Functional and electrical safety checks: Functional Checkout procedures
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12SL and ACI-TIPI ECG test (option)
Perform this test if your patient monitor uses the 12SL ACI-TIPI ECG 
option.
1. Set up the patient simulator as follows:
 Heart rate – 80 bpm
 Heart rate amplitude – 1.0 mV
 12SL ECG patient cable (5-leadwires with V leadwires) properly 
attached.
2. Select ECG from the patient monitor menu. Then, select 12 LEAD 
ECG ANALYSIS.
3. Verify that the patient monitor is displaying 12 noise-free leads.
4. Select 12LD ECG NOW. Wait for the patient monitor to acquire and 
analyze the data.
5. Select Transmit-Print.
6. Verify the 12SL ECG prints at the print location assigned in the 
patient monitor’s Print Setup >12SL Print Location.
 If there is no print location is assigned, an error message appears 
on the bottom of the patient monitor’s display.
7. Verify the ECG is transmitted to the MUSE Cardiovascular 
Information System. Verify the ECG prints out correctly as defined 
by the MUSE system.
 If no MUSE system is connected, an error message appears on 
the bottom of the patient monitor’s display.
8. Delete this test 12SL ECG from the MUSE system’s edit list.