Disabling Vcg Reports; Operation; Recording A Vcg - HP PageWriter XL M1705B Service Manual

Table D-3. Global Configuration Fields
Parameter VCG
Setting Choices
Special applications? Yes
Comments
Research leads? No
Select "No" to enable Frank leads.
ECG storage mode? Standard (250 samples/second)
Special is the preferred mode for VCG
Special (500 samples/second)
storage.
VCG? Off
Select "Off" to suppress the VCG report.
VCGl (0' to 360", right sagittal)
VCG2 (0" to 360°, left sagittal)
VCG3 (-180' to +180°, right sagittal)
VCG4 (-180' to +180°, left sagittal)
Disabling VCG Reports
To reconfigure the cardiograph to disable VCG reports, select "Off'
in the VCG? parameter of global configuration. Now, you cannot
record VCGs until the cardiograph is reconfigured for VCG recording
and the Frank lead set is attached.
Operation
You must configure the cardiograph for VCG recording and have
Frank leads attached to the patient in order to record a VCG.
Recording a VCG
To record a VCG, perform the following steps.
1. Press Istopl
2. To select Auto report, press Report until Auto appears above
Report.
3. Press Format to select the 12-lead Auto ECG report format.
Select one of the two rhythm formats:
3 x 4,
1R or 3 x 4, 3R.
4. Press Leads to select which leads are recorded for the rhythm
strips. Select X, Y, or Z for the rhythm strip lead with the 3 x
4, 1R format and select X, Y, Z for the rhythm strip leads with
the 3 x 4, 3R format. The VCG format representation that is
currently configured will be displayed in parentheses next to the
ECG format. Refer to the
VCG Report Formats
section later in
this chapter for information about VCG report formats.
5. Press (Auto. The VCG report will be printed after the ECG Auto
report is printed.
6. Press Icopy) for additional copies.
D-4 Vectorcardiography M1790A