2008T Troubleshooting Guide
P/N 490292 Rev. A
SECTION 9 - TMP PROBLEMS
A) If the drain tubing is transparent, look through its ENTIRE length for bio-growth restrictions.
B) Call the Home screen. [Venous Pressure] MUST BE between -10 and 10 mmHg!
C) The Treatment Clock (Figure right) MUST be off i.e. “Tx Paused”!
D) ENSURE [Dialysate Flow] has been on and set to at least 500 ml/min, for six (6)
minutes.
E) If the Automated Tests are running (screen reads “Test:.…”) allow them to finish!
F)
Remove the ‘dummy venous chamber’ from the Level Detector module till
instructed!
G) Press the [Dialysate Flow] window!
H) Set [Dialysate Flow] to 500 ml/min and press ‘Enter’.
I)
DO NOT reset alarms till instructed!
J) Is the external flow indicator’s ‘bob’ moving at least ¼ up the sight tube?
Yes ‘Bob’ moving! See procedure number TMP- 1.0.0 (page 485).
No a)
OPEN THE SHUNT DOOR AND LEAVE IT OPEN TILL INSTRUCTED!
b) If the TMP window is NOT RED see part K. If RED: A) Press and
release the ‘Reset’ key then immediately press and hold it for three
(3) seconds; B) Allow thirty (30) seconds; B) If a TMP alarm
reoccurs attempt RESET up to twice BEFORE continuing to part K!
K) Call debug screen 0. WITHOUT LOOKING AWAY, watch Flow
Error for two (2) minutes. If EVER = 1, even just once, indicates
a masked Flow Error! TWO (2) scenarios:
1) IF (and ONLY if) Flow Error ALWAYS = 0! See part L!
2) IF Flow Error EVER = 1: Proceed to page 23, SECTION 1, FLOW ERRORS IN DIALYSIS
PROGRAM.
L) Call the Home screen. [Temperature] MUST be STABLE* between 35.0 and 38.9° C; [Conductivity]
MUST be STABLE* between 13.0 and 14.5 mS!
* STABLE = NOT changing more than 0.2 per minute!
M) At the bottom of the screen, press the ‘Dialysate’ tab!
Parts N through U next page