GE Voluson 730Expert User guide

Technical
Publication

Direction 105851
Revision 2

GE Medical Systems
Kretz Ultrasound

GE Medical Systems - Kretztechnik
Voluson® 730Expert (BT´02)
Service Manual

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Copyright© 2002; 2003, 2004 by General Electric Co.

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Important Precautions

• THIS SERVICE MANUAL IS AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH ONLY.

• IF A CUSTOMER’S SERVICE PROVIDER REQUIRES A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN
ENGLISH, IT IS THE CUSTOMER’S RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE
TRANSLATION SERVICES.

WARNING

AVERTISSEMENT

• DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SERVICE THE EQUIPMENT UNLESS THIS SERVICE
MANUAL HAS BEEN CONSULTED AND IS UNDERSTOOD.

• FAILURE TO HEED THIS WARNING MAY RESULT IN INJURY TO THE SERVICE
PROVIDER, OPERATOR OR PATIENT FROM ELECTRIC SHOCK, MECHANICAL
OR OTHER HAZARDS.

• CE MANUEL DE MAINTENANCE N’EST DISPONIBLE QU’EN ANGLAIS.

• SI LE TECHNICIEN DU CLIENT A BESOIN DE CE MANUEL DANS UNE AUTRE
LANGUE QUE L’ANGLAIS, C’EST AU CLIENT QU’IL INCOMBE DE LE FAIRE
TRADUIRE.

• NE PAS TENTER D’INTERVENTION SUR LES ÉQUIPEMENTS TANT QUE LE
MANUEL SERVICE N’A PAS ÉTÉ CONSULTÉ ET COMPRIS.

• LE NON-RESPECT DE CET AVERTISSEMENT PEUT ENTRAÎNER CHEZ LE
TECHNICIEN, L’OPÉRATEUR OU LE PATIENT DES BLESSURES DUES À DES
DANGERS ÉLECTRIQUES, MÉCANIQUES OU AUTRES.

WARNUNG

• DIESES KUNDENDIENST-HANDBUCH EXISTIERT NUR IN ENGLISCHER
SPRACHE.

• FALLS EIN FREMDER KUNDENDIENST EINE ANDERE SPRACHE BENÖTIGT, IST
ES AUFGABE DES KUNDEN FÜR EINE ENTSPRECHENDE ÜBERSETZUNG ZU
SORGEN.

• VERSUCHEN SIE NICHT, DAS GERÄT ZU REPARIEREN, BEVOR DIESES
KUNDENDIENST-HANDBUCH NICHT ZU RATE GEZOGEN UND VERSTANDEN
WURDE.

• WIRD DIESE WARNUNG NICHT BEACHTET, SO KANN ES ZU VERLETZUNGEN
DES KUNDENDIENSTTECHNIKERS, DES BEDIENERS ODER DES PATIENTEN
DURCH ELEKTRISCHE SCHLÄGE, MECHANISCHE ODER SONSTIGE
GEFAHREN KOMMEN.

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• ESTE MANUAL DE SERVICIO SÓLO EXISTE EN INGLÉS.

• SI ALGÚN PROVEEDOR DE SERVICIOS AJENO A GEMS SOLICITA UN IDIOMA
QUE NO SEA EL INGLÉS, ES RESPONSABILIDAD DEL CLIENTE OFRECER UN
SERVICIO DE TRADUCCIÓN.

• NO SE DEBERÁ DAR SERVICIO TÉCNICO AL EQUIPO, SIN HABER

AV I S O

CONSULTADO Y COMPRENDIDO ESTE MANUAL DE SERVICIO.

• LA NO OBSERVANCIA DEL PRESENTE AVISO PUEDE DAR LUGAR A QUE EL
PROVEEDOR DE SERVICIOS, EL OPERADOR O EL PACIENTE SUFRAN
LESIONES PROVOCADAS POR CAUSAS ELÉCTRICAS, MECÁNICAS O DE OTRA
NATURALEZA.

• ESTE MANUAL DE ASSISTÊNCIA TÉCNICA SÓ SE ENCONTRA DISPONÍVEL EM
INGLÊS.

• SE QUALQUER OUTRO SERVIÇO DE ASSISTÊNCIA TÉCNICA, QUE NÃO A
GEMS, SOLICITAR ESTES MANUAIS NOUTRO IDIOMA, É DA
RESPONSABILIDADE DO CLIENTE FORNECER OS SERVIÇOS DE TRADUÇÃO.

ATENÇÃO

• NÃO TENTE REPARAR O EQUIPAMENTO SEM TER CONSULTADO E
COMPREENDIDO ESTE MANUAL DE ASSISTÊNCIA TÉCNICA.

• O NÃO CUMPRIMENTO DESTE AVISO PODE POR EM PERIGO A SEGURANÇA
DO TÉCNICO, OPERADOR OU PACIENTE DEVIDO A‘ CHOQUES ELÉTRICOS,
MECÂNICOS OU OUTROS.

AVVERTENZA

• IL PRESENTE MANUALE DI MANUTENZIONE È DISPONIBILE SOLTANTO IN
INGLESE.

• SE UN ADDETTO ALLA MANUTENZIONE ESTERNO ALLA GEMS RICHIEDE IL
MANUALE IN UNA LINGUA DIVERSA, IL CLIENTE È TENUTO A PROVVEDERE
DIRETTAMENTE ALLA TRADUZIONE.

• SI PROCEDA ALLA MANUTENZIONE DELL’APPARECCHIATURA SOLO DOPO
AVER CONSULTATO IL PRESENTE MANUALE ED AVERNE COMPRESO IL
CONTENUTO.

• NON TENERE CONTO DELLA PRESENTE AVVERTENZA POTREBBE FAR
COMPIERE OPERAZIONI DA CUI DERIVINO LESIONI ALL’ADDETTO ALLA
MANUTENZIONE, ALL’UTILIZZATORE ED AL PAZIENTE PER FOLGORAZIONE
ELETTRICA, PER URTI MECCANICI OD ALTRI RISCHI.

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DAMAGE IN TRANSPORTATION - FOR USA ONLY

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.

OMISSIONS & ERRORS

If there are any omissions, errors or suggestions for improving this documentation, please 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: Service Documentation, 4855 W. Electric Ave (EA-53), Milwaukee, WI 53219.

GE Healthcare employees should use the iTrak System to report all documentation errors or omissions.

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Revision History

Revision Date Reason for change

0 November 04, 2002 Initial Release

1 April 14, 2003 Software Upgrade to Version 2.1.x

2 July 30, 2004 Software Upgrade to Version 2.2.x

List of Effected Pages

Pages Revision Pages Revision Pages Revision

Title Page

Important Precautions
pages i to iv

Rev History/LOEP
pages v to vi

Table of Contents
pages vii to xxii

Chapter 1 - Introduction
page 1-1 to 1-12

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Chapter 2 - Pre-Installation
pages 2-1 to 2-10

Chapter 3 - Installation
pages 3-1 to 3-54

Chapter 4 - Functional Checks
pages 4-1 to 4-44

Chapter 5 - Theory
pages 5-1 to 5-48

Chapter 6 - Service Adjustments
pages 6-1 to 6-6

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Chapter 7 - Diagnostics/Troubleshooting
pages 7-1 to 7-26

Chapter 8 - Replacement Procedures
pages 8-1 to 8-22

Chapter 9 - Replacement Parts
pages 9-1 to 9-34

Chapter 10 - Care & Maintenance
pages 10-1 to 10-26

Index
pages I to IV

Back Cover

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Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1

Introduction

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 1

Purpose of Chapter 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 1

Purpose of Service Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 1

Typical Users of the Basic Service Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 2

Voluson® 730Expert Models Covered by this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 2

Purpose of Operator Manual(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 2

Important Conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 3

Conventions Used in Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 3

Standard Hazard Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 4

Product Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 5

Safety Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 7

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 7

Human Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 7

Mechanical Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 7

Electrical Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 8

Labels Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 8

Dangerous Procedure Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 9

Lockout/Tagout Requirements (For USA Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 9

Returning/Shipping Probes and Repair Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 9

EMC, EMI, and ESD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 10

Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 10

CE Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 10

Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Prevention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 10

Customer Assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 11

Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 11

System Manufacturer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 12

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CHAPTER 2

Pre-Installation

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 1

Purpose of Chapter 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 1

General Console Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 2

Console Environmental Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 2

Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 2

Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 2

Electrical Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 2

Voluson® 730Expert Power Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 2

Inrush Current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 2

Site Circuit Breaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 3

Site Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 3

Unit Power Plug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 3

EMI Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 4

Scan Probe Environmental Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 5

Time and Manpower Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 5

Facility Needs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 6

Purchaser Responsibilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 6

Required Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 6

Desirable Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 7

Minimal Floor Plan Suggestion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 8

Networking Pre-installation Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 9

Purpose of the DICOM Network Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 9

DICOM Option Pre-installation Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 9

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CHAPTER 3

Installation

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 1

The Purpose of Chapter 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 1

Installation Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 1

Average Installation Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 1

Installation Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 2

Brake Pedal Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 2

Operator I/O Panel Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 2

Safety Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 3

Receiving and Unpacking the Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 4

Preparing for Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 6

Verify Customer Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 6

Physical Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 6

System Voltage Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 6

EMI Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 6

Connection of Auxiliary Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 7

SONY Monitor Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 9

Foot Switch Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 10

ECG-preamplifier Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 11

S-VHS Video Recorder Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 12

B/W Video Printer Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 13

Line Printer Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 14

Digital Color Printer (Sony UP-D21MD or UP-D23MD) Connection . . . . . . 3 - 15

Digital Color Printer (Mitsubishi CP770DW) Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 16

Bluetooth Printer Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 17

External USB-Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 18

Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 18

Disconnection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 18

Completing the Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 20

Power On / Boot Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 20

Scanner Power On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 20

Back-end Processor Boot Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 20

Power Off/ Shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 21

Back-end Processor Power Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 21

Scanner Shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 21

Transducer Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 22

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Printer Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 23

Installing Line Printer HP 990cxi or HP 995c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 24

Install the HP printer software/driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 24

Installing Digital Color Printer Sony UP-D21MD or UP-D23MD . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 26

Install the UP-D21MD / UP-D23MD printer software/driver . . . . . . . 3 - 26

Installing Digital Color Printer Mitsubishi CP770DW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 28

Printer Installation manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 29

Adjustment of Printer Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 35

HP 990cxi / HP 995c - Printer Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 36

UP-D21MD / UP-D23MD - Printer Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 37

CP770DW - Printer Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 39

HP 5600 Series - Printer Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 40

Printer Remote Control Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 41

System Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 42

System Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 42

Physical Dimensions of Voluson® 730Expert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 42

Weight without Monitor and Peripherals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 42

Acoustic Noise Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 42

Electrical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 42

System Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 43

How to enter Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 44

How to enter Hospital Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 44

How to change Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 44

How to change Touch Panel Scheme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 44

On-Board Optional Peripherals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 45

External I/O Connection Panel (GES) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 46

External I/O Pin Outs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 47

Video Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 49

Available Probes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 50

Software/Option Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 50

Connectivity Installation Worksheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 51

Network IP Address Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 52

Map Network Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 53

Paperwork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 54

Product Locator Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 54

User Manual(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 54

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Functional Checks

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Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 1

Purpose of Chapter 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 1

Required Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 1

General Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 2

Power On / Boot Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 2

Scanner Power On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 2

Power Off / Shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 3

Scanner Shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 3

System Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 4

Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 4

Touch Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 5

Monitor Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 6

Functional Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 7

2D Mode Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 8

M Mode Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 10

Spectral Doppler Mode Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 11

Color Doppler Mode Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 12

Volume Mode Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 14

Pre-Volume Mode Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 14

Functions after the 3D Acquisition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 16

Sub Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 17

Using Cine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 18

Activating Cine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 18

Cine-Split Function (Multiple Format) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 18

Activating 2D Auto Cine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 18

Spectral Doppler- or M Cine Loop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 18

Activating 3D Rotation Cine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 18

Activating Volume Cine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 18

Activating Auto Cine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 18

Basic Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 19

Distance and Tissue Depth Measurements (2D and M Mode) . . . . 4 - 19

Circumference/Area (using Ellipse or Trace) Measurements . . . . . 4 - 20

Volume Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 20

3D MultiPlane Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 20

Velocity Measurements (Spectral Doppler Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 21

Acceleration Velocity and Velocity Ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 21

Average Velocity (Manual Trace) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 21

Average Velocity (Auto Trace) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 21

Calculations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 22

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OB Calculations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 22

