Gas settings, Gas type – Fluke Biomedical VT Plus HF User Manual

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VT Plus HF

Operators Manual

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Note

The option displayed when exiting the settings screen is saved and used for

future measurements.

The following is a description of each setting.

Gas Settings

This setting tells the Analyzer what type of gas is flowing through the high- and low-flow

ports. The Analyzer uses this information to improve the accuracy of the flow

calculations.

Note

Failure to enter the correct value causes the flow and volume calculations

to be in error.

To modify the gas settings:
1. From the

Setup

menu, highlight

Settings

and press the

ENTER

soft key.

2. Highlight

Gas Settings

and press the

MODIFY

soft key.

Depending on the option, a value can be pre-selected or input from the keypad. The

following is a description of each of the options.

Gas Type

The possible values for

Gas Type

are shown in Table 2-1.

Table 2-1. Gas Type Values

Value Description

Air

Standard room air

N2

100 % Nitrogen

N2O

100 % Nitrous Oxide

CO2

100 % Carbon Dioxide

O2

100 % Oxygen

Heliox

30 % Oxygen and 70 % Helium blend

N2O bal O2

Measured Oxygen balance Nitrous Oxide

He bal O2

Measured Oxygen balance Oxygen Helium

N2 bal O2

Measured Oxygen balance Nitrogen

User Defined User selects custom gas mixture. This option requires the VT for Wondows

PC software.

Note

For

balance

gas settings, the oxygen concentration is measured using the

Analyzer oxygen sensor located on the high-flow port. If the low-flow port

is to be used, allow gas to flow through both high- and low-flow ports so

that the oxygen can be measured.

To modify the gas type:

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