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• VERSUCHEN SIE NICHT, DAS GERÄT ZU REPARIEREN, BEVOR DIESES WARNUNG KUNDENDIENST-HANDBUCH NICHT ZU RATE GEZOGEN UND VERSTANDEN WURDE. • WIRD DIESE WARNUNG NICHT BEACHTET, SO KANN ES ZU VERLETZUNGEN DES KUNDENDIENSTTECHNIKERS, DES BEDIENERS ODER DES PATIENTEN DURCH ELEKTRISCHE SCHLÄGE, MECHANISCHE ODER SONSTIGE GEFAHREN KOMMEN.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL • ESTE MANUAL DE SERVICIO SÓLO EXISTE EN INGLÉS. • SI ALGÚN PROVEEDOR DE SERVICIOS AJENO A GEMS SOLICITA UN IDIOMA QUE NO SEA EL INGLÉS, ES RESPONSABILIDAD DEL CLIENTE OFRECER UN SERVICIO DE TRADUCCIÓN.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL...
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GE Medical Systems personnel. In performing all electrical work on these products, GEwill use its own specially trained field engineers. All of GE’s electrical work on these products will comply with the requirements of the applicable electrical codes.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Revision History Revision Date Reason for change July 16, 2002 Release for M4 July 23, 2003 Software Version Sys D03-1.07 List of Effected Pages...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 Introduction Overview ............1 - 1 Purpose of Chapter 1 .
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL CHAPTER 2 Pre-Installation Overview ............2 - 1 Purpose of Chapter 2 .
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL CHAPTER 3 Installation Overview............3 - 1 The Purpose of Chapter 3 .
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL HP 990cxi / HP 995c - Printer Settings ..... . . 3 - 24 UP-D21MD - Printer Settings .
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL CHAPTER 4 Functional Checks ..............
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL OB Calculations ......... 4 - 21 GYN Calculations .
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL CHAPTER 5 Components and Functions (Theory) Overview............5 - 1 Purpose of Chapter 5 .
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL CPU - Probe Board ........5 - 21 CPR - Beamformer Board .
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Top Console Positioning ........5 - 38 Rotation of the Control Console .
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL CHAPTER 6 Service Adjustments Overview ............6 - 1 Purpose of Chapter 6 .
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL CHAPTER 7 Diagnostics/Troubleshooting Overview............7 - 1 Purpose of Chapter 7 .
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL CHAPTER 8 Replacement Procedures Overview ............8 - 1 Purpose of Chapter 8 .
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL CHAPTER 9 Renewal Parts ..............
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL CHAPTER 10 Periodic Maintenance Overview ............10 - 1 Purpose of Chapter 10 .
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Data Sheet for Chassis Source Leakage Current ....10 - 17 Isolated Patient Lead (Source) Leakage–Lead to Ground .
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Chapter 1 Introduction Section 1-1 Overview 1-1-1 Purpose of Chapter 1 This chapter describes important issues related to safely servicing the Voluson® 730 scanner. The service provider must read and understand all the information presented in this manual before installing or servicing a unit.
Hospital’s Service Personnel • Contractors (Some parts of Chapter 2 - Pre-Installation) 1-1-4 Voluson® 730 Models Covered by this Manual Table 1-2 Voluson® 730 Model Designations GE Part Number Kretz # Description H46601A 154585 Voluson® 730 Main Body 1-1-5 Purpose of Operator Manual(s) The Operator Manual(s) should be fully read and understood before operating the Voluson®...
GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Section 1-2 Important Conventions 1-2-1 Conventions Used in Book Icons Pictures, or icons, are used wherever they reinforce the printed message. The icons, labels and conventions used on the product and in the service information are described in this chapter.
GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 1-2-2 Standard Hazard Icons Important information will always be preceded by the exclamation point contained within a triangle, as seen throughout this chapter. In addition to text, several different graphical icons (symbols) may be used to make you aware of specific types of hazards that could cause harm.
GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 1-2-3 Product Icons The following table describes the purpose and location of safety labels and other important information provided on the equipment. Table 1-5...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Table 1-5 Product Icons (Continued) LABEL/SYMBOL PURPOSE/MEANING LOCATION "CAUTION - Dangerous voltage" (the lightning flash with arrowhead in equilateral triangle) is Rear side of Monitor used to indicate electric shock hazards.
GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Section 1-3 Safety Considerations 1-3-1 Introduction The following safety precautions must be observed during all phases of operation, service and repair of this equipment. Failure to comply with these precautions or with specific warnings elsewhere in this manual, violates safety standards of design, manufacture and intended use of the equipment.
GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 1-3-3 Mechanical Safety (cont’d) NOTE: Special care should be taken when transporting the unit in a vehicle: • Secure the unit in an upright position.
GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 1-3-6 Dangerous Procedure Warnings Warnings, such as the examples below, precede potentially dangerous procedures throughout this manual. Instructions contained in the warnings must be followed.
GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Section 1-4 EMC, EMI, and ESD 1-4-1 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Electromagnetic compatibility describes a level of performance of a device within its electromagnetic environment. This environment consists of the device itself and its surroundings including other equipment, power sources and persons with which the device must interface.
4855 W. Electric Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53219 1-262-524-5698 Customer Answer Center Fax: +1-414-647-4125 Europe Tel: +43 7683 3800-0 GE Medical Systems Kretztechnik GmbH & Co OHG Fax: +43 7682 3800-47 Service Department - Ultrasound Tiefenbach 15 A-4871 Zipf Austria Tel: +33-13083-1300...
105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 1-5-2 System Manufacturer Table 1-7 System Manufacturer Manufacturer Telephone GE Medical Systems Kretztechnik GmbH & Co OHG Tiefenbach 15 +43-7682-3800-0 +43-7682-3800-47 A-4871 Zipf Austria 1-12 Section 1-5 - Customer Assistance...
GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Chapter 2 Pre-Installation Section 2-1 Overview 2-1-1 Purpose of Chapter 2 This chapter provides the information required to plan and prepare for the installation of a Voluson®...
Electrical Requirements NOTE: GE Medical Systemsrequires a dedicated power and ground for the proper operation of its Ultrasound equipment. This dedicated power shall originate at the last distribution panel before the system. The dedicated line shall consist of one phase, a neutral (not shared with any other circuit), and a full size ground wire from the distribution panel to the Ultrasound outlet.
GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 2-2-2-3 Site Circuit Breaker It is recommended that the branch circuit breaker for the machine be readily accessible. POWER OUTAGE MAY OCCUR. CAUTION The Voluson® 730 requires a dedicated single branch circuit. To avoid circuit overload and possible loss of critical care equipment, make sure you DO NOT have any other equipment operating on the same circuit.
Never place a label where RF gaskets meet the unit. Otherwise, the gap created will permit RF RF gaskets touch metal leakage. Or, if a label has been found in such a position, move the label. Use GE specified harnesses The interconnect cables are grounded and require ferrite beads and other shielding. Also, cable and peripherals length, material, and routing are all important;...
GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 2-2-4 Scan Probe Environmental Requirements Operation:1Ambient temperature 18° to 30° C Storage:-10° to 50° C NOTE: Temperature in degrees C. Conversion to degrees F = °C (9/5) + 32).
Required Features NOTE: GE Medical Systems requires a dedicated power and ground for the proper operation of its Ultrasound equipment. This dedicated power shall originate at the last distribution panel before the system. The dedicated line shall consist of one phase, a neutral (not shared with any other circuit), and a full size ground wire from the distribution panel to the Ultrasound outlet.
• Emergency oxygen supply • Storage for linens and equipment • Nearby waiting room, lavatory, and dressing room • Dual level lighting (bright and dim) • Lockable cabinet ordered by GE for its software and proprietary manuals Chapter 2 Pre-Installation...
GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 2-3-5 Networking Pre-installation Requirements 2-3-5-1 Purpose of the DICOM Network Function DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine) services provide the operator with clinically useful features for moving images and patient information over a hospital network.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Chapter 3 Installation Section 3-1 Overview 3-1-1 The Purpose of Chapter 3 This chapter contains information needed to install the unit. Included are procedures to receive, unpack and configure the equipment.
GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 3-1-3 Installation Warnings 1.) Since the Voluson® 730 weighs approximately 136 kg (300 lb.) without options, preferably two people should unpack it. Two people are also preferable for installing any additional items in excess of 35 pounds (e.g.
GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 3-1-4 Safety Reminders WHEN USING ANY TEST INSTRUMENT THAT IS CAPABLE OF OPENING THE DANGER AC GROUND LINE (I.E., METER’S GROUND SWITCH IS OPEN), DON’T TOUCH THE UNIT! Two people should unpack the unit because of its weight.
GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Section 3-2 Receiving and Unpacking the Equipment CAUTION Transport only with forklift or stracker truck. During transport pay attention to the point of gravity! Have two people available to unpack the Voluson®...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Table 3-4 Unpacking Procedure Step Task Open front panel (ramp) by removing the screws from the side panels. Lower ramp. screws screws ramp packing Carefully remove foam packing material, plastic bag from ultrasound unit and the monitor and any other item from the wooden box.
GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Section 3-3 Preparing for Installation 3-3-1 Connection of Auxiliary Devices 3-3-1-1 Monitor Connection 1.) Connect all the Monitor cables a shown in Figure 3-4.
GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 3.) Disconnect the GND ground-cable from the back of the rear cover plate. GND ground cable Figure 3-6 GND ground-cable 4.) Connect all Peripherals.
GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Section 3-4 Completing the Installation 3-4-1 System Specifications 3-4-1-1 Physical Dimensions of Voluson® 730 The physical dimensions of the Voluson® 730 unit are summarized in Table 3-5.
GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 3-4-3 Power On / Boot Up 3-4-3-1 Scanner Power On 1.) Connect the Power Cable to the back of the system. 2.) Connect the Main Power Cable to a hospital grade power receptacle with the proper rated voltage.
GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 3-4-4 Power Off/ Shutdown NOTE: After turning off a system, wait at least ten seconds before turning it on again. The system may not be able to boot if power is recycled too quickly.
GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 3-4-5 Transducer Connection NOTE: Prior to connecting or disconnecting a probe, freeze the image. It is not necessary to turn OFF power to connect or disconnect a transducer.
GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Section 3-5 Printer Installation 3-5-1 Installing Line Printer HP 990cxi or HP 995c For connection schemes of Peripherals refer to Chapter 20 in the Basic User Manual of Voluson® 730.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 3-5-1-1 Install the HP printer software/driver (cont’d) 4.) Click the NEXT buttons to start the Hardware Wizard and to locate the driver files. 5.) Use the BROWSE button to search the following path on the hard disk (see:...
GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 3-5-2 Installing Digital Color Printer Sony UP-D21MD 1.) Power off/Shutdown the system as described in: Section 3-4-4 on page 3-10. 2.) Connect the printer as described in: Section 3-3-1-2 on page 3-6 and reinstall the rear cover plate.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 3-5-2-1 Install the UP-D21MD printer software/driver (cont’d) 6.) Use the BROWSE button to search the following path C:\Utilities\PrinterDriver\SonyUP-D21MD see: Figure 3-13and then click OK.
GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 3-5-3 Installing Digital Color Printer (Sony UP-D2600S or Mitsubishi CP770DW) 1.) Power off/Shutdown the system as described in: Section 3-4-4 on page 3-10. 2.) Remove the rear cover plate as described in: Section 3-3-1-2 on page 3-6.
GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 3-5-4 Printer Installation manually 1.) On the Touch Panel, press UTILITIES. 2.) In the Utilities menu, touch SYSTEM SETUP to invoke the setup desktop on the screen.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 3-5-4 Printer Installation manually (cont’d) 6.) Click the ADD PRINTER button. A warning message appears: Please read this message carefully and click YES if you have skills to do this.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 3-5-4 Printer Installation manually (cont’d) 7.) Click the NEXT button to start the Add Printer Wizard. 8.) Select the ‘Local Printer‘ , deselect “Automatically install Plug and Play printer” and then click NEXT.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 3-5-4 Printer Installation manually (cont’d) 10.)In the following window select the HAVE DISK button. Figure 3-24 Have Disk... 11.)Use the BROWSE button to search the Printer Driver path.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 3-5-4 Printer Installation manually (cont’d) 12.)Verify the selected Printer Driver path and confirm with OK. Figure 3-26 verify selected Printer Driver path 13.)Select the manufacturer and model of your printer and confirm with the NEXT button.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 3-5-4 Printer Installation manually (cont’d) 16.)The “Complete the Add Printer Wizard” window appears on the screen. Figure 3-28 Complete manual Printer Installation 17.)Complete the manual Printer Installation with the FINISH button.
GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 3-5-5 Adjustment of Printer Settings 1.) After system restart, touch the UTILITIES key, and then SYSTEM SETUP on the Touch Panel. 2.) Select the page, enter the password and click the ACCEPT button.
GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 3-5-5-1 HP 990cxi / HP 995c - Printer Settings 1.) Call up the ‘Printer Properties’; operation see: Section 3-5-5 "Adjustment of Printer Settings" 2.) Select the page and click the PRINTING PREFERENCES...
GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 3-5-5-2 UP-D21MD - Printer Settings 1.) Call up the ‘Printer Properties’; operation see: Section 3-5-5 "Adjustment of Printer Settings" 2.) Select the page and select: Orientation = Landscape, Paper = UPC-21L + High Speed.
GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 3-5-5-3 CP770DW - Printer Settings 1.) Call up the ‘Printer Properties’; operation see: Section 3-5-5 "Adjustment of Printer Settings" 2.) Select the page and select/verify the correct printer port.
GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 3-5-5-3 CP770DW - Printer Settings (cont’d) 7.) For saving the adjusted printer settings click OK. NOTE: When you call up the “Gamma Adjust” page again, the Input and Output parameters won´t be shown until re-adjustment of the displayed Gamma curve.
GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Section 3-6 System Configuration 3-6-1 System Configuration NOTE: To customize the system, see Chapter 17 - System Setup, Chapter 18 - Measurement Setup and Chapter 19 - Biopsy Setup of the Basic User Manual of Voluson® 730.
GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 3-6-1-1 How to enter Date and Time Select the page in the System Setup see: Figure 3-37. GENERAL 1.) Select the “Date Format” (only one can be active).
GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 3-6-2 On-Board Optional Peripherals Table 3-8 Electrical Specifications for Voluson® 730 Voltage Tolerances Current Frequency 100 VAC ±10% 10.10 A 50, 60 Hz (±2%) 115 VAC ±10%...
GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 3-6-3 External I/O Connection Panel (GES) If peripherals (e.g. VCR) are connected at the Internal I/O, some connectors on the External I/O may NOTICE not be available.
GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 3-6-3-1 External I/O Pin Outs Table 3-11 S-VHS IN Video Connector, 4 Pin Pin No Output Signal Description SVIDEO IN YG Y (Luma) GND...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Table 3-15 Network Connector, RJ45 Modular 8 Pin Pin No Output Signal Description ETHER TD Ethernet RD+ ETHER TD Ethernet RD- ETHER RD Ethernet TD+...
GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 3-6-4 Video Specification Video specifications may be needed to be able to connect laser cameras or other devices to the Voluson® 730. Table 3-18...
GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Table 3-19 Video Specifications for Composite, B/W, S-Video and RGB Connectors S-Video Output set to: NTSC Timing Parameter 50Hz 60Hz 256us 4 Lines 381us / 6 Lines Vertical Front Porch 160us / 2.50 Lines...
GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Section 3-7 Connectivity Installation Worksheet Site System Information Comments: Floor: Site: Dept: Room: Type: Serial #: REV: CONTACT INFORMATION Name Title Phone E-Mail Address...
GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Section 3-8 Network IP Address Configuration NOTE: Following Information must be provided by customer or hospital engineer before you can start: A Station name, AE Title, IP address and Port Number for the Voluson® 730.
3-9-2 User Manual(s) Check that the correct User Manual(s) for the system and software revision, is included with the installation. Specific language versions of the User Manual may also be available. Check with your GE Sales Representative for availability. 3-38...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Chapter 4 Functional Checks Section 4-1 Overview 4-1-1 Purpose of Chapter 4 This chapter provides procedures for quickly checking major functions of the Voluson® 730 scanner diagnostics by using the built-in service software, and power supply adjustments.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Section 4-3 General Procedure SYSTEM REQUIRES ALL COVERS CAUTION Operate this unit only when all board covers and frame panels are securely in place. The covers are required for safe operation, good system performance and cooling purposes.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 4.) Press the ON/OFF Standby switch left below the Control Panel once. ON/OFF Standby Switch Figure 4-2 ON/OFF Stand-By Switch When the ON/OFF Standby switch left below the Control Panel is pressed once, the System (including the Back-end Processor) starts and the software code is distributed to initiate the scanner.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 4-3-3 System Features 4-3-3-1 Control Panel Figure 4-4 Control Panel Tour 1.) Touch Panel screen 2.) Touch Panel digipot and toggle switch controls 3.) TGC - Slider Controls 4.) Mode/Gain keys...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 4-3-3-2 Touch Panel Figure 4-5 Touch Panel - Main Menu 1.) Main menu key: to change from one Sub menu to another. 2.) Sub menu key: to adjust settings of the selected Scan mode.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 4-3-3-3 Monitor Display Figure 4-6 Monitor Display Tour Table 4-2 Monitor Display Features 1. Patient Name (family, given, prefix) 10. Focal zone marker(s) 2. Hospital Identification 11.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Section 4-4 Functional Checks For a basic functional check of the system’s different modes, following pageswill familiarize you with image optimization for: • 2D-Mode (B-Mode) •...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 4-4-1 2D-Mode Checks (cont’d) Table 4-3 2D-Mode Functions Step Task Expected Results Rotate the 2D-MODE key to adjust the sensitivity (brightness) of the entire 2D-Mode Gain image.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Table 4-3 2D-Mode Functions Step Task Expected Results Persistence is a temporal filter that averages frames together. This has the PERSIST. effect of presenting a smoother, softer image.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 4-4-2 M-Mode Checks Figure 4-8 M Main- and M Sub Menu Table 4-4 M-Mode Functions Step Task Expected Results Cursor Position Adjust the M-Cursor position with the TRACKBALL in the B-Single image.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 4-4-3 Spectral Doppler Mode Checks Figure 4-9 PW Main- and PW Sub Menu Table 4-5 Spectral Doppler Mode (PW, CW) Functions Step Task Expected Results Adjust the Gate- Position resp.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 4-4-4 Color Doppler Mode Checks NOTE: Different menus are displayed depending on which Color Doppler Mode (CFM, PD or TD)is selected. NOTE: The Tissue Doppler Mode is an Option. The TD key in the 2D Main menu is only visible if the option is installed and the selected probe is capable for the Tissue Mode.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Table 4-6 Color Doppler Mode (CFM, PD, TD) Functions Step Task Expected Results To select different filter periods for rising velocity and falling velocity.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 4-4-5 Volume Mode Checks Real Time 4D, RT_4D_Biopsy and VCI are Options. NOTICE If these options are not part of the system configuration, the appendant checks can be omitted.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Table 4-7 Pre-Volume Mode Functions Step Task Expected Results Volume Box Position Adjust the Volume Box (ROI) Position resp. Size with the TRACKBALL in the B-Single image.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 4-4-5 Volume Mode Checks (cont’d) 4-4-5-3 Functions in the Tool Menu Figure 4-13 Tool Menu Table 4-9 Functions in the Tool Menu Step Task...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 4-4-6 Using Cine-Mode 4-4-6-1 Activating Cine Press FREEZE, then roll the TRACKBALL to display the images of the stored sequence one by one. 4-4-6-2...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 4-4-7 Basic Measurements NOTE: Different menus are displayed depending on which Mode is selected. General remarks to perform Basic measurements: • By pressing the MM key on the control panel the Basic Measurement function is switched on.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 4-4-7 Basic Measurements (cont’d) 4-4-7-2 Circumference/Area (using Ellipse or Trace) Measurements 1.) Press the MM key once. 2.) Touch the corresponding item on the Touch Panel. An active cursor displays.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 4-4-7 Basic Measurements (cont’d) 4-4-7-4 Velocity Measurements (Spectral Doppler Mode) NOTE: The Spectral Doppler image is displayed based on time (X-axis) and velocity (Y-axis).
