Chapter 13: Maintenance and Troubleshooting
VS2000 Vital Signs Monitor Operation Manual 13-3
monitor is not lit.
The AC power cord is
connected to a wall outlet
that is controlled by a
wall switch.
The AC line fuse has
blown.
Only connect the AC power
cord to an outlet that is not
controlled by a wall switch.
Contact your authorized
repair center.
excessively short on a
fully charged battery
The battery is spent.
repair center.
The display on the
monitor does light.
The display backlight is
defective.
department.
displayed in the Pleth
waveform channel
The SpO2 sensor is
improperly positioned on
the patient.
You are using the
improper SpO2 sensor for
the application.
Either the SpO2 sensor is
defective.
Reposition the sensor on the
patient.
Change the sensor or contact
the manufacturer service
department.
Change the sensor or contact
the manufacturer service
department.
Pulse rate is erratic,
intermittent, or
incorrect.
The SpO
2
sensor is
improperly positioned on
the patient.
The patient is
experiencing poor
perfusion.
The patient is moving too
much.
There is too much
ambient light around the
SpO
sensor.
Reposition the sensor on the
patient.
Reposition the sensor on the
patient.
Make sure that the patient
remains still.
Shield the SpO
2
sensor with a
towel.
There is no peripheral
pulse registering on the
bargraph in the SpO
2
parameter box.
The SpO2 sensor is not
connected to the monitor
or to the patient.
Connect the sensor to the
extension cable and connect
the extension cable to the
monitor.