Philips BiPAP S/T, Respironics BiPAP AVAPS, Respironics BiPAP S/T Quick Start Manual

BiPAP AVAPS

BiPAP S/T

Quick start guide

• Set up device

• Start therapy

• View information

• Comfort settings

• Undocking

• Humidification

• Humidifier settings

Set up device

Provider setup menu
Therapy settings

Mode CPAP, S, S/T, T, PC
CPAP 4-20
AVAPS

(not available on BiPAP S/T)

Yes, No

Vte 200-1500
IPAP max 40-25
IPAP min 4-25
IPAP 4-25
EPAP 4 to IPAP
BPM 0-30
Ti 0.5-3.0

Comfort settings

Flex control Yes, No
Flex setting Off, 1, 2, 3
Rise time control Yes, No
Rise time 1-3
Ramp 0-45 min
Ramp start 4 to EPAP

To access provider settings:

1. From the main menu, highlight Setup.

2. Press and hold ramp button and control wheel
simultaneously for 4-5 seconds until beep.

3. Provider Setup screen then appears.

To program device:

1. Turn control wheel to specific setting and press.

2. Turn control wheel to desired option and press control

wheel to select.

3. Turn control wheel to next setting and repeat.

4. To exit, turn control wheel to Back and press.

Therapy Comfort

Info Setup

Back

Mode S/T

AVAPS Off

IPAP 12.0

Setup

Provider setup menu (cont.)
Alarm settings

Apnea 0, 10, 20, 30 sec
Patient disconnect 0, 15, 60 sec
Low min vent 0 (off) to 99 lpm in 1.0 increments
Low Vte 0 (off) 1 (on)

System settings

Backlight On, Off
Language English, Italian, Spanish, German, French, icons
hPa/cm H2O hPa, cm H2O
Setup parameter display

1

Leak, RR, Vm, Vte
Humidifier 0 to 5
Reset blower hours Yes, No
Provider mode

2

On, Off

1. Setup parameter display

You can select which measured parameters will display
on the Monitor Pressure screen. Choose from Leak, RR
(Respiratory Rate), Min vent, or Vte. See the Measured
Parameter section of the User Manual for more information.

2. Provider mode

You can choose “on” or “off” to enable or disable provider
mode. Selecting “on” will put the device in provider mode
(and the device will not automatically return to patient mode
when the screen times out or you select the Back option).
Selecting “no” keeps the device in patient mode.