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 4-4-8 Calculation Measurements NOTE: Confirm that the patient information is correct and the probe and application are selected properly. General remarks to perform Calculation measurements: •...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 4-4-9 Probe/Connectors Usage 4-4-9-1 Connecting a probe 1.) Place the probe's carrying case on a stable surface and open the case. 2.) Carefully remove the probe and unwrap the probe cable.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 4-4-10 Image Management (Sonoview) For Sonoview - Image Management functionality refer to the Voluson® 730 Basic User Manual. It talks about several topics: •...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 4-4-11 Using the MOD (Magneto-Optical Drive) The 3.5 inch Magneto-Optical disk drive supports the following medias: 1.3GB; 640MB; 540MB; 230MB and 128MB Eject Button...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 4-4-12 Backup and Restore Database, Preset Configurations and Images 4-4-12-1 Formatting Media To format the backup media, MOD or CD-RW, press the NETWORK key on the Control panel.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 4-4-12-1 Formatting Media (cont’d) By selecting CD-RW the unit displays the “Erase CD-RW” window as shown in Figure 4-18. 1.) Select the “Erase Mode” and click the OK button to start the format process.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 4-4-12-2 Save System Presets and Configurations (Application Settings) The Backup contains: • User Settings, Auto Text, Measurement user tables • Biopsy (needle guide positions) •...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 4-4-12-3 Load System Presets and Configurations (Application Settings) Always backup any Application Settings before the upgrade; see: Section 4-4-12-2 on page 4-27. CAUTION The loading procedure overwrites the existing application settings on the local hard drive. Make sure to insert the correct MOD or CD-RW.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 4-4-12-3 Load System Presets and Configurations (Application Settings) (cont’d) “Arrow” button Complete Backup Load button Figure 4-25 Load Backup Data 7.) Select the Complete Backup (marked blue) and click the ARROW button to copy the Complete Backup into the Load Data field.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 4-4-12-4 Archiving Images 1.) Insert the archive media. 2.) Press the NETWORK (Sonoview) key on the Control panel. 3.) Format the MOD/CD-RW. To format the media, CD-RW or MOD see Section 4-4-12-1 "Formatting...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 4-4-13 ECG Check Out Connect the ECG-preamplifier MAN and check: Table 4-10 ECG-preamplifier Check Step Task Expected Result(s) Connect the ECG at the Connector on the rear panel of the It will display a curve along the bottom edge of the image scanner.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Table 4-12 Measurement Setup Checks Step Task Expected Result(s) General: Check “Store Measurements” setting assigned as desired by the customer General: Check “Doppler Trace Display Results”...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Section 4-7 Mechanical Function Checks 4-7-1 Rotation of the Control Console Locking Lever for locking and unlocking the control console Figure 4-29 Locking Lever under Control Console...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 4-7-3 Power Supply Adjustment There are no adjustments on the power supplies. The DC Power is self-regulated. If a voltage is outside the specified range, it means that something is wrong, either with the power supply itself or with a component connected to that specific power outlet.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Section 4-8 Site Log 4-8-1 Site Log - System (Service Database) 1.) On the Touch Panel, touch UTILITIES. 2.) In the Utilities menu, touch SYSTEM SETUP to invoke the setup desktop on the screen.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 4-8-2 Site Log - Paper Documentation Table 4-16 Site Log Date Service person Problem Comments 4-36 Section 4-8 - Site Log...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Chapter 5 Components and Functions (Theory) Section 5-1 Overview 5-1-1 Purpose of Chapter 5 This chapter explains Voluson® 730’s system concepts, component arrangement, and subsystem function.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Section 5-2 General Information Voluson® 730 is a digital beam forming curved-, linear- and phased array ultrasound imaging system. It has provisions for analog input sources like ECG and Phono. A CW-Doppler probe may also be connected and used.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Section 5-2 General Information (cont’d) MONITOR without GEU Figure 5-2 Major System Components Major System Components: • GEF: Main Board Chassis: Section 5-3 on page 5-18...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Section 5-2 General Information (cont’d) Monitor User-Interface-Module Trolley (housing, mechanical framework). GEM- External IO ECG+Diskdrive The following components Module are part of GW: - monitor-table,...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Section 5-2 General Information (cont’d) The Voluson® 730 used digital beam forming technology which provides high resolution and high penetration performance. It is a general purpose, mobile, software controlled diagnostic ultrasound scanner.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 5-2-1 Description of Voluson® 730 Operating Modes 5-2-1-1 B-Mode or 2D-Mode: B-Mode or 2D-mode is a two-dimensional image of the amplitude of the echo signal. It is used for location and measurement of anatomical structures and for spatial orientation during operation of other modes.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Tissue motion is discriminated from blood flow by assuming that blood is moving faster than the surrounding tissue, although additional parameters may also be used to enhance the discrimination.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 5-2-2-2 3D Image Presentation: The basic technique for 3D image presentation is to combine the 2D cross –sections into an image which represents how the volume of the data would appear from a particular viewing direction. The mathematics behind this feature is called 3D-rendering.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 5-2-3 Blockdiagram Voluson® 730 Figure 5-5 Voluson® 730 - Block Diagram Chapter 5 Components and Functions (Theory)
