If The Recording Won't Start - HP PageWriter 100 User Manual

Table 3-l. ECG Problems and Solutions (continued)
Problem Cause
Tremor or Muscle Poor electrode placement. Poor
Artifact
electrode contact. Patient is cold.
LLL
Tense, uncomfortable patient.
Tremors.
Intermittent or
Poor electrode contact. Dry
Jittery Waveform electrodes.
Possible
Solutions
Clean the electrode site. Reapply
electrodes. Be sure that the limb
electrodes are placed on flat,
non-muscular areas of the body.
Warm the patient.
Reassure and relax the patient.
Make sure the Filter light is on.
Attach electrodes high on the
extremities near the trunk.
Make sure the Filter light is on.
Clean the site. Reapply electrodes.
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Faulty lead wires.
Replace faulty patient cable.
Poor print
Dirty printhead.
Clean the printhead.
quality (uneven
Use HP recommended paper.
contrast or blank
streaks)
If the Recording
If you press (Auto) or (Manual) and the recording doesn't
Won't Start
start, investigate the
following possibilities:
n
Is the cardiograph turned on?
At
least one light other than the AC light
should
be
on.
n
Is the AC power light on?
If the cardiograph is plugged into AC power
and the AC light is not on, check the two line
fuses. See "Replacing the Fuses" in Chapter 4,
Maintaining
the
Cardiograph
for fuse information.
Troubleshooting 3-3