2 Safety and Care
Instructions for Use 2 - 23
Possible Combinations with Other Equipment
WARNING: Accessory equipment connected to the analog and digital interfaces must be
certified according to the respective EN and IEC standards (for example, EN 60950 and
IEC 60950 for data processing equipment and IEC 60601-1 for medical equipment). Anyone
who connects additional equipment to any of the signal input or signal output ports configures a
medical system and is therefore responsible that the system complies with the requirements of
the system standards IEC 60601-1. Siemens can only guarantee the performance and safety of
the devices listed in the Instructions for Use. If in doubt, consult the Siemens service department
or your local Siemens representative.
The ultrasound system supports a maximum of three documentation devices connected to the
system. Depending on how your system is configured, certain documentation devices will
maintain power when the system is powered off. Although this will not cause harm to your
documentation device, Siemens recommends that you power off each device whenever the
system is powered off.
Some on-board peripheral devices must be installed by an authorized Siemens representative
or by a Siemens-approved third party. Devices installed by other people will be at the user's risk
and may void the system warranty.
Maintaining Data Integrity
Important Information
To ensure data integrity:
To prevent the loss of data that results from power failures and other system "down"
occurrences, you must archive important data, such as patient records, onto an external
recording media, such as a CD or a network.
Loss of data is to be expected and its retrieval is not normally possible under the following
conditions: loss of power to the ultrasound system, hard disk failure, CPU failure, system
lockup, and other similar causes.
Should an abnormal system shutdown occur, retrieval of data not saved to the hard disk or
not archived to an external recording media is not normally possible.
An abnormal system shutdown occurs if you do not power off the ultrasound system using
the green partial power on/off switch ( ) located on the front of the system. Other
examples of abnormal system shutdown include: equipment malfunction, loss of power, or
pressing and holding the green partial power on/off switch longer than 4 seconds.
Should an abnormal system shutdown occur, the system may initially require additional
time to reboot or to respond to user input. This is due to the operating system performing a
background scan of the hard disk to detect and segregate any truncated or corrupted files.
Data Compression
WARNING: This product uses JPEG Lossy compression that is irreversible and can result in the
loss of image quality. All compressed images contain information about the compression ratio
and compression type. This product conforms to the DICOM standard. DICOM conformance
statements for ultrasound products are available at www.siemens.com/dicom.
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