GYN Calculations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 22

Cardiac Calculations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 22

Vascular Calculations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 22

Report Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 22

Probe/Connectors Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 23

Connecting a probe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 23

Activating the probe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 23

Deactivating the probe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 23

Disconnecting the probe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 23

Image Management (Sonoview) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 24

Using the MOD (Magneto-Optical Drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 25

Formatting Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 26

Backup and Restore Database, Preset Configurations and Images . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 28

Save User Settings Only (Application Settings) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 29

Load User Settings Only (Application Settings) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 30

Save Full Backup (Presets, Configurations & Application Settings) . . . . . . 4 - 32

Load Full Backup (Presets, Configurations & Application Settings) . . . . . . . 4 - 34

Delete Full Backup (Presets, Configurations & Application Settings) . . . . . 4 - 37

Archiving Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 38

Software Configuration Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 39

Peripheral Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 40

ECG Check Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 40

Mechanical Function Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 41

Rotation of the Control Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 41

Brakes and Direction Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 41

Power Supply Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 42

Site Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 43

Site Log - System (Service Database) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 43

Site Log - Paper Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 44

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Components and Functions (Theory)

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 1

Purpose of Chapter 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 1

General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 2

Description of Voluson® 730Expert Operating Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 6

B-Mode or 2D-Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 6

M-Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 6

Color Doppler Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 6

Color Flow Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 6

Power Doppler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 6

Pulsed (PW) Doppler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 7

3D Imaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 7

3D Data Collection and Reconstruction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 7

3D Image Presentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 8

3D Rendering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 8

Blockdiagram Voluson® 730Expert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 9

Dataflow Control Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 10

B-Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 10

Special B-Mode Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 11

M-Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 12

D-Mode (Pulsed Wave- and Continuous Wave Doppler) . . . . . . . . 5 - 12

D-Mode Autotrace (draws PC-calculated envelope to D-Spectrum) 5 - 13

CFM-Mode (Color Flow Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 13

3D-Mode (Freezes after 1 volume sweep) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 14

4D-Mode (nonstop volume rendering) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 14

CRI-Mode (Compound Resolution Imaging) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 15

VCI-Mode (Volume Contrast Imaging) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 15

Extern-Video-Mode (display Video from Video-Recorder) . . . . . . . . 5 - 16

Sonoview write mode (store Image to Sonoview) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 16

Description of Software Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 17

Real Time 4D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 17

DICOM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 17

Real Time 4D-Biopsy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 17

VOCAL - Virtual Organ Computer-aided Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 17

Tissue Harmonic Imaging (THI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 18

STIC - Fetal Cardio (Spatio-Temporal Image Correlation) . . . . . . . 5 - 18

CRI - Compound Resolution Imaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 18

Tissue Doppler Imaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 18

VCI - Volume Contrast Imaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 18

Description of Hardware Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 19

CW - Continuous Wave Doppler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 19

ECG Preamplifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 19

Scan/Freeze Foot switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 19

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Main board Chassis GEF Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 20

FrontEnd Processor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 21

FrontEnd - Board Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 22

CPU - Probe Connector Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 22

CPR - Beamformer-Motherboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 22

CPD - Beamformer Sub-board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 23

CRW - (old version: CWD) CW-Doppler Board (Optional) . . . . . . . . 5 - 23

CPZ - Cover Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 23

CPG - MID-Processor Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 23

CPC - Control Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 24

CPF - Doppler + CFM Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 24

CCM - Motor Control Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 24

CPP- Power Supply Secondary Board + Motor Power stage . . . . . . 5 - 25

CPK - Motherboard of GEF-Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 25

BackEnd Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 26

Blockdiagram CPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 27

Back End - Board Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 28

SBC - Single Board Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 28

CPS - DMA-Controller-Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 28

CKV - Video-Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 28

Hard Disk Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 28

CPE - Back Panel I/O-Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 28

CPM - PC-Motherboard card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 28

CPP- Power Supply Secondary Board + Motor Power stage . . . . . . 5 - 29

Internal I/O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 30

Top Console. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 33

Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 34

SONY Monitor (KTZ211212) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 34

ANY Monitor (KTZ212115) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 34

External I/O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 35

Peripherals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 36

General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 36

ECG-preamplifier (MAN6 - optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 36

CD-RW Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 36

Magneto-Optical Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 36

Power Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 37

CPN-Module (Primary Power Module) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 37

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Mechanical Concept and Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 37

Major Functions of CPN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 37

Fuses on Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 38

Fuses inside CPN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 38

Disk Drive Module (GEM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 38

Fuses on CPE-Board for Disk Drive Module (GEM) . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 38

Mechanical Descriptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 39

Physical Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 39

Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 40

Top Console Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 40

Rotation of the Control Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 40

Assembly Drawing GW & GEU & Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 41

Air Flow Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 42

Air Flow Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 42

Air Flow Distribution Overview: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 42

Service Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 43

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 43

Access / Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 43

Service Login . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 43

Auto Tester File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 43

Service Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 44

Export System Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 44

Export Event Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 44

Delete all Patients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 44

Maintenance Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 44

Export System Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 45

Monitor Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 46

Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 47

Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 47

NLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 47

EUM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 47

UIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 47

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Service Adjustments

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 - 1

Purpose of Chapter 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 - 1

Regulatory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 - 1

Monitor Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 - 2

Adjustment of the SONY Monitor (KTZ211212) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 - 2

Adjustment of the ANY Monitor (KTZ212115) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 - 4

Control Console, Transport Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 - 5

Control Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 - 5

Transport Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 - 5

Trackball Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 - 6

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Diagnostics/Troubleshooting

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 1

Purpose of Chapter 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 1

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 1

Collect Vital System Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 2

Check Points Voltages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 3

How to check power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 3

Screen Captures and Logs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 4

Capturing a screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 4

Export Log’s and System Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 4

Export Event Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 4

Export System Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 4

Export System Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 5

How to use the Auto Tester program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 6

Minimum Configuration to Boot/Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 9

Minimum Configuration to Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 10

Troubleshooting Trees and Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 11

System does not Power On / Boot Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 11

Noise disturbs the Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 12

Trackball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 13

System Does Not Power Off / Shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 14

Monitor Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 15

Unable to Record to VCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 16

Printer Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 17

CD-RW Troubleshooting (CD-Rom-Drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 19

MOD Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 19

Network Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 20

No Connection to the Network at All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 20

Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 21

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Replacement Procedures

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 1

Purpose of Chapter 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 1

Returning/Shipping Probes and Repair Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 1

Ultrasound Application Software (UIS) Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 3

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 3

Manpower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 3

Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 3

Preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 3

Software - Update (via Service Page) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 6

User Settings Only (Application Settings) Loading Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 9

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 9

Loading Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 9

Full Backup (Presets, Configurations & Appl. Settings) Loading Procedure . . . . . . 8 - 9

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 9

Loading Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 9

Electronic User Manual (EUM) Upgrade Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 10

Manpower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 10

Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 10

Preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 10

EUM - Upgrade Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 11

Software and Functional Checks after the Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 13

Replacement or Activation of Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 14

Operation for activating Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 14

Operation for installing an Option: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 14

Transfer of Patient Database and Images from System-to-System. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 15

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 15

Transfer of Patient Database and Images via Sonoview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 16

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 16

Manpower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 16

Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 16

Backup all Exams of the “old” system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 16

Restore all Exams (of the “old” system) to the “new” system . . . . . . 8 - 17

Replacement of the Monitor Task Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 20

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Manpower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 20

Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 20

Preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 20

Task Lamp - Removal Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 20

Task Lamp - Installation Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 20

Replacement of the Trackball top fixation ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 21

Manpower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 21

Trackball top fixation ring - Replacement Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 21

Replacement of Digipots, Slider controls and Spring inside those Caps . . . . . . . . 8 - 21

Manpower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 21

Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 21

Cap and/or Spring - Removal Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 21

Cap and/or Spring - Installation Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 21

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Renewal Parts

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 - 1

Purpose of Chapter 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 - 1

List of Abbreviations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 - 2

Parts List Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 - 3

Housing (GW) and additional Console Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 - 4

User Interface (GEU Top Console) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 - 6

Monitor + Monitor Replacement Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 - 8

Disk Drives (GEM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 - 10

Main Power Module (CPN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 - 11

Main Board Module (GEF). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 - 13

FrontEnd (US-Part) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 - 14

BackEnd Processor (PC-Part) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 - 18

Options and Upgrades. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 - 20

Miscellaneous Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 - 21

Optional Peripherals and Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 - 27

Probes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 - 30

2D-Probes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 - 30

Real-Time 4D Volume Probes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 - 32

CW-Pencil Probes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 - 33

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Care & Maintenance

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 - 1

Periodic Maintenance Inspections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 - 1

Purpose of Chapter 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 - 1

Why do Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 - 2

Keeping Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 - 2

Quality Assurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 - 2

Maintenance Task Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 - 2

How often should care & maintenance tasks be performed? . . . . . . . . . . . 10 - 2

Tools Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 - 5

Special Tools, Supplies and Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 - 5

Specific Requirements for Care & Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 - 5

System Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 - 6

Preliminary Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 - 6

Functional Checks (see also Chapter 4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 - 7

System Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 - 7

Peripheral/Option Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 - 8

Input Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 - 8

Mains Cable Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 - 8

Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 - 8

General Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 - 8

Physical Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 - 9

Optional Diagnostic Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 - 10

Probe Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 - 10

Probe Related Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 - 10

Basic Probe Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 - 10

Basic Probe Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 - 10

Using a Phantom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 - 11

Electrical Safety Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 - 11

Safety Test Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 - 11

GEMS Leakage Current Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 - 12

Outlet Test - Wiring Arrangement - USA & Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 - 13

Grounding Continuity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 - 14

Meter Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 - 14

Chassis Leakage Current Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 - 15

Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 - 15

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Generic Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 - 15

Data Sheet for Chassis Source Leakage Current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 - 17

Isolated Patient Lead (Source) Leakage–Lead to Ground . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 - 17

Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 - 17

Generic Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 - 18

Isolated Patient Lead (Source) Leakage–Lead to Lead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 - 18

Isolated Patient Lead (Sink) Leakage-Isolation Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 - 19

Data Sheet for ECG Leakage Current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 - 20

Probe Leakage Current Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 - 21

Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 - 21

Generic Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 - 21

No Meter Probe Adapter Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 - 22

Data Sheet for Transducer Source Leakage Current . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 - 23

When There's Too Much Leakage Current.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 - 24

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Chapter 1
Introduction

Section 1-1
Overview

1-1-1 Purpose of Chapter 1

This chapter describes important issues related to safely servicing the Voluson® 730Expert scanner.
The service provider must read and understand all the information presented in this manual before
installing or servicing a unit.

Table 1-1 Contents in Chapter 1

Section Description Page Number

1-1

1-2

1-3

1-4

1-5

Overview

Important Conventions

Safety Considerations

EMC, EMI, and ESD

Customer Assistance

1-1-2 Purpose of Service Manual

This Service Manual provides installation and service information for the Voluson® 730Expert
Ultrasound Scanning System and contains the following chapters:

1.) Chapter 1 - Introduction: Contains a content summary and warnings.

2.) Chapter 2 - Pre-Installation: Contains pre-installation requirements for the Voluson® 730Expert.

3.) Chapter 3 - Installation: Contains installation procedures.

4.) Chapter 4 - Functional Checks: Contains functional checks that are recommended as part of the

installation, or as required during servicing and periodic maintenance.

5.) Chapter 5 - Components and Functions (Theory): Contains block diagrams and functional

explanations of the electronics.

6.) Chapter 6 - Service Adjustments: Contains instructions on how to make available adjustments to

the Voluson® 730Expert.

7.) Chapter 7 - Diagnostics/Troubleshooting: Provides procedures for running diagnostic or related

routines for the Voluson® 730Expert.

8.) Chapter 8 - Replacement Procedures: Provides disassembly procedures and reassembly

procedures for all changeable Field Replaceable Units (FRU).

9.) Chapter 9 - Renewal Parts: Contains a complete list of field replaceable parts for the Voluson®

730Expert.

10.)Chapter 10 - Care & Maintenance: Provides care & maintenance procedures for the Voluson®

730Expert.

1-1

1-3

1-7

1-10

1-11

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1-1-3 Typical Users of the Basic Service Manual

• Service Personnel (installation, maintenance, etc.).

• Hospital’s Service Personnel

• Contractors (Some parts of Chapter 2 - Pre-Installation)

1-1-4 Voluson® 730Expert Models Covered by this Manual

Table 1-2 Voluson® 730Expert Model Designations

GE Part Number Kretz # Description

H46601N 154655 Voluson® 730Expert Main Body

1-1-5 Purpose of Operator Manual(s)

The Operator Manual(s) should be fully read and understood before operating the Voluson® 730Expert
and also kept near the unit for quick reference.

