GE Vivid E80, Service Manual

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General Procedures and Functional Checks
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Vivid E80/E90/E95
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Service Manual
GC091052 Rev. 3
Switch ON the AC Power to Vivid E80/E90/E95
1. Switch ON the Mains Power Circuit Breaker at the rear of
the unit.
You should hear a “click” from the relays in the AC Power
and the unit is ready to boot.
2. Press once on the On/Off key on the Operating Panel to
boot the Ultrasound system.
During a normal boot, you may observe that:
a. The Ultrasound system’s ventilation fan starts on full
speed, but slows down after a few seconds (listen to the
fan sound).
b. Power is distributed to the peripherals, Operating Panel
(Console), Monitor, Front End Processor, and Back End
Processor.
c. Back End Processor and rest of Ultrasound system
starts with the sequence listed in the next steps:
d. Back End Processor is turned ON and starts to load the
software.
e. The Start Screen is displayed on the monitor.
f. A start-up bar indicating the time used for software
loading is displayed on the monitor.
g. The software initiates and sets up the Front End
electronics and the rest of the instrument.
h. The backlight in the keyboard is lit.
i. As soon as the software has been loaded, either a 2D
screen is displayed on the screen, indicating that a
probe has been connected, or a No Mode screen is
displayed, indicating that no probe has been connected.
NOTE: Total time used for start-up is typically 90 seconds or
less. If starting after a power loss or a lock-up, the
start-up time may be up to four minutes.