirometry	Measurement is at its limit, e.g. ambient pressure out of range.
SPIRO PURGE FAILED	Spirometry	The purge operation could not be completed successfully.
		Check for kinked sensor tubings, hard occlusions and make
		sure that the pump is running and all valves are switching.
SPIRO UNKN. SENSOR	Spirometry	An unknown sensor ID code was detected. Use only the sensors
		listed in the Accessories chapter.
SPIRO ALARMS SUPPR	Spirometry	Alarming is suppressed for the spirometry module.
SPIRO PURGING	Spirometry	A purge operation is in progress - no data update on the screen.
		Wait until purge is complete.
SPIRO NO SENSOR	Spirometry	No sensor detected. Make sure the correct sensor is attached to
		the breathing circuit.
SPIRO NO BREATH	Spirometry	No breath was detected for more than 25 seconds. Breath
		derived numerics are not available.
SPIRO GAS COMPENS?	Spirometry	Gas compensation is set to “gas analyzer” but not all gases
		necessary for compensation are measured by a gas monitor.
		Some of the fall-back values provided by the user are used.
		Measurement accuracy might be reduced.
SPIRO PATIENT CAT.	Spirometry	Mismatch of patient size configured in the host monitor and
		sensor type plugged into the module. Check the instructions
		on selecting the correct sensor in the Spirometry chapter.
∆ SpO2 CHK SOURCES	SpO2	Not all measurements or values required to perform the
Numeric is replaced by -?-	Difference	calculation are available. Check measurement sources.
∆ SpO2 CHK UNITS	SpO2	The monitor has detected a conflict in the units used for this
Numeric is replaced by -?-	Difference	calculation. Check the unit settings.

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