GE Cardiocap 5 Service Manual

Service Menus 
8.3.2 Communication menu and data 
This service menu shows information about external communication. 
 
To enter this service menu from the 
Service View menu: 
1. Select Monitor. 
2. Select Communication.  
Network (with N-XNET or N-XDNET option) Shows information about communication with the 
Datex-Ohmeda Network. 
• Statistics In shows the number of received data packets and data bytes. 
• Statistics Out shows the number of transmitted data packets and data bytes. 
• Data errors shows...

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Communication – Remote Access menu 
Use the Remote Access menu to set the interface with an external PC that runs the Virtual Support™ 
software, a service tool for remote diagnostics. 
 
To enter this service menu from the 
Service View menu: 
1. Select Monitor. 
2. Select Communication.  
3. Select Remote Access. 
Access Mode When set to Normal (the default), the PC can only read service menu data from the 
monitor. 
When set to Extended (future option), the PC...

Service Menus 
8.3.3 Configuration menu 
 
To enter this service menu from the Service View menu: 
1. Select Monitor. 
2. Select Configuration.  
Frame Chooses the correct frame configuration:  F-MX or F-MXG. 
Set Chooses the parameter configuration that corresponds to the monitor hardware. The 
lower part of the menu screen shows the parameters included in each set. 
Network  Shows the network setting for the monitor: 
• Network (Net) 
• Network and DataCard (Net+DC) 
• Neither (NONE) 
 
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8.3.4 Watchdog Tests menu 
 
To enter this service menu from the Service View menu: 
1. Select Monitor. 
2. Select Watchdog Tests.  
Watchdog This test ensures that the watchdog functions properly. This test shows running 
seconds with an accuracy of 0.1 seconds. 
 When the safety element is working properly, the monitor restarts 1.5 seconds after 
the start of the test.  
In case of a malfunction, >20 s is displayed and the test will interrupt. In this case, 
the...

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8.3.5 Country Settings menu 
 
To enter this service menu from the Service View menu: 
1. Select Monitor. 
2. Select Country Settings.  
Language  Sets the language used in this monitor. 
National Reqs Sets specific software features to fulfill national requirements in Germany or 
France. 
Power Frequency Sets the power frequency (50 Hz or 60 Hz). This setting is used to filter out possible 
power frequency interference from the parameter measurements. 
Time format Sets the time format of...

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8.4 Keyboard menu and data 
The Keyboard menu is used to test the alarm indicator LEDs and function keys. 
 
To enter this service menu from the 
Service View menu, select Keyboard. 
Upper Led  Checks upper alarm indicator LED (red). 
Lower Led Checks lower alarm indicator LED (yellow). 
Dummy Press Tests the function keys. See the description for Direct action keys below. 
Keyboard Type Not used in Cardiocap/5. 
Service Data screen 
Service Data counts whenever a...

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8.5 Modules menu 
 
To enter this service menu from the 
Service View menu, select Modules. 
The modules menu provides access to the measurement parameter menus used for the Cardiocap/5: 
• Gas Unit 
• ESTP : ECG 
• ESTP : STP 
• NIBP 
• NMT 
• M-NSAT (for N-XNSAT or N-XOSAT pulse oximetry option) 
• More Modules 
Each of these menus and screens are illustrated and described in the sections that follow. 
NOTE:  The P/PT, PP, and COP selections in the Modules menu are not used in...

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8.6 Gas Unit menu 
 
To access this menu from the Service View menu: 
1. Select Modules. 
2. Select Gas Unit. 
 
8.6.1 General menu and data 
 
To access this menu from the Service 
View menu: 
1. Select Modules. 
2. Select Gas Unit. 
3. Select General. 
 
General Service Data screen 
Module configuration 
Shows the available measurement options (the measurement options that are detected by the 
measurement unit). 
Timeouts, Bad checksums, and Bad c-s by mod are...

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Counting starts at power on and is reset to zero at power off. Nonzero values do not indicate a 
failure, but continuous counting (more than 50 per second) indicates a serial communication 
failure. Also, other measurement units can cause these numbers to rise. 
8.6.2 Gases menu and data 
 
To access this menu from the 
Service View menu: 
1. Select Modules. 
2. Select Gas Unit. 
3. Select Gases. 
 
Calibrate ID Not used in Cardiocap/5. 
Noise Meas Activates the noise measurement. 
Sample...

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Sample Flow Calculated from differential pressure and adjusted by the measurement unit. 
Zero—value as measured during initialization when the pump is off.  
Gain—sample flow measurement can be calibrated by adjusting the gain. 
Ambient Ambient pressure is measured every 30 min.  
Amb-Work Ambient pressure—sampling system internal pressure. 
Fall time CO2 and O2 in ms. For N2O and AA, same as CO2. 
CO2-O2 Delay In ms. No delay between CO2, N2O, and agents. 
Pump...