8 Maintenance and repair
108 Operating Manual ARC 400 BOWA-IFU-11779-ARC400-V2.1.0-S0-EN
8. Maintenance and repair
8.1. Maintenance
DANGER
Infection hazard!
Carry out a surface disinfection and wrap the device in addition to
the shipping packaging material before allowing the device to leave
the hospital or office to avoid spreading germs and infections.
Check the device, the device trolley and the accessories (e.g. foot
switch, cable) after each use for damage or defects. In particular,
make sure that the insulation is intact on all cables.
Do not use any damaged device, damaged device trolley or damaged
accessories.
Replace defective accessories immediately.
Have the safety inspection for the device performed once a year.
Please consult and comply with the respective service instructions for
additional technical information.
8.1.1.Safety inspection
Safety inspections must be performed once a year.
The next safety inspection date of ARC 400 can be displayed in the
dialog, see section 5.10.5 "System information" dialog, page 84.
A warning message appears during system start-up if a safety
inspection is due.
Press OK to confirm this message.
Any shorter safety inspection cycles specified in national regulations
must be observed.
The device and accessories may be inspected only by persons who
have the required training, knowledge or experience and who can
perform the inspection independently.
With regard to the safety inspection, you must comply with the
country-specific rules and regulations.
The tester documents the inspection results and measured values
according to the printed test record in the service manual. If you do not
have a copy of the service manual, please contact your dealer or one of the
service addresses listed below.
In the case of severe deviations from the values of the service test record,
or if the specified maximum values were exceeded:
Send the HF device to the service center, see section Technical
service, page 109.