GE Venue 50 User manual

Technical Publication

Venue 50

Basic Service Manual
Direction Number: 5447566-100 English

Rev. 7

All Material Copyright © 2013-2015 by General Electric Company Inc.
All Rights Reserved.

Product Information

This Manual covers the software version of R4.x.x for Venue 50 ultrasound system.

GE
P.O. Box 414, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201 U.S.A.
(Asia, Pacific, Latin America, North America)

GE Ultraschall Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
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Postfach 11 05 60
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TEL: [phone]; FAX: [phone]

Revision history

Revision History

Date

Revision

Rev. 1 2013/02/25 Initial Release.

(YYYY/MM/DD) Reason for change

Rev. 2 2013/10/09 Add FRU replacement procedures and update repair parts

Rev. 3 2013/11/26 Update FRU replacement procedures and repair parts list.

Rev. 4 2014/04/11 Update remote service function.

Rev. 5 2014/05/28 Update the spare part list.

Rev. 6 2014/07/04 Add Power Module Information.

Rev. 7 2015/05/13 Update the spare part list.

list.

List of Effected Pages (LOEP)

Pages Revision Pages Revision

Front Rev. 7 Chapter 6 Rev. 7

Front matter Rev. 7 Chapter 7 Rev. 7

TOC Rev. 7 Chapter 8 Rev. 7

Chapter 1 Rev. 7 Chapter 9 Rev. 7

Chapter 2 Rev. 7 Chapter 10 Rev. 7

Chapter 3 Rev. 7 Index Rev. 7

Chapter 4 Rev. 7 Rear Cover Rev. 7

Chapter 5 Rev. 7

Please verify that you are using the latest revision of this document. Information
pertaining to this document is maintained on MyWorkshop/ePDM (GE electronic Product
Data Management). If you need to know the latest revision, contact your distributor, local
GE Sales Representative or in the USA call the GE Ultrasound Clinical Answer Center at
1 800 682 5327 or 1 262 524 5698.

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Important Precautions

Translation policy

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Damage in Transportation

All packages should be closely examined at time of delivery. If
damage is apparent, write “Damage In Shipment” on ALL copies
of the freight or express bill BEFORE delivery is accepted or
“signed for” by a GE representative or hospital receiving agent.
Whether noted or concealed, damage MUST be reported to the
carrier immediately upon discovery, or in any event, within 14
days after receipt, and the contents and containers held for
inspection by the carrier. A transportation company will not pay a
claim for damage if an inspection is not requested within this 14
day period.

Certified Electrical Contractor Statement - For USA Only

All electrical Installations that are preliminary to positioning of
the equipment at the site prepared for the equipment shall be
performed by licensed electrical contractors. Other connections
between pieces of electrical equipment, calibrations and testing
shall be performed by qualified GE personnel. In performing all
electrical work on these products, GE will use its own specially
trained field engineers. All of GE’s electrical work on these
products will comply with the requirements of the applicable
electrical codes.

The purchaser of GE equipment shall only utilize qualified
personnel (i.e., GE’s field engineers, personnel of third-party
service companies with equivalent training, or licensed
electricians) to perform electrical servicing on the equipment.

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Omission and Errors

If there are any omissions, errors or suggestions for improving
this documentation, contact the GE Global Documentation
Group with specific information listing the system type, manual
title, part number, revision number, page number and
suggestion details.

Mail the

information to:

GE Medical Systems (China) Co., Ltd.
No. 19 Changjiang Road
Wuxi National Hi-Tech Dev. Zone
Jiangsu
P.R.China 214028

GE employees should use TrackWise to report service
documentation issues.

These issues will then be in the internal problem reporting tool
and communicated to the writer.

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Service Safety Considerations

WARNING

DANGER DANGEROUS VOLTAGES, CAPABLE OF CAUSING DEATH,

ARE PRESENT IN THIS EQUIPMENT. USE EXTREME
CAUTION WHEN HANDLING, TESTING AND ADJUSTING.

