GE Vivid E9 User manual

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BASIC SERVICE DOCUMENTATION.
COPYRIGHT GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
VividTM E9 / VividTM E7
with XDclear
BT’13 Service Manual
Part Number: GB091046
Revision: 2

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DAMAGE IN TRANSPORTATION
All packages should be closely examined at time of delivery. If damage is apparent write “Damage In
Shipment” on ALL copies of the freight or express bill BEFORE delivery is accepted or “signed for” by
a GE representative or hospital receiving agent. Whether noted or concealed, damage MUST be
reported to the carrier immediately upon discovery, or in any event, within 14 days after receipt, and the
contents and containers held for inspection by the carrier. A transportation company will not pay a claim
for damage if an inspection is not requested within this 14 day period.
CERTIFIED ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR STATEMENT - FOR USA ONLY
All electrical Installations that are preliminary to positioning of the equipment at the site prepared for the
equipment shall be performed by licensed electrical contractors. Other connections between pieces of
electrical equipment, calibrations and testing shall be performed by qualified GE personnel. In
performing all electrical work on these products, GE will use its own specially trained field engineers.
All of GE’s electrical work on these products will comply with the requirements of the applicable
electrical codes.
The purchaser of GE equipment shall only utilize qualified personnel (i.e., GE’s field engineers,
personnel of third-party service companies with equivalent training, or licensed electricians) to perform
electrical servicing on the equipment.
OMISSIONS & ERRORS
If there are any omissions, errors or suggestions for improving this documentation, please contact the
GE Global Documentation Group with specific information listing the system type, manual title, part
number, revision number, page number and suggestion details.
Mail the information to:
Service Documentation,
GE Vingmed Ultrasound AS
P.O.Box: 141
NO 3191 HORTEN
NORWAY
GE employees should use Post-Market Quality Management (PQM) to report service documentation
issues.
SERVICE SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS
For a complete review of all safety requirements, see Section 1-4 "Safety considerations" on page 1-12.
DANGER
DANGEROUS VOLTAGES, CAPABLE OF CAUSING DEATH, ARE PRESENT IN
THIS EQUIPMENT. USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN HANDLING, TESTING AND
ADJUSTING.
WARNINGWARNING
USE ALL PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT (PPE) SUCH AS GLOVES, SAFETY
SHOES, SAFETY GLASSES, AND KNEELING PAD, TO REDUCE THE RISK OF INJURY.

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LEGAL NOTES
The contents of this publication may not be copied or duplicated in any form, in whole or in part, without
prior written permission of GE.
GE makes no representations or warranties with respect to the information herein. In addition, the
information is subject to change without notice. Every precaution has been taken in the preparation of
this document. Nevertheless, GE assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions or any damages,
including special or consequential, resulting from the use of this information. GE will issue updates to
this information periodically, as needed. If there are any questions regarding the information contained
in this manual, please contact your GE Representative.
TRADEMARKS
All products and their name brands are trademarks of their respective holders.
COPYRIGHTS
© 2013 and 2016 by General Electric Company. All Rights Reserved.

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Revision History
List of Effected Pages
REVISION DATE REASON FOR CHANGE
12013-SEP-13 Initial release of manual.
22016-JAN-29
• Update per change of CE notified body to TUV SÜD, CE 0123.
• Updated ‘Translation Policy’ (language disclaimers).
• Added information for Vivid E9 Vet
• Added USB Flash Drive (UFD) as replacement for software and manual CDs and DVDs.
• Added/updated FRU parts in Chapter 9.
Pages Revision Pages Revision Pages Revision
Title Page 2 4-1 to 4-50 2 9-1 to 9-84 2
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1-1 to 1-30 2 6-1 to 6-18 2 Back Cover N/A
2-1 to 2-14 2 7-1 to 7-24 2
3-1 to 3-54 2 8-1 to 8-294 2
Please verify that you are using the latest revision of this document. Information pertaining to this document is maintained on ePDM (GE
Healthcare electronic Product Data Management). If you need to know the latest revision, contact your distributor, local GE Sales Representative
or in the USA call the GE Ultrasound Clinical Answer Center at 1 800 682 5327 or 1 262 524 5698.

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Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1
Introduction
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 - 1
Purpose of this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 - 1
Contents in this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 - 1
Service manual overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 - 2
Contents in this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 - 2
Typical users of the Service Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 - 3
VIVID E9 models covered by this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 - 4
VIVID E7 models covered by this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 - 4
Product description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 - 5
Important conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 - 6
Conventions used in this book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 - 6
Standard hazard icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 - 7
Product icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 - 8
Safety considerations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 - 12
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 - 12
Human safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 - 12
Mechanical safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 - 15
Electrical safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 - 17
Label, General Info - XDclear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 - 18
Label on Side Covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 - 23
Dangerous procedure warnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 - 24
Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 - 25
Returning/Shipping Probes and Repair Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 - 26
Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 - 27
What is EMC? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 - 27
Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 - 27
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) prevention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 - 27

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Customer assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 - 28
Contact information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 - 28
System manufacturer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 - 29