Error Codes
23   TONOPORT V   2001589-085 Revision G
6 Error Codes
E 02 Batteries depleted. Code appears when the 
battery capacity is insufficient for new BP 
measurements. The device differentiates 
between two states: the memory has just been 
cleared (i.e., the battery test is performed with a 
higher drain to ensure that fresh batteries will be 
inserted at the beginning of the measurement) or 
measurements have already been taken.
E 03 Measurement time over. Code is displayed after 
a measurement duration of 180 seconds.
E 06 Inflation time over. The maximum inflation time 
of 130 seconds has elapsed.  This condition 
indicates a leak in the cuff or tubing, or a 
defective connection to the blood pressure cuff.
E 07 This code appears 
– when the device could not determine a 
systolic value although the cuff pressure was 
already increased twice
– when the current cuff pressure would exceed 
the selected maximum pressure.
E 08 200 pressure measurements taken; storage 
capacity exhausted.
E 14 Diastolic reading below 40 mmHg. Code 
appears when the cuff pressure has dropped to 
40 mmHg and no diastolic pressure could be 
identified (TONOPORT V does not measure 
diastolic pressures below 40 mmHg).
E 15 Motion artifact during diastole detection.
E 17 Internal hardware error. Please contact your 
local, authorized dealer 
(http://gehealthcare.com).
E 18 Systolic reading outside measuring range.
E 19 Diastolic reading outside measuring range. 
(Codes E 18 and E 19 are displayed when the 
systolic and diastolic values are outside the 
range in which oscillations were detected.)
E 21 Difference between systolic and diastolic 
pressure too small (10 mmHg or less).
E 22 Motion artifact during systole detection.
E 24 No systole detected in the provided time frame.
E 26 Systolic reading below measuring range.
E 27 Systolic reading above measuring range.
E 29 Insufficient number of oscillations detected: For 
a correct measurement, the system must detect a 
minimum of 8 oscillations. Tighten the cuff so 
that one finger, but not two, can be inserted 
between the patient's arm and the cuff.  At the 
same time the device switches to a deflation rate 
of 4 mmHg/s. When it detects more than 13 
oscillations later on, the rate changes to 
6 mmHg/s.