Use all Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) such as gloves,
safety shoes, safety glasses, and kneeling pad, to reduce the
risk of injury.

For a complete review of all safety requirements, refer to
Chapter 1 in the Service Manual.

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Legal Notes

Trademarks

Copyrights

The contents of this publication may not be copied or duplicated
in any form, in whole or in part, without prior written permission
of GE.

GE may revise this publication from time to time without written
notice.

All products and their name brands are trademarks of their
respective holders.

All Material Copyright © 2013-2014 by
General Electric Company Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Damage in Transportation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - i-11
Certified Electrical Contractor Statement - For USA Only - - - - - - - - - - - i-11
Omission and Errors - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - i-12
Service Safety Considerations - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - i-13
Legal Notes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - i-14
Trademarks - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - i-14
Copyrights - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - i-14

Table of Contents
Chapter 1 — Introduction

Overview

Contents in This Chapter - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-2

Manual Overview

Contents in This Manual - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-3
Typical Users of the Proprietary Service Manual - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-4
Venue 50 models covered by this manual - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-5

Important Conventions

Conventions used in book - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-6
Standard hazard icons - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-8

Product Icons

Label Icon Description - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-10
Labels Locations- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-14

Safety Considerations

Contents in this section - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-15
Introduction - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-15
Human Safety - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-16
Mechanical safety - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-18
Electrical safety - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-20
Battery Safety- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-21

Dangerous Procedure Warnings
Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) Requirements
Returning Probes and Repair Parts
EMC, EMI and ESD

What is EMC? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-26
Compliance - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-26
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) prevention - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-27

Customer Assistance

Contact Information- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-28
Phone Numbers for Customer Assistance - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-29

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System Manufacturer - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-29

Chapter 2 — Site Preparations

Overview

Contents in This Chapter - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-2

General Requirements

Contents in This Section - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-3
Ultrasound system environmental requirements- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-3
Electrical requirements - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-6
EMI limitations - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-8
Probes environmental requirements - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-10

Facility needs

Contents in This Section - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-11
Purchaser responsibilities - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-12
Required facility needs - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-13
Desirable features- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-13
Recommended and Alternate Ultrasound Room Layout - - - - - - - - - - - 2-14
Networking setup requirements - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-16

Environmental Dangers

Patient Environment IEC60601-1 and ANSI AAMI ES60601-1 - - - - - - 2-19

Chapter 3 — System Setup

Overview

Contents in this chapter - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-2

Setup reminders

Average setup time - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-3
Setup warnings- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-3

Receiving and unpacking the equipment

Contents in this section - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-6
Receiving the Venue 50 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-7
Unpacking the Equipment - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-8
Moving into Position - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-21
Packing the Equipment - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-21

Preparing for Setup

Verify customer order - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-22
Physical inspection - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-22
EMI protection - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-22

Completing the setup

Purpose of this section - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-23
Contents in this section - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-23
Mounting the System to Docking Station/Cart - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-24
Connecting probes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-25
Power On / Boot Up - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-28
Power shut down - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-28

System Configuration

System specifications - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-29
Electrical specifications - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-30
Approved peripherals - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-31
Connecting Cables- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-32

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Peripheral/Accessories Connector Panel - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-33
Available probes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-54
Software Options configuration - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-55
Software version check-out - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-55

Paperwork after setup

User’s Manual(s) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-56
Product Locator Installation Card - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-56

Chapter 4 — General Procedures and Functional Checks

Overview

Contents in this chapter - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-2
Equipment required- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-2

General procedures

Overview - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-3
Power ON/Boot Up - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-4
Power shut down - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-7
Adjusting the Display Monitor - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-7

Functional checks

Overview - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-8
Touch Panel- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-9
Monitor Display- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-10
Performance Tests - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-11
Software Configuration Checks - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-24
Peripheral Checks - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-25

Chapter 5 — Components and Functions (Theory)

Overview

Contents in this chapter - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-2

