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Troubleshooting

Thischapterprovidesguidelinesfortroubleshootingissueswiththedevice.Itprovides

thefollowingsections:

•ECGDataNoise

•GeneralFaultIsolation

•Power-upSelfTest

•VisualInspection

•EventLogging

•DiagnosticTests

•ErrorCodes

ECGDataNoise

SeveralfactorscanresultinunacceptablenoiselevelsonECGs.

•Environmentalfactors

Interferencefromelectromagneticequipment(suchasradios,cellphones,orother

medicalequipment)canresultinexcessnoise.Verifytheenvironmentinwhichthe

deviceisbeingusedmeetstheminimumEMCrequirements.See“EMI/EMC/RF

SafetyInformation”onpage18andChapterB,“ElectromagneticCompatibility

(EMC)”,formoreinformation.

•Inadequatepatientpreparation

Improperpatientpreparationorelectrodeplacementcanresultinexcessnoiseon

ECGs.Verifythepatient’sskinhasbeenproperlypreparedandthattheelectrodes

havebeenplacedcorrectly.RefertoChapter4,“PatientPreparation,”intheMAC™

2000ECGAnalysisSystemOperator’sManualformoreinformation.

•Acquisitionmodulefailure

RuntheAcquisitionModulediagnostictesttoensurethattheacquisitionboardis

functioningproperly.See“TestingtheAcquisitionModule”onpage51formore

information.

•Leadwire,cable,andelectrodefailure

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