GE HEALTHCARE MAC 2000, Operator'S Manual

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Stress Testing
The Stress mode is an optional feature that allows you to conduct stress tests with any
of the following devices.
Stress Equipment Description
Supported treadmills and
ergometers Supported equipment connects to the ECG cart system through
the serial port labelled COMM A on the back of the device. You
can control the equipment through this connection. When a
test phase changes, a signal is sent from the system to the
equipment to change the speed, grade, or load, as appropriate.
You can also manually override the equipment from the ECG
cart keyboard. See
“Stress Test Keys” on page 98 , for more
information.
Supported equipment includes the following:
• T2000 and T2100
• eBike
Ergometers with remote
start This equipment also connects to the ECG cart system through
the serial port labelled COMM A on the back of the device.
However, the system does not control the equipment. Instead,
when the equipment changes load, it signals the system, which
changes test stages accordingly.
Unsupported treadmills
and ergometers Unsupported equipment does not connect to the ECG cart
system. Instead of signaling the equipment when a test phase
changes, the system notifies the operator, who manually
adjusts the equipment’s parameters.
Master Step
This equipment does not connect to the system. The system
emits a tone to instruct the patient when to take a step.
Stress tests include the following parameters:
• Patient data
• Waveform speed and gain
• Pacemaker enhancement
• Finite residual filter
• Printer leads
• Report format
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