GE Vivid T9, Vivid T8 Service Manual

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VividTM T9/Vivid T8

Basic Service Manual
Direction Number: 5795591-100 English

Rev. 5

All Material Copyright © 2018-2020 by General Electric Company Inc.
All Rights Reserved.

Product Information

This manual is a reference for the Vivid T9/Vivid T8. It applies to all versions of the

203.x.x software for the Vivid T9/Vivid T8 ultrasound system.

GE

Copyright © 2018-2020, General Electric Company.
GE Medical Systems, a General Electric Company, going to
market as GE Healthcare

Manufacturer:

GE Medical Systems (China) Co., Ltd.
No. 19, Changjiang Road
Wuxi National Hi-Tech Dev. Zone
214028 Jiangsu China
TEL: [phone]; FAX: [phone]
www.gehealthcare.com

Revision history

Revision History

DATE

REV

Rev. 1 2018/02/06 Initial Release

Rev. 2 2018/08/15 Update software features

Rev. 3 2018/12/27 Update system figures

Rev. 4 2019/12/24 Update system messages

Rev. 5 2020/05/25 Update to correct document error

(YYYY/MM/DD) REASON FOR CHANGE

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List of Effected Pages (LOEP)

REVISION

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Front matter Rev. 5 Chapter 7 Rev. 5

TOC Rev. 5 Chapter 8 Rev. 5

Chapter 1 Rev. 5 Chapter 9 Rev. 5

Chapter 2 Rev. 5 Chapter 10 Rev. 5

Chapter 3 Rev. 5 Index Rev. 5

Chapter 4 Rev. 5 Rear Cover Rev. 5

Chapter 5 Rev. 5

NUMBER CHAPTER NUMBER

REVISION

NUMBER

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 Healthcare 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 Healthcare 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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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 Healthcare.

GE Healthcare 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 © 2018-2020 by
General Electric Company Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Damage in transportation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - i-15
Certified electrical contractor statement - For USA Only - - - - - - - - - - - - i-15
Omission and errors - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - i-16
Service Safety Considerations - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - i-17
Legal notes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - i-18
Trademarks - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - i-18
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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
Vivid T9/Vivid T8 models covered by this manual- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-5

Important conventions

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

Product icons
Labels locations
Safety considerations

Contents in this section - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-13
Introduction - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-13
Human Safety - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-13
Mechanical safety - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-16
Electrical safety - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-19

Dangerous procedure warnings
Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) requirements
Returning probes and repair parts

Overview - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-23

EMC, EMI and ESD

What is EMC? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-25
CE Compliance - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-25
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) prevention - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-26

Customer assistance

Contact information - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-27
Phone numbers for Customer Assistance - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-28
System manufacturer - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-28

Table of Contents

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Chapter 2 — Site Preparations

Overview

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

General Ultrasound system requirements

Contents in this section - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-3
Ultrasound system environmental requirements- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-3
Electrical requirements - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-6
EMI limitations - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-9
Probes environmental requirements - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-11
Time and manpower requirements - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-11

Facility needs

Contents in this section - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-12
Purchaser responsibilities - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-13
Required facility needs - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-14
Desirable features- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-15
Minimal floor plan suggestion- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-16
Recommended floor plan suggestion - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-17
Suggested floor plan, Ultrasound system, and EchoPAC PC

in same room - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-18

Networking setup requirements - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-18

Environmental Dangers

Patient Vicinity UL60601-1 (USA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-23
Patient Environment IEC60601-1 and ANSI AAMI ES60601-1 - - - - - - 2-24

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

Purpose of this section - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-6
Contents in this section - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-6
Warnings for receiving and unpacking - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-6
The Tilt indicator - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-7
Receiving the Vivid T9/Vivid T8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-7
Unpacking the Vivid T9/Vivid T8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-12
Packing the Equipment - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-16

Packing materials - recycling information
Preparing for setup

Verify customer order - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-18
Physical inspection - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-18
EMI protection - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-18

Completing the setup

Purpose of this section - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-19
Contents in this section - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-19
System specifications - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-19

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Electrical specifications - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-21
Connections on the I/O Rear Panel - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-22
Connecting probes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-23
Powering the system - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-23

System Configuration

Purpose of this section - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-24
Vivid T9/Vivid T8 configuration - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-24

Peripherals Installation

Overview - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-25
Furnished materials - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-26
Peripherals Installation Instructions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-28

Connectivity setup

TCP/IP Screen - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-47
Set the Remote Archive’s Network Information - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-48
Save the New Settings - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-50
Setup connection to a DICOM server - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-51
Export configuration - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-62
Query/Retrieve Setup - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-66
Network Configuration - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-69
LDAP- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-76

Options Setup

Software Option Installation Procedure - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-78

Paperwork after setup

Contents in this Section - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-80
User’s Manual(s) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-80
Product Locator Installation Card - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-81

Chapter 4 — General Procedures and Functional Checks

Overview

Purpose of this chapter - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-2
Contents in this chapter - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-2
Special Equipment required - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-2

General procedures

Overview - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-3
Power ON/Boot Up - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-5
Power off - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-9
LCD Monitor position adjustment - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-10
Logging on to Vivid T9/Vivid T8 as “ADM” - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-11
Removable media - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-12
Archiving and loading presets - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-13
Data Management - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-15
Backup - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-15
Installation and Setup Procedure for Peripherals - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-15
Purpose of the operator manual(s) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-15
Cleaning the Trackball- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-16

