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INTRODUCTION: Manual Information
1-2 DASH 2000 Patient Monitor Revision A
2000 412-001
Manual Information
Scope of the Manual The content of this field service manual is aimed primarily at biomedical
equipment technicians and field service personnel. The user of this field
service manual is expected to have a solid background in electronics,
including strong backgrounds in analog and digital electronics, as well as
microcomputer technology familiarity.
Revision History
Each page of this manual has a revision letter located at the bottom of
the page. It identifies the revision level of the entire manual. This may
be important if you have different manuals and you donÕt know which is
the most current.
For the initial release, all pages have the revision letter A. For the second
update, all pages receive the revision letter B. The latest letter of the
alphabet added to the table below corresponds to the most current
revision.
Manual Purpose This field service manual has been prepared by the technical
publications staff at Marquette Hellige Electronics, Inc. It is intended for
use by biomedical electronic technicians or other qualified service
personnel responsible for installation, maintenance or repair of the
DASH 2000 Patient Monitor (hereafter referred to as the monitor).
Chapter Content
The field service manual is organized into sections, as follows:
Introduction Chapter one, ÒIntroductionÓ, describes the field service manual, manual
page layout, related documentation, manufacturer responsibility, notes/
cautions/warnings, and abbreviations.
Equipment Overview
Chapter two, ÒEquipment OverviewÓ, describes the product, the
Marquette Unity Network, technical specifications, preparation for use,
product part numbers and theory of operation.
Maintenance Chapter three, ÒMaintenanceÓ, describes the maintenance schedule,
visual inspection, cleaning the monitor, checkout procedures, leakage
current tests.
Troubleshooting
Chapter four, ÒTroubleshootingÓ, describes electro-static discharge,
special components, battery failure, power source tests, data acquisition
tests, service tips, a network related troubleshooting flow chart and the
service mode menu.
Revision History
Revision Date Comment
A 1 July 1999 Initial release of this manual.