Puritan Bennett 560 Ventilator User's Manual - Covidien

To dismiss the Alarm Logs screen manually:
Press the ENTER key when the cursor is on the “Back” line.
The Alarm Logs screen is dismissed automatically:
• After 15 seconds if no keyboard action is detected
• When a High Priority alarm is triggered
3.4 Silencing the Audible Portion of Alarms
Alarms and Troubleshooting
Note:
Only qualified service personnel may access all alarms and events recorded by the ventilator. Qualified
personnel should refer to the Puritan Bennett 560 Service Manual for further information.
You may silence the audible portion of alarms for 60 seconds at a time. This is referred to as the Audio Paused
function.
To silence the audible portion of activated alarms:
Press the ALARM CONTROL key.
• The audible portion of all activated alarms is paused.
• The visual portions (light indicator and message) of activated alarms remain visible.
• The Audio Paused symbol is displayed at the top right of the screen while the audio
pause function is active.
Figure 3-4. Silencing the Audible Portion of Alarms
If several alarms are activated at the same time, pressing the ALARM CONTROL key affects all current
alarms.
The audible portion of activated alarms is automatically reactivated:
• After 60 seconds, if the cause(s) of the alarm(s) persist(s)
• Whenever a new alarm is activated
Note:
If a key is stuck or held down for 45 seconds a keypad alarm will occur.
3.5 Pausing/Resetting Alarms
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