GE M
EDICAL
S
YSTEMS
D
IRECTION
FK091075, R
EVISION
04
V
IVID
3N P
RO
/E
XPERT
S
ERVICE
M
ANUAL
7-4
Section 7-2 - Diagnostics
7-2-3-1
Diagnostic Menu Options
The
Diagnostic
menu includes the following options:
•
Software Version:
Displays the Vivid 3N Pro/Expert ultrasound unit software version number and
last upgrade date.
•
:
Displays test results, as described in
Section 7-5 "Common Service Interface" on
page 7-88
.
•
:
Calibrates the Front End crate, and enables you to perform the display and video
grabbing test, as described in
Section 6-8 "Calibration" on page 6-21
.
•
:
Tests each board in the Front End crate including the TR power supply, the LVPS
supply and temperatures, as described in
Section 7-3 "Performing Front End (FE) Diagnostics" on
page 7-5
.
•
:
Tests various back end hardware components, as described in
Section 7-4
"Performing Back End Diagnostics on the System" on page 7-71
.
•
:
Monitors all low voltages, Tx voltages, temperatures and AC power input.
•
:
Performs a full sequence of Front End tests that do not require user intervention.
Auto Sequence is particularly recommended for detecting problems that are intermittent in nature,
since a test may be paused at any stage and any detected failures reviewed. This is described in
7-3-1-1 "Auto Sequence" on page 7-6
.
•
Description Area:
Displays a description of the function performed when each of the buttons is
selected. Trackball the cursor over a button to display a description in the
Description
area.
•
Report Button:
Displays a current diagnostics report.
•
Exit Button:
Closes the
Diagnostic
menu.