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MR850 Technical Manual   *   Revision J   * Issued November 2005   *   Ref.  185041340 (185041713 internal)
 
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4.4.5 
Water Out Indicator 
 
This indicates that there is insufficient water in the humidification chamber. 
The humidifier measures the amount of power used to obtain the chamber 
temperature.  If a lower than expected amount of power is used, a 'water out' 
alarm is generated.  It may take 15 minutes or longer to generate an alarm 
especially if there is a disturbance (change in flow). 
This alarm can be cancelled by pressing the mute button.  If however the water 
out condition remains, the humidifier will alarm again. 
4.5 Operational 
Alarms 
These alarms are generated if problems occur with the operation of the humidifier. 
4.5.1 Temperature 
Indicator 
 
This alarm will occur if the displayed temperature is too high, or if the delivered 
temperature (Invasive mode only) has been low for a period of time. 
High temperature: 
The humidifier will immediately alarm if at any time the displayed temperature 
exceeds 41 °C, or if the airway temperature exceeds 43 °C.  If either of these 
high temperature alarms occur, the humidifier will immediately shut down the 
heater wire and heater plate. 
Low Temperature: 
The low temperature warning (visual only) and alarm (visual and audible) are 
active only when the humidifier is in Invasive mode.  Both are disabled during 
warm-up conditions.  The warning alerts the user that low temperature is being 
delivered to the patient.  The alarm alerts the user that a low level has been 
delivered to an Invasive patient for too long. 
The low temperature warning and alarm operate by monitoring the displayed 
temperature.  If the displayed temperature is below 35.5 °C for 25 seconds, the 
temperature indicator will light, and act as a warning to the user.  If the 
temperature remains below this level for too long, then a Temperature Alarm is 
activated.  The time taken for the humidifier to alarm is dependent on how far 
below the 35.5 °C threshold the displayed temperature is.  Figure 4.3 shows the 
relationship between temperature, a temperature warning and the time before a 
temperature alarm: