Silencing And Resetting Alarms - Philips V24CT User's Reference Manual

Alarm Display
If all the alarms have been turned off using the
softkey or the
pressing the
While the alarms are suspended (permanently or for 1, 2 or 3 minutes),
INOP messages continue to be displayed but alarm messages, lamps and
alarm tones are not active. The nurse call relay is inactive.
Suspended
Notes—
Alarms during
Arrhythmia
Monitoring
Silencing
If an alarm occurs you can silence it by pressing the
and
key. This will silence ALL alarms that are occurring at that moment. The
Resetting
alarm messages numeric will continue to blink.
Alarms
You can configure your system on installation to have all latching or all
non-latching alarms or to have visual alarms latching and audible alarms
non-latching. You can also configure the alarm reminder function to be
on or off.
Note—
monitor for Intensive Care use. All monitors within a unit should have
the same alarm configuration!
Note—
network (SDN) are always treated like visual alarms on the central
station or remote systems (even if the bedside monitor is configured
differently).
5-4 Alarm Functions
Suspend
SwitchOn Alarms
• While Arrhythmia is assigned, the central Arrhythmia Computer
takes over the ECG/HR alarms.
• Suspending Alarms switches off all alarms, including Arrhythmia
alarms.
• If Arrhythmia is assigned and alarms are suspended, the ECG/HR
alarms are switched off. The
and ECG Adjust Alarms Task Windows will not be available
(inactive softkey). The ECG/HR alarm
only be reactivated by switching the main Alarms on, or
unassigning Arrhythmia.
We recommend that you configure latching alarms for your
Audible alarm indications broadcast over the Philips monitoring
Suspend Alarms
hardkey, they can all be turned back on by
softkey or the
Suspend
ON/OFF
Softkey in the Alarm Limits
ON/OFF
hardkey.
capability can
Silence/Reset