About This Manual - GE B20 User Manual

About this manual

This manual contains instructions necessary to operate this device
in accordance with its functions and intended use. Descriptions refer
to the software VSP-C
Information which refers only to certain versions of the product is
accompanied by the model number(s) of the product(s) concerned.
The model number is given on the nameplate of the product.
All illustrations in this manual are provided as examples only. They
may not necessarily reflect your monitoring setup or data displayed
on your monitor.
Manual conventions
Within this manual, special styles and formats are used to
distinguish between terms viewed on screen, a button you must
press, or a list of menu commands you must select:
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Names of hardware keys on the keypad are written in bold
NIBP Start/Cancel
typeface:
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Menu items are written in bold italic typeface: Monitor Setup.
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Emphasized text is in italic typeface.
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When referring to different sections in this manual, section
names are enclosed in double quotes: "Cleaning and care".
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The word "select" means choosing and confirming.
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Messages (alarm messages, informative messages) displayed on
the screen are written inside single quotes: 'Learning.'
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Note statements provide application tips or other useful
information.
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Monitor naming conventions
In this manual, the B40 Patient Monitor and B20 Patient Monitor are
referred to as "the monitor" when a function or a feature applies to
both. For describing monitor-specific issues, the monitors are
referred to as B40 and B20 respectively.
Acquistion module naming conventions
In this manual, the following naming conventions are used to refer
to different modules and module categories:
• Single-width airway module: E-miniC
• CARESCAPE respiratory modules: E-sCO, E-sCAiO
• Airway Gas Option: N-CAiO
• E-modules: All modules with the prefix E-, In parameter chapters,
E-modules refers to those modules that measure the
parameter(s) in question.
• Hemo: Hemodynamic
Illustrations and names
This manual uses illustrations as examples only. Illustrations in this
manual may not necessarily reflect all system settings, features,
configurations, or displayed data.
Names of persons, institutions, and places and related information
are fictitious; any similarity to actual persons, entities, or places is
purely coincidental.
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