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Temperature is shown on the temperature display in degrees
Celsius or Fahrenheit, and the unit of measure is indicated by
the °C °F display (13). The default, which is Celsius, can be
changed in the Clinician Menu (please refer to the “Using the
Menu System” section of this manual).
Temperature determinations can be either predictive or
monitoring. The user can make this selection from the Main
Menu using the More... and then Temp buttons (please refer
to the “Using the Menu System” section of this manual).
Predictive Mode
In predictive mode, a final temperature is displayed with an
audible single tone. Upon initiation of a measurement, the
old temperature measurement, if present, is cleared. A
predictive measurement is initiated when the probe is
removed from the probe holster. When a predictive mode
measurement is in progress, it is terminated when one of the
following occurs:
• A final value is determined.
• The probe is inserted into the probe holster.
• The temperature measurement mode is automatically
switched to monitor mode because a predictive result
was unable to be computed.
• A Temperature alarm is issued.
A predictive temperature measurement value is
automatically cleared when it is older than the display time
set by the user and the probe has been returned to the probe
holster. When the value is older than 5 minutes and the
probe has not been returned to the probe holster, that value
is clear.
Monitor Mode
Monitor mode is most commonly used for axillary
temperature determinations. In monitor mode, the display is
updated continually as the patient’s temperature rises or falls.
Monitor mode is automatically initiated when a predictive
mode measurement terminates after approximately 10
seconds of not being able to successfully compute a result.
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