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Section 1-2
Important Conventions

1-2-1 Conventions Used in Book

Icons

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

Safety Precaution Messages

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 are labeled in one of following ways:

DANGER

DANGER IS USED TO INDICATE THE PRESENCE OF A HAZARD THAT WILL
CAUSE SEVERE PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH IF THE INSTRUCTIONS ARE
IGNORED.

WARNINGWARNING

CAUTION

NOTICE

NOTE: Notes provide important information about an item or a procedure.

WARNING IS USED TO INDICATE THE PRESENCE OF A HAZARD THAT CAN CAUSE
SEVERE PERSONAL INJURY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE IF INSTRUCTIONS ARE
IGNORED.

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
Notice is used when a hazard is present that can cause property damage but has absolutely no

personal injury risk.

Example: Disk drive will crash.

Information contained in a NOTE can often save you time or effort.

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1-2-2 Standard Hazard Icons

Important information will always be preceded by the exclamation point contained
within a triangle, 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 cause harm.

Table 1-3 Standard Hazard Icons

ELECTRICAL MECHANICAL RADIATION

LASER HEAT PINCH

LASER

LIGHT

Other hazard icons make you aware of specific procedures that should be followed.

Table 1-4 Standard Icons Indicating a Special Procedure be Used

AVOID STATIC ELECTRICITY TAG AND LOCK OUT WEAR EYE PROTECTION

TAG

&

LOCKOUT

Date

Signed

EYE

PROTECTION

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1-2-3 Product Icons

The following table describes the purpose and location of safety labels and other important information
provided on the equipment.

Table 1-5 Product Icons

LABEL/SYMBOL PURPOSE/MEANING LOCATION

Identification and Rating Plate

Device Listing/Certification Labels

Type/Class Label

IP Code (IPX 1)
IP Code (IPX 7)

“CAUTION

This unit weighs...

Special care must be used to avoid..."

Manufacturer's name and address

Model and serial numbers

Electrical ratings

Laboratory logo or labels denoting
conformance with industry safety standards
such as UL or IEC.

Used to indicate the degree of safety or protection.

Indicates the degree of protection provided by
the enclosure per IEC 529. IPX 1 and IPX 7
indicates drip proof.

Equipment Type BF (man in the box symbol)
IEC 878-02-03 indicates B Type equipment
having even more electrical isolation than
standard Type B equipment because it is
intended for intimate patient contact.

This precaution is intended to prevent injury
that may result if one person attempt to move
the unit considerable distances or on an incline
due to the weight of the unit.

Rear side of the unit

Monitor rear side

On each probe

Rear side of the unit

Rear side of the monitor

Footswitch
Probes

Probe connectors

Front side of the ECG-preamplifier (MAN)

Rear of Power Supply

"CAUTION" The equilateral triangle is usually
used in combination with other symbols to
advise or warn the user.

ATTENTION - Consult accompanying
documents " is intended to alert the user to
refer to the operator manual or other
instructions when complete information cannot
be provided on the label.

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Table 1-5 Product Icons (Continued)

LABEL/SYMBOL PURPOSE/MEANING LOCATION

"CAUTION - Dangerous voltage" (the lightning
flash with arrowhead in equilateral triangle) is
used to indicate electric shock hazards.

Rear side of Monitor

"Mains OFF" Indicates the power off position of
the mains power switch.

"OFF/Standby" Indicates the power off/
standby position of the power switch.

CAUTION
This Power Switch DOES NOT ISOLATE
Mains Supply

"Mains ON" Indicates the power on position of
the mains power switch.

ON switch of the isolation transformer for
auxiliary devices.

Rear of system at mains switch (F1)

Adjacent to On-Off/Standby switch left below the
Control panel.

Rear of system at mains switch (F1)

Rear of system at the switch for auxiliary devices (F2)

OFF switch of the isolation transformer for
auxiliary devices.

"Protective Earth" Indicates the protective
earth (grounding) terminal.

"Equipotentiality" Indicates the terminal to be
used for connecting equipotential conductors
when interconnecting (grounding) with other
equipment.

Rear of system at the switch for auxiliary devices (F2)

Internal, Rear side of Power Supply

Rear side of Power Supply

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Section 1-3
Safety Considerations

1-3-1 Introduction

The following safety precautions must be observed during all phases of operation, service and repair of
this equipment. Failure to comply with these precautions or with specific warnings elsewhere in this
manual, violates safety standards of design, manufacture and intended use of the equipment.

1-3-2 Human Safety

Operating personnel must not remove the system covers.
Servicing should be performed by authorized personnel only.
Only personnel who have participated in a Voluson® 730Expert Training are authorized to service the
equipment.

1-3-3 Mechanical Safety

WARNINGWARNING

WARNINGWARNING

WARNINGWARNING

CAUTION

CAUTION

WHEN THE UNIT IS RAISED FOR A REPAIR OR MOVED ALONG ANY INCLINE, USE
EXTREME CAUTION SINCE IT MAY BECOME UNSTABLE AND TIP OVER.

ULTRASOUND PROBES ARE HIGHLY SENSITIVE MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS THAT
CAN EASILY BE DAMAGED BY IMPROPER HANDLING. USE CARE WHEN
HANDLING AND PROTECT FROM DAMAGE WHEN NOT IN USE. DO NOT USE A
DAMAGED OR DEFECTIVE PROBE. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE PRECAUTIONS
CAN RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY AND EQUIPMENT DAMAGE.

NEVER USE A PROBE THAT HAS FALLEN TO THE FLOOR. EVEN IF IT LOOKS OK,
IT MAY BE DAMAGED.

Always lower and center the Operator I/O Panel before moving the scanner.

The Voluson® 730Expert weighs 136 kg or more, depending on installed peripherals, (300
lbs., or more) when ready for use. Care must be used when moving it or replacing its parts.
Failure to follow the precautions listed could result in injury, uncontrolled motion and costly
damage.

ALWAYS:
Be sure the pathway is clear.
Use slow, careful motions.
Use two people when moving on inclines or lifting more than 16 kg (35 lbs).

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1-3-3 Mechanical Safety (cont’d)

NOTE: Special care should be taken when transporting the unit in a vehicle:

• Secure the unit in an upright position.

• Lock the wheels (brake)

• DO NOT use the Control Panel as an anchor point.

• Place the probes in their carrying case.

• Eject any Magneto Optical disk or CD from their drive.

CAUTION

Keep the heat venting holes on the monitor unobstructed to avoid overheating of the
monitor.

1-3-4 Electrical Safety

To minimize shock hazard, the equipment chassis must be connected to an electrical ground. The
system is equipped with a three-conductor AC power cable. This must be plugged into an approved
electrical outlet with safety ground. If an extension cord is used with the system, make sure that the total
current rating of the system does not exceed the extension cord rating.

The power outlet used for this equipment should not be shared with other types of equipment.

Both the system power cable and the power connector meet international electrical standards.

1-3-5 Labels Locations

12

3

456

7

Figure 1-1 Labeling

1.) Caution Label

2.) CE-Label

3.) VDE-Label

4.) UL-Label

5.) Identification plate

6.) CW-Doppler (only if the CW-Doppler option is installed)

7.) Homologation label (for Japan only)

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1-3-6 Dangerous Procedure Warnings

Warnings, such as the examples below, precede potentially dangerous procedures throughout this
manual. Instructions contained in the warnings must be followed.

DANGER

DANGEROUS VOLTAGES, CAPABLE OF CAUSING DEATH, ARE PRESENT
IN THIS EQUIPMENT. USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN HANDLING, TESTING
AND ADJUSTING.

WARNINGWARNING

WARNINGWARNING

EXPLOSION WARNING

DO NOT OPERATE THE EQUIPMENT IN AN EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERE.
OPERATION OF ANY ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT IN SUCH AN ENVIRONMENT
CONSTITUTES A DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD.

DO NOT SUBSTITUTE PARTS OR MODIFY EQUIPMENT

BECAUSE OF THE DANGER OF INTRODUCING ADDITIONAL HAZARDS, DO NOT
INSTALL SUBSTITUTE PARTS OR PERFORM ANY UNAUTHORIZED MODIFICATION
OF THE EQUIPMENT.

1-3-7 Lockout/Tagout Requirements (For USA Only)

Follow OSHA Lockout/Tagout requirements by ensuring you are in total control of the electrical Mains
plug.

1-3-8 Returning/Shipping Probes and Repair Parts

Equipment being returned must be clean and free of blood and other infectious substances.

GEMS policy states that body fluids must be properly removed from any part or equipment prior to
shipment. GEMS employees, as well as customers, are responsible for ensuring that parts/equipment
have been properly decontaminated prior to shipment. Under no circumstance should a part or
equipment with visible body fluids be taken or shipped from a clinic or site (for example, body coils or
and ultrasound probe).

The purpose of the regulation is to protect employees in the transportation industry, as well as the
people who will receive or open this package.

NOTE: The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has ruled that “items what were saturated and/or dripping

with human blood that are now caked with dried blood; or which were used or intended for use in patient
care” are “regulated medical waste” for transportation purpose and must be transported as a hazardous
material.

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Section 1-4
EMC, EMI, and ESD

1-4-1 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)

Electromagnetic compatibility describes a level of performance of a device within its electromagnetic
environment. This environment consists of the device itself and its surroundings including other
equipment, power sources and persons with which the device must interface. Inadequate compatibility
results when a susceptible device fails to perform as intended due interference from its environment or
when the device produces unacceptable levels of emission to its environment. This interference is often
referred to as radio–frequency or electromagnetic interference (RFI/EMI) and can be radiated through
space or conducted over interconnecting power of signal cables. In addition to electromagnetic energy,
EMC also includes possible effects from electrical fields, magnetic fields, electrostatic discharge and
disturbances in the electrical power supply.

For applicable standards refer to Chapter 2 in the Basic User Manual.

1-4-2 CE Compliance

The Voluson® 730Expert unit conforms to all applicable conducted and radiated emission limits and to
immunity from electrostatic discharge, radiated and conducted RF fields, magnetic fields and power line
transient requirements.

NOTE: For CE Compliance, it is critical that all covers, screws, shielding, gaskets, mesh, clamps, are in

good condition, installed tightly without skew or stress. Proper installation following all
comments noted in this service manual is required in order to achieve full EMC performance.

1-4-3 Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Prevention

WARNINGWARNING

DO NOT TOUCH ANY BOARDS WITH INTEGRATED CIRCUITS PRIOR TO TAKING
THE NECESSARY ESD PRECAUTIONS:

1.ALWAYS CONNECT YOURSELF, VIA AN ARM-WRIST STRAP, TO THE
EQUIPOTENTIALITY CONNECTION POINT LOCATED ON THE REAR OF THE
SCANNER (TO THE RIGHT OF THE POWER CONNECTOR).

2.FOLLOW GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR HANDLING OF ELECTROSTATIC
SENSITIVE EQUIPMENT.

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Section 1-5
Customer Assistance

1-5-1 Contact Information

If this equipment does not work as indicated in this service manual or in the Basic User Manual, or if
you require additional assistance, please contact the local distributor or appropriate support resource,
as listed below.

NOTE: Prepare vital system information (see: Section 7-2 on page 7-2) before you call:

• System Type

• System Serial number (also visible on back of the system)

• Application Software version

• Backup version

• additional information about installed software

Table 1-6 Phone Numbers for Customer Assistance

Location Phone Number

USA/ Canada

GE Medical Systems

Ultrasound Service Engineering

4855 W. Electric Avenue

Milwaukee, WI 53219

Customer Answer Center

Latin America

GE Medical Systems

Ultrasound Service Engineering

4855 W. Electric Avenue

Milwaukee, WI 53219

Customer Answer Center

Europe

GE Medical Systems Kretztechnik GmbH & Co OHG

Service Department - Ultrasound

Tiefenbach 15

A-4871 Zipf

Austria

1-800–437–1171

1-800-682-5327

1-262-524-5698

Fax: [phone]

1-262-524-5300

1-262-524-5698

Fax: [phone]

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Customer Answer Center

Asia

GE Ultrasound Asia

Service Department - Ultrasound

298 Tiong Bahru Road #15-01/06

Central Plaza

Singapore 169730

Tel: [phone]

Tel: [phone]

[phone]

Fax: [phone]

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1-5-2 System Manufacturer

Table 1-7 System Manufacturer

Manufacturer Telephone FAX

GE Medical Systems

Kretztechnik GmbH & Co OHG

Tiefenbach 15

A-4871 Zipf

Austria

[phone] [phone]

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Chapter 2
Pre-Installation

Section 2-1
Overview

2-1-1 Purpose of Chapter 2

This chapter provides the information required to plan and prepare for the installation of a Voluson®
730Expert. Included are descriptions of the facility and electrical needs to be met by the purchaser of
the unit.

