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SONOSTAT
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gbo Medizintechnik AG 2004
Version 1.3
5 Behaviors in case of failures
The following failures will be indicated by the ultrasound therapy device optically and acoustically. Most
can be overcome if you proceed by the following suggestions. In general:
1.
The ultrasound therapy device does not react on a wrongly command, given by a key or by turning the
intensity regulator
.
2.
A warning signal is sounded.
3.
An error message is displayed.
4.
If the user does not react to the displayed message, the most recent faultless device condition is restored
after a timeout.
If an internal failure appears during the operation of the ultrasound therapy device, the treatment is stopped
and ultrasound probes are switched off. An error message is displayed.
Failure conditions:
♦
ERROR
–
with the selftest
of the device a failure has appeared.
1.
Switch off and on again.
2.
If the failure appears again,
the device is out of function. Please, contact a service agent authorized by
the manufacturer.
♦
Attention! The probe of channel N is defective!
−
You have connected a not suitable ultrasound probe: Use the suitable ultrasound probes.
−
The ultrasound probe is faulty:
1.
Disconnect the ultrasound probe.
2.
Clean the resonance plate of the ultrasound probe thoroughly damp, because, possibly, oxidations
have appeared. This can lead to problems during the calibration of the ultrasound probe.
3.
Connect the ultrasound probe again, the ultrasound probe will be calibrated again.
4.
If the failure occurs again, the device is out of function. Please contact a service agent authorized by
the manufacturer.
♦
Attention! To high heatsink temperature
−
Let cool down the ultrasound therapy device, i.e. you switch off
the ultrasound therapy device and let it
cool.