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 5-2-4 Dataflow Control Description This section describes the functions of the Voluson® 730 Boards vs. different Operation Modes. • CPC - System Control Board •...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL b.) THI = HAR (Tissue Harmonic Imaging) Generally with THI the RX-Frequency is doubled, so that the axial resolution is increased due to the higher RX-Frequency. Another step of THI is the pulse-inversion: 2 TX-shots are placed to the same Tissue-location, one with positive, one with negative polarity.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 5-2-4-3 D-Mode (Pulsed Wave- and Continuous Wave Doppler) 1.) CPC see: 5-2-4-1 B-Mode 2.) CPR see: 5-2-4-1 B-Mode 3.) CPG After DC-cancelling the sig is mixed with the NCO-generated RX-Frequency and brought to LF- Spectrum, where the FIR-LP cuts HF.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 5-2-4-5 3D-Mode 1.) CPC see: 5-2-4-1 B-Mode 2.) CPR see: 5-2-4-1 B-Mode 3.) CPG see: 5-2-4-1 B-Mode 4.) CPF Arranges the CFM-Processing. WMF (Wall Motion Filter), Autocorrelator, Post-processing.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 5-2-4-7 External Video Mode (Video display from VCR) 1.) CPC Not used for Signal-Processing 2.) CPR Not used for Signal-Processing 3.) CPG Not used for Signal-Processing 4.) CPF...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 5-2-5 Description of Software Options To activate the software options: touch UTILITIES, SYSTEM SETUP and select the page. OPTION For further details see: Basic User Manual Voluson® 730, chapter 17.3.4...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL VOCAL™ offers different functions: Volume Calculation - Manual tracing of contours in three dimensions 3D Color Histogram - Automatic calculation of the vascularization Shell Imaging - construction of a virtual shell which covers the entire contour to separately calculate internal tumor vascularization and peripheral vascularization for tumor therapy planning and follow up control.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 5-2-6 Description of Hardware Options Table 5-3 Hardware Options HW-Options Description CW-Doppler 5-2-6-1 CW - Continuous Wave Doppler ECG Digital Module 5-2-6-2 ECG Digital Module...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Section 5-3 Main board Chassis GEF Module The GEF Module contains the Front End processor and the Back End processor and the Secondary Power supply for the full GEF Chassis.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Section 5-4 Front End Processor Figure 5-8 Front End Processor - Block Diagram Chapter 5 Components and Functions (Theory) 5-19...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Section 5-4 Front End Processor (cont’d) 32 * Tx/Rx Channels to CW_Board CWD / newlyCRW Probe Board Beamformer Motherboard Cover Board Transmitter/Receiver TX / RX...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 5-4-1 Front End - Board Descriptions 5-4-1-1 CPU - Probe Board • 1 CW-Probe Connector • 3 Probe-Connectors 260pin • 1 Dummy-Probe Connector 260pin •...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 5-4-1 Front End - Board Descriptions (cont’d) 5-4-1-5 CPG - MID-Processor Board A.) For B,C,D modes: Multi Beam-DeInterleave Subtraction Filter (for THI) Digital TGC, DC-Cancelling...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 5-4-1 Front End - Board Descriptions (cont’d) 5-4-1-8 CCM - Motor Control Board • Master of Control of 3D-Sweep • Drives Motor via SIN-COS •...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Section 5-5 Back End Processor Figure 5-10 Back End Processor - Block Diagram 5-24 Section 5-5 - Back End Processor...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 5-5-1 Blockdiagram CPS Beamformer Blockschaltbild Berger Josef Figure 5-11 Blockdiagram CPS Chapter 5 Components and Functions (Theory) 5-25...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 5-5-2 Back End - Board Descriptions 5-5-2-1 SBC - Single Board Computer Built in or external Components: Network, USB Sound (in old Version separate PCB)
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 5-5-2 Back End - Board Descriptions (cont’d) 5-5-2-7 CPP- Power Supply Secondary Board + Motor Power stage used for Supply of both Front End and Back End DC-DC-Converter: 59VDC to following output voltages: + 3.3V, +/-5V, +12V, +/-15V,...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Section 5-6 Internal I/O Because of different Slot CPU Card versions there are three different internal wirings 1.) SNO’s A05500 - A05724 (850MHZ PC, no Sound card, separate SCSI-Card installed) Figure 5-12: Internal I/O Board 1 2.) SNO’s A05725 - A06268 (850MHZ PC, separate Sound card, separate SCSI-Card installed)
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL StdbySwitch (User PowerON/OFF) External IO Board S-VHS L-AUDIO-R Sync 50 pol. 50 pol. V-SYNC not conn. MIC IN LINE OUT LINE IN PS2 RS232 NET...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL StdbySwitch (User PowerON/OFF) External IO Board S-VHS L-AUDIO-R Sync 50 pol. 50 pol. V-SYNC not conn. RS232 Line In PS2 RS232 LAN1 LAN2 LINE...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Section 5-7 Top Console The Voluson® 730 Operator Control Panel (OCP) consists of the following electronic subassemblies and/or functional components: • Display/Touch screen module: Electro luminescence VGA display –...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Section 5-8 Monitor Figure 5-16 Monitor Adjustment buttons For further details refer to: Section 6-3 "Monitor Adjustment" on page 6-2. 5-32 Section 5-8 - Monitor...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Section 5-9 External I/O 10 11 12 13 Figure 5-17 External I/O Panel Connectors If peripherals (e.g. VCR) are connected at the Internal I/O, some connectors on the External I/O may NOTICE not be available.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Section 5-10 Peripherals 5-10-1 General Information: The GEM Module contains the Magneto Optical Drive and the CD-RW Drive. Additionally the ECG-preamplifier MAN6 can be installed as an Option.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Section 5-11 Power Distribution 5-11-1 CPN-Module (Primary Power Module) 5-11-1-1 Mechanical Concept and Overview The AC Power’s main tasks are to supply the various internal subsystems with AC power and to galvanically isolate the scanner from the on site Mains Power System.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 5-11-1-3 Fuses on Rear Panel F1: The main Input voltage is fused by a magnetic Circuit breaker (Rated current 16A) built in the Main Power switch labelled F1 F2:The AC Output voltage (110/230V) is fused by F2 (magnetic Circuit breaker 2.5/5A)
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Section 5-12 Mechanical Descriptions 5-12-1 Physical Dimensions 607,61 561,25 667,50 Figure 5-20 Physical Dimensions Chapter 5 Components and Functions (Theory) 5-37...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 5-12-2 Monitor • Tilt: 10° forwards and backwards • Swivel: +/-45°rotation. 5-12-3 Top Console Positioning Figure 5-21 Top Console Positioning 5-12-4 Rotation of the Control Console...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 5-12-5 Assembly Drawing GW & GEU & Monitor Figure 5-23 Assembly Drawing GW & GEU & Monitor Chapter 5 Components and Functions (Theory) 5-39...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Section 5-13 Air Flow Control 5-13-1 Air Flow Distribution The fans at the right side of the Main Board Chassis draw air into the scanner, through the filter grid, and pushes it through the card rack.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Section 5-14 Service Page 5-14-1 Introduction The Service Page contains a set of software modules that will increase service productivity and reduce training and service costs.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 4.) Enter the password and click the ACCEPT button to display the Service Tools window. Auto Tester Printer Maintenance Service Viewer Report Delete all patients...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 5-14-3-2 Service Viewer Provides common information about System Temperature, Probes, Working hours of system components and probes. 1.) Select the SERVICE VIEWER button to get access to the E-Service page.
