Overview; Purpose Of This Chapter; Contents In This Chapter; Purpose Of Service Manual - GE Voluson E8 Service Manual

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Chapter 1
Introduction
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Overview

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Purpose of this Chapter

This chapter describes important issues related to safely servicing the Voluson E8, Voluson E8 Expert
and/or Voluson E6 ultrasound system. The service provider must read and understand all the
information presented in this manual before installing or servicing a system.
Under consideration of general maintenance requirements a minimum lifetime of 7 years for the
equipment and 5 years for the probes may be expected. Have the system checked and serviced in
regular intervals (once per year) by authorized service personnel.
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Contents in this Chapter

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Purpose of Service Manual

NOTICE This Service Manual is valid for Voluson E8 and Voluson E8 Expert ultrasound systems.
For the sake of simplicity, descriptions in this manual will be briefly denoted with "Voluson E8",
!! NOTICE:
if no special differentiation is required.
This Service Manual provides installation and service information for Voluson E8 and/or Voluson E6
Ultrasound Scanning System and contains the following chapters:
Chapter 1 -
1.)
Chapter 2 - Site
2.)
Chapter 3 - Setup
3.)
Chapter 4 - Functional
4.)
installation, or as required during servicing and periodic maintenance.
Chapter 5 - Components and Functions
5.)
explanations of the electronics.
Chapter 6 - Service
6.)
Chapter 7 -
7.)
routines.
Chapter 8 - Replacement
8.)
procedures for all Field Replaceable Units (FRU) and Customer Replaceable Units (CRU).
Chapter 9 - Renewal
9.)
10.)Chapter 10 - Care &
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Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Important Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Safety Considerations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17
Introduction: Contains a content summary and warnings.
Preparation: Contains pre-installation requirements.
Instructions: Contains setup and installation procedures.
Checks: Contains functional checks that are recommended as part of the
Adjustments: Contains instructions on how to make available adjustments.
Diagnostics/Troubleshooting: Provides procedures for running diagnostic or related
Procedures: Provides disassembly procedures and reassembly
Parts: Contains a complete list of field replaceable parts.
Maintenance: Provides periodic maintenance procedures.
Chapter 1 - Introduction
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(Theory): Contains block diagrams and functional
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