Combining Equipment - Philips V24CT User's Reference Manual

Installation Information
Combining
If it is not evident from the instrument specifications whether a
Equipment
particular instrument combination is hazardous or not, for example due
to summation of leakage currents, the user should consult the
manufacturers concerned or else an expert in the field, to ensure that
the necessary safety of all instruments concerned will not be impaired
by the proposed combination.
Warning Warning
•Any combination of the Philips M1165/66/67/75/76/77A CMS or
the Philips M1205A V24 and V26 Patient Monitor with non-
medical equipment must comply with IEC 601-1-1. The monitor
must be properly grounded, or the non-medical device (e.g. a
printer or an ITE display) properly isolated. Isolation may be
achieved by powering the non-medical device through a safety
isolation transformer. This must be done in order to prevent the
possibility of an electrical shock hazard (to the user and or
patient) from excessive ground leakage currents from the non-
medical device such as a printer.
• V24 and V26 only: In normal AC line operation grounding the
monitor is accomplished by ensuring that the AC line cord is
connected from the monitor to a properly grounded AC
receptacle. When the V24CT or V26CT is operated in battery
mode, the possibility of an electrical shock hazard is especially
prevalent. Alternatively and additionally, proper grounding may
be achieved by attaching a safety grounded wire to the threaded
safety ground (protective earth) stud
the monitor.
11-8 Monitor Installation and Patient Safety
found on the rear of