Chapter 6
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Esprit® Ventilator Service Manual © Respironics, Inc.
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Diagnostic Codes
3148
Oxygen stepper motor closed
position out of range.
Oxygen delivery test (test 6): oxygen
valve stepper commanded to closed
position (last measured liftoff
position ± 5 steps). This code
indicates that the measured position
was more than 5 steps above or
below the liftoff position.
1. Replace oxygen motor controller
PCB.
2. Replace oxygen valve assembly.
3. Replace main to motors cable.
4. Replace CPU PCB.
5. Replace main PCB.
3149
Exhalation stepper motor open
position out of range.
Exhalation valve test (test 10):
exhalation valve stepper
commanded to open position (1800
± 5 steps). This code indicates that
measured position was outside the
range of 1795 to 1805 steps.
1. Replace exhalation motor controller
PCB.
2. Replace exhalation valve assembly.
3. Replace main to motors cable.
4. Replace CPU PCB.
5. Replace main PCB.
3150
Exhalation stepper motor midpoint
position out of range.
Exhalation valve test (test 10):
exhalation valve stepper
commanded to midpoint position
(1000 ± 5 steps). This code
indicates that measured position
was outside the range of 995 to
1005 steps.
1. Replace exhalation motor controller
PCB.
2. Replace exhalation valve assembly.
3. Replace main to motors cable.
4. Replace CPU PCB.
5. Replace main PCB.
3151
Exhalation stepper motor closed
position out of range.
Exhalation valve test (test 10):
exhalation valve stepper
commanded to closed position (0 ±
5 steps). This code indicates that
the measured position was more
than 5 steps above or below the
closed position.
1. Replace exhalation motor controller
PCB.
2. Replace exhalation valve assembly.
3. Replace main to motors cable.
4. Replace CPU PCB.
5. Replace main PCB.
3152
Patient wye not unblocked.
Block patient wye (test 1): with the
wye unblocked and the safety and
exhalation valves closed, a 25-LPM
air flow should create a back
pressure <10 cmH
2
O as measured
by inspiratory pressure transducer
(PT3). This code indicates that PT3
measured a back pressure >10
cmH
2
O.
1. Verify that circuit is not a neonatal
circuit.
2. Check that patient wye is unblocked.
3. Try new inspiratory bacteria filter.
4. Check for occlusion in the inspiratory
limb of the patient circuit.
Diagnostic
Code
Code Description
Recommended Repair