ResMed user manual How to Use the VPAP III ST-AMenus, Ramp Screen, How to Use the Standard Menu

How to Use the VPAP III ST-A Menus

The VPAP III ST-A provides a set of functions arranged in menus and submenus. Via the LCD screen, the menus and submenus allow you to view and change the settings for a particular function. You can access the menus regardless of whether the VPAP III ST-A is in standby mode or delivering therapy.

Your clinician has preset the menu to either a standard view or a detailed view. Both of these menus are explained below.

When the VPAP III ST-A is turned on, a Welcome screen is displayed. After the device self-checks are complete, the VPAP (or Ramp) screen appears.

Ramp Screen

If your clinician has set a maximum ramp time, the Ramp screen is displayed after the Welcome screen. On the Ramp screen, you can immediately set a ramp time. Ramp time is the period during which the pressure increases from a low pressure to the prescribed treatment pressure. See “Ramp Time” on page 13.

Ramp time can be altered in five-minute increments (from OFF to a maximum ramp time set by your clinician) by using the Up/Down key.

How to Use the Standard Menu

The standard menu allows you to view details about the time used, a summary of your device settings, and the current software version of your VPAP III ST-A.

The Used (time) screen displays the total number of hours for which the device has been used. It also displays the number of days the VPAP III ST-A was used out of the total number of days available for use.

For details on the settings summary screens, see “Settings Summary Screens” on page 20.

Figure 1 summarizes the VPAP III ST-A standard menu series.

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