Philips Efficia CM Series - Alarm Problems

Troubleshooting
Efficia CM Series Repair Guide 3-7
Troubleshooting Tables
Alarm Problems
Symptom Possible Cause Action
Audible alarms do not sound. The monitor is in Audio Pause
mode or Audio Off mode.
Confirm audio alarms are
enabled.
If the monitor has one speaker,
it malfunctioned. If your
monitor has two speakers, both
speakers have malfunctioned.
Ensure that the connection to
the speaker is correct.
Clear the error message by
performing the speaker test.
See “Testing the Speaker” on
page 3-39.
Clear the error log. See
“Managing Logs” on page 3-42.
The speaker or speakers
malfunctioned.
Replace the speaker. See
“Replacing a Speaker” on
page 4-13.
The connection to the speaker
is faulty.
Ensure that the connection to
the speaker is correct.
The main board malfunctioned. Replace the main board. See
“Replacing the Main Board” on
page 4-27.
The Auto Set Alarm Limits
button is unavailable.
Auto Set Alarm Limits function
is only available when the
monitor is in the Interval Setting
Menu
for NBP, CO
2
, and SpO
2
.
Ensure that the monitor is in
the Interval Setting Menu for
NBP, CO
2
, and SpO
2
. See the
Efficia CM Series Patient
Monitors Instructions for Use.
Alarm LED on the front panel
does not light up.
Alarm LED assembly
malfunctioned.
Replace the front panel. See
“Replacing the Front Panel
Assembly” on page 4-30.
The Speaker Malfunc alarm
appears in the message
pane.
A speaker malfunctioned. Clear the message by
performing the speaker test.
See “Testing the Speaker” on
page 3-39.
Replace the speaker. See
“Replacing a Speaker” on
page 4-13.