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Installation of Printers is possible without entering the Windows Desktop. Operation see: Section 3-5-4 "Printer Installation manually" on page 3-17. Only accessories explicitly recognized and released by the system manufacturer GE WARNING WARNING Medical Systems - Kretztechnik may be used in connection with the system.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Chapter 6 Service Adjustments Section 6-1 Overview 6-1-1 Purpose of Chapter 6 This chapter describes how to test and adjust the mechanical capabilities of a scanner that may be out of specification.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Section 6-3 Monitor Adjustment Color temperature, Geometry, Size, Picture location, Brightness and Contrast are adjusted using the keys located on the front of the monitor just below the screen.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Section 6-3 Monitor Adjustment (cont’d) Start Ultrasound application to adjust Monitor setting. Table 6-2 Recommended Settings Monitor buttons Recommended Setting Remark select 9300K, 50...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Section 6-4 Control Console, Transport Lock 6-4-1 Control Console The control console can be rotated 30° to the right. When rotating the control console grasp it only on the front grip of the user interface.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Section 6-5 Trackball Adjustment Adjustment of the mechanical movement may be necessary to ensure smooth running of the trackball. 1.) Remove the outer fixing ring by turning it counterclockwise.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Chapter 7 Diagnostics/Troubleshooting Section 7-1 Overview 7-1-1 Purpose of Chapter 7 This section describes how to setup and run the tools and software that help maintain image quality and system operation.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Section 7-2 Collect Vital System Information The following information is necessary in order to properly analyze data or images being reported as a malfunction or being returned to the manufacturer: Voluson®...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Section 7-3 Check Points Voltages 7-3-1 How to check power Pin 11 Pin 15 Pin 13 -15V +15V Check above Voltages with DVM to Ground...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Section 7-4 Screen Captures and Logs There may be times when the customer or field engineer want to capture a presentation on the screen so it may be recovered by the OnLine Center.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Section 7-5 How to use the Auto Tester program 1.) Touch UTILITIES and SYSTEM SETUP on the Touchscreen. 2.) Select the page on the screen.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Pause/Break key on the right upper corner of the keyboard Figure 7-6 Message Box 5.) Click OK. 6.) Press the PAUSE/BREAK key on the keyboard.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL The following screen will appear. “CD-Burn” icon Figure 7-8 Auto Tester Finished 10.)Insert an empty CD-RW in the Drive and select the “CD-Burn” icon.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Section 7-6 Minimum Cable Configuration to Boot Following Cables must be connected for minimum Configuration: see: Figure 7-11: Cable- Minimum configuration a.) RS232-1 (connector for User Interface, near to the Mouse connector) NOTE: Don´t mix up the RS232-1 with the RS232-2 and RS232-3 connectors.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 7-6-1 Minimum Cable Configuration to Scan Following Cables must be connected for minimum Configuration: see: Figure 7-11: Cable- Minimum configuration a.) RS232-1 (connector for User Interface, near to the Mouse connector) NOTE: Don’t mix up the RS232-1 with the RS232-2 and RS232-3 connectors.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Section 7-7 Troubleshooting Trees and Instructions 7-7-1 System does not Power On / Boot Up Is the scanner pluged Make sure the Scanner isn't...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 7-7-2 Noise in Image Noise is shown in Image. Is there any electrical devices that affect the Scanner? Keep the Scanner away from those electrical devices.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 7-7-3 Trackball The trackball is low sensitive! Does the trackball move at all? Remove the ball from the Trackball, and clean it. Replace the trackball unit.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 7-7-4 System does not Power Off / Shutdown System has been switched off system switched off Primary Power (CPY System starts with the automatically in app.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 7-7-5 Monitor Troubleshooting Fault symptom Check these items If neither the Power Indicator nor Power + Check the power cord is properly connected Image Saving is lit + Check the mains supply switch is set to the "On"...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 7-7-6 Unable to Record to VCR Unable to record to VCR! Is the VCR properly connected? Check that all signal, and power supply cable connections to the VCR unit are OK.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 7-7-7 Printer Troubleshooting Unable to use Printer(s)! Is the printer(s) properly connected? Check that all signal, and power supply cable connections between Printer and Scanner are OK.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 7-7-7 Printer Troubleshooting (cont’d) Still unable to use the Printer(s)! Is printing unavailable even by manual operation? Check the signal cables between GEF and Backpanel.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL CD-RW Troubleshooting ( 7-7-7-1 CD-Rom Drive) 1.) Insert an empty CD-RW into the Drive. 2.) Enter “Sonoview” by pressing the NETWORK key on the control panel; see Figure 7-20.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 7-7-10 Network Troubleshooting 7-7-10-1 No Connection to the Network at All 1.) Check that the network cable between the scanner and the wall network is connected and well seated in both ends.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Section 7-8 Error Messages Error Messages Actions Disconnect and reconnect the probe. If error remains don't 530-Probe connected on………. use such a probe. Array bounds exceeded restart the system Attempt to read Probe-ID from an invalid probe connector.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Error Messages Actions Cannot write RotatingAngleCorr into EEPROM on left probe restart the system, call technical support connector (C). Cannot write RotatingShiftCorr into EEPROM on left probe connect the probe once more, if not ok call technical support connector (A).
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Error Messages Actions Datatype misalignment restart the system Density Out Of Range Press ok and save this user-setting once again DFE:Block with openInput restart the system...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Error Messages Actions Execute privileged instruction restart the system FallSmooth Out Of Range Press ok and save this user-setting once again File Could not CRC Check Load volume files from other storage medium.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Error Messages Actions In the 3D Image Measure is not allowed Changed to another format than 3D Fullscreen mode iSetVideoSource(eVideoIntern) function fails reboot the system...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Error Messages Actions PRF_GeneratorBoundary: BBC Ensemble Limitation out of restart the system limit PRF_GeneratorBoundary: BBCPW Ensemble Limitation out restart the system of limit Probe Scan Function Not Supplied restart the system Probe with Probe-ID %02X not supported……………….
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Error Messages Actions UI_BBC_Wnd:vSet() will change from eB_Wnd to wrong restart the system ImageType UI_BBC_Wnd:vSet() will change from eBBC_Wnd to wrong restart the system...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Chapter 8 Replacement Procedures Section 8-1 Overview 8-1-1 Purpose of Chapter 8 This chapter contains replacement procedures for different modules and their subsystems. No covers or panels should be removed from the system (high-voltage risk).
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Section 8-2 Backup Loading Procedure The Backup contains: • User settings, Auto Text, Measurement user tables • Biopsy (needle guide positions) • Setup settings (language, date format, screensaver on/off, etc.)
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Section 8-3 EUM (Electronic User Manual) Upgrade Procedure The Loading Procedure of the EUM (Electronic User Manual) differs at various software versions: NOTICE for Software Version up to 1.06F follow the instructions as described in Section on page 8-4 for Software Version from 1.06G follow the instructions as described in...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 8-3-1 EUM - Upgrade Procedure (up to Software Version 1.06F) (cont’d) NOTE: Please select “Yes I want to restart my computer now”, see: Figure 8-2.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 8-3-2 EUM - Upgrade Procedure (from Software Version 1.06G) 8-3-2-1 EUM - Removal Procedure 1.) Restart the system (turn off and on the system).
