Siemens Acuson Sequoia C512
Q: I have a 15L8w transducer and a 6C2 transducer and an EV-8C4 transducer all by Sequoia. But the 15L8w and 6C2 transducer won’t fit into the ports. The EV-8C4 slide’s right in. Do I have the wrong size? I thought the manual says they’re compatible.
A: The 15L8w and 6C2 are considered high-definition probes. Based upon the revision of the front-end board, the connector ports are physically configured to permit or limit the connection of high-definition probes to certain ports. Try fitting the probes in the left-most port. Look at the shape of the top of the connector ports. The left port may have triangular-shaped plastics. The right two ports may be more square in design.
Q: One more question, what are the proper steps to shut down the ultrasound?
A: The system runs on a UNIX-based operating system. It is very important that the system be powered down in the correct manner. Pressing the power button on the right-front section beneath the monitor is the recommended processes. If the system hangs, there is a way to force a shutdown using a push button underneath one of the handles on the user interface.
GE Healthcare CARESCAPE B650
Q: I am getting the error message “Service Monitor – Error Code 0xHOST1100” after replacing the CPU battery. Did a time change and restarted but the time reverted back to 0:00 with the error code for a couple of times now. What else can I do to fix this?
A: I’d check the battery for voltage and placement.
Q: The battery voltage and placement are great. The round rubber on the casing that is pressing on the battery melted so I removed all of it. Does that make a change?
A: I am not sure. Is there any way you can measure voltages from the battery by tracing lines on the circuit board? The purpose is to make sure the battery is actually electrically connected. Do you know why the rubber melted? The manual says to change (set) the time, and then change the battery. See Page 139.
Siemens Sonoline Antares
Q: My Sonoline Antares ultrasound machine shows operating system not found. Can anyone help me secure a reloaded HDD?
A: Please check to see if your OS drive is working or not. Reach into the drive location and and try to hear some sort of click-click sound (of course in case of mech HDD) , if that sound is coming continuously then your drive is gone and needs to be replaced with a new one with the appropriate OS and Application package. It may be available on software CD/DVD that comes with the machine.