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Chapter 8 Troubleshooting
ELECTROSURGICAL GENERATOR ESG-400
W7.091.601
Situation
Possible cause
Remedial action
The electrode has no contact with the
tissue.
Check that the electrode has contact
with the tissue.
Improper connection of the HF
instrument plug with the output
socket on the front panel of the
electrosurgical generator.
Check the HF instrument plug for
correct connection.
Damaged HF instrument connection
cable.
Replace the HF instrument connection
cable.
No output power is
delivered when
RFCoag mode with
or without RCAP is
selected and end of
activation signal is
audible.
Malfunction of the electrosurgical
generator.
Contact Olympus.
The autostart function is selected to
the current used output socket and
both electrodes touch the tissue.
Remove the electrode from the tissue.
Malfunction of the footswitch or
handswitch.
Immediately switch off the
electrosurgical generator by pressing
the power switch. Replace the
footswitch or HF instrument with
handswitch.
The output of the
electrosurgical
generator cannot
be deactivated.
Malfunction of the electrosurgical
generator.
Contact Olympus.
The electrosurgical
generator cannot
be switched off.
Malfunction of the electrosurgical
generator.
Disconnect the power cord plug from
the AC power socket on the rear panel
of the electrosurgical generator or from
the grounded wall outlet. Contact
Olympus.
The settings are erroneous.
Correct the settings of the compatible
high flow insufflation unit.
The communication cable is not
connected.
Connect the communication cable.
Refer to 3.5, “Automatic mist & smoke
evacuation system/function (when
using the compatible high flow
insufflation unit)”.
The connection of the communication
cable is erroneous.
Reconnect the communication cable.
Refer to Section 3.5, “Automatic mist &
smoke evacuation system/function
(when using the compatible high flow
insufflation unit)”.
Automatic mist &
smoke evacuation
system/function
does not work.
Compatible high flow insufflation unit
malfunction.
Contact Olympus.
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