User's Guide

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Interfacing with a Nurse Call System
Interfacing with a Nurse Call System
W ARNING
Test the connection before use to verify that the 1/4” plug on the
installed Nurse Call equipment is fully compatible with the 1/4” port on
the M200 Monitor and that the equipment’s test call is successfully
received by the facility’s Nurse Call system.
If the test call is not successful, do not use this incompatible plug with the
M200 monitor or Nurse Call system.
The monitor can be used to trigger a Nurse Call system that works with call
button circuits that are either Normally Open (closing when the call button is
depressed), or Normally Closed (opening when the call button is depressed).
When a plug is inserted into the port on a monitor a Positive Confirmation
Tone is sounded. This does not indicate that the remainder of the Nurse
Call system is connected. Test before use.
The monitor accepts a ¼” mono plug that can be wired to a Nurse Call
system. The monitor provides an audible indication - Positive Confirmation
tone when connected, Negative Confirmation Tone when removed. When
installing a Nurse Call plug, use the strain relief of the Wall Mount Bracket in
the manner shown in “Wall Mounting” on page 27, to secure the cable. In
order to provide proper cable restraint, the cable (up to 0.2” in diameter)
should be inserted before the monitor is placed on the wall mount bracket.
If your Nurse Call system does not provide a compatible input or if you want
to wire a push button cord in parallel with the monitor, contact your
biomedical department to obtain the appropriate adapter.
If requesting information on interfacing the monitor to a Nurse Call system,
please have the following information available:
• The brand and model of your Nurse Call system
• A description of the system’s call cord or pillow speaker, including the type
of plug and number of pins in the plug
• Whether your Nurse Call system is Normally Open or Normally
Closed
If this information is not available, you may still contact us for
assistance, and we will be glad to help you.