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The first section is General Operation Section. The General Operation panel contains four keys associated with starting or stopping the basic power and alarm aspects of any dialysis treatment. The function of the power key is to turn the machine on and the key must be hold for one second to turn the power off and if blood is sensed, the machine will power down with an audible alarm. The mute key silence an alarm for two minutes or until another alarm occurs. New Tx key will erase the current treatment information and move the summary information to the previous record in the Tx summary screen. Reset key will reset the alarms and if the key is pressed again and hold for one second to set new arterial and venous pressures.