Data Critical Corporation 02DT-7000 User Manual
OPTIONAL FEATURES AND EQUIPMENT
PatientNet Operator’s Manual, v1.04, 10001001-00X, Draft
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Assigning a Pager Number to a Patient
To assign a pager number or telephone extension to a patient for notification in case of
alarms:
alarms:
1. Press Pager # on the Patient Settings screen to bring up the on-line numeric
keypad.
2. Enter the pager number or telephone extension (maximum 7 characters) to be
assigned to this patient and press Enter.
3. If the patient belongs to a zone (a group of up to ten different pager numbers),
enter Z and then the zone number. Alarms enabled for paging will be sent to
all pagers in the zone. Zone group paging is set up by the system administra-
tor.
all pagers in the zone. Zone group paging is set up by the system administra-
tor.
4. Select None if you wish no page to be sent.
Note:
Pagers may also be set-up by group, where a number of pagers belong to a
single group.
single group.
Note:
Pager numbers may be configured to be retained per channel at the time of
discharge.
discharge.
Enable Paging for an Alarm Triggered Event
To generate automatic pages when an alarm occurs:
1. Press Setup on the Main screen and select the patient.
2. Press Alarm Config on the Patient Settings screen to display the Alarm Con-
2. Press Alarm Config on the Patient Settings screen to display the Alarm Con-
fig screen.
3. Highlight the alarm in the Assign list and toggle the Page button to On.
Sending a Manual Page
You can send a manual page only from the page popup unit.
1. Press System on the Main screen.
2. Press the Page button on the Passcode screen to display the page popup.
3. From the external keyboard, enter the pager number and press Enter.
4. Enter the message (14 character maximum). The asterisk (*), right bracket (]),
2. Press the Page button on the Passcode screen to display the page popup.
3. From the external keyboard, enter the pager number and press Enter.
4. Enter the message (14 character maximum). The asterisk (*), right bracket (]),
and left bracket ([) characters are not allowed as part of the message.
5. Press Enter to send the page or Esc on the keyboard to return to the Passcode
screen without generating a page. If a failure occurs, the technical alarm
sounds and a popup appears. Select the Cancel button at the top of the popup
to cancel the alarm.
If a failure occurs, the system re-enters the page into the paging queue and automati-
cally prompts you to re-page or cancel the failed page. This prompt occurs when par-
allel paging is either enabled or off. When failed pages accumulate in the queue and
you do not process new pages, the queue will eventually meet the maximum of 20
entries. The system cannot process new pages until you reduce the queue size to 19 or
fewer entries.
sounds and a popup appears. Select the Cancel button at the top of the popup
to cancel the alarm.
If a failure occurs, the system re-enters the page into the paging queue and automati-
cally prompts you to re-page or cancel the failed page. This prompt occurs when par-
allel paging is either enabled or off. When failed pages accumulate in the queue and
you do not process new pages, the queue will eventually meet the maximum of 20
entries. The system cannot process new pages until you reduce the queue size to 19 or
fewer entries.