Functional checks

Overview - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-18
Contents in this Section - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-18

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Preparation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-18
Basic Controls - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-19
Operator Panel - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-19
Touch panel - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-20
Performance Tests - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-20
2D Mode (B mode) Checks - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-21
M Mode Checks - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-23
Color Mode Checks - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-24
Color 2D - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-24
Color M-Mode - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-24
PW/CW Doppler Mode Checks - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-26
Alternative 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-26
Alternative 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-26
Tissue Velocity Imaging (TVI) Checks- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-29
Basic Measurements- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-30
Probe/Connectors Check- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-31
ECG Check - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-33
Cineloop Check - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-34
Preparation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-34
Adjust the Cineloop controls - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-34
Back End Processor checks - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-35
Operator Panel Test - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-35
Peripheral checks - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-35
Turn OFF Power to Vivid T9/Vivid T8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-35
Mechanical Functions Checks - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-36

Power supply test & adjustments

Power Supply Test Procedure - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-37
Power Supply Adjustment - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-37

Application Turnover Check List

Software Configuration Checks - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-38

Site Log

Chapter 5 — Components and Functions (Theory)

Overview

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

Block Diagram and Theory

General Information - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-3
Top Console- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-3
Block Diagram - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-4

Power Diagram

Overview - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-6
AC Power - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-6

Service Desktop

Overview - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-8

Chapter 6 — Service Adjustments

Overview

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

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LCD Monitor adjustments

Purpose of this section - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6-3
Monitor Adjustments - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6-3

Chapter 7 — Diagnostics/Troubleshooting

Overview

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

Gathering Trouble Data

Overview - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7-3
Collect Vital System Information - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7-3
Collect a Trouble Image with Logs - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7-4

Screen Capture

Capturing a screen with P2 Key - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7-5

Service Desktop

Purpose of this section - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7-10
Disruptive mode - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7-11
Color statuses - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7-12
Licenses - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7-12
Home - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7-14

Common Diagnostics

Remote Access - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7-34

Troubleshooting

Console Troubleshooting Trees - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7-38

Chapter 8 — Replacement Procedures

Overview

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

Warnings and important information

Warnings - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8-3
Returning/shipping probes and repair parts - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8-4

Disassembly/Re-assembly

Warning and Caution - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8-5
Tools needed for servicing Vivid T9/Vivid T8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8-6
Overview of Vivid T9/Vivid T8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8-7
Internal Battery - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8-11
Cleaning the Trackball- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8-14
Cleaning the Air Filter - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8-16

Loading the software

Purpose of this section - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8-18
Customer provided prerequisite - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8-18
Data Management - moving all images - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8-18
Backing up the Patient Archive and System Configurations - - - - - - - - 8-19
Restoring up the Patient Archive and System Configurations - - - - - - - 8-19
Recording important settings and parameters - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8-20
Loading the System Software - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8-21
Software Version check out - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8-28
Option Strings Check - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8-29
Probe Recognition Check - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8-30
Peripheral Device Check - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8-30

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Installation Wizard - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8-32

Chapter 9 — Renewal Parts

Overview

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

List of Abbreviations
Renewal Parts Lists

AC Power Cord - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9-4
Probe - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9-5
Peripheral - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9-7
Manuals- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9-9
CRU List - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9-10

Chapter 10 — Care and Maintenance

Overview

Contents in this chapter - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10-2

Warnings
Why do maintenance

Periodic maintenance inspections - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10-4
Keeping records - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10-4
Quality assurance - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10-5

Maintenance task schedule

How often should maintenance tasks be performed? - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10-6

Tools required

Standard GE tool kit - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10-8
GE-2 tool kit - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10-10
Special tools, supplies and equipment used for maintenance - - - - - - 10-11

System maintenance

Preliminary checks - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10-12
Functional checks - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10-13
Physical inspection - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10-15
Optional Diagnostic Checks- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10-16
Probe maintenance - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10-17

Electrical safety tests

Safety test overview - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10-19
Leakage current limits - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10-21
Outlet test - wiring arrangement - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10-23
Grounding continuity - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10-24
Chassis leakage current test - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10-25
Probe leakage current test- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10-27

When there's too much leakage current …

AC/DC Fails - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10-30
Chassis Fails - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10-30
Probe Fails- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10-31
Peripheral Fails - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10-31
Still Fails - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10-31
New Unit - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10-31
ECG Fails - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10-31

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Inspection Paperwork

Ultrasound Inspection Forms - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10-32

Electrical Safety Tests Log

Index

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Chapter 1

Introduction

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

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Introduction

1-1-1 Contents in this chapter

• 1-1 ‘Overview’ on page 1-2

• 1-2 ‘Manual Overview’ on page 1-3

• 1-3 ‘Important conventions’ on page 1-6

• 1-4 ‘Product icons’ on page 1-10

• 1-5 ‘Labels locations’ on page 1-11

• 1-6 ‘Safety considerations’ on page 1-13

• 1-7 ‘Dangerous procedure warnings’ on page 1-21

• 1-8 ‘Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) requirements’ on page 1-22

• 1-9 ‘Returning probes and repair parts’ on page 1-23

• 1-10 ‘EMC, EMI and ESD’ on page 1-25

• 1-11 ‘Customer assistance’ on page 1-27

1-1 Overview

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