Welch Allyn Connex Vital Signs Monitor 6000 Series Service Manual page 46

40 Troubleshooting
ECG
Symptom
No LTA alarm associated with
patient injury or death
No LTA or ECG tile shows
Arrhythmia detection off
No ECG pane
ECG tile disabled
No waveform
Noisy waveform
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Possible cause
LTA license not installed
V-Tach, V- Fib, Asystole detection disabled
invalid data
Alarms off in advanced settings
No license
ECG module unable to detect arrhythmias
Module not connected
Faulty patient cable
Faulty module cable
CVSM software does not support ECG
Profile not set to Continuous Monitoring
Patient type set to Neonate
Start button not activated
ECG gain too high
Patient type set to Neonate
50 or 60 Hz filter disabled
Wrong mains filter value selected (50 Hz versus
60 Hz)
Poor lead placement
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Vital Signs Monitor 6000 Series™
Suggested action
Remove device from service,
contact Welch Allyn Technical
Support, and return to Welch
Allyn for service.
Turn on alarms.
Install license.
Contact Welch Allyn Technical
Support.
Replace the module if necessary.
Check ECG module LED.
Check cable.
Update software.
Set profile to Continuous
Monitoring.
Change patient type to Adult or
Pediatric.
Touch Start on ECG tile to begin
waveform streaming.
Reduce ECG gain.
Change patient type to Adult or
Pediatric.
Enable filter.
Set the filter to the correct mains
frequency for your location.
See DFU for proper placement.