Check out Dr. Patrick Georgoff's Youtube video that describes in more detail the basics of managing a ventilator.
Some great resources tagged below:
ARDSnet ventilator protocols:
http://www.ardsnet.org/files/ventilator_protocol_2008-07.pdf
Caring for the COVID pt from JAMA
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2762996