16-8 Dash™ 3000/4000/5000 2000966-386D
Monitoring Anesthesia Gases
2. In SETUP DISPLAY locate DISABLE SAM HAL and DISABLE SAM ENF
and select ON.
Troubleshooting
For clinical-level troubleshooting, refer to the GE “Critical Care Monitoring Clinical
Reference and Troubleshooting Guide.”
Message Cause Solution
BLOCKED LINE The sample or exhaust line blocked. Clean or replace sample or exhaust line.
CALIBRATE The SAM module is not calibrated. Calibrate the module.
MODULE CELL SERVICE CO2 The SAM module failed. Contact service.
CP BYPASS The alarms are deactivated for bypass. This is a normal procedure message.
DESFLURANE? Desuflurane is selected, but isoflurane is
detected.
Change the gas agent selection.
ISOFLURANE? Isoflurane is selected, but desoflurane is
detected.
CONNECT AQUA KNOT The Aqua-Knot water trap is disconnected. Connect or replace the Aqua-Knot water
trap.
LOW TEMP Gas cells are liquefied. Apply power and wait for the module to
warm up (30 minutes to one hour).
GAS LIQUEFIED/WARMING UP Due to extreme temperature change, gas in
one or more of the internal cells is liquefied.
NO BREATH DETECTED No breath detected or sample line
disconnected.
Check the patient and the sensor.
AIR CAL IN PROGRESS Room air calibration in progress. This is a normal procedure message,
SERVICE… Unknown hardware failure. Contact service.
UNKNOWN ERROR
WARMING UP The SAM module is warming up. If the message displays for more than four
minutes, replace module or contact service.