Table 2-1 Contents in Chapter 2

Section Description Page Number

2-1

2-2

2-3

Overview

General Console Requirements

Facility Needs

2-1

2-2

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Section 2-2
General Console Requirements

2-2-1 Console Environmental Requirements

Table 2-2 Environmental Requirements

Operating

Temperature

10 to 40oC

(50 to 104

o

F)

Operating

Humidity

30 to 80% rH

non-condensing

Heat Dissipation

3446 BTU pr hour

Storage

Temperature

-10 to 40

(14 to 104

o

C

o

F)

Storage Humidity

< 90% rH non-

condensing

2-2-1-1 Cooling

The cooling requirement for the Voluson® 730Expert is 3446 BTU/hr. This figure does not include
cooling needed for lights, people, or other equipment in the room. Each person in the room places an
additional 300 BTU/hr. demand on the cooling system.

2-2-1-2 Lighting

Bright light is needed for system installation, updates and repairs. However, operator and patient
comfort may be optimized if the room light is subdued and indirect. Therefore a combination lighting
system (dim/bright) is recommended. Keep in mind that lighting controls and dimmers can be a source
of EMI which could degrade image quality. These controls should be selected to minimize possible
interference.

2-2-2 Electrical Requirements

NOTE: GE Medical Systems requires a dedicated power and ground for the proper operation of its Ultrasound

equipment. This dedicated power shall originate at the last distribution panel before the system. The
dedicated line shall consist of one phase, a neutral (not shared with any other circuit), and a full size
ground wire from the distribution panel to the Ultrasound outlet. Please note that image artifacts can
occur, if at any time within the facility, the ground from the main facility's incoming power source to the
Ultrasound unit is only a conduit.

2-2-2-1 Voluson® 730Expert Power Requirements

Table 2-3 Electrical Specifications for Voluson® 730Expert

Voltage Tolerances Current Frequency

100 VAC ±10% 10.10 A 50, 60 Hz (±2%)

115 VAC ±10% 8.80 A 50, 60 Hz (±2%)

130 VAC ±10% 7.80 A 50, 60 Hz (±2%)

230 VAC ±10% 4.40 A 50, 60 Hz (±2%)

240 VAC ±10% 4.20 A 50, 60 Hz (±2%)

2-2-2-2 Inrush Current

Inrush current is not a factor to consider due to the inrush current limiting properties of the power
supplies.

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2-2-2-3 Site Circuit Breaker

It is recommended that the branch circuit breaker for the machine be readily accessible.

CAUTION

POWER OUTAGE MAY OCCUR.
The Voluson® 730Expert requires a dedicated single branch circuit. To avoid circuit overload

and possible loss of critical care equipment, make sure you DO NOT have any other equipment
operating on the same circuit.

2-2-2-4 Site Power Outlets

A dedicated AC power outlet must be within reach of the unit without extension cords. Other adequate
outlets for the external peripherals, medical and test equipment needed to support this unit must also
be present within 1 m (3.2 ft.) of the unit. Electrical installation must meet all current local, state, and
national electrical codes.

2-2-2-5 Unit Power Plug

If the unit arrives without a power plug, or with the wrong plug, you must contact your GE dealer or the
installation engineer must supply what is locally required.

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2-2-3 EMI Limitations

Ultrasound machines are susceptible to Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) from radio frequencies,
magnetic fields, and transients in the air or wiring. Ultrasound machines also generate EMI. The
Voluson® 730Expert complies with limits as stated on the EMC label. However, there is no guarantee
that interference will not occur in a particular installation.

Possible EMI sources should be identified before the unit is installed.

Electrical and electronic equipment may produce EMI unintentionally as the result of a defect.
These sources include:

• medical lasers,

• scanners,

• cauterizing guns,

• computers,

•monitors,

•fans,

• gel warmers,

• microwave ovens,

• light dimmers

• portable phones.

The presence of a broadcast station or broadcast van may also cause interference.

see Ta bl e 2 -4 for EMI Prevention tips

Table 2-4 EMI Prevention/Abatement

EMI Rule Details

Be aware of RF sources

Ground the unit

Replace all screws, RF
gaskets, covers, cores

Replace broken RF gaskets

Do not place labels where
RF gaskets touch metal

Use GE specified harnesses
and peripherals

Take care with cellular
phones

Keep the unit at least 5 meters or 15 feet away from other EMI sources. Special shielding may be
required to eliminate interference problems caused by high frequency, high powered radio or video
broadcast signals.

Poor grounding is the most likely reason a unit will have noisy images. Check grounding of the
power cord and power outlet.

After you finish repairing or updating the system, replace all covers and tighten all screws. Any
cable with an external connection requires a magnet wrap at each end. Install the shield over the
front of card cage. Loose or missing covers or RF gaskets allow radio frequencies to interfere with
the ultrasound signals.

If more than 20% or a pair of the fingers on an RF gasket are broken, replace the gasket. Do not
turn on the unit until any loose metallic part is removed.

Never place a label where RF gaskets meet the unit. Otherwise, the gap created will permit RF
leakage. Or, if a label has been found in such a position, move the label.

The interconnect cables are grounded and require ferrite beads and other shielding. Also, cable
length, material, and routing are all important; do not change from what is specified.

Cellular phones may transmit a 5 V/m signal; that could cause image artifacts.

Properly dress peripheral
cables

Do not allow cables to lie across the top of the card cage or hang out of the peripheral bays. Loop
the excess length for peripheral cables inside the peripheral bays. Attach the monitor cables to the
frame.

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2-2-4 Scan Probe Environmental Requirements

Operation: Ambient temperature 18° to 30° C

Storage: -10° to 50° C

NOTE: Temperature in degrees C. Conversion to degrees F = °C (9/5) + 32).

NOTICE

SYSTEMS AND ELECTRONIC PROBES ARE DESIGNED FOR STORAGE TEMPERATURES OF

-10 TO + 50 degrees C. WHEN EXPOSED TO LARGE TEMPERATURE VARIATIONS, THE
PRODUCT SHOULD BE KEPT IN ROOM TEMPERATURE FOR 10 HOURS BEFORE USE.

2-2-5 Time and Manpower Requirements

Site preparation takes time. Begin Pre-installation checks as soon as possible. If possible, allow six
weeks before delivery, for enough time to make necessary changes.

CAUTION

Have two people available to deliver and unpack the Voluson® 730Expert.
Attempts to move the unit considerable distances or on an incline by one person could result
in injury or damage or both.

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Section 2-3
Facility Needs

2-3-1 Purchaser Responsibilities

The work and materials needed to prepare the site is the responsibility of the purchaser. Delay,
confusion, and waste of manpower can be avoided by completing pre installation work before delivery.
Use the Pre installation checklist to verify that all needed steps have been taken. Purchaser
responsibility includes:

• Procuring the materials required.

• Completing the preparations before delivery of the ultrasound system.

• Paying the costs for any alterations and modifications not specifically provided in the sales contract.

NOTE: All electrical installations that are preliminary to the positioning of the equipment at the site prepared for

the equipment must be performed by licensed electrical contractors. Other connections between pieces
of electrical equipment, calibrations, and testing must also be performed by qualified personnel. The
products involved (and the accompanying electrical installations) are highly sophisticated and special
engineering competence is required. All electrical work on these products must comply with the
requirements of applicable electrical codes. The purchaser of GE equipment must only utilize qualified
personnel to perform electrical servicing on the equipment.

The desire to use a non–listed or customer provided product or to place an approved product further
from the system than the interface kit allows presents challenges to the installation team. To avoid
delays during installation, such variances should be made known to the individuals or group performing
the installation at the earliest possible date (preferably prior to the purchase).

The ultrasound suite must be clean prior to delivery of the machine. Carpet is not recommended
because it collects dust and creates static. Potential sources of EMI (electromagnetic interference)
should also be investigated before delivery. Dirt, static, and EMI can negatively impact system reliability.

2-3-2 Required Features

NOTE: GE Medical Systems requires a dedicated power and ground for the proper operation of its Ultrasound

equipment. This dedicated power shall originate at the last distribution panel before the system. The
dedicated line shall consist of one phase, a neutral (not shared with any other circuit), and a full size
ground wire from the distribution panel to the Ultrasound outlet. Please note that image artifacts can
occur, if at any time within the facility, the ground from the main facility's incoming power source to the
Ultrasound unit is only a conduit.

• Door opening is at least 76 cm (30 in) wide.

• Proposed location for unit is at least 0.3 m (1 ft.) from the wall for cooling

• Power outlet and place for any external peripheral are within 2 m (6.5 ft) of each other with
peripheral within 1 m of the unit to connect cables.

NOTE: The Voluson® 730Expert has four outlets inside the unit. One is for the monitor and three for on board

peripherals.

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2-3-3 Desirable Features

• Door is at least 90 cm (3 ft.) wide

• Circuit breaker for dedicated power outlet is easily accessible

• Sink with hot and cold water

• Receptacle for bio–hazardous waste, like used probe sheaths

• Emergency oxygen supply

• Storage for linens and equipment

• Nearby waiting room, lavatory, and dressing room

• Dual level lighting (bright and dim)

• Lockable cabinet ordered by GE for its software and proprietary manuals

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2-3-4 Minimal Floor Plan Suggestion

Figure 2-1 Minimal Floor Plan

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2-3-5 Networking Pre-installation Requirements

2-3-5-1 Purpose of the DICOM Network Function

DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine) services provide the operator with clinically
useful features for moving images and patient information over a hospital network.
Examples of DICOM services include the transfer of images to workstations for viewing or transferring
images to remote printers. As an added benefit, transferring images in this manner frees up the on­board monitor and peripherals, enabling viewing to be done while scanning continues.
With DICOM, images can be archived, stored, and retrieved faster, easier, and at a lower cost.

2-3-5-2 DICOM Option Pre-installation Requirements

To configure the Voluson® 730Expert to work with other network connections, the site’s network
administrator must provide some necessary information.

Information must include:

• A Station name, AE Title, IP address and Net Mask for the Voluson® 730Expert.

• The IP addresses for the default gateway and other routers at the site for ROUTING
INFORMATION. Only if necessary (e.g. for Internet access).

Installation see: Section 3-10 "Network IP Address Configuration" on page 3-52.

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Chapter 3
Installation

Section 3-1
Overview

3-1-1 The Purpose of Chapter 3

This chapter contains information needed to install the unit. Included are procedures to receive, unpack
and configure the equipment.

Table 3-1 Contents in Chapter 3

Section Description Page Number

3-1

3-2

3-3

3-4

3-5

3-6

3-7

3-8

3-9

3-10

3-11

Overview

Installation Reminders

Receiving and Unpacking the Equipment

Preparing for Installation

Connection of Auxiliary Devices

Completing the Installation

Printer Installation

System Configuration

Connectivity Installation Worksheet

Network IP Address Configuration

Paperwork

Section 3-2
Installation Reminders

3-2-1 Average Installation Time

3-1

3-1

3-4

3-6

3-7

3-20

3-23

3-42

3-51

3-52

3-54

Table 3-2 Average Installation Time

Description Average Installation Time Comments

Unpacking the scanner 0.5 hours

Scanner /options / printers 0.5 to 1.5 hours Dependant on the required configuration

DICOM Option 0.5 - 1.5 hours Dependant on the configuration amount

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3-2-2 Installation Warnings

1.) Since the Voluson® 730Expert weighs approximately 136 kg (300 lb.) without options, preferably
two people should unpack it. Two people are also preferable for installing any additional items in
excess of 35 pounds (e.g., Monitor).

2.) There are no operator serviceable components. To prevent shock, do not remove any covers or

panels. Should problems or malfunctions occur, unplug the power cord. Only qualified service
personnel should carry out servicing and troubleshooting.

3.) After being transported, the unit may be very cold or hot. If this is the case, allow the unit to

acclimate before you turn it on. It requires one hour for each 2.5°C increment it's temperature is
below 10°C or above 40°C.

CAUTION

Equipment damage possibility. Turning the system on without acclimation after arriving at site
may cause the system to be damaged.