Block Diagram and Theory

Block Diagram of Venue 50 and Docking Station/Cart - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-3

Chapter 6 — Service Adjustments

Overview

Contents in this chapter - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6-2

Monitor Adjustments

Adjust Brightness - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6-3
Adjust Volume - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6-3
Adjust Monitor on Docking Station/Cart- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6-4

Chapter 7 — Troubleshooting

Overview

Contents in this chapter - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7-2

Troubleshooting

Console Troubleshooting Trees - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7-3
Peripheral Troubleshooting Trees- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7-16
Battery Troubleshooting - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7-19

Remote Service

Gateway Installation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7-20
Gateway Running - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7-25
Remote Software Download/Reload - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7-29
Remote Diagnostics - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7-36

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Remote Log - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7-37

Chapter 8 — Replacement Procedures

Overview

Contents in this chapter - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8-2

Warnings and important information

Warnings - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8-3
Returning/shipping probes and repair parts - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8-5

Disassembly/Re-assembly

Warning and Caution - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8-6
Tools needed for servicing Venue 50 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8-7
Docking Station Desk Support Assy - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8-8
Docking Cart Plastic Shelf - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8-9
Docking Cart Printer Shelf - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8-10

Loading Base Image Software

Purpose of this section - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8-13
Data Management - moving all images - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8-13
Recording important settings and parameters - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8-14
Loading the System Software - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8-15

Used Media and Used Parts Disposal

Chapter 9 — Renewal Parts

Overview

Contents in this chapter - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9-2

List of Abbreviations
Renewal Parts Lists

Power Cables- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9-5
Top Assy - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9-7
Middle Cover Assy - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9-8
Bottom Assy- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9-9
Docking Station Assy - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9-11
Docking Cart Assy - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9-13
Accessories and Kits - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9-17
Probe - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9-18
Manuals- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9-19

Chapter 10 — Care and Maintenance

Overview

Periodic maintenance inspections - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10-2
Contents in this chapter - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10-2

Warnings
Why do maintenance

Keeping records - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10-4
Quality assurance - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10-4

Maintenance task schedule

How often should maintenance tasks be performed? - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10-5

Tools required

Standard GE tool kit - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10-7
GE-2 tool kit - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10-9
Special tools, supplies and equipment used for maintenance - - - - - - 10-10

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System maintenance

Preliminary checks - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10-11
Functional checks - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10-12
Physical inspection - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10-14
Optional Diagnostic Checks- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10-14
Probe maintenance - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10-15
Battery Performance Maintenance - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10-17

Electrical safety tests

Overview - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10-18
Safety test overview - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10-20
Leakage current limits - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10-22
Outlet test - wiring arrangement - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10-24
Grounding continuity - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10-25
Chassis leakage current test - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10-26
Probe leakage current test- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10-29

When there's too much leakage current …

AC/DC Fails - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10-32
Enclosure Fails- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10-32
Probe Fails- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10-33
Peripheral Fails - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10-33
Still Fails - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10-33
New Unit - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10-33

Inspection Paperwork

Ultrasound Inspection Forms - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10-34

Index

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Chapter 1

Introduction

This chapter describes important issues related to
safely servicing the ultrasound system and Docking
Station/Cart. The service provider must read and
understand all the information presented here before
installing or servicing the units.

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Contents in This Chapter

• ‘Overview’ on page 1-2

• ‘Manual Overview’ on page 1-3

• ‘Important Conventions’ on page 1-6

• ‘Product Icons’ on page 1-10

• ‘Safety Considerations’ on page 1-15

• ‘Dangerous Procedure Warnings’ on page 1-23

• ‘Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) Requirements’ on page 1-24

• ‘Returning Probes and Repair Parts’ on page 1-25

• ‘EMC, EMI and ESD’ on page 1-26

• ‘Customer Assistance’ on page 1-28

Overview

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This manual provides installation and service information for the
Venue 50 Ultrasound system and Docking Station/Cart. It is
divided in ten chapters as shown below.

