Chapter 1: Introduction 1
Chapter 1: Introduction
BeforeservicingtheSSeriesultrasoundsystem,pleasereadthismanual.Theinformationappliesonlyto
theSonoSiteSSeriesultrasoundsystemproductmanufacturedafterDecember 7, 2007.
Theultrasoundsystemhasmultipleconfigurationsandfeaturesets.Allaredescribedinthisservicemanual
butnoteveryoptionmayapplytoyoursystem.
Systemfeaturesdependonyoursystemconfiguration,
transducer,andexamtype.
RefertotheSSeriesUltrasoundSystemUserGuideforadditionalinformationregardingsafety,system
controls,operation,capabilities,andspecifications.
Audience
Theintendedaudienceofthismanualisproperlytrainedfieldandin‐houseservicepersonnel.
Conventions
Theseconventionsareusedinthisservicemanual:
•AWARNINGdescribesprecautionsnecessarytopreventinjuryorlossoflife.
•ACautiondescribesprecautionsnecessarytoprotecttheproducts.
•Numberedstepsmustbeperformedinaspecificorder.
•Bulletedlistspresentinformationinlistformatbutdonotimplyasequence.
Labelingsymbols
areintheuserguide.
Contact Information
Questionsandcommentsareencouraged.SonoSiteisinterestedinyourfeedbackregardingtheservice
manual.Ifyouencounterdifficultywiththesystem,usetheinformationinthismanualtohelpcorrectthe
problem.Iftheproblemisnotcoveredhere,contactSonoSiteTechnicalSupportasfollows:
Technical Suppor t (USA, Canada) phone: 1-877-657-8118
Technical Support fax: 1-425-951-6700
Technical Support e-mail: service@sonosite.com
SonoSite Web site: www.sonosite.com (Select Resources > Support &
Service)
International Technical Support: Contact your local representative or call (USA)
+425-951-1330
European Service Center: +44-(0)1462-444-800
e-mail: uk.service@sonosite.com
Japan Service Center: +81-3-5304-5337
e-mail: service-jp@sonosite.com