Seca mVSA 535 Instructions For Use Manual page 114

Fault
Measurement does not
start
Measured result
unexpectedly high
Measured result
unexpectedly low
Implausible measuring
results
Different temperature units
on monitor and display
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Cause
Ambient temperature exceeds
permitted range
Ambient temperature undershoots
permitted range
No probe cover used
Probe cover not properly located on
measuring head
Probe cover damaged
Temperature module of the
SmartBucket not activated
Probe cover damaged
• Lens of measuring head blocked
• Opening in probe cover blocked
Patient's auditory canal blocked
Probe cover damaged
Measuring position on in-ear
thermometer in wrong place
In-ear thermometer faulty
Setting of unit on monitor and on in-ear
thermometer is not synchronized
automatically. If necessary, the monitor
converts measuring results
automatically.
Internal memory: Checksum error
Thermometer no longer calibrated
Remedy
• Modify ambient temperature
• Perform measurement at a location with
an ambient temperature within the
permitted range
• Disinfect the in-ear thermometer
➔
Disinfecting
• Use probe cover
Ensure that probe cover engages audibly
with the measuring head
Dispose of damaged probe cover, use new
one
Activate temperature module
(administrator rights required):
➔
Retrofitting the SmartBucket
(seca mBCA 525 only)
Dispose of damaged probe cover and use
new one
• Clean measuring head
• Dispose of probe cover, use new one
Clean auditory canal
Dispose of damaged probe cover and use
new one
Correct setting on in-ear thermometer (see
instructions for use for in-ear thermometer)
Dispose of in-ear thermometer, use
replacement
• Press the °C/°F button on the in-ear
thermometer
• Change units on the monitor
(administrator rights required)
• Put on a new probe cover and repeat
measurement.
• If the error occurs again, contact seca
Service
• Do not continue using device
• Contact seca Service