Table 3-3 Acclimation Time

60 55 50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 -5 -10 -15 -20 -25 -30 -35 -40

°C

140 131 122 113 104 96 86 77 68 59 50 41 32 23 14 5 -4 -13 -22 -31 -40

°F

864200000002468101214161820

hrs

When pulling, moving or lifting the system,
grasp it only at the rear handle of the trolley and
the handle underneath the foot rest.

WARNING

WARNING

Do NOT pull or lift the system with the front handle
of the user interface (operator panel).

Figure 3-1 pulling, moving or lifting the system

3-2-2-1 Brake Pedal Operation

WARNINGWARNING

REMEMBER: If the front wheels are engaged for transportation, pressing the release
brake pedals (brakes on front wheels under the foot rest) once disengages the lock.

3-2-2-2 Operator I/O Panel Position

If weight is placed on the Operator I/O Panel in it’s extended position the console could tip over.

WARNINGWARNING

The system should NOT be moved with the Operator I/O Panel extended.
Move the Operator I/O Panel to it’s centered and locked position.

WARNINGWARNING

Monitor mounting mechanism may break if not properly supported (e.g., with packing
foam) during transportation even inside the hospital.

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3-2-3 Safety Reminders

DANGER

CAUTION

CAUTION

CAUTION

CAUTION

CAUTION

CAUTION

CAUTION

WHEN USING ANY TEST INSTRUMENT THAT IS CAPABLE OF OPENING THE
AC GROUND LINE (I.E., METER’S GROUND SWITCH IS OPEN), DON’T TOUCH
THE UNIT!

Two people should unpack the unit because of its weight. Two people are required whenever
a part weighing 16kg (35 lb.) or more must be lifted.

If the unit is very cold or hot, do not turn on its power until it has had a chance to acclimate
to its operating environment.

To prevent electrical shock, connect the unit to a properly grounded power outlet. Do not use
a three to two prong adapter. This defeats safety grounding.

Do NOT wear the ESD wrist strap when you work on live circuits and more than 30 V peak is
present.

Do not use a 20 Amp to 15 Amp adapter on the 120 Vac unit’s power cord.
This unit requires a dedicated 16 A circuit.

Do not operate this unit unless all board covers and frame panels are securely in place.
System performance and cooling require this.

OPERATOR MANUAL(S)
The User Manual(s) should be fully read and understood before operating the Voluson®
730Expert and kept near the unit for quick reference.

CAUTION

ACOUSTIC OUTPUT HAZARD
Although the ultrasound energy transmitted from the Voluson® 730Expert probe is within
FDA limits, avoid unnecessary exposure. Ultrasound energy can produce heat and
mechanical damage.

Figure 3-2 Environmental Labels

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Section 3-3
Receiving and Unpacking the Equipment

CAUTION

NOTICE

Transport only with forklift or stracker truck.
During transport pay attention to the point of gravity (“tilt and drop” indicator)!

Have two people available to unpack the Voluson® 730Expert.
Attempts to move the unit considerable distances or on an incline by one person could result
in injury or damage or both.

The envelope with delivery address, packing list and
invoice is located on the front panel of the crate.

Check whether delivery is complete (according to
packing list) and check visual damage!

Figure 3-3 envelope at front panel of the crate

The device must only be transported in the original packaging!

Unpack the devices such a way that packaging can be reused.

A drill with size 20 torx bit and/or a Philips 2 screwdriver will be needed to open the crate.

Table 3-4 Unpacking Procedure

Step Task

1.

Loosen the screws and remove top panel from crate; top panel is used for the ramp.

tilt and drop
indicator

center

of

gravity

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Table 3-4 Unpacking Procedure

Step Task

2.

Open front panel by removing the screws from the side panels. Remove probes and accessories from the wooden box.

probes and accessories

screws

3.

4.

Caution: Two people are needed in the next step due to the weight of the equipment.

5.

Loosen all screws to remove the wooden rack for accessories as well as the left, right and back panel.

wooden rack
for accessories

Carefully remove foam packing material and plastic bag from the ultrasound unit and monitor.

Disengage the brakes and slowly move unit down the ramp (top panel).

screws

packing

Note: Packing crate and material should be stored for future use.

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brakes

Brakes

top panel

is used for ramp

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Section 3-4
Preparing for Installation

3-4-1 Verify Customer Order

Compare items received by the customer to that which is listed on the delivery order.
Report any items that are missing, back ordered or damaged.

3-4-2 Physical Inspection

3-4-2-1 System Voltage Settings

Verify that the scanner is set to the correct voltage. The Voltage settings for the Voluson® 730Expert
Scanner is found on the identification plate, on the rear of the system.

WARNINGWARNING

CONNECTING A Voluson® 730Expert SCANNER TO THE WRONG VOLTAGE LEVEL
WILL MOST LIKELY DESTROY THE SCANNER.

3-4-3 EMI Protection

This unit has been designed to minimize the effects of Electo-Magnetic Interference (EMI). Many of the
covers, shields, and screws are provided primarily to protect the system from image artifacts caused by
this interference. For this reason, it is imperative that all covers and hardware are installed and secured
before the unit is put into operation.

Figure 3-4 Identification Plate

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Section 3-5
Connection of Auxiliary Devices

NOTE: Normally the auxiliary devices and peripherals come already installed with the system.

Figure 3-5 Connection of Peripherals

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Section 3-5 Connection of Auxiliary Devices (cont’d)

1.) Remove rear cover plate. see Figure 3-6.

2.) Carefully remove plastic caps using a knife and loosen screws and washers.

3.) When the cover is loose on top, pull the rear cover out and move upwards.

plastic caps; screws and washers

Figure 3-6 Remove rear cover plate

4.) Disconnect the GND ground-cable from the back of the rear cover plate.

GND ground cable

Figure 3-7 GND ground-cable

5.) Connect all Peripherals.

6.) Connect the GND ground-cable at the rear cover plate.

7.) Mount rear cover plate, reattach screw and washers and pug-in the caps.

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3-5-1 SONY Monitor Connection

NOTE: The monitor comes already installed with the system. Please verify the correct connection.

1.) Connect all the Monitor cables a shown in Figure 3-8.

2.) Mount connector protection at the monitor cables.

3.) Activate the power switch on the rear side of the monitor.

NOTE: The switch of the monitor has to be in ON position before starting the system.

Leave monitor power switch always ON.

Connector protection

Power switch of the monitor

Figure 3-8 Monitor Connection Scheme

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3-5-2 Foot Switch Connection

NOTE: To adjust the Foot Switch, refer to the Voluson® 730Expert Basic User Manual,

Chapter 17.3.3, System Setup - Peripherals.

Figure 3-9 Foot Switch Connection Scheme

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3-5-3 ECG-preamplifier Connection

Figure 3-10 ECG Connection Scheme

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3-5-4 S-VHS Video Recorder Connection

Figure 3-11 Video Recorder Connection Scheme

Set DIP Switches on back of the VCR as shown:

Switch 1: OFF-Audio is muted during fast playback

Switch 2: OFF-FF/REW mode is used during searches.

Switch 3: ON-VCR counter is reset upon cassette ejection.

Switch 4: OFF-The VCR can be controlled by the system.

Switch 5+6: ON-The Baud rate is set to 19200 bit/sec

(must be the same as Voluson® 730Expert)

Figure 3-12 DIP Switches

NOTICE

Please use the proper connection set and remote cable.
see: "Section 9-12 Optional Peripherals and Accessories (cont’d)" on page 9-28.

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3-5-5 B/W Video Printer Connection

NOTICE

Figure 3-13 B/W Video Printer Connection Scheme

Please use the proper connection set and remote cable.
see: Section 9-12 "Optional Peripherals and Accessories" on page 9-27.

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3-5-6 Line Printer Connection

Figure 3-14 Line Printer Connection Scheme

CAUTION

Please observe that the Line Printer (HP 990cxi or HP 995c) has to be located outside of the
patient environment (acc. IEC 60601-1 / UL 2601-1).

NOTICE

The switch of the printer has to be in ON position before starting the system.
Leave printer switch always in the ON position.

NOTICE

Please use the proper connection set.
see: Section 9-12 "Optional Peripherals and Accessories" on page 9-27.

NOTE: For further installation instructions see:

Section 3-7-1 "Installing Line Printer HP 990cxi or HP 995c" on page 3-24.

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3-5-7 Digital Color Printer (Sony UP-D21MD or UP-D23MD) Connection

Figure 3-15 Digital Color Printer (Sony UP-D21MD or UP-D23MD) Connection Scheme

CAUTION

CAUTION

Pay attention to lateral distances. See Instruction Manual of the printer !!!

The Printer Supply Voltage must be the same as the Output Voltage of the Voluson® 730Expert
Power Out Connectors (Power Supply) !

NOTICE

The switch of the printer has to be in ON position before starting the system.
Leave printer switch always in the ON position.

NOTICE

Please use the proper connection set.
see: Section 9-12 "Optional Peripherals and Accessories" on page 9-27.

NOTE: For further installation instructions see:

Section 3-7-2 "Installing Digital Color Printer Sony UP-D21MD or UP-D23MD" on page 3-26.

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3-5-8 Digital Color Printer (Mitsubishi CP770DW) Connection

Figure 3-16 Digital Color Printer (Mitsubishi CP770DW) Connection Scheme

NOTICE

The switch of the printer has to be in ON position before starting the system.
Leave printer switch always in the ON position.

NOTICE

Please use the proper connection set.
see: Section 9-12 "Optional Peripherals and Accessories" on page 9-27.

NOTE: For further installation instructions see:

Section 3-7-3 "Installing Digital Color Printer Mitsubishi CP770DW" on page 3-28.

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3-5-9 Bluetooth Printer Connection

CAUTION

CAUTION

NOTICE

NOTICE

Figure 3-17 Bluetooth Printer Connection Scheme

Please observe that the complete Bluetooth Printer Assembly has to be located outside of the
patient environment (acc. IEC 60601-1 / UL 2601-1).

The used printer (HP 5600 Series) may not be a medical device. The Bluetooth Printer Set and
the Power Supply of the Bluetooth Printer Adapter is also not a medical device.
The equipment meets the requirements of the EN60950 Standard.

The switch of the printer has to be in ON position before starting the system.
Leave printer switch always in the ON position.

Please use the proper Bluetooth Printer Connection set.
see: "Section 9-12 Optional Peripherals and Accessories (cont’d)" on page 9-28.

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3-5-10 External USB-Devices

3-5-10-1 Connection

When an external USB-storage device (such as a USB-memory stick or an external hard disk) is
connected to the Voluson® 730Expert system, Windows detects the device and automatically installs
a driver.
During this process, several dialogs may pop up, starting with the „Found New Hardware“ dialog.

Figure 3-18 Found New Hardware - USB Device

The device is then accessible using the drive letter the system assigned to it.

3-5-10-2 Disconnection

Before an external USB-device (e.g., USB-memory stick) can be disconnected, the system has to be
informed about the removal of the device! For this purpose the System Setup -

Figure 4-21 on page 4-28) has a STOP USB DEVICES

NOTE: Unplugging or ejecting devices without first stopping them can often cause to crash and lose of valuable

data.

By clicking the STOP USB DEVICES
Using this dialog, the USB-devices can be stopped before they are physically disconnected.

button, the „Unplug or Eject Hardware“ dialog is started.

button.

BACKUP page (see:

Figure 3-19 Unplug or Eject Hardware

The „Unplug or Eject Hardware“ dialog shows all USB-devices that are connected to the system.

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3-5-10-2 Disconnection (cont’d)

To stop the external device, select it and click the STOP

button.

A dialog shows which components will be stopped. To finish the process, click [OK].

Figure 3-20 Stop a Hardware device

Finally, a dialog shows that the device was stopped successfully.
The device can now be safely disconnected from the system.

WARNINGWARNING

Figure 3-21 Safe to Remove Hardware

By clicking OK

Close this dialog by clicking CLOSE

Afterwards select OK

, the „Unplug or Eject Hardware“ dialog is active again.

.

to reboot the system.

Do not connect or disconnect any external USB-devices to or from the system while
scanning a patient! The appearing dialogs could distract you from the scan!

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Section 3-6
Completing the Installation

3-6-1 Power On / Boot Up

3-6-1-1 Scanner Power On

1.) Connect the Power Cable to the back of the system.

2.) Connect the Main Power Cable to a hospital grade power receptacle with the proper rated voltage.

