Passport® - Mindray

Alarms Alarms
13.1.4 Alarm Violations
Passport V alarm violations are classified by severity:
For priority 1 “Warning” alarms,
The red alarm light flashes.
The data in violation of the alarm flashes over a red background.
The priority 1 audio alarm sounds. The priority 1 audio alarm is a pattern of 10 tones
repeated every 10 seconds.
For priority 2 “Caution” alarms,
The yellow alarm light flashes.
The data in violation of the alarm flashes over a yellow background.
The priority 2 audio alarm sounds. The priority 2 audio alarm is a pattern of 3 tones
repeated every 10 seconds.
If the “Print on Alarm” feature has been enabled and a priority 1 or priority 2 alarm violation
occurs,
The local printer will print a strip of up to two (2) waveforms on a Print on Alarm. The
print length of the strip (16 or 32-seconds) can be set in the Print Setup menu.
Any other printing in process at the time of the alarm will be aborted.
An alarm recording is stored in the message queue if the alarm happened when a
recording is preceding.
An asterisk (*) will be marked after the corresponding parameter value.
For priority 3 “Technical” alarms, SpO 2 Sensor Off, and Low Battery:
The description of the alarm appears over a light blue background in message area A.
The priority 3 audio sounds:
For Technical alarms: The priority 3 audio alarm is a single tone repeated every 10
seconds.
For SpO2 Sensor Off: When enabled in Installation Mode, the sensor off audio signal is
a pattern of 3 quick tones. The signal may be set to repeat.
For Low battery: The low battery audio signal is a pattern of 2 tones repeated every 20
seconds.
NOTE: Priority 3 also includes Prompt messages. However, these
are informational messages and not alarm messages.
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