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Troubleshooting

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Section 4: Troubleshooting

On Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Displays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Errors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

The following conditions are listed in the order of which troubleshooting actions should be performed.

On Mode

ConditionCauseAction

Unit does not power up.

Unit is not plugged in, or power supply

Make sure the power supply is plugged into

 

is not plugged into an appropriate

the control unit. Make sure the control unit

 

outlet.

is plugged into an appropriate power outlet.

 

Unit failure.

Contact 3M Patient Warming technical

 

 

service.

Displays

Condition

Cause

Action

“Ready” screen continues to display

Sensor not properly adhered to the

Make sure the sensor is connected to the

while sensor is adhered to the patient.

patient.

patient.

 

 

 

 

 

Low patient temperature

Press and hold the °C/°F button on the back

 

 

 

 

 

(below 29°C).

of the control unit for five seconds to force

 

 

 

 

 

 

the control unit into equilibration mode. The

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

patient’s temperature will then display.

 

SN - 000000000

 

Control unit failure.

Discontinue use of unit. Contact 3M Patient

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warming technical service.

“Running” screen does not appear on

Control unit may still be equilibrating.

Wait until the SpotOn control unit has

the control unit.

 

finished equilibration. Continue use.

 

 

 

 

 

Control unit failure.

Contact 3M Patient Warming technical

 

 

 

 

 

 

service.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Patient temperature does not appear on the patient monitor.

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Control unit may still be equilibrating. Wait until the SpotOn control unit has finished equilibration. Continue use.

Monitor cable is not plugged in.

Make sure the monitor cable is plugged into

 

the control unit and patient monitor.

 

 

Cable failure.

Replace monitor cable.

 

Contact 3M Patient Warming technical

 

service.

Control unit failure.

Contact 3M Patient Warming technical

 

service after use.

The patient’s temperature output on

Cable failure.

Replace monitor cable.

the control unit and patient monitor

 

Contact 3M Patient Warming technical

does not read the same value.

 

 

service.

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