Never use an adapter that would defeat the safety ground.

3.) Switch ON the Circuit Breaker and the Power Switch of peripherals at the rear of the system.

Circuit Breaker (F1)

Power
Switch of

Connector for
Mains Power Cable

Peripherals
(F2)

Figure 3-22 Circuit Breaker (F1) and Power Switch of Peripherals (F2)

NOTICE

3-6-1-2 Back-end Processor Boot Up

ON/OFF Stand By Switch

When AC power is applied to the scanner, the ON/OFF switch on the Control panel is illuminated,
indicating that the System (including the Back-end Processor) is in standby mode.

Press the ON/OFF Standby switch left below the Control Panel.

Figure 3-23 ON/OFF Standby Switch

When the ON/OFF Standby switch left below the Control Panel is pressed, the System (including the
Back-end Processor) starts and the software code is distributed to initiate the scanner.

Depending on the BIOS-Version no status messages are displayed during this process.
Boot up time is about 2 minutes.

NOTE: The mains outlet of the system for peripheral auxiliary equipment are commonly switched with the

Standby switch. The switch of printers has to be in ON position before starting the system. So the
auxiliary equipment need not to be switched ON/OFF separately if the F2 power switch on the back of
the system and the switches of the peripherals are always ON.

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3-6-2 Power Off/ Shutdown

NOTE: After turning off a system, wait at least ten seconds before turning it on again.

The system may not be able to boot if power is recycled too quickly.

3-6-2-1 Back-end Processor Power Down

1.) Press the ON/OFF Standby switch left below the Control Panel; see: Figure 3-23.

3-6-2-2 Scanner Shutdown

1.) Press the ON/OFF Standby switch left below the Control Panel.

2.) Switch OFF the Circuit Breaker at the rear of the system.

NOTE: The mains outlet of the system for peripheral auxiliary equipment are commonly switched with the

Standby switch. So the auxiliary equipment need not to be switched ON/OFF separately.

3.) Disconnection of the Mains Power Cable is necessary. For example: Repairing the scanner.

Unscrew the 2 screws and remove the pull-out protection to disconnect the cable from the system,
or unplug the cable from the wall socket.

Circuit Breaker

Mains Power Cable

Figure 3-24 Circuit Breaker, Protection and Power Cable on back of Voluson® 730Expert

4.) Press once on the brakes to block the front wheels (brakes on front wheels under the foot rest).

5.) Prior to disconnect a probe freeze the image.

6.) Open the right-hand side door, remove the probe cable from the cable holder and close the door.

7.) Turn the probe locking handle counterclockwise. Pull the connector straight out of the probe port.

CAUTION

If a probe is disconnected while running (Write-Mode) a software error may occur.
In this case switch the unit OFF (perform a reset).

2 screws

pull-out Protection

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3-6-3 Transducer Connection

NOTE: Prior to connecting or disconnecting a probe, freeze the image.

It is not necessary to turn OFF power to connect or disconnect a transducer.

Connect a transducer to one of the three rightmost transducer receptacle as follows:

1.) Ensure that the transducer twist lock lever is at horizontal position.

2.) Insert the transducer connector on the receptacle guide pin until it touches the receptacle mating

surface.

3.) Twist the transducer twist lock lever to vertical position to lock it in place. Twist the lever to the

horizontal position to disconnect the transducer.

4.) Open the right-hand side door, lay the cable into the intended cable holder and close the door.

Figure 3-25 Transducer Connection

CAUTION

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If the cable spout on the right-hand door is missing, don’t pull the probe cable.
Please insert the spout in the designated place to avoid damage of the probe cable.

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Section 3-7
Printer Installation

NOTE: For connection schemes refer to Chapter 21 in the Basic User Manual of Voluson® 730Expert, or see:

Figure 3-5 on page 3-7.

For further installation instructions see:

• Section 3-7-1 "Installing Line Printer HP 990cxi or HP 995c" on page 3-24.

• Section 3-7-2 "Installing Digital Color Printer Sony UP-D21MD or UP-D23MD" on page 3-26.

• Section 3-7-3 "Installing Digital Color Printer Mitsubishi CP770DW" on page 3-28.

• Section 3-7-5 "Adjustment of Printer Settings" on page 3-35.

CAUTION

The Bluetooth Printer Connection Set as well as the color printer HP 5600 Series MUST NOT be
installed by the user!

For installation please contact your local distributor or GE service representative.

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3-7-1 Installing Line Printer HP 990cxi or HP 995c

1.) Power off/Shutdoen the system as described in: Section 3-6-2 on page 3-21.

2.) Connect the printer as described on page 3-8 and reinstall the rear cover plate.

NOTE: For connection scheme refer to Section 3-5-6 on page 3-14 or see: Figure 3-5 on page 3-7.

NOTICE

NOTE: “Mouse functions” can be performed by using the trackball for moving the cursor.

NOTE: The power switch of the printer has to be in ON position before starting the system!

3-7-1-1 Install the HP printer software/driver

Do not connect the USB-cable to the printer!

“Normal select” (Click) = left/right trackball key; “Opening a context menu” = upper trackball key

3.) Turn ON the printer, then switch ON the power of the system, and wait till the system has booted.

Perform the following steps if this printer was never installed on the Voluson® 730Expert!

1.) Connect the USB cable to the printer and the system. The windows ‘Searching for Drivers …’,
‘Found new Hardware …’ and finally the following windows appear.

select “Search for a suitable driver for my
device (recommended)”

Click on “Specify a location”

Figure 3-26 Found New Hardware Wizard

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3-7-1-1 Install the HP printer software/driver (cont’d)

2.) Click the NEXT

3.) Use the BROWSE

buttons to start the Hardware Wizard and to locate the driver files.

button to search the following path on the hard disk (see: Figure 3-27)

- C:\Utilities\PrinterDriver\HPDeskjet990c for HP 990cxi

- C:\Utilities\PrinterDriver\HPDeskjet995c for HP 995c, and then click OK

.

NOTE: If no drivers can be found on the hard disk (C:\…) for HP995c , use the HP-Installation disk

and browse for the file HPF995K.INF. Path: F: \DEU\DRIVERS\WIN2K_XP.

Figure 3-27 Search for Network path on hard disk

4.) Confirm the correct path and click NEXT

5.) Confirm the installation by clicking FINISH

to install the driver. All necessary files are copied.

to close the Hardware Wizard.

Figure 3-28 Confirm correct path and finish the Installation

6.) Close all open windows, close the “System Setup” with SAVE & EXIT

and restart the system

(turn off and on the system).

NOTICE

Ver

After boot up of the system, verify the correct settings in the printer “Properties”, see: Section 3-7-5

"Adjustment of Printer Settings" on page 3-35.

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3-7-2 Installing Digital Color Printer Sony UP-D21MD or UP-D23MD

1.) Power off/Shutdown the system as described in: Section 3-6-2 on page 3-21.

2.) Connect the printer as described on page 3-8 and reinstall the rear cover plate.

NOTE: For connection scheme refer to Section 3-5-6 on page 3-14 or see: Figure 3-5 on page 3-7.

NOTICE

NOTE: “Mouse functions” can be performed by using the trackball for moving the cursor.

NOTE: The power switch of the printer has to be in ON position before starting the system!

3-7-2-1 Install the UP-D21MD / UP-D23MD printer software/driver

Do not connect the USB-cable to the printer!

“Normal select” (Click) = left/right trackball key; “Opening a context menu” = upper trackball key

3.) Turn ON the printer, then switch ON the power of the system and wait till the system has booted.

Perform the following steps if this printer was never installed on the Voluson® 730Expert!

1.) Connect the USB cable to the printer and the system. The windows ‘Searching for Drivers …’,
‘Found new Hardware …’ and finally the following windows appear.

select “Search for a suitable driver for my
device (recommended)”

Click on “Specify a location”

Figure 3-29 Found New Hardware Wizard

2.) Click the NEXT

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3.) Use the BROWSE

button to search the following path (see: Figure 3-27):

• C:\Utilities\PrinterDriver\SonyUP-D21MD or

• C:\Utilities\PrinterDriver\SonyUP-D23MD and then click OK

.

Figure 3-30 Search for Network path

4.) Confirm the correct path and click NEXT

to install the driver. All necessary files are copied.

5.) The Message: Digital Signature Not Found appears. Click YES

6.) Confirm the installation by clicking FINISH

to close the Hardware Wizard.

.

Figure 3-31 Confirm correct path and finish the Installation

7.) Close all open windows, and restart the system (turn off and on the system).

NOTICE

Ver

After boot up of the system, verify the correct settings in the printer “Properties”, see: Section 3-7-5

"Adjustment of Printer Settings" on page 3-35.

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3-7-3 Installing Digital Color Printer Mitsubishi CP770DW

1.) Power off/Shutdown the system as described in: Section 3-6-2 on page 3-21.

2.) Connect the printer as described on page 3-8.

NOTE: For connection scheme refer to Section 3-5-6 on page 3-14 or see: Figure 3-5 on page 3-7.

3.) Remove SCSI-Adapter.

NOTICE

NOTICE

NOTE: “Mouse functions” can be performed by using the trackball for moving the cursor.

NOTE: The power switch of the printer has to be in ON position before starting the system!

If only one single SCSI-cable is connected between Main Module and GEM (Drive Module):

Disconnect the SCSI connector from the main module (PC-part) and connect it to the SCSI-printer.
Connect the additional SCSI-cable (included in PZP50 connection set) from the main module to the
SCSI-printer.

4.) Feed the SCSI-cables through the holes of the system housing to the front side where the printer

will be placed and connect them to the printer.

5.) Feed the Power cable to the backside and connect it on the Voluson® 730Expert power supply.

6.) Reinstall the rear cover plate.

Do not insert more SCSI-cables than required; the SCSI-cable length should be as short as possible!

“Normal select” (Click) = left/right trackball key; “Opening a context menu” = upper trackball key

7.) Turn ON the printer.

8.) Switch ON the power of the system and wait till the system has booted.

Leave the power switch of the printer always in the ON position.

9.) Follow the printer installation steps as described in Section 3-7-4 "Printer Installation manually" on

page 3-29.

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3-7-4 Printer Installation manually

1.) On the Touch Panel, press UTILITIES.

2.) In the Utilities menu, touch SYSTEM SETUP

3.) Select the

SERVICE page. The “password window” appears automatically.

to invoke the setup desktop on the screen.

Figure 3-32 System Setup Service page

4.) Enter the password SHE and click the ACCEPT

button to display the Service Tools window.

Figure 3-33 Service Tools window

5.) Click on the PRINTER

button.

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3-7-4 Printer Installation manually (cont’d)

NOTICE

6.) Click the ADD PRINTER

A warning message appears:
Please read this message carefully and click YES

Figure 3-34 Add Printer and Printer Installation/Properties

At older Software versions, first the warning message appears.
After confirming with the YES

button.

if you have skills to do this.

button, click the ADD PRINTER icon on the displayed screen.

Figure 3-35 Add Printer (at older Software versions)

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3-7-4 Printer Installation manually (cont’d)

7.) Click the NEXT

button to start the Add Printer Wizard.

8.) Select the ‘Local Printer‘, deselect “Automatically install Plug and Play printer” and then click NEXT

Figure 3-36 Add Printer Wizard

9.) Select the corresponding Printer Port (e.g., Figure 3-37 Sony UP-D21MD = USB002) and click

NEXT

.

.

CAUTION

If you have to install the SCSI-Printer UP-D2600S or the SCSI-Printer CP770DW for the first time,
the correct port may not be listed.

In this case, select any port and finish the installation procedure. After restart of the system, adjust the
port selection in the printer “Properties”; see: Section 3-7-5 on page 3-35.

Figure 3-37 Select Printer Port

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3-7-4 Printer Installation manually (cont’d)

10.)In the following window select the HAVE DISK

Figure 3-38 Have Disk...

11.)Use the BROWSE

• for Line Printer HP 990cxi C:\Utilities\PrinterDriver\HPDeskjet990c

• for Line Printer HP 995c C:\Utilities\PrinterDriver\HPDeskjet995c

• for Digital Color Printer UP-D21MD C:\Utilities\PrinterDriver\SonyUP-D21MD

• for Digital Color Printer UP-D23MD C:\Utilities\PrinterDriver\SonyUP-D23MD

• for Digital Color Printer UP-D2600S C:\Utilities\PrinterDriver\SonyUP-D2600S

• for Digital Color Printer CP770DW C:\Utilities\PrinterDriver\MitsubishiCP770DW

button to search the Printer Driver path.

button.

