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The audible indications have not changed from those stated in the Propaq Encore
Reference Guide. A steady, high pitched alarm tone sounds whenever a limit is
violated on most patient channels. The tone for SpO
2
alarm is lower in frequency
than other alarms. The Apnea alarm tone is one second on, one second off. The
equipment alert tone is one second on, four seconds off. The alarm tone
indications are summarized in Table 2.
Table 1—Propaq Encore Alarm Indications
Patient and Alarm Limit Status
Red
ALARM
Light
Yellow
ALARM(S)
OFF
Light
Tone
Patient in alarm condition, and all
alarm limits are on
FLASH
OFF
ON
Patient in alarm condition, and at
least one alarm limit is off
FLASH
ON
ON
Patient alarms suspended
(whether in alarm condition or not)
ON
ON or OFF
OFF
Patient not in alarm condition, and
at least one alarm limit is off
OFF
ON
OFF
Equipment alert, patient not in
alarm condition
OFF
FLASH
ON for 1 second,
OFF for 4 seconds
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