ARGUS VCM Description of Controls, Indicators, Symbols and Displays
Description of ARGUS VCM Controls
Table 2. ARGUS VCM Controls
Controls
Description
Power Button
turns
monitor on or off when pressed
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for over 1 second.
NIBP start/stop button
initiates NIBP measurement when pressed. If the NIBP start/stop
button is pressed again during the measurement, it will cancel
the current reading.
Alarm Silence Button
allows you to silence a patient alarm temporarily and also is
used to acknowledge (cancel) other non-patient alarms.
Up/Down Selection Buttons
allows you to select items within a particular settable feature in
several different modes. If the Up or Down selection button is
pressed and held, the unit will scroll through the available
selections as if the button is being pressed repeatedly while the
button is held in.
Print Button (Option)
sends the data to the printer and prints current onscreen
readings if a printer is installed in the monitor. Pressing the Print
button during print-out stops printing.
Review Button
allows the user to review or to erase measurement data in the
memory. If pressed and held for more than 3 seconds, the
monitor will erase the data.
Auto Button
puts the monitor in Auto interval selection mode, allowing the
user to take automatic blood pressures at a selected increment.
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