
Summary of steps before monitoring
Insert the battery or batteries (do notswitch on yet!).
Use the external power adapter to connect VitaGuard® to the
supply network (do not switch on yet!).
Attach the SpO2sensor to the patient.
Connect the SpO2patient cable to VitaGuard®.
Connect the SpO2sensor to the patient cable.
SwitchonVitaGuard®.
Make sure that after the monitor is switched on the indicator lamps
light up briefly and a short sound is emitted by the alarm buzzers.
Check that the alarm limits displayed are the same as those recom-
mended by the doctor.
Switching off VitaGuard®
Always switch off VitaGuard® in the manner described here.
1 Pressthe <Enter> key and keep thispressed: the messagePress
Esc key appears.
2 Briefly press the <Esc> key, still keeping the <Enter> key pressed,
and thenrelease bothkeys.
The switch off command is acknowledged by two short beeps.
Data must be stored before the device finally switches off. For this
reason, VitaGuard® needs about another two seconds after the keys
are released until it switches off completely.