GE HEALTHCARE MAC 2000, Operator'S Manual

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Introduction
or requesting support for your product. The serial number format is shown in the
following illustration:
Serial Number Format
Item Name
Description
1
Product Code Three-letter code that uniquely identifies the product line.
See
“Product Codes” on page 27 for more information.
2
Year Manufactured Two-digit code identifying the year the device was
manufactured. Values range from 00 to 99
For example: 00 = 2000, 04 = 2004, 05 = 2005 (and so on).
3
Fiscal Week
Manufactured Two-digit code identifying the week the device was
manufactured.
Values range from 01 to 52. GE Healthcare's fiscal weeks
correspond to the calendar week. For example, 01 = first
week in January.
4
Product Sequence Four-digit number identifying the order in which this
device was manufactured. Values range from 0001 to
9999.
5
Manufacturing Site One-letter code identifying the site where the device was
manufactured. For example, F = Milwaukee, N = Freiburg,
P = Bangalore
6
Miscellaneous
Characteristic For example, P = device is a prototype, R = device was
refurbished, U = device was upgraded to meet the
specifications of another product code, A= device is in
production.
Device Address Label and Rating Plate
The Device Address label and Rating Plate is laid out in the following format.
Depending on the product, the label may vary slightly in format.
Item
Description
1
Product description
2
Country of origin
3
Symbols
See
“Symbol Descriptions” on page 18 for a description of the symbols used on
this label.
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