Figure 3-39 Select Printer Driver path (C:\Utilities\PrinterDriver\....)

NOTE: If no drivers can be found on the hard disk (C:\…), use the HP-Installation disk and browse for the path:

• F:\DEU\DRIVERS\WIN2K_XP (for a HP995c printer)

12.)Click OPEN

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13.)Verify the selected Printer Driver path and confirm with OK

.

Figure 3-40 verify selected Printer Driver path

14.)Select the manufacturer and model of your printer and confirm with the NEXT

button.

15.)Assign a name, decide if the printer should be used as default printer and confirm with NEXT

see: Figure 3-41.

.

Figure 3-41 Assign name and select Printer Sharing - no

16.)Select ‘Do not share this printer‘ and confirm the “Printer Sharing” window (Figure 3-41) by clicking

NEXT

.

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3-7-4 Printer Installation manually (cont’d)

17.)The “Complete the Add Printer Wizard” window appears on the screen.

Figure 3-42 Complete manual Printer Installation

18.)Complete the manual Printer Installation with the FINISH

19.)Close all open windows, close the “System Setup” with SAVE & EXIT

button.

and restart the system

(turn off and on the system).

NOTICE

Ver

After boot up of the system, verify the correct settings in the printer “Properties”, see: Section 3-7-5

"Adjustment of Printer Settings" on page 3-35.

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3-7-5 Adjustment of Printer Settings

1.) After system restart, touch the UTILITIES key, and then SYSTEM SETUP on the Touch Panel.

2.) Select the

3.) Click on the PRINTER

4.) Select the desired printer from the pull-down menu and click the EDIT SETTINGS

5.) Confirm the warning message with the YES

SERVICE page, enter the password SHE and click the ACCEPT button.

button.

button.

button. The “Printer Properties” appear.

NOTICE

hp deskjet 990c

select the desired printer
from the pull-down menu

Figure 3-43 Select the desired printer

At older Software versions, first the warning message appears. After confirming with the YES button,
select the desired printer and press the

upper trackball key to call up the “Printer Properties”.

WARNINGWARNING

Figure 3-44 Printer Installation (at older Software versions)

To adjust the HP 990cxi / HP 995c printer see: Section 3-7-5-1 "HP 990cxi / HP 995c - Printer Settings" .

To adjust the UP-D21MD / UP-D23MD printer see: Section 3-7-5-2 "UP-D21MD / UP-D23MD - Printer

Settings" .

To adjust the CP770DW printer see: Section 3-7-5-3 "CP770DW - Printer Settings" .

To adjust the Bluetooth HP 5600 Series printer see: Section 3-7-5-4 "HP 5600 Series - Printer Settings"

After each printer installation, the leakage currents have to be measured
acc. IEC 60601-1 resp. UL2601-1.

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3-7-5-1 HP 990cxi / HP 995c - Printer Settings

1.) Call up the ‘Printer Properties’; operation see: Section 3-7-5 "Adjustment of Printer Settings" .

2.) Select the

3.) Select the

GENERAL page and click the PRINTING PREFERENCES... button.

SETUP page for adjusting print quality and paper size.

“Paper type” should be set to ‘Automatic’. See left Figure 3-45.

4.) Select the

“Orientation” must

FEATURES page for adjusting ‘Two-Side Printing’ if desired.

be set to ‘Portrait’. See right Figure 3-45.

Figure 3-45 HP Printer - Settings

5.) For saving the adjusted printer settings click APPLY

6.) Select the

PORTS page and selct/verify the correct USB printer port.

7.) For saving the adjusted printer settings click APPLY

and then OK.

and then OK.

Finally close the ‘Printers’ -window with the close button and exit System Setup with SAVE&EXIT

8.) Assign the HP 990cxi / HP 995c printer as Report Printer;

see: Section 3-7-6 "Printer Remote Control Selection" on page 3-41.

9.) Print report page(s) containing measurements.

For operation see Basic User Manual of Voluson® 730Expert.

10.)Turn off the system!

.

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3-7-5-2 UP-D21MD / UP-D23MD - Printer Settings

1.) Call up the ‘Printer Properties’; operation see: Section 3-7-5 "Adjustment of Printer Settings" .

NOTICE

Settings for Paper Size MUST match with the used Paper (large/small) and also the right color ink
cartridge has to be used. Otherwise you will get an error message at printing.

2.) Select the

PAPER page and select:

- Paper Size: UPC-21L (large) / UPC-21S (small)

- Orientation: Landscape (recommended when using large paper size)

- High Speed (check mark on)

Figure 3-46 Paper page

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3-7-5-2 UP-D21MD / UP-D23MD - Printer Settings (cont’d)

3.) Select the

GRAPHICS page. From the “Color Adjust” pop-up menu select:

a.) Color Balance: Cyan = 0; Magenta = 0; Yellow = 0
b.) Gamma Select: Gamma 1

Figure 3-47 Graphics page (Color Balance + Gamma Select)

c.) Color Correction: set Printer Hardware Color Correction
d.) Lightness: Sharpness = 7 or 8; Dark = 0; Gamma = -12; Light = 8

Figure 3-48 Graphics page (Color Correction + Lightness)

4.) For saving the adjusted printer settings click APPLY

and then OK.

Finally close the ‘Printers’-window with the close button and exit System Setup with SAVE&EXIT

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3-7-5-3 CP770DW - Printer Settings

1.) Call up the ‘Printer Properties’; operation see: Section 3-7-5 "Adjustment of Printer Settings" .

2.) Select the

3.) Select the

4.) In the displayed

PORTS page and select/verify the correct printer port.

GENERAL page and click the PRINTING PREFERENCES... button.

PAPER page select: Paper Size = S and Orientation = Portrait.

5.) Select the

Figure 3-49 Ports page + Paper page

COLOR ADJUST page and click the GAMMA ADJ... button.

Figure 3-50 Color Adjust page + Gamma Adjust page

6.) Hook the “Adjust” field and move the line with the trackball till it shows: Input = 65; Output = 100.

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3-7-5-3 CP770DW - Printer Settings (cont’d)

7.) For saving the adjusted printer settings click OK

.

NOTE: When you call up the “Gamma Adjust” page again, the Input and Output parameters won´t be shown

until re-adjustment of the displayed Gamma curve.

8.) For saving the adjusted printer settings click APPLY

and then OK.

9.) Finally close the ‘Printers’-window with the close button and exit System Setup with SAVE&EXIT

3-7-5-4 HP 5600 Series - Printer Settings

CAUTION

The Bluetooth Connection Set as well as the color printer HP 5600 Series MUST NOT be installed
by the user! For installation please contact your local distributor or GE service representative.

1.) Call up the ‘Printer Properties’; operation see: Section 3-7-5 "Adjustment of Printer Settings" .

2.) Select the

3.) Select the

GENERAL page and click the PRINTING PREFERENCES... button.

PAPER/QUALITY page and select the adequate paper size.

.

Figure 3-51 Paper/Quality page

4.) For saving the adjusted paper size settings click APPLY

5.) In the next window, click OK

again.

Finally close the ‘Printers’ -window with the close button and exit System Setup with SAVE&EXIT

6.) Assign the HP 5600 Series printer as Report Printer;

see: Section 3-7-6 "Printer Remote Control Selection" on page 3-41.

7.) Print report page(s) containing measurements.

For operation see Basic User Manual of Voluson® 730Expert.

8.) Turn off the system!

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3-7-6 Printer Remote Control Selection

To assign the Remote PRINT A key, Remote PRINT B key and Report Printer to desired Printer:

1.) On the Touch Panel, touch UTILITIES.

2.) In the Utilities menu, touch SYSTEM SETUP

3.) Select the

PERIPHERALS page.

to invoke the setup desktop on the screen.

Foot Switch
Remote
Control

Print B

Figure 3-52 Peripherals page

• Remote Print A: Select the desired Printer for the remote control PRINT A

• Remote Print B: Select the desired Printer for the remote control PRINT B

NOTE: Optionally the Remote Control can be done by Foot switches.

Therefore select “Print A” or “Print B” in “Foot Switch Left” or “Foot Switch Right” - section.

• Report Printer: Select the desired Report Printer from the drop-down menu.

NOTICE

The selected Report Printer (usually a HP Line Printer) is used for printing reports and images from
Sonoview.

Report Printer

Print A

key.

key.

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Section 3-8
System Configuration

3-8-1 System Specifications

3-8-1-1 Physical Dimensions of Voluson® 730Expert

The physical dimensions of the Voluson® 730Expert unit are summarized in Ta bl e 3- 5.

Table 3-6 lists the size of Voluson® 730Expert, with monitor and without on-board peripherals.

Table 3-5 Physical Dimensions of Voluson® 730Expert

Height Width Depth

145 cm / 57.1 inches 68 cm / 26.8 inches 100 cm / 39.4 inches

3-8-1-2 Weight without Monitor and Peripherals

Table 3-6 Weight of Voluson® 730Expert with Monitor and without other Peripherals

Model Weight [kg] Weight [lbs.]

Voluson® 730Expert 136 300

3-8-1-3 Acoustic Noise Output

max. 57dB(A)

3-8-2 Electrical Specifications

Table 3-7 Electrical Specifications for Voluson® 730Expert

Voltage Tolerances Current Frequency

100 VAC ±10% 10.10 A 50, 60 Hz (±2%)

115 VAC ±10% 8.80 A 50, 60 Hz (±2%)

130 VAC ±10% 7.80 A 50, 60 Hz (±2%)

230 VAC ±10% 4.40 A 50, 60 Hz (±2%)

240 VAC ±10% 4.20 A 50, 60 Hz (±2%)

Power Consumption nominal 1010 VA including all options.

Mains outlets: Mains socket ST1, ST2, ST3, ST4, ST5 for accessories.
All mains outlets are co-switched by the unit’s mains switch via built-in isolation transformer.
Output voltage for: ST1 - ST5: 115V or 230V.

CAUTION

Modification of voltage setting only by an authorized service person!
The maximum power consumption of equipment (inclusive color video monitor) connected to
these outlets must not exceed 350VA.

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3-8-3 System Setup

Modifications of system parameters are supported by diverse dialog pages and windows on the system
setup desktop:

• General - Date, Time, Clinic Name, Language, Screen saver, etc.

• User Settings - to save User programs, 3D/4D programs, Auto Text, Doppler 2D Refresh, etc.

• Peripherals - to adjust assignment of PRINT

•Option - shows which options are installed in the system

• Service - enter the password to get access to the Service Tools functions

• Backup - Save/Load User Settings Only, Save/Load/Delete Full Backup

•DICOM - to set up all DICOM target nodes (image servers) and Network configuration nodes

• System Info - shows which Software/Hardware version is installed in the system

To invoke the Setup procedure:

keys, Foot Switch, selection of Save Destination, etc.

1.) Touch the UTILITIES

2.) Touch the SYSTEM SETUP

key on the Touch Panel.

key in the “Utilities” menu to activate the setup desktop screen.

In general operations are done with the trackball and the trackball keys (mouse emulation).

Trackball (mouse position):

positions the pointing device (arrow) on the desktop

left trackball key (left mouse button):

sets, fixates markers and activates pages/buttons etc. marked by the pointing device

upper trackball key (right mouse button):

no function in system desktop

right trackball key (left mouse button):

sets, fixates markers and activates pages/buttons etc. marked by the pointing device

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3-8-3-1 How to enter Date and Time

Select the

GENERAL page in the System Setup see: Figure 3-53.

1.) Select the “Date Format” (only one can be active).

2.) Click the DATE/TIME

3.) Click the TIME FORMAT

button to activate a sub dialog window to enter date, time and time zone.

button to activate a sub dialog window to choose the preferred time

format.

4.) Click SAVE&EXIT

to save Settings and exit System Setup.

select Date Format

select Time Format

select Date/Time

and Time Zone

enter Clinic Name

Exit without saving

Figure 3-53 System Setup - General page

3-8-3-2 How to enter Hospital Name

Select the

GENERAL page in the System Setup see: Figure 3-53.

1.) Select the text box to enter a new “Clinic Name” with the keyboard.

2.) Click SAVE&EXIT

to save Settings and exit System Setup.

The clinic name will be copied into the Hospital ID in the information header.

