GE Medical Systems marquette Dash 2000, Operator'S Manual, Page: 36 / 272

1-16 Dash 2000 Patient Monitor Revision C
2005873-001
Battery Conditioning
To obtain the greatest possible battery performance and to keep the fuel
gauge up to date, the battery needs to be conditioned every 3 months or
after 250 discharge cycles.
There are three battery conditioning modes: automatic, user-controlled, and
manual.
•
automatic mode: Conditioning starts automatically when the
time limit (3 months) or the discharge limit (250 cycles) is
reached. The automatic start time for the conditioning cycle is
defined with the softkey AUTO START AT. (Should there be a
loss of AC power, all the user has to do is plug in the power
cord.)
• user-controlled mode: If the time limit or discharge limit is
reached, the monitor displays the status message "BATTERY
NEEDS COND". It is up to the user to start the conditioning as
a result of this message.
• manual mode: In this mode the user is required to manually
start the conditioning process. The time limit or discharge limit
is not observed and has no effect. The conditioning process is
started from the service menu.
•
In the user-controlled and manual modes, conditioning is started
using this menu sequence:
MONITOR SETUP > SERVICE MODE > BATTERY SERVICE
> START CONDITION (notify service!).