Adjusting Alarm Limits; Adjusting Limits; Choosing Automatic Limits; Returning To Default Limits - GE Healthcare B30 User's Reference Manual

Adjusting alarm limits

Adjusting limits

1. Press the
2. Select Adjust Limits.
3. Turn the ComWheel to highlight the measurement. If the desired measurement is not
displayed in the window, select Next Page.
4. Push the ComWheel to open an adjustment window.
5. Turn the ComWheel to change the limits and accept them by pushing it. Move between
selections by turning the ComWheel.
6. To return to the Alarms Setup menu to select more measurements, push the ComWheel
until the cursor is in the adjustment menu, then select Previous Menu or Alarms Setup.
7. Press the
You can enter the alarm limit adjustment window also through the measurement menus.
When you are in an XX parameter menu, select XX Alarm or enter XX Setup and then select
XX Alarm.
NOTES:
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ST high/low alarms will reach the white (low priority) level only.
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In NIBP measurement, the alarm limits change automatically according to the cuff hose
type used.
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If the monitor is connected to the network, the alarm limits can also be adjusted using the
Central if this feature has been enabled in its configuration. If alarm limits are adjusted
using the Central, the message 'Alarm settings changed from Central' is displayed in the
bedside monitor.

Choosing automatic limits

To activate automatic patient-specific alarm limits enabling close patient control, select Auto
Limits in the Alarms Setup menu. Limits are then calculated from the displayed patient reading
at the point of time when auto limits are selected.

Returning to default limits

Select Default Limits to set the alarms to the default alarm limits. The factory default alarm
limits are listed in the "Default Configuration Worksheet."
Alarms Setup
side panel key.
Normal Screen
key to return to normal monitoring view.
Alarms
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