Chapter 7
Ventilator Communications
REF 580-1000-02 G
Esprit® Ventilator Service Manual © Respironics, Inc.
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PC serial port and the ventilator serial port and select the COM port in
use.
Figure 7-3: Prepare Hardware Screen
6. While turning the ventilator on, simultaneously press the two
Options
keys (the two keys to the left of the
Accept
key) on the ventilator front
panel for five seconds. The message
Looking for a download server
appears on the ventilator display, and the backup alarm sounds.
7. Click
Finish
on the
Prepare Hardware
screen. The download sequence
begins, and after approximately five minutes, the PC displays a
message indicating that software has been successfully downloaded.
If there is a communication problem between the PC and the
ventilator, an error message appears (Figure 7-4). Check the cable
connection and verify that the correct serial port is selected, then try
the download sequence again.
Figure 7-4: Software Download Communication Error
8. If the download is successful, the ventilator displays these messages:
Initializing memory, please wait
Initialization Complete
Programming flow sensor tables, please wait
Programming Complete
9. When the download is complete, click
OK
on the PC screen. The
ventilator automatically reboots in diagnostics mode.
