Recorder Issues - GE HEALTHCARE CARESCAPE Monitor B650 Technical Manual

CARESCAPE Monitor B650

11.8.5 Recorder issues

Problem
Recorder does not work.
Recorder does not work.
Recorder works but nothing
appears on the paper.
11.8.6 Acquisition module problems
Problem: an acquisition module does not work with the patient monitor.
Locate first whether the problem is in the patient monitor or in the acquisition module:
1. Connect another, similar, known good module to the suspect patient monitor and check if
the module works normally:
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OR
Connect the suspect acquisition module to another, similar, known good patient monitor and
check if the module works normally:
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Possible cause
Graph location is not configured
correctly.
Recorder board failure.
Recorder failure.
CPU board failure
Paper installed upsidedown.
"Yes" => The suspect module is most likely faulty. Refer to Module Frames and
Modules Technical Manual for troubleshooting instructions.
"No" => The problem is most likely in the patient monitor. Continue troubleshooting
the problem according to the related troubleshooting chart below.
"Yes" => The problem is most likely in the patient monitor. Continue troubleshooting
the problem according to the related troubleshooting chart below.
"No" => The suspect module is most likely faulty. Refer to Module Frames and
Modules Technical Manual for troubleshooting instructions.
Recommended action
Check the configuration: Monitor Setup >
Printing > Devices > Setup.
Check the status of the +5 V REC and +12
V REC voltages, see section
Hardware statistics.
If one of these above voltages is out of
spec, but the +12 V exists in the DC/DC
board, the recorder board is most likely
faulty. Replace the recorder unit.
Replace the recorder unit.
The serial communication for the recorder
is managed by the EMBC section of the
CPU board.
- Check EMBC Frame logs for possible
EMBC failures (see section "11.3.4").
If the cause is none of the above, the
problem is most likely in the CPU board.
Replace the CPU board.
Turn the paper roll over.
To test which side is active:
- Place the paper on a hard surface and
draw a line with a fingernail - a dark
line will appear on the active (thermal)
side.
"11.3.1"