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 8-3-2-1 EUM - Removal Procedure (cont’d) 8.) Confirm the next message with YES to proceed the update. The contents of the package are being extracted.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 8-3-2-2 EUM - Installation Procedure 1.) Click the EUM button again to install new EUM. 2.) Select the MO DRIVE or the CD DRIVE button, depending on the storage medium you use.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Section 8-4 Replacement of the Trackball top fixation ring 8-4-1 Manpower One person, 5 min. 8-4-2 Trackball top fixation ring - Replacement Procedure 1.) Remove the fixation ring by turning it counterclockwise.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Chapter 9 Renewal Parts Section 9-1 Overview 9-1-1 Purpose of Chapter 9 This chapter gives you an overview of Spare Parts available for the Voluson® 730.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Section 9-2 List of Abbreviations • FRU 1 - Replacement part available in parts hub • FRU 2 - Replacement part available from the manufacturer (lead time involved) •...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Section 9-3 Parts List Groups Figure 9-1 Console Views Table 9-2 Mechanical and user accessible parts Item Part Group Name Table Number Description GW -Trolley including Console and Monitor mounting plate...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Section 9-4 Housing (GW) and additional Console Hardware Figure 9-2 Housing (GW) and additional Console Hardware Section 9-4 - Housing (GW) and additional Console Hardware...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Table 9-3 Housing (GW) and additional Console Hardware Item Part Name Part Number Description KTZ220031 Rear Handle for Trolley Rear Handle for Trolley KTZ208109...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Section 9-5 User Interface (GEU) + Monitor Figure 9-3 User Interface (GEU) + Monitor Table 9-4 User Interface (GEU) + Monitor Item Part Name...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Section 9-5 User Interface (GEU) + Monitor (cont’d) Figure 9-4 User Interface (GEU) + Monitor (cont´d) Chapter 9 Renewal Parts...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Table 9-5 User Interface (GEU) + Monitor (cont´d) Item Part Name Part Number Description upper plastic part of User Interface housing (GEU) KTZ207102 Top Housing Kit V730 including Push-buttons and Switches Electronic part of User Interface.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Section 9-6 Disk Drives (GEM) Figure 9-5 Disk Drives (GEM) Table 9-6 Disk Drives (GEM) Item Part Name Part Number Description KTZ207047 Standard CD-ROM-Burner internal (no own cabinet)
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Section 9-7 Main Power Module (CPN) Figure 9-6 Main Power Module (CPN) Table 9-7 Main Power Module (CPN) Item Part Name Part Number Description...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Section 9-8 Main Board Module (GEF) Figure 9-7 Main Board Module (GEF) Table 9-8 Main Board Module (GEF) Item Part Name Part Number Description GEF1-2d Chassis mech.+ electr.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 9-8-1 FrontEnd (US-Part) Figure 9-8 FrontEnd (US-Part) Table 9-9 FrontEnd (US-Part) Item Part Name Part Number Description KTZ195375 Sub-board on CPR CPD3-3a.P3 Beamformer SUB-Board Beamformer Board CPR4-4b.P4 Beamformer Board...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 9-8-1 FrontEnd (US-Part) (cont’d) 529 530 531 532 Figure 9-9 FrontEnd (US-Part) cont´d Chapter 9 Renewal Parts 9-13...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Table 9-10 FrontEnd (US-Part) cont´d Item Part Name Part Number Description KTZ195497 Motor Control Board CCM50.P7 Motor Control Board Motor Control Board KTZ195788 CCM55.P9 Motor Control Board can replace CCM50.P7...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 9-8-1 FrontEnd (US-Part) (cont’d) 535 536 Figure 9-10 FrontEnd (US-Part) cont´d Table 9-11 FrontEnd (US-Part) cont´d Item Part Name Part Number Description KTZ195353 Power Supply Board Output Power: 900W CPP2-2e.P2 Power Supply Board...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 9-8-2 BackEnd Processor (PC-Part) 575 576 579 580 577 578 Figure 9-11 BackEnd Processor (PC-Part) 9-16 Section 9-8 - Main Board Module (GEF)
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Table 9-12 BackEnd Processor (PC-Part) Item Part Name Part Number Description KTZ207402 SCSI-II Control Board AHA-2940U SCSI-II-Control Board KTZ207973 SCSI Controller Board BT948 (SCSI-Controller Board)
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KTZ207077 MO-Disk Media (Standard) MO Disk Media 1.3GB Repair CD-Rom (Linux based); only for 1GHZ KTZ1C2192 SBC-boards which have no GE licensed BIOS Service Boot CD-Rom PIII/ 1GHz PC-Replace Kit PIII/ 1GHz KTZ195718 PC Board - replacement for 850MHz (up to A06267)
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Section 9-10 Miscellaneous Cables Table 9-14 Miscellaneous Cables Item Part Name Part Number Description SCSI-Link KTZ207121 Adapter SCSI-II DB50/DB50 Adaptor LPT1 / Parallel Port...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Table 9-14 Miscellaneous Cables Item Part Name Part Number Description 12V/5V-Power Supply-Distributor-Cable (2x) for PC- Component (yellow-black, red-black) KTZ212426 Cable HDD Y-Power Cable from PC-Sound-StereoJack to External Rear...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Table 9-14 Miscellaneous Cables Item Part Name Part Number Description VCR -Remote Control Cable KTZ195606 KUG5 Remote Cable internal Data Cable between SCSI-Module-Connector and SCSI-Drives (CD-Rom, MO-Drive)
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Table 9-14 Miscellaneous Cables Item Part Name Part Number Description Line cord for Supply from Main-Device to Sub-Devices KTZ212032 Monitor Power Connection Cable Monitor cable RGB 75E; 2m VGA/SVGA...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Table 9-14 Miscellaneous Cables Item Part Name Part Number Description Power Cord Europe 230V/240V KTZ212317 Power Cord Europe 230V Power Cord Japan Hospital Grade KTZ212448 Power Cord Japan (Hosp.grade)
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Table 9-14 Miscellaneous Cables Item Part Name Part Number Description Leads the SCSI-Signal from the PC-Board to the PC- Backpanel. Connector on PC-Side: 68pol, Connector on...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Section 9-11 Optional Peripherals and Accessories 809 810 Figure 9-13 Optional Peripherals and Accessories Chapter 9 Renewal Parts 9-25...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Table 9-15 Optional Peripherals and Accessories Item Part Name Part Number Description KTZ211332 NTSC/PAL Sony B/W Video Printer UP-895MD (CE) KTZ195643 Connection Set UP-895MD...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Section 9-9 Options and Upgrades (cont’d) Figure 9-14 Optional Peripherals and Accessories cont´d Table 9-16 Optional Peripherals and Accessories cont´d Item Part Name Part Number...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Table 9-17 System Manuals Item Part Name Part Number Kretz # Description KTZ105844 105844 Voluson® 730 Service Manual System User Manuals H46601B Basic User Manual, Voluson® 730, English H46611E Instruction Manual, Voluson®...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Section 9-12 Probes 9-12-1 2D-Probes Figure 9-15 2D curved array Transducers Table 9-18 2D curved array Transducers Item Part Name Part Number Description electronic broadband curved array transducer, frequency range of 2-5 MHz...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 9-12-1 2D-Probes (cont’d) Figure 9-16 2D linear- and phased array Transducers Table 9-19 2D linear- and phased array Transducers Item Part Name Part Number...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 9-12-2 Real-Time 4D Volume Probes Figure 9-17 Real-Time 4D Volume Probes Table 9-20 Real-Time 4D Volume Probes Item Part Name Part Number Description Real-time 4D broadband electronic curved-array transducer with a frequency...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 9-12-3 CW-Pencil Probes Figure 9-18 CW- Pencil Probes Table 9-21 CW- Pencil Probes Item Part Name Part Number Description single element Continuous Wave (CW) Doppler pencil probe with a PCW4.0...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 9-12-4 Live 3D Probes Figure 9-19 Live 3D Probes Table 9-22 Live 3D Probes Item Part Name Part Number Description 3D wideband electronic sector-transducer, center frequency: 3.5 MHz...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Chapter 10 Periodic Maintenance Section 10-1 Overview 10-1-1 Purpose of Chapter 10 This chapter describes Periodic Maintenance (PM) on the scanner and its peripherals. These PM procedures are intended to maintain the quality of the ultrasound systems performance.
