Purpose Of This Service Manual; Typical Users Of The "Basic" Service Manual - GE Voluson E Series Service Manual

1.3 Purpose of this Service Manual

This Service Manual is valid for Voluson E-Series (Voluson E6, Voluson E8 and/or Voluson E10) ultrasound
systems.
The Voluson E6 is a "feature-reduced" version of the Voluson E8 ultrasound system. That means not all
Note
options are available on the Voluson E6 (marked with an asterisk * in sections of this manual).
The service manual is divided into 10 chapters. In the beginning of the manual, before chapter 1, you will find
the revision overview and the Table of Contents (TOC).
The language policy for GE's service documentation, the omission & errors and the legal information are
included in the beginning of this chapter (chapter 1).
Chapter Number and Title
Chapter 1 – Introduction
Chapter 2 – Site Preparation
Chapter 3 – Setup Instructions
Chapter 4 – Functional Checks
Chapter 5 – Components and Functions
(Theory)
Chapter 6 – Service Adjustments
Chapter 7 – Diagnostics/Troubleshooting
Chapter 8 – Replacement Procedures
Chapter 9 – Renewal Parts
Chapter 10 – Care and Maintenance
The screen graphics and illustrations in this Service Manual are for illustrative purposes only and may be
slightly different from what is displayed on the screen or device.

1.3.1 Typical Users of the "Basic" Service Manual

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GE service personnel (setup, maintenance, etc.)
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Hospital's service personnel
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Architectural planners/installation planners (Some parts of Chapter 2 - Site Preparation)
Voluson E-Series Service Manual
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Table 1-1 Contents in this service manual
Contains a content summary and warnings.
Contains pre-installation requirements.
Contains setup and installation procedures.
Contains functional checks that are recommended as part of the
installation, or as required during servicing and periodic maintenance.
Contains block diagrams and functional explanations of the electronics.
Contains instructions on how to make available adjustments.
Provides procedures for running diagnostic or related routines.
Provides disassembly procedures and reassembly procedures for all
Field Replaceable Units (FRU) and Customer Replaceable Units (CRU).
Contains a complete list of field replaceable parts.
Provides periodic maintenance procedures.
Introduction
Description
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