Welch Allyn Vital Signs Monitor, Propaq Encore - Quick Reference Guide - Manual (Page 29)

Reference Guide Getting started 23
Changing the date format, filter, and units
To change the date format, ECG filter, or some measurement units, first make sure you
are in the Adult patient mode. Then press SETUP, MORE, MORE, SERVICE, YES (to
access the Service Menu), MORE, MORE, SETTINGS. The monitor displays the Settings
window:
Setting the current, custom, and power-up modes
The Propaq Encore has two sets of patient mode settings:
• Factory patient modes. The powerup settings and alarm limits for these patient
modes are preset and cannot be changed. They are listed in
“Factory default
settings” on page 118.
• Custom patient modes. You can customize the power-up settings and alarm limits
for these patient modes. (See SAVE on page 24.)
NEXT Selects the next setting in the status window.
CHANGE Changes the currently selected display setting.
DATE Sets the date format: Month/Day/Year, Day.Month.Year, or Year/Month/
Day.
FILTER Sets the ECG filter frequency. Make sure it is set to your ac mains
frequency.
TEMP F/C Sets the temperature display units: either degrees Fahrenheit or
Celsius. If you change the units, the TEMP trends will not be cleared.
DECIMAL Sets the decimal character as either a period (.) or a comma (,).
HR/PR
ALARM
LIMITS Allows or prohibits turning off the HR/PR alarm limits. If CANNOT TURN
OFF is selected, the ON/OFF button is not displayed on the HR/PR
Alarm Limits Menu.
CO
2
UNITS Sets the CO
2
display units as mmHg, kPa, or percent (%). If you change
the units, the CO2 trends will be cleared and CO2 alarm limit settings
change to the factory default settings for the currently-used patient
mode.
Note Any time you change the Date, Filter, Temp F/C, Decimal, HR/PR Alarm Limits
(CAN or CANNOT TURN OFF) or CO
2
Units setting, the new setting also
becomes the powerup default setting.
BATTERY: 9.2 VOLTS
mmHg
NEXT PREV MENU CHANGE
MCO 2 BR
SpO 2
PA
SETTINGS
DATE :
MO/DA/YR
FILTER : 60 Hz
TEMP F/C :
C
DECIMAL : .
HR/PR ALARM LIMITS: CAN TURN OFF
CO
2 UNITS: mmHg
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WARNING If any alarms are set to OFF and you select SAVE to store the
settings for that CUSTOM patient mode, those alarms will be OFF whenever the
Propaq powers up in that CUSTOM patient mode or when that CUSTOM patient
mode is selected. Consider carefully before setting CUSTOM patient mode
powerup alarms to OFF.