ConMed sabre 180, Service Manual

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This section contains initial installation, prelimi-
nary checks and operating instructions for the
Sabre 180.
2.1 INITIAL INSPECTION
Unpack the unit upon receipt and physically
inspect it for any obvious damage that may have
occurred during shipment. We recommend that
this inspection be performed by a qualified bio-
medical engineer or other person thoroughly
familiar with electrosurgical devices. If the unit is
found to be damaged, notify the carrier and your
Conmed representative immediately. Retain orig-
inal packing material for future storage or ship-
ment.
2.2 INSTALLATION
The unit may be placed on any stable cart or
table.
CAUTION: Since the unit depends on natural
convection of air for cooling, it should not be
installed in a cabinet or similar enclosure. If
mounted on a shelf, allow a two inch clear-
ance on either side and three inches above the
unit to permit free circulation of cooling air.
The power cordset of the unit should be connect-
ed to a properly polarized and grounded power
source whose voltage and frequency characteris-
tics are compatible with those listed on the name-
plate of this unit.
2.3 PRELIMINARY CHECKS
Prior to initial use of this unit in clinical service it
is recommended that its performance be tested in
accordance with the tests described in the Sabre
180 Service Manual. Results of that testing
should be compared to the results tabulated on
the factory Test Data Sheet that is supplied with
each unit. This data should be retained for future
reference and comparison.
2.3.1 Preliminary Functional Testing
The following checks are recommended upon ini-
tial installation of the equipment and prior to
each use of the instrument to avoid unnecessary
delays in surgery. See Figures 2.1 - 2.3 for loca-
tion of controls and connectors.
1. Ensure that the Power Switch is OFF.
2. Connect the power cordset to the unit's mains
inlet on the rear panel and to a properly grounded
and polarized mating power receptacle.
3. Connect a two-treadle monopolar foot switch
to the connector on the rear panel of the unit.
4. Connect a handcontrol (hand-switchable pen-
cil) to the appropriate connector on the output
panel.
5. Make no connection to the Dispersive
Electrode (Patient Plate) connector at this time.
6. Set the Power Switch to the ON position.
Within one second the machine should respond
by:
a) Sounding each of the four tones in ascending
order over a one second interval.
b) During that interval, displaying "8"s on all five
digital displays.
c) Illuminating all mode activation and error
indicators and all ten resistance indicator bars.
d) After the fourth tone is complete, the machine
should sound two beeps indicating a return fault.
Power and mode selections will change to power-
up defaults (see Section 2.6.5 for default option
selection).
Installation & Operation
Section 2.0
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