GE HEALTHCARE
DIRECTION FC091194, REVISION 11    VIVID 7 SERVICE MANUAL 
5 - 120 Section 5-8 - External I/O
5-8-4 Bi-directional Signals
5-8-5 Output Signals
Table 5-80    Bi-directional Signals 
Signal Name Description Signal Path 
Ethernet Standard 10/100 Base TX Ethernet
Ethernet - External I/O - Internal I/O - 
BEP (Ethernet Connector)
COM1 Serial RS-232 port (Not used in Vivid 7)
External Device - External I/O - Internal 
I/O - BEP (COM1)
USB Standard USB (Universal Serial Bus), (0-5V)
USB Device - External I/O - Internal I/O 
- BEP (USB #2))
Modem (option) Internal Modem Telephone Line Connection
Analog Phone Line - External I/O 
(Connector Panel) - External I/O (Rear 
Side)- Modem
COM2
Serial RS-232 port 
(on rear side of External I/O)
Modem - External I/O 
(Rear Side) - Internal I/O - BEP (COM1)
Burn-in Power On/
Off Control
Burn-in Power On/Off Control (on rear side of External I/O) 
- Used for factory testing.
External I/O (Rear Side) - Internal I/O
Table 5-81    Output Signals 
Signal Name Description Signal Path 
Stereo Audio
Stereo audio to external VCR. (Same signal as delivered to 
internal VCR).
Audio Source (Internal VCR/
Microphone/BEP) > Internal 
I/O > External I/O > External VCR.
Composite Video
External composite video, 1.0Vp-p, 75 ohms, unbalanced, 
sync negative. 
PC2IO (BEP) > Internal I/O > External I/
O > External Composite Video Device
Super Video 
(SVHS)
Super Video
Luminance: 1.0Vp-p, 75 ohms, unbalanced.
Color: 1.0Vp-p, 75 ohms, unbalanced.
PC2IO (BEP) > Internal I/O > External I/
O > External VCR
Black and White 
video
External black and white video
1.0Vp-p, 75 ohms, unbalanced, sync negative.
PC2IO (BEP) > Internal I/O > External I/
O > External B/W Video Device
Trig out ECG Trigger Signal, 0-3.3V
SVGA
SVGA (RGBS) high resolution video output
(Same signal as sent to the systems monitor)
PCVIC > PC2IO (BEP) > Internal I/O > 
External I/O > External Monitor
Remote Expose #1 A SW controllable relay, to control external peripherals
PC2IO (BEP) > Internal I/O > External I/
O > External Peripheral
Remote Expose #2 A SW controllable relay, to control external peripherals
PC2IO (BEP) > Internal I/O > External I/
O > External Peripheral