Troubleshooting - nubeca PO8201 Owner's Manual

TROUBLESHOOTING

Problem
The oximeter won't turn on.
A dash appears in the LED.
The displayed pulse rate
does not correlate to the
pulse rate displayed on
the ECG monitor connects
to patient.
Possible Cause
The batteries are out.
The batteries are
installed incorrectly.
A probe fault exists.
The probe may have
become dislodged
from the oximeter or
from the subjects.
Excessive motion
at the probe site
may be prohibiting
the oximeter from
acquiring a consistent
pulse signal.
The subject may
have an arrhythmia
resulting in some
heart beats that do
not yield a pulse
amplitude signal at
the probe site.
A non-oximeter probe
is being used.
The ECG monitor may
not be functioning
properly.
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Possible Solution
Replace all batteries.
Verify correct battery
orientations.
Verify that the probe
is correctly connected
to the oximeter and
the subject. Try a new
probe if the condition
persists.
Eliminate or reduce the
cause of the motion
artifact or reposition
the probe to a new
probe site where
motion is not present.
Examine the subject:
the condition may
persist even though
both monitors are
functioning properly
if the subject's
arrhythmia persists.
Replace the probe with
a oximeter probe.
Examine the subject:
replace the ECG
monitor or refer to the
operator's manual for
the ECG monitor.