UTECH UT100 - Troubleshooting

Chapter 8: Maintenance and Troubleshooting
8-2 UT100 Handheld Pulse Oximeter Operation Manual
Temperatur e:
-20
o
C to +60
o
C
R ela tiv e Humidit y :
10% to 95%
(noncondensing)
8.3 Troubleshooting
PROBLEM P O SS I B L E CAUSE CORRECTIVE A CT I O N
No pulse shown
on
the
bar g r aph.
•Patient cable or sensor is
disconnected
from
the
o ximet er .
•Sensor is
inc or r ec tly
positioned on the
pa tien t.
•Poor patient
per fusion.
•Defective sensor or
pa tien t cable .
•Check sensor
connections
to
the patient cable and
t o
the
o ximet er .
•
R eposition
the
sensor .
•Reposition the
sensor .
•Try a new sensor or
contact your authorized
r
epair
c
e
nt
er
f
or
hel
p
.
Pulse rate is
er r a tic ,
intermittent, or
inc or r ec t.
•Sensor
inc or r ec tly
positioned .
•Patient
motion
•
R eposition
the
sensor .
•Patient must remain
still
to
obtain an
accur a t e
measur emen t.
SpO
2
v
alue
is
er r a tic , in t ermitt en t,
or
inc or r ec t.
•Poor patient
per fusion.
•Patient
motion.
•
R eposition
the
sensor.
•
Patient must remain still to
obtain an accurate
measurement.
No PR and SpO
2
values.
• Defective sensor or
pa tien t cabl
e or monitor.
•Try a new sensor or contact
your authorized
r epair
center
for
help .
Battery Abnormal
•Charging alkaline
batteries.
•Batteries incorrectly
installed.
•There are no batteries.
•Install Ni-MH cells in stead
of alkaline ones.
• Reposition batteries
correctly.
•Equip with oximeter with
batteries.
T he o ximet er doesn ’ t
turn
on.
•Batteries
w eak .
•Batteries not
installed
or
batteries
inc or r ec tly
installed .
•
R eplac e
the
ba tt er ies .
•Ensure the batteries are
installed
c or r ec tly .
T he
oximeter
tur ns
off
unexpec t edly .
•Batteries are weak or
dead .
•
R eplac e
the
ba tt er ies .