Filter
Top Products
Paper Speed
48 Chapter 5 Setting Time, Date, and Paper Speed
Paper Speed
To set the paper speed:
Figure 5-2 Paper Speed Controls
1. Press to display the current speed.
2. Press or to set the speed.
3. Press to return to the normal display.
You also return to the normal display automatically if you do not press any key for a
few seconds. When you return to the normal display, the new paper speed is set, and
the time, date, speed and monitoring modes are printed on the paper.
The paper speed can be 1, 2 or 3 cm/min. The default for North America is 3 cm/min; the
default for other countries is 2 cm/min.
Note— The ACOG technical bulletin on FHR monitoring states that “accurate
pattern recognition is difficult if not impossible at 1 cm/min and that 1 cm/
min is only recommended for more economic screening. When FHR
abnormalities arise, the faster paper speeds will enhance FHR pattern
recognition”. In addition, since a change in paper speed will result in a
change in the appearance of an FHR trace, care must be taken to ensure ALL
monitors in your institution are consistently set at the same speed or speeds.