GE Dash 3000, Service Manual

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4-42 Dash 3000/4000 Patient Monitor Revision A
2000966-339
Maintenance: Checkout Procedures
Cardiac Output Tests
Cardiac output testing is different depending on the simulator you use.
The Cardiac Output Simulator II is no longer available, but if you
already have that simulator, use the first section to run this test.
Otherwise, go to “Test with Marq II or MarqIII Simulator.”
Test with Cardiac Output Simulator II
1. Connect the cardiac output (CO) cable adaptor to the
TEMP/CO
connector of the monitor.
2. Connect a simulator cable between the CO cable adaptor and the CO
simulator.
3. Set the CO simulator to output blood temperature (BT) readings, as
found in the following table:
4. Verify a CO parameter window appears on the monitor display with
correct BT readings as shown in the table above.
Simulator BT Setting Monitor BT Reading Range
30.3°C 30.1 – 30.5
35.1°C 34.9 – 35.3
36.0°C 35.8 – 36.2
37.0°C 36.8 – 37.2
41.7°C 41.5 – 41.9
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