Storing The Paper And Patient Ecg Records - HP PageWriter 100 User Manual

To load the paper:
Storing the Paper and
Patient ECG Records
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From the front of the cardiograph, release the latch on
the left side and slide the paper door to your left.
Remove the outer packaging on the paper stack.
Place the paper stack in the compartment so that the
top side of the paper feeds grid side up over the top
panel. The paper sensing hole will be in the lower
corner of the paper.
Pull a sheet halfway out and over the paper door.
Make sure
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the paper lays on the black roller
evenly within the channel of the paper door. See
Figure 4-2.
Slide the paper door back into place. Make sure that
the door is latched.
Press (On/StandbyL) to turn On the cardiograph, if
necessary. Press (-Advance) to advance the paper to
the beginning of the next page.
Recordings on standard chemical/thermal paper
decompose naturally over time. With proper storage and
handling, recordings on these papers have been shown to
be readable for approximately 5 years. Proper storage
and handling before and after recording includes:
1. Store the paper under cool and dry conditions.
Temperatures must not exceed 40 ' C (104' F) and
relative humidity must be below 80%.
2. Store recorded ECGs in manila folders, or in
sheet protectors made of polyester, polyimide,
polypropylene, or acetate, in areas as described above.
Do not store ECGs in vinyl sheet protectors, as noted
below.
Storing the paper as indicated above will minimize
trace fading and background development (darkening).
However, storing the paper as indicated above does not
protect against trace fading or background development
from the sources below.
4-6 Maintaining the Cardiograph