Hill-Rom Affinity P3700E - Chapter 1 Introduction; Purpose of the Manual; Intended Audience; Document Symbols and Identification

Affinity® Four Birthing Bed Service Manual (195826 REV 2) 1 - 1
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Chapter 1
Introduction
PURPOSE
This manual supplies requirements for the Affinity® Four Birthing Bed normal operation and
maintenance. It also includes parts lists (in chapter 5) so that you can order replacement components.
This manual is intended only for beds manufactured after the introduction of the Low-Voltage Air
System. This system was introduced on beds with Serial Number R298AAXXXX and higher.
AUDIENCE
This manual is intended for use by facility-authorized persons only. Failure to observe this restriction can
cause severe injury to people and serious damage to equipment.
REFERENCE DOCUMENTS
For more information (such as operating instructions, features, specifications, and product symbols),
refer to the Affinity® Three Birthing Bed and Affinity® Four Birthing Bed User Manual (USR025).
DOCUMENT SYMBOLS
This manual contains different typefaces and symbols to make the content easier to read and
understand:
• Standard text—used for regular data.
• Boldface text—emphasizes a word or phrase.
• NOTE:—sets apart special data or important instruction clarification.
• WARNING or CAUTION
– A WARNING identifies situations or actions that may have an effect on patient or user
safety. To ignore a warning could cause patient or user injury.
– A CAUTION identifies special procedures or precautions that persons must obey to help
prevent equipment damage.
MODEL IDENTIFICATION
Table 1-1.
Model Number Description
P3700E Affinity® Four Birthing Bed
Model Identification
NOTE:
This Service Manual (195826) is only intended for beds with Serial Number R298AAXXXX and higher.