GE CareScape V100, Service Manual

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4-20 CARESCAPE V100 Vital Signs Monitor 2048723-002C
Maintenance: Calibration procedures and tests
Alaris temperature probe date of manufacture
If required for your maintenance procedures, the Alaris temperature probe’s
date of manufacture is stamped into the probe’s RJ45 connector. The first two
digits equal the year of manufacture, the second two digits equal the week of
manufacture. In the example below, 0835 equals fiscal week 35 in the year of
2008.
Exergen temperature calibration verification
The Exergen temporal scanner is self-calibrating. Factory calibration data is
installed via a computer that communicates with the temporal scanner’s
microprocessor. The instrument uses this data to self-calibrate automatically
each time it is turned on, and will never require recalibration. If readings are not
correct, the instrument should be returned for repair.
NOTE
If calibration is needed, return the unit to the manufacturer.
Calibration verification kit
The calibration verification procedure requires the Exergen Calibration
Verification Kit (p/n EX129003). The calibration verification kit includes a portable
blackbody heat generator providing a stable source of heat in a small cavity.
This is used as a target reference to verify the calibration of the Exergen
temporal scanner against an Exergen Certified Master (CM) reference
instrument, also included in the kit.
Calibration verification procedure
The CM instrument must be the same model and calibration as the units to be
tested (S/N labels on the instruments indicate if device is Oral or Arterial and F or
C). If this is not the case, contact GE Technical Support.
NOTE
Comparisons between the CM and the instrument being tested should
always be conducted under the same conditions.
Year
Week