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58 Alarms & Alerts Welch Allyn Propaq CS Vital Signs Monitor
channel has not updated its calibration in 15 minutes, the channel will briefly
deactivate until a new calibration has occurred.
LOW BATTERY, NIBP DISABLED (ERR# 11). The battery lacks sufficient voltage to be
able to operate the NIBP channel. Connect the Propaq CS monitor to the ac power
adapter.
SERVICE REQUIRED, NIBP DISABLED (ERR# 12). Have the monitor serviced.
CUFF TOO LARGE FOR PATIENT MODE (ERR# 13). The monitor detects a cuff too
large for the current patient mode. First, verify the patient mode. If the patient mode
is correct, confirm the cuff size is correct and make sure the cuff fits snugly. If this
alert occurs in Neonatal Mode, change the patient mode to Pediatric Mode and check
the alarm limits. If the alert occurs in Pediatric Mode, change to Adult Mode and check
the alarm limits. Note that different pressures and retries are used for each mode as
stated in “NIBP specifications” on page 99.
KINKED OR NEONATE HOSE (ERR# 14). This message occurs when a hose is kinked
or when a neonate hose is detected in the adult patient mode. Check the hose or the
patient mode selection.
ARTIFACT PRESENT, MINIMIZE ARTIFACT (ERR# 15). The monitor has detected too
much artifact to allow accurate readings. Take steps to reduce artifact. Position the
patient’s limb away from the body so the applied cuff is not in contact with the
patient’s body or any other object such as a bed rail. If the Smartcuf motion artifact
filter is on, make sure that the ECG leads are properly connected to perform ECG
monitoring during NIBP. If the Smartcuf motion artifact filter is off, consider turning it
on (and connect ECG if not already connected).
The following messages can appear in the NIBP status window.
CALIBRATING. The NIBP channel is running an internal calibration.
DISABLED, LOW BATT. See LOW BATTERY, NIBP DISABLED above.
NIBP DISABLED, SERVICE REQUIRED. See SERVICE REQUIRED, NIBP DISABLED
above.
RETRY. Since the Propaq CS monitor did not receive a valid NIBP reading, it will
automatically attempt to take another reading.
The following NIBP status message looks similar to an equipment alert, although it does
not indicate a malfunction and does not cause an alert tone.
NIBP IN PROGRESS, PLEASE WAIT, FILTERING ARTIFACT. Noise or artifact such as
vehicle motion is causing a delay while measuring NIBP. To remove the message,
press any key below the screen. To cancel the NIBP measurement, press the Start/
Stop NIBP key at the right of the screen.
The following message can be displayed if the monitor detects a system error.
REMOVE CUFF FROM PATIENT. See “Troubleshooting system error messages” on
page 63.