GE Cardiocap 5 Service Manual

Troubleshooting 
4.2.4 Impedance respiration 
SITUATION POSSIBLE CAUSE ACTION 
No resp trace Waveform not selected on the 
screen. 
Adjust (Monitor Setup – Screen Setup – 
Waveform Fields). 
Unacceptable resp 
waveform 
Poor electrode or poor electrode 
skin contact. 
Electrodes from different manufacturers 
are used. Too much/little gel is used. 
 Poor electrode condition. Electrodes are dried out. 
 Improper site of electrodes. Check that electrodes are not placed over 
bones, active muscles, or...

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4.3 Troubleshooting charts for options 
4.3.1 Recorder (N-XREC) 
SITUATION POSSIBLE CAUSE ACTION 
Recorder not responding to 
front panel key but operates 
through Recorder menu. 
Membrane switch cable loose or 
broken. 
Check the cable. Replace the front panel if 
necessary. 
 Flex-strip cable broken. Check the cable. Replace if necessary. 
 Bad contact on connector board. Check contact. 
Recorder will not start. 
No error messages shown. 
Flex-strip cable...

Troubleshooting 
4.3.3 Pulse oximetry (N-XOSAT or N-XNSAT) 
 
 
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4.3.4 Airway gases (N-XC, N-XCO, or N-XCAiO) 
SITUATION POSSIBLE CAUSE ACTION 
Air leak detected.  Air leak over 40 seconds. Check water trap and sample gas outflow. 
Press Normal Screen to continue. 
Continuous occlusion.  Occlusion over 40 seconds. Check sampling line and D-fend. 
Gas calibration is not 
available during first 5 
minutes/during 
occlusion/during air leak 
Entering calibration is not allowed during 5 
minutes after power up and during occlusion...

Troubleshooting 
4.3.5 Patient Spirometry (N-XV) 
SITUATION POSSIBLE CAUSE ACTION 
insp TV>exp TV Spirometry tube leak. 
 
Water inside D-lite or tubing. 
 
Another side-stream gas sampling between 
D-lite and patient. 
 
D-fend leaks. 
Possible clinical cause: leak in lungs; ET 
tube cuff leak. 
Check leaks; perform leak test. 
 
Change tubing and D-lite. 
 
Don’t use active humidification. 
 
 
Check D-fend.  Always connect gas 
sampling to D-lite only.  
exp TV> insp TV Spirometry tube leak. 
Water...

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4.3.6 NeuroMuscular Transmission (N-XNMT) 
 
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Contents 
Chapter 5. Frames and Software  
5.1 Introduction........................................................................\
.5-1 
5.1.1 Cardiocap/5 measurement options.............................................................5-1 
5.2 AC/DC power supply functional description...........................5-2 
5.2.1 Introduction........................................................................\
.......................5-2 
5.2.2 Main...

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5.5.2 Asynchronous serial channels .................................................................... 5-18 
Serial channels implemented with PLD (D19) .............................................. 5-19 
Serial channels of the Quart ....................................................................... 5-19 
5.5.3 Keyboards and ComWheel ........................................................................\
. 5-19 
Keyboard interface...

Frames and Software 
5. FRAMES AND SOFTWARE 
5.1 Introduction 
Two different frames, or models, are available for Cardiocap/5:  
• F-MX (hemodynamic measurement) 
• F-MXG (hemodynamic and gas measurement) 
Anesthesia software (S-XANE) or Critical Care software (S-XCCA) is available for both frames. 
5.1.1 Cardiocap/5 measurement options 
The standard and optional measurement parameters that are available for each Cardiocap/5 frame 
are summarized below. 
   
Parameter F-MX F-MXG 
ECG (3-lead or 5-lead)...

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5.2  AC/DC power supply functional description 
5.2.1 Introduction 
The AC/DC unit SR92A720 is a switched-mode power supply made by Efore Ltd.  
 
Figure 5-1. AC/DC unit 
The AC/DC switched-mode power supply unit SR92A720 is an integrated part of a patient monitoring 
device.  The SR92A720 power supply is mains connected and can be supplied with a universal single 
phase line voltage in the range of 85 to 275 V.  The unit has one output line with a maximum...