Philips Efficia DFM100 - SpO2 Monitoring Problems

3: Troubleshooting Components Troubleshooting
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SpO
2
Monitoring Problems
Table 21 SpO
2
Monitoring Problems
Symptom Possible Causes Suggested Solution
message. SpO
2
sensor or cable failure • Try another sensor and cable
• Replace Measurement Module Panel
• Replace SpO
2
PCA
message SpO
2
PCA failure Replace SpO
2
PCA
 message SpO
2
light interference • Shade the SpO
2
sensor from bright light
• Replace the SpO
2
sensor
• No response – no value on screen, no
pleth bar.
•
 message.
•The SpO
2
value is obviously wrong.
• Noisy/intermittent signal.
Defective SpO
2
sensor or cable Try another sensor and cable.
Bad internal connection. Carefully re-seat the flex circuit between
SpO
2
port and SpO
2
PCA. Check that SpO
2
PCA is properly seated on Processor PCA.
SpO
2
PCA failure Replace SpO
2
PCA
 error log message Test is not completed in time Run Op Check
error log
message
SpO
2
communication failure Replace SpO
2
PCA
error log
message
SpO
2
self-test failure

SpO
2
PCA failure

SpO
2
sensor failure • Replace the SpO
2
sensor
• Replace the SpO
2
PCA