ES601Plus OPERATING MANUAL
Measurement Category I
Terminal
Intended for measurements on circuits with no direct connection to
MAINS (CAT I)
Measurement Category II
Terminal
Intended for measurements on circuits which may have a direct
connection to MAINS (CAT II)
MHz
Megahertz
PE
Protective Earth. The line (conductor) connected to a place that is
maintained at “Ground” or “Earth” voltage.
QWERTY Keypad
The user interface device for entering text or numeric figures. The layout
of the keypad is that of a standard North American PC Keyboard.
RA
right arm ECG lead
RL
right leg ECG lead
RMS
Root-Mean-Square measurement of amplitude.
Safety Standard
Standards established by various national and international regulatory
agencies. The most recognized Standards Organizations include:
AAMI - Association for Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
IEC - International Electrotechnical Commission
VDE - Verband der Elektrotechnik, Elektronik und Informationstechnik
Test Procedure
A type of AutoSequence that can be linked to the control number of a
device through an Equipment Record.
Test Record
Safety, ECG and other test result data which have been saved to the
non-volatile flash memory as a record of all tests performed on a
particular device, as identified by I.D. or control number. A Test Record
may be recalled from the flash memory for viewing on the LCD or
printing. Test Records can be downloaded in bulk to a PC using ES601pc
software.
Type B (Body)
Non-patient equipment, or equipment with grounded patient connection.
Type BF (Body Floating)
Equipment with a floating patient connection
Type CF (Cardiac Floating)
Equipment with a floating connection intended for direct cardiac
application
V
Volt
V1-V6
Precordial ECG leads
Vrms
Volts rms
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