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Installation
©
Section
2.0
Operation
This
section
contains
initial
installation,
prelimi-
nary
checks
and
operating
instructions
for
the
Excalibur
Plus
PC".
2.1
INITIAL
INSPECTION
Unpack
the
unit
upon
receipt
and
physically
inspect
it
for
any
obvious
damage
that
may
have
occurred
during
shipment.
This
inspection
should
be
performed
by
a
qualified
biomedical
engineer
or
other
person
thoroughly
familiar
with
electro-
surgical
devices.
If
the
unit
is
found
to
be
dam-
aged,
notify
the
carrier
and
your
CONMED
rep-
resentative
immediately.
2.2
INSTALLATION
The
unit
may
be
mounted
on
a
matching
cart
or
any
stable
cart
or
table.
WARNING
THE
POWER
CORD
OF
THE
UNIT
SHOULD
BE
CONNECTED
TO
A
PROP-
ERLY
POLARIZED
AND
GROUNDED
POWER
SOURCE
WHOSE
VOLTAGE
AND
FREQUENCY
CHARACTERISTICS
ARE
COMPATIBLE
WITH
THOSE
LIST-
ED
ON
THE
NAMEPLATE
OF
THIS
UNIT.
CAUTION:
Since
the
unit
depends
on
natural
convection
of
air
for
cooling,
it
should
not
be
installed
in
a
cabinet
or
similar
enclosure.
If
mounted
on
a
shelf,
or
otherwise
near
a
wall,
allow
a
two
inch
clearance
around
and
above
the
unit
to
permit
free
circulation
of
air
at.the
sides
of
the
unit.
2.3
PRELIMINARY
CHECKS
Prior
to
initial
installation
and
use
of
this
unit,
it
is
recommended
that
the
performance
of
the
device
be
tested
in
this
manual.
Results
of
that
testing
should
be
compared
to
the results
tabulat-
ed
on
the
factory
Test
Data
Sheet
that
is
supplied
with
each
unit.
This
data
should
be
retained
for
future
reference
and
comparison.
2.3.1
Preliminary
Functional
Testing
The
following
checks
are
recommended
upon
ini-
tial
installation
of
the
equipment
and
prior
to
each
use
of
the
instrument
to
avoid
unnecessary
delays
in
surgery.
See
Figure
2.1 for
location
of
controls
and
connectors.
1.
Ensure
that
the
Power
Switch
is
OFF
and
no
accessories
are
connected.
2.
Connect
the
power
cable
to
a
properly
ground-
ed
and
polarized
mating
power
receptacle
of
the
proper
voltage
and
frequency.
3.
Connect
a
two-treadle
monopolar
foot
switch
and
a
single
treadle
bipolar
foot
switch
to
their
mating
connectors
at
the
rear
of
the
unit.
Note:
Use
only
CONMED/Aspen
Labs
footwitches.
Although
other
types
may
fit,
they
may
not
be
compatible.
4.
Make
no
connection
to
the
Return
Electrode
jacks
at
this
time.
5.
Set
the
Power
Switch
to
the
ON
position.
The
green
lamp
in
the
power
switch
shall
illuminate.
As
the
unit
goes
through
it's
internal
self-diagnos-
tics,
the
machine
should
respond
by:
a)
Sounding
a
tone
test.
b)
During
the
tone
test,
displaying
a
total
of
nine
"8"s
on
the
four
digital
displays.
c)
Illuminating
all
three
mode
indicators,
all
twelve
key
indicators,
Return
Fault
indicator,
and
all
of
the
ASSIST
Resistance
indicator
bars.
d)
After
the
display
test,
the
unit
will
show
SLF
dIA
(for
self-diagnostics)
nn
X,
where
nn
is
the
last
2
digits
of
the
software
part
number,
and
X
is
the
software
revision
level.
The
unit
is
con-
ducting
a
power-on
self test
during
this
interval.

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