Philips MP40/50 Medical Alarms User Manual


 
Troubleshooting 32 Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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Troubleshooting
If you suspect a problem with an individual measurement, read the Instructions for Use and
doublecheck that you have set up the measurement correctly.
If you suspect an intermittent, system-wide problem call your service personnel. You may be asked for
information from the status log. To view the status log,
1 In the Main Setup menu, select Revision.
2 Select a pop-up key according to the status log you want to consult, for example, to check the
status log for the MMS, select the M3001A pop-up key.
3 View the status log by selecting the Stat Log pop-up key.
Disposing of the Monitor
WARNING To avoid contaminating or infecting personnel, the environment or other equipment, make sure you
disinfect and decontaminate the monitor appropriately before disposing of it in accordance with your
country’s laws for equipment containing electrical and electronic parts. For disposal of parts and
accessories such as thermometers, where not otherwise specified, follow local regulations regarding
disposal of hospital waste.
You can disassemble the monitor, MMS, FMS and modules as described in the Service Guide.
There is no metal molded into the plastic case, and there are no metal sprays on the plastic.
All plastic parts with a weight greater than 10g (0.35 ounces) are marked with the ISO code for
identification.
The sheet metal card cage uses only one kind of steel.
The screen has a touch resistor laminate.
You can recycle the paper Instructions for Use.
The battery can be easily removed (see “Replacing Batteries” on page 301), and can be returned, free of
charge, to the worldwide-recycling program run by
the battery manufacturer (contact your local supplier).
Disposing of Empty Calibration Gas Cylinders
1 Empty the cylinder completely by pushing in the pin of the regulator valve or by pulling out the
pin of the fill valve using a tire valve stem wrench or a pair of needle nose pliers.
2 When the cylinder is empty, either remove the valve stem from the fill (or regulator) hole, or drill a
hole in the cylinder.
3 Write “Empty” on the cylinder and dispose of it appropriately for scrap metal.
WARNING Ensure that the cylinder is completely empty before trying to remove the valve stem or drill a hole in
the cylinder.