3-8-3-3 How to change Language

Select the

GENERAL page in the System Setup see: Figure 3-53.

Display options

change Language

Save Settings & Exit

1.) Select the desired language from the pop-up menu.

2.) Click SAVE&EXIT

to save Settings and exit System Setup.

NOTE: After changing the language the system has to reboot.

3-8-3-4 How to change Touch Panel Scheme

Select the

USER SETTING page in the System Setup.

1.) Select the desired color scheme display of the Touch Panel from the pop-up menu.

2.) Click SAVE&EXIT

to save Settings and exit System Setup.

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3-8-4 On-Board Optional Peripherals

Mains outlets: Mains socket ST1, ST2, ST3, ST4, ST5 for accessories.
All mains outlets are co-switched by the unit’s mains switch via built-in isolation transformer.
Output voltage for: ST1 - ST5: 115V or 230V.

CAUTION

Modification of voltage setting only by an authorized service person!
The maximum power consumption of equipment (inclusive color video monitor) connected to
these outlets must not exceed 350VA.

Table 3-8 Approved Peripherals

Device Manufacturer Model Video Signal

B/W Video Printer SONY UP-895MD NTSC/PAL

Digital Color Video Printer SONY UP-D21MD USB-Port

Digital Color Video Printer SONY UP-D23MD USB-Port

Digital Color Video Printer Mitsubishi CP770DW SCSI-Port

Video Cassette Recorder SONY

Line Printer Hewlett Packard hp deskjet 990cxi USB-Port

Line Printer Hewlett Packard hp deskjet 995c USB-Port

Bluetooth Printer Hewlett Packard HP 5600 Series USB-Port

ECG Preamplifier MAN6

Footswitch MFT7

SVO-9500MD

SVO-9500-MDP

NTSC

PAL

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3-8-5 External I/O Connection Panel (GES)

11 12 13

10

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 8 9

Figure 3-54 External I/O Panel Connectors

NOTICE

If peripherals (e.g. VCR) are connected at the Internal I/O, some connectors on the External I/O may
not be available. Please refer to Section 5-6 "Internal I/O" on page 5-30.

Table 3-9 External I/O Connector Descriptions

Item Connector Name Table Number Description

1

VGA (OUTPUT)

2

R, G, B, H/V SYNC

3

NETWORK

4

USB-1

5

USB-2

6

AUDIO LEFT OUT

Table 3-12 print out VGA signal with monitor/printer

Table 3-15 outputs for color video printer/monitor

Table 3-14

Table 3-13 USB port

Table 3-13 USB port

DICOM input/output

twisted pair RJ-45 10/100 megabit/s

7

AUDIO RIGHT OUT

8

VHS OUT

9

S-VHS OUT

10

AUDIO LEFT IN

11

AUDIO RIGHT IN

12

VHS IN

13

S-VHS IN

Table 3-11

Table 3-10

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3-8-5-1 External I/O Pin Outs

Table 3-10 S-VHS IN Video Connector, 4 Pin

Pin No Output Signal Description

1 SVIDEO IN YG Y (Luma) GND

2 SVIDEO IN CG C (Chroma) GND

3 SVIDEO IN Y Y (Luma) SIGNAL

4 SVIDEO IN C C (Chroma) SIGNAL

Table 3-11 S-VHS OUT Video Connector, 4 Pin

Pin No Output Signal Description

1 SVIDEO OUT YG Y (Luma) GND

2 SVIDEO OUT CG C (Chroma) GND

3 SVIDEO OUT Y Y (Luma) SIGNAL

4 SVIDEO OUT C C (Chroma) SIGNAL

Table 3-12 VGA (Output) Connector, Sub-D 15 Pin

Pin No Output Signal Description

1 VGA OUT1 R Red

2 VGA OUT1 G Green

3 VGA OUT1 B Blue

4, 9,11,12,15 N/C N/C

5, 6, 7, 8, 10 GND GND

13 VGA OUT1 HS H Sync

14 VGA OUT1 VS V Sync

Table 3-13 USB 1, 2 Connectors

Pin No Output Signal Description

1 VCC USB Power Supply

2 - Data USB Data (-)

3 + Data USB Data (+)

4 GND USB Power Ground

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Table 3-14 Network Connector, RJ45 Modular 8 Pin

Pin No Output Signal Description

1 ETHER TD Ethernet RD+

2 ETHER TD Ethernet RD-

3 ETHER RD Ethernet TD+

6 ETHER RD Ethernet TD-

Others NC Non-connection

Table 3-15 R, G, B, SYNC, L-Audio-R (IN/OUT), VHS (IN/OUT) Connectors

Pin No Signal Description

1 (Center Pin) Signal

2 (Coax Pin) Signal GND

Table 3-16 Footswitch Connector (located at Power Supply Module CPN - rear side)

Pin No Input Signal Description

1 Signal GND

2 right switch

3 left switch

4 not connected

normally open

normally open

not connected

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3-8-6 Video Specification

Video specifications may be needed to be able to connect laser cameras or other devices to the
Voluson® 730Expert.

Table 3-17 Video Specifications VGA Connector

S-Video Output set to:

Timing Parameter

Visible Resolution

Horizontal Rate [kHz]

H Total cycle time [µs]

H Sync width [µs]

H Back Porch [µs]

H Active Video Time [µs]

H Front Porch [µs]

Horizontal +/-

Vertical Rate [Hz]

Vertical Total cycle time [ms]

V Sync Width [ms]

V Back Porch [ms]

V Active Video Time [ms]

V Front Porch [ms]

Dot Clock [MHz]

PAL

50Hz

800 x 600 800 x 600

47.20 57.10

21.20 17.50

1.50 1.48

2.94 1.84

16.15 13.70

0.616 0.512

pos pos

75.00 90.00

13.30 11.10

0.170 0.140

0.276 0.332

12.68 10.48

0.174 0.144

49.54 58.39

NTSC

60Hz

Electrical Specifications on VGA Connector

• Signal Level: 700 mV at 75 Ohm

• H/V Sync: TTL Level

Table 3-18 Video Specifications for Composite, B/W, S-Video and RGB Connectors

S-Video Output set to:

Timing Parameter

Visible Resolution

Pixel Clock

Horizontal Total Line

Horizontal Active Display

Horizontal Front Porch

Horizontal Sync Width

Horizontal Back Porch

Vertical Total Lines

Vertical Active Lines

PAL

50Hz

800 x 600 800 x 600

17.734475 MHz
= 4* ft

64µs / 1135 Pixel 63.56µs / 910 Pixel

50.50µs / 902 Pixel 52.50µs / 752 Pixel

1.96µs / 35 Pixel 1.62µs / 23 Pixel

4.62µs / 82 Pixel 4.68µs / 67 Pixel

6.52µs / 116 Pixel 4.76µs / 68 Pixel

20ms / 312.50 Lines 16.68ms / 262.50 Lines

18.18ms / 284 Lines 15.22ms / 239.50 Lines

NTSC

60Hz

14.318 MHz
= 4* ft

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Table 3-18 Video Specifications for Composite, B/W, S-Video and RGB Connectors

S-Video Output set to:

Timing Parameter

Vertical Front Porch

Vertical Sync

Vertical Back Porch

Serration Pulses

Interlaced

Aspect Ratio pixel size

Video levels on 75 Ohm:

white level

black level

blanking level

sync level*

* RGB OUT has no sync on signals - other values decrease by 300mV

3-8-7 Available Probes

PAL

50Hz

256us 4 Lines 381us / 6 Lines

160us / 2.50 Lines 190us 7 3 Lines

1408us / 22 Lines 890us / 14 Lines

56

yes yes

14.75 (H) : 17.734475 (V) 14.75 (H) : 14.318 (V)

1020mV 1020mV

370mV 370mV

320mV 320mV

20mV 20mV

NTSC

60Hz

See Chapter 9 - Probes, for part numbers to be used when ordering new or replacement service probes.

3-8-8 Software/Option Configuration

Refer to the Voluson® 730Expert Basic User Manual, Chapter 17.3.1, System Setup - General, for
information on configuring items like Clinic Name, Language, Display, Date/Time, Date Format and
Time Format.

For information on configuring User Settings, refer to the Voluson® 730Expert Basic User Manual,
Chapter 17.3.2, System Setup - User Settings.

For information on configuring assignment of PRINT
etc., refer to the Voluson® 730Expert Basic User Manual, Chapter 17.3.3, System Setup - Peripherals.

For information on configuring Software Options, refer to the Voluson® 730Expert Basic User Manual,
Chapter 17.3.4, System Setup - Options.

For information on configuring DICOM Connectivity, refer to the Voluson® 730Expert Basic User
Manual, Chapter 17.3.8, System Setup - DICOM.

For information on configuring General Measurement Setup, refer to the Voluson® 730Expert Basic
User Manual, Chapter 18.3.1.

For information on configuring Obstetric Measurement Setup, refer to the Voluson® 730Expert Basic
User Manual, Chapter 18.3.2.

For information on configuring Cardiac Measurement Setup, refer to the Voluson® 730Expert Basic
User Manual, Chapter 18.3.3.

keys, Foot Switch,Save Destination, Video norm,

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Section 3-9
Connectivity Installation Worksheet

Site System Information

Site:

Dept:

Serial #:

CONTACT INFORMATION

Name Title

Type:

TCP/IP Settings

Name - AE Title:

Floor:

Room:

REV:

Phone E-Mail Address

Comments:

IP Settings

IP Address:

Subnet Mask:

Default Gateway:

Services (Destination Devices)

Device Type

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

Manufacturer

Name

Remote Archive Setup

Remote Archive IP:

Remote Archive Name:

IP Address

Port

AE Title

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Section 3-10
Network IP Address Configuration

NOTE: Following Information must be provided by customer or hospital engineer before you can start:

A Station name, AE Title, IP address and Port Number for the Voluson® 730Expert.
The IP addresses for the default gateway and other routers at the site for ROUTING INFORMATION.
Only if necessary (e.g. for Internet access).

1.) Touch the UTILITIES

2.) Select SYSTEM SETUP

3.) Click the NETWORK CONFIG

4.) The “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties” dialog page appears.

key on the Touch Panel once to display the Utilities menu.

and open the DICOM page on the System Setup desktop screen.

button, read the message and afterwards confirm with YES.

click Network Config button, read
message and afterwards confirm with Yes

Figure 3-55 Network Configuration

You can get IP settings assigned automatically if
your network supports this capability.

You need to ask your network administrator for
the appropriate settings.

Type in:

• IP address

• Subnet mask

• Default gateway

NOTE:This example shows fictive numbers!

Figure 3-56 Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

To specify a DICOM Address, follow the instructions of described in the Basic User Manual,
Chapter 17.3.8 of the Voluson® 730Expert.

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3-10-1 Map Network Drive

1.) Select the MAP NETWORK DRIVE button (in the System Setup - DICOM page, see: Figure 3-55)

to open a dialog where the system can be connected to a shared network drive of another server.

Figure 3-57 Map Network Drive window

2.) Enter the name of the shared network folder in the „Network Folder Name“ field.

3.) Supply a valid user name and a password for this folder.

NOTE: If you check the „Automatic Reconnect“ box, the system tries to establish the connection

again when starting up.
Otherwise, the connection must be re-established manually after a shutdown or reboot.

NOTICE

4.) Select the CONNECT
If successful, the DISCONNECT

If there is an error during the connection, a warning message appears inside the dialog.

button to establish the connection to the remote machine.

button becomes active.

In this case, please verify the data in the dialog.

NOTICE

WARNINGWARNING

If there already is a connection to the remote server, the CONNECT button is grayed.
To change the existing connection, first click on DISCONNECT

and then enter the new settings.

Please make sure that the server you are connecting to is trustworthy and reliable.
For details, contact your local system administrator.
If you backup Sonoview data to this server, all the patients’ demographic data will be
copied to this server!

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Section 3-11
Paperwork

NOTE: During and after installation, the documentation (i.e. User Manual, Installation Manual,...) for the

peripheral units must be kept as part of the original system documentation. This will ensure that all
relevant safety and user information is available during the operation and service of the complete
system.

3-11-1 Product Locator Installation

NOTE: The Product Locator Installation Card shown may not be same as the provided Product Locator card.

Figure 3-1 Product Locator Installation Card

3-11-2 User Manual(s)

Check that the correct User Manual(s) for the system and software revision, is included with the
installation. Specific language versions of the User Manual may also be available. Check with your GE
Sales Representative for availability.

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