GE Healthcare Senographe DS Acquisition System
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Error messages
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Chapter 16 Error messages
1 Error messages
Any operational anomalies found by the system during Senographe DS operation are signalled by Error
Messages. These may be displayed on the X-ray Console, in a pop-up window on the AWS monitor, or
on the Gantry Readout. They may be simple information messages requiring no action, or they may indi-
cate error or fault conditions requiring action from the operator and/or GEMS Service engineers.
If you need to call GEMS Field Service about an error, you should quote the entire message or mes-
sages, complete with any identification characters.
The following tables list error messages which may occur, with explanations and recommended actions.
Table 1 - lists error messages displayed on the X-ray Console.
• These messages begin with a three-character identification code, followed by the message itself.
The first letter of each code indicates the type of message, as follows:
- Exx: Error messages indicating that a non-recoverable error has been detected. The system
must be restarted by switching ON/OFF from the X-ray Console.
- Ixx: Information or warning messages indicating operational errors due to temporary fault condi-
tions or attempts to use non-permitted configurations. It is usually possible to continue use of the
system without reboot.
- Sxx. System exposure messages indicating conditions in which an exposure may not be possible
or has not been correctly terminated.
Table 2 - lists error messages displayed on the AWS monitor.
• Three main types of messages are displayed on the AWS monitor:
- Information messages relating to power on/off events.
- Information messages relating to boot/reset events.
- Information messages relating to disk or memory problems.
Table 3 - lists error messages displayed on the Gantry Readout.
• Four main types of message are displayed on the Readout panel at the foot of the Gantry:
- Information messages with no prefix: Displayed to acknowledge operator actions such as the
selection of a new field of view.
- Advisory messages with a prefix Axx: Displayed to warn the operator when a requested opera-
tion is not possible.
- Halt messages with a prefix Hxx: Displayed to warn the operator that a non-recoverable error has
been detected. The system must be restarted by switching ON/OFF from the X-ray Console.
- Warning messages with a prefix Wxx: Displayed to warn the operator when an error has been
detected that does not prevent continued operation.
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