GE Dash 3000 Service Manual page 236

Procedures
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Functional and electrical safety checks: Functional Checkout procedures
1. Attach the digital manometer, noninvasive blood pressure (NBP)
cuff, tees and tubing, as shown in the illustration below, to the NBP
connector of the patient monitor.
NBP port
Coupling,
Connects manometer
tubing to NBP tubing.
3-way tee,
Connects manometer
tubing, NBP tubing
and NBP cuff tubing.
Digital Manometer with
a range of at least 0 to
1000 mmHg Accuracy
0.5% FS.
Note: A calibrated
mercury manometer
may be substituted.
2. Set the digital manometer power switch to the on position.
3. Set the digital manometer range switch to 1000 mmHg.
Using the Trim Knob control, access the Service Mode menu starting
from the Main Menu.
1. Select MORE MENUS > MONITOR SETUP > SERVICE MODE.
2. Enter password using the Trim Knob control to select the day and
month from patient monitor screen with leading zeros (e.g. July 4 =
0407).
3. Select CALIBRATE > CALIBRATE NBP > CHECK CAL OFF >
START.
The text on the menu item changes from CHECK CAL OFF to
CHECK CAL IN PROGRESS.
Verify the readings in the NBP parameter window on the patient
monitor display and readings on the digital manometer are equal (± 1
Dash 3000/4000/5000
6-inch diameter PVC
NBP tubing
pipe (or 1-pound coffee
can):
Wrap the NBP cuff
around this for tests.
Manometer tubing,
Approximately two
feet in length.
NBP cuff,
Any size NBP cuff
will be sufficient.
Coupling,
Connects manometer
tubing to NBP cuff
tubing.
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