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a. If the AIRWAY PRESSURE HIGH alarm fails to activate, ensure all the tubing connections
are secure, the exhalation valve is closing during inhalation, and that the High Airway
Pressure Limit is set to 35cm H 2 O or less.
3. After a breath or two, release the patient port while allowing the ventilator to operate. The
PATIENT DISCONNECT alarm should activate.
4. Partially close the patient port to reset the PATIENT DISCONNECT alarm.
5. With no other alarms occurring, remove external power from the ventilator. The EXTERNAL
POWER LOW/DISCONNECT alarms should activate. Reconnect external power to reset alarms.
**MAY SKIP THIS STEP IF NOT CONNECTED TO EXTERNAL POWER**
6. If operating using internal battery, verify the Battery Icon indicates sufficient available battery
capacity remains to support the anticipated duration of operation.
If either the HIGH AIRWAY PRESSURE, PATIENT DISCONNECT, or EXTERNAL POWER LOW/DISCONNECT
alarms fail to activate, continue to manually ventilate the patient, replace the ventilator, and send the
unit in for service.

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