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A BOUT THE TRANSMITTERS
TELEMETRY TRANSMITTER (96281) OPERATIONS MANUAL 2-2
All transmitters are assigned a channel number at the factory. When using telemetry, the receiver
must be assigned the appropriate channel for a patient at the bedside or central monitor.
Admission of the patient is done at the monitor.
Lead Fault Indicators
The 96281 transmitter has amber indicators on the front of the transmitter case. Each indicator
provides the status of its respective leadwire and flashes if the leadwire is disconnected from the
skin electrode or if the skin electrode makes poor electrical contact with the patient. It is possible
for all lead fault indicators to flash simultaneously if all electrodes are disconnected. In addition, all
indicators may flash if the transmitter is unable to determine an ECG waveform.
Up to five standard, disposable, silver/silver chloride chest electrodes may be connected to the
patient. The ECG leadwires are attached to these electrodes and connected to the transmitter.
The 96281 telemetry transmitter is designed to operate with five patient leadwires. If you choose to
use only three or four patient leadwires, patient information is still processed, but a lead fault
message will show on the host monitor. An optional leadwire grouper is available for use with the
ECG leadwires (refer to Figure 2-2 on page 2-3).
Figure 2-1: ECG leadwire connectors and lead fault indicators (96281-C)
1 Leadwire connectors
2 Lead fault indicators
D R A F T
22 June 2012