Contents in This Manual

The manual is divided into ten chapters.

In the beginning of the manual, before Chapter 1, you will find
the Revision overview, the Important precautions including

Translation policy, Damage in transportation, Certified electrical
contractor statement, Omission & errors, Service safety
considerations and Legal notes, and the Table of Contents
(TOC).

Manual Overview

Manual Overview

An Index has been included after Chapter 10.

Table 1-1: Contents in this manual

Chapter
number

1. ‘Introduction’ Contains a content summary and warnings.

2. ‘Site Preparations’ Contains pre-setup requirements for the Venue 50.

3. ‘System Setup’ Contains setup procedure with procedure

4. ‘General Procedures

5. ‘Components and

6. ‘Service

7. ‘Troubleshooting’ Provides procedures for running diagnostic or

Chapter title Description

checklist.

Contains functional checks that must be performed

and Functional
Checks’

Functions (Theory)’

Adjustments’

as part of the installation, or as required during

servicing and periodic maintenance.

Contains block diagrams and functional

explanations of the electronics.

Contains instructions on how to make any

available adjustments to the Venue 50.

related routines for the Venue 50.

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Table 1-1: Contents in this manual (Continued)

Chapter
number

8. ‘Replacement

9. ‘Renewal Parts’ Contains a complete list of replacement parts for

10. ‘Care and

N/A Index A quick way to the topic you’re looking for.

Chapter title Description

Provides disassembly procedures and reassembly

Procedures’

Maintenance’

procedures for all changeable FRU.

Venue 50.

Provides periodic maintenance procedures for

Venue 50.

Typical Users of the Proprietary Service Manual

• GEHC Service Personnel (setup, maintenance, etc.)

• GEHC Online Center Personnel

• Licensed Hospital’s Service Providers

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Venue 50 models covered by this manual

Table 1-2: Venue 50 Model Designations

Part Number Description

5452256 Venue 50 Console

Manual Overview

5448623

5560851

5561656

Venue 50 Console with film

Venue 50 Korean Console

Venue 50 China Console

NOTE: When not otherwise specified, the contents of this manual

applies to all Venue 50 models.

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Conventions used in book

Important conventions, used in this document, are described
next.

Model designations

This manual covers the Venue 50 Ultrasound systems listed in:

‘Venue 50 models covered by this manual’ on page 1-5.

Icons

Pictures, or icons, are used wherever they will reinforce the
printed message. The icons, labels, and conventions used on
the product and in the service information are described in this
chapter.

Important Conventions

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Safety precaution messages

DANGER

WARNING

CAUTION

Various levels of safety precaution messages may be found on
the equipment and in the service information. The different
levels of concern are identified by a flag word that precedes the
precautionary message. Known or potential hazards to
personnel are labeled in one of three ways:

• DANGER

• WARNING

• CAUTION

Danger is used to indicate the presence of a hazard that will
cause severe personal injury or death if the instructions are
ignored.

Warning is used to indicate the presence of a hazard that can
cause severe personal injury and property damage if
instructions are ignored.

Important Conventions

Caution is used to indicate the presence of a hazard that will or
can cause minor personal injury and property damage if
instructions are ignored. Equipment damage possible.

NOTE: Notes are used to provide important information about an item

or a procedure.

NOTE: Be sure to read the notes; the information contained in a note

can often save you time or effort.

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Standard hazard icons

Important information will always be preceded by either the
exclamation point (!) contained within a triangle, or the symbols
for “Danger”, “Warning” or “Caution”, as seen throughout this
chapter. In addition to text, several different graphical icons
(symbols) may be used to make you aware of specific types of
hazards that could possibly cause harm. Even if a symbol isn’t
used in this manual, it may be included for your reference.

Table 1-3: Standard hazard icons

ELECTRICAL

MECHANICAL

RADIATION

LASER

HEAT

PINCH

NOTE: Even if a symbol isn’t used on the product or in this manual, it

may be included for your reference.

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