Philips V24CT, V26CT manual Suspending Alarms, Alarm Lamps, What the Symbol Means

Suspending Alarms

Alarm Display

Alarm Lamps

Red and yellow alarm lamps on the control panel signify the severity of the cause of the alarm. One of these lamps is always lit in the event of an alarm sound. In the case of more than one alarm, the highest severity alarm lamp is always lit.

What the Symbol Means
When the alarm capability is suspended by using the
								Suspend Alarms
softkey, or the		hardkey, the	sign on the control panel is
	Suspend
illuminated. If, however, you have turned the individual parameter alarms
off one by one, the sign on the control panel is not illuminated, but a
appears next to the individual parameter numerics on the screen.
There are four alarms-off modes available. You configure which one you
want at installation of your system. The four modes are:
1. ALARMS SUSPND 1 MIN
2. ALARMS SUSPND 2 MIN
3. ALARMS SUSPND 3 MIN
4. ALARMS SUSPENDED
ALARMS SUSPENDED 1, 2, 3 MIN
In these modes the alarm capability can be switched off, but is
automatically switched on after 1, 2 or 3 minutes (unless you have
switched it on manually beforehand with the										softkey
				SwitchOn Alarms
in the Alarms Selection Window, or the							hardkey).
			Suspend
ALARMS SUSPENDED
In this mode the alarm capability is switched off permanently and must be
switched on manually when required (using the
						SwitchOn Alarms
softkey in the Alarms Selection Window, or the									hardkey).
					Suspend
Note—For safety reasons, we recommend that you always configure your
monitor to ALARMS SUSPND 1, 2 or 3 MIN for Intensive Care as well as
Operating Room use. If you want to avoid nuisance alarms caused by
artifacts in the Operating Room, configure your alarm limits carefully or
switch off individual paramter alarms, applying special vigilance to these
parameters. All monitors within a unit should have the same alarm											Functions
configuration.
								Alarm Functions 5-3			Alarm