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Testing results, corrective action and the effects of corrective action must be documented and maintained on the site. Your GE service representative can help you with establishing, performing and maintaining records for a quality assurance program. Section 10-3...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Table 10-2 Periodic Maintenance Schedule Item Service at Indicated Time Notes Clean the air filter grid with vacuum cleaner • more frequently depending on...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Table 10-2 Periodic Maintenance Schedule Item Service at Indicated Time Notes Also after corrective • Peripheral Leakage maintenance or as required by Current Checks your facilities QA program.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Section 10-4 Tools Required 10-4-1 Special Tools, Supplies and Equipment 10-4-1-1 Specific Requirements for Periodic Maintenance see Chapter 7 Table 10-3 Overview of Requirements for Periodic Maintenance...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Section 10-5 System Periodic Maintenance 10-5-1 Preliminary Checks The preliminary checks take about 15 minutes to perform. Refer to the system user documentation whenever necessary.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 10-5-2 Functional Checks (See Also Chapter 4) The functional checks take about 60 minutes to perform. Refer to the system user documentation whenever necessary.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 10-5-2-2 Peripheral/Option Checks If any peripherals or options are not part of the system configuration, the check can be omitted. Refer to Table 3-9, “Approved Peripherals,” on page 30for a list of approved peripherals.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 10-5-5 Physical Inspection Table 10-9 Physical Checks Step Item Description Labeling Verify that all system labeling is present and in readable condition. Scratches & Dents Inspect the console for dents, scratches or cracks.
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The probe user manuals provide a complete description of probe care, maintenance, cleaning and disinfection. Ensure that you are completely familiar with the proper care of GE probes. Ultrasound probes can be easily damaged by improper handling. See the User’s Manual of the respective probe for more details.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Section 10-6 Using a Phantom See the User´s Manual of the Phantom for information on using a phantom and quality assurance tests. Measurement Accuracy of the system (chapter 13.4). To get comparable results, use Multi-purpose phantom, Model 539-05 from ATS Laboratories Inc.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 10-7-2 GEMS Leakage Current Limits The following limits are summarized for NFPA 99 (For USA) and IEC 60601-1 Medical Equipment Safety Standards. These limits are GEMS standards and in some cases are lower than the above standards listed.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 10-7-3 Outlet Test - Wiring Arrangement - USA & Canada Test all outlets in the area for proper grounding and wiring arrangement by plugging in the neon outlet tester and noting the combination of lights that are illuminated.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 10-7-4 Grounding Continuity Electric Shock Hazard. The patient must not be contacted to the equipment during this test CAUTION Measure the resistance from the third pin of the attachment plug to the exposed metal parts of the case.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 10-7-5 Chassis Leakage Current Test 10-7-5-1 Definition This test measures the current that would flow in a grounded person who touched accessible metal parts of the bedside station if the ground wire should break. The test verifies the isolation of the power line from the chassis.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 7.) Follow the test conditions described for respective test points shown in Table 10-13. Table 10-13 Chassis Leakage Current Test Condition TEST CONDITION Mounting screw for probe receptacle...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 10-7-5-3 Data Sheet for Chassis Source Leakage Current The test passes when all readings measure less than the value shown in Table 10-11. Record all data on the PM Inspection Certificate.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 10-7-6-2 Generic Procedure Measurements should be made with the ground open and closed, with power line polarity normal and reversed, and with the unit Off and On. For each combination, the operating controls such as the lead switch should be operated to find the worst case condition.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 10-7-8 Isolated Patient Lead (Sink) Leakage-Isolation Test Reference the procedure in the IEC 60601-1. When using the Dale 600, switch the meter’s function selector to the LEAD-ISO. Select the ALL position on the lead selector. Depress the rocker switch to ISO TEST to test lead isolation.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 10-7-8-1 Data Sheet for ECG Leakage Current The test passes when all readings measure less than the value shown in the table below. Record all data on the PM Inspection Certificate.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 10-7-9 Probe Leakage Current Test 10-7-9-1 Definition This test measures the current that would flow to ground from any of the probes through a patient who is being scanned and becomes grounded by touching some other grounded surface.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 10-7-9-3 No Meter Probe Adapter Procedure Figure 10-6 Check Without Probe Adapter Follow these steps to test each transducer for leakage current. 1.) Turn the Voluson® 730 unit OFF.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL 10-7-9-4 Data Sheet for Transducer Source Leakage Current The test passes when all readings measure less than the values shown in Table 10-12. Record all data on the PM Inspection Certificate.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Section 10-8 When There's Too Much Leakage Current... CHASSIS FAILS Check the ground on the power cord and plug for continuity. Ensure the ground is not broken, frayed, or intermittent.
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL PM INSPECTION CERTIFICATE Customer Name: System ID: Dispatch Number / Date Performed: Warranty/Contract/HBS System Type Model Number: Serial Number: Manufacture Date: Probe 1: Frequency:...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL ELECTRICAL SAFETY Max Value Value Electrical Test Performed Allowed Measured Comments Outlet (correct ground &wiring config.) System Ground Continuity Chassis Source Leakage Current - Probe...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Front End Digital Color Printer UP-D2600S, 3-16 Board Descriptions, 5-21 Line Printer HP 990cxi, 3-12 CCM - Motor Control Board, 5-23 Line Printer HP 995c, 3-12...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL Power Stability Requirements, 2-3 Replacement Procedure, 8-8 Power-up Procedures Transducer Connection, 3-11 Voltage Settings, 3-7 Troubleshooting Preparing the Unit for Installation, 3-6 CD-RW, 7-18...
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GE M EDICAL YSTEMS RETZTECHNIK LTRASOUND 105844, R ® 730 S IRECTION EVISION OLUSON ERVICE ANUAL...
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