GE Giraffe Service Manual

4.3.3 “Baby Hot” or “Baby Cold” Alarm
Cause or Circumstances Failure Action
Baby Hot or Baby Cold
alarm activated while unit
is in Air Mode.
MANUAL TEMP alarm is
set as active on the nurse
setup screen or the service
screen.
None
On service screen or nurse setup screen, select OFF
for the MAN TEMP ALARM setting.
4.3.4 “Baby Mode Disabled” Alarm
Cause or Circumstances Failure Action
Baby mode has been
disabled in the service
screen and baby mode
button is pressed.
None
Press alarm silence button to deactivate the alarm.
If you wish to use the baby mode, re-enable it in
service screen.
4.3.5 “Baby Probe 1 (or 2) Failure” Alarm
Cause or Circumstances Failure Action
Probe thermistors show
dierence > 0.5C.
Defective patient probe Replace patient skin probe.
Defective patient probe
jack wiring
Plug patient probe into probe jack 1. In service
mode, note the dierence between readings from
P11 and P12. Plug the same probe into probe jack 2
and note the dierence between readings from P21
and P22. If they are greater there is resistance in the
probe jack harness. Replace the harness.
4.3.6 “Bad Membrane Switch” Alarm
Cause or Circumstances Failure Action
All
Defective membrane
switch panel
Test switches in service mode. Replace membrane
switch panel.
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Chapter 4: Troubleshooting

GE Giraffe Specifications

General

Manufacturer	GE Healthcare
Type	Incubator
Humidity Range	30% to 95% RH
Power Supply	50/60 Hz
Model	Giraffe
Features	integrated scale
Control Modes	Air and Skin