GE CAM-14 - Built-In Diagnostic Tests

Maintenance
Storage
Usethefollowingguidelineswhenstoringacquisitionmodules:
•Alwaysremovethebatterieswhenthedeviceisnotinuse,evenforshortperiods
oftime.
•Storeinadry,well-ventilatedarea.
•Hangthedevice,usingaholderifavailable.
•Ifleadwiresareattached,theyshouldhangstraight.
•Donotcoilleadwiresorcablesaroundthedevice.
BatteryCompartmentCleaning
NOTE:
Thisprocedureappliesonlyforfrequencyhoppingtelemetrytransceivers.It
shouldnotbeusedforotherdevices.
Undernormaloperation,thebatterycompartmentshouldnotrequirecleaning.Ifthe
batterycompartmentshouldrequirecleaning,usethefollowinginstructions.
CAUTION:
DEVICEMALFUNCTION—Cleaningthebatterycompartmentinamannerother
thanthatdescribedinthefollowingproceduremaycausetheunittomalfunction
andvoidthewarranty.
Thebatterycompartmentisnotwaterproof.Makecertainuidsdonotenterthe
electronicsthroughtheairholesinthebatterycompartmentoor.
1.Removethebatteryfromthebatterycompartment.
2.Cleanthedevicewithagauzepadorclothlightlymoistenedwithoneofthe
followingagents:
•Water
•Soap
3.Useaclothlightlymoistenedwithdistilledwatertorinseawaythecleaning
solution.Makecertainthatmoisturedoesnotentertheelectronicsareabelow
thebatterycompartmentoor.
4.Drythoroughlywithalint-freeclothandallowthebatterycompartmenttoair
drycompletelypriortoclosingthecompartmentdoor.
Built-InDiagnosticTests
Thehostequipmentgenerallycontainsbuilt-indiagnosticteststoverifytheoperation
oftheelectrocardiograph.
Thesebuilt-indiagnostictestsverifytheoperationoftheacquisitionmodule,aswell.
Forexample,thereisatestthatrecordsrawECGdataonthethermalpaper.Thistest
checksfornoiseandgainintheacquisitionmodule.Anothertestisaseriallinktest
thatdeterminesifthemicroprocessorinthehostequipmentiscommunicatingwith
theacquisitionmodule.
Fordetailsonusingthesetests,seetheeldservicemanualforthehostequipment.
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