GE Dash 3000 - Battery Alarms and Status Messages

Troubleshooting: Battery alarms and messages
2000966-542D Dash 3000/4000/5000 6-7
Battery alarms and messages
Battery alarms occur when one of the following battery conditions occur:
 Low battery
 Empty battery
 Battery failures
 Charger failures
These Battery messages help identify the cause of a battery alarm.
Battery Messages appear in three different locations of the patient
monitor:
 ECG waveform area.
 Battery Status Information window.
 Battery Fuel Gauge icon.
Battery messages displayed in the ECG waveform area
The following battery messages are displayed in the ECG Waveform
Area.
Battery messages displayed in the ECG waveform area
Message Battery alarm Cause
BATTERY LOW System WARNING
Critical Low Battery
Only 10 minutes per battery of run
time remaining (10 minutes if one battery, 20 minutes if two
batteries).
POWERING DOWN System WARNING
Empty Battery
There is no battery run time remaining.
CHECK BATT STATUS System MESSAGE
Battery Failure
A minor failure has occurred while using or
charging the battery.
BATTERY ERROR System WARNING
Battery Failure
A serious failure has occurred while using
or charging the battery. An incompatible battery may be
installed.
CHECK BATT STATUS
NOTE
INTERNAL CHARGER
FAILED, CALL SERVICE
also appears in the Battery
Status information window.
System MESSAGE
Charger Failure
Charger communications have failed.