
VELA® ventilator quick tips
D
A. Alarm silence: 2 minute silence period.
B. Manual breath: Delivers a single breath at current
control settings.
A
B
C
C. Nebulizer: 30 minutes, synchronized with inspiration. Delivered
volumes and FiO2 may be affected. Refer to operator’s manual
for full description.
D. Screen indicator: Identifies current screen. When pressed, opens
the SCREEN SELECT menu.
The VELA ventilator’s quick tips card is not intended as a replacement
for the operator’s manual.
You must become completely familiar with the operator’s manual
before using the VELA ventilator.

Touch-Turn-Touch™ and Touch-Turn-Accept™ methods
1. Touch the control to select. The control changes color, indicating it
is active.
2. Turn the data dial to reach the selected value.
3. Touch the control again or press ACCEPT to confirm the change.
PANEL
LOCK
ACCEPT
CANCEL
Setting alarm limits
1. Press the ALARM LIMITS button to open or close the window.

Setting alarm limits (continued)
2. Use Touch-Turn-Touch or Touch-Turn-Accept method to
modify alarms.
Trends
Press the screen indicator. Select TRENDS. Use Touch-Turn-Touch or
Touch-Turn-Accept method to configure histograms and spreadsheet
columns from monitored parameters and to scale histograms. To view
trends over time, press FREEZE. Use the data dial to scroll back in time.

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