Care and Maintenance
4-6 Ultrasound System – Common Service Information
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System maintenance
Preliminary checks
The preliminary checks take about 15 minutes to perform. Refer 
to the Ultrasound system user documentation whenever 
necessary.
Table 4-1:  Ultrasound system preliminary checks
Step Item Description
1.  Ask and Listen Ask the customer if they have any problems or questions about the 
equipment.
2.  Paperwork Fill in the top of the EQC inspection form. Record all probes and 
Ultrasound system options.
3.  Power up • Turn the Ultrasound system power on and verify that all fans and 
peripherals turn on. 
• Watch the displays during power up to verify that no warning or error 
messages are displayed.
• Where applicable, confirm that the battery is charged. If no AC Input 
present, use the internal battery.  
4.  Probes Verify that the Ultrasound system properly recognizes all probes.
5.  Displays Verify proper display on the monitor and touch panel (where present).
6.  InSite Where applicable, for Warranty and Contract Customers only:
• Verify that InSite is functioning properly. 
• Ensure two-way remote communications.
7.  Review Error Logs Where applicable, Error Logs can be reviewed via system diagnostics. 
8. Diagnostics  Optional.
9.  Presets Backup all Customer Presets to an appropriate media. 
10.  Image Archive Back up the Image Archive onto appropriate media.