Service manual

Revision 2/18/05 1 - 3
Introduction
Safety Summary
DO NOT TURN ON ANY SYSTEM POWER
UNTIL ALL CABLES HAVE BEEN PROPERLY
CONNECTED AND VERIFIED.
THIS SYSTEM IS NOT EXPLOSION PROOF. DO
NOT USE IN THE PRESENCE OF FLAMMABLE
ANESTHETICS.
ALTHOUGH PATIENT CONNECTIONS ARE
ELECTRICALLY ISOLATED, THESE
CONNECTIONS ARE NOT INTENDED FOR
DIRECT CARDIAC CONTACT.
THIS EQUIPMENT IS NOT PROTECTED
AGAINST DEFIBRILLATION. REMOVE THE
PATIENT TO SYSTEM CONNECTION PRIOR
TO DEFIBRILLATION. IF DEFIBRILLATION IS
APPLIED TO THE PATIENT WHILE
CONNECTED TO THE SYSTEM, DAMAGE MAY
OCCUR. TEST SYSTEM LEAKAGE CURRENT
AFTER DEFIBRILLATION.
ALWAYS USE APPROPRIATE BOVIE
PROTECTION DEVICES WITH AMPLIFIERS
FOR CONNECTING ALL RECORDING
ELECTRODES. USE THE LARGEST SURFACE
AREA ELECTRODE POSSIBLE FOR THE
PATIENT GROUND ELECTRODE. AVOID
PROLONGED ACTIVATION OF THE
ELECTROSURGERY UNIT (ESU). AVOID ESU
ACTIVATION IN CLOSE PROXIMITY OF THE
MONITORING ELECTRODES.
DO NOT ALLOW CONDUCTIVE PARTS OF
ELECTRODES AND CONNECTORS TO
CONTACT CONDUCTIVE PARTS OR GROUND.
WHEN MORE THAN ONE MEDICAL DEVICE IS
CONNECTED TO THE PATIENT, LEAKAGE
CURRENTS OF THE DEVICES ARE SUMMED
TOGETHER. USE CAUTION.
PERIODICALLY CHECK THE SYSTEM
GROUND INTEGRITY, THE SYSTEM
LEAKAGE CURRENT AND THE LEAKAGE
CURRENT OF THE AMPLIFIER.
THIS SYSTEM IS FOR USE WITH THE VIASYS
ISOLATION BOX OR THE MEDICAL GRADE
POWER SUPPLY ORIGINALLY SUPPLIED
WITH THE SYSTEM.
THIS EQUIPMENT USES A THREE WIRE
POWER CORD WITH A HOSPITAL GRADE
PLUG (FOR INTERNATIONAL APPLICATIONS,
IEC 60601-1 APPROVED PLUG). THE CHASSIS
IS EARTH GROUNDED. FOR GROUNDING
RELIABILITY, CONNECT THE DEVICE TO A
HOSPITAL GRADE OR HOSPITAL ONLY
RECEPTACLE (FOR INTERNATIONAL
APPLICATIONS, IEC 601-1 APPROVED
RECEPTACLE). INSPECT THE POWER CORD
OFTEN FOR FRAYING OR OTHER DAMAGE.
DO NOT OPERATE THE APPARATUS WITH A
DAMAGED POWER CORD OR PLUG.
IMPROPER GROUNDING IS A SAFETY
HAZARD.
USE ONLY VIASYS-SUPPLIED OR VIASYS-
APPROVED COMPONENTS, ACCESSORIES
AND SOFTWARE ON YOUR SYSTEM. USE OF
NON-APPROVED COMPONENTS,
ACCESSORIES AND SOFTWARE MAY
ADVERSELY AFFECT SYSTEM FUNCTION.