GE ApexPro User manual

GE Healthcare
ApexPro™ Telemetry
English
2028341-002 (cd)
2028340-004C (paper)
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Company.
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ApexPro™ Telemetry Server
Service Manual

T-2 ApexPro™ Telemetry 2001989-203C
1 July 2008
NOTE
Due to continuing product innovation, specifications in this manual are subject to change without notice. The information
in this manual applies to ApexPro software version 4 or later.
NOTE
For technical documentation purposes, the abbreviation GE is used for the legal entity name, GE Medical Systems
Information Technologies.
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APEX, APEXPRO, MUSE, and SOLAR are trademarks of GE Medical Systems Information Technologies registered in the
United States Patent and Trademark Office.
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Contents
1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Manual information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Revision history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Manual purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Intended audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Ordering manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Intended use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Responsibility of the manufacturer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Safety statements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Equipment symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Service requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Equipment identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
2 Equipment overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
ATS equipment description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Basic components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Audible alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Unity Network description/connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Unity Network MC network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Unity Network IX network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Unity Network RX network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Network connections labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Theory of operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
ApexPro Telemetry System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
ATS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Receiver system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Antenna system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Access points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Transmitter (channelized) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
FH transceiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Unity Network device communication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
ApexPro towers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
ApexPro towers, antennas and transmitters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Admit/TTX master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
CDT-LAN installations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12

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ApexPro receiver configuration (ApexPro channelized telemetry) . . . . . 2-12
Sequence of events when admitting a patient . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
3 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Installation process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Pre-installation requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Site survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Installation requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
EMI/RF interference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Power/grounding requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Network requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
ATS installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Mounting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Before mounting units on non-standard TCP/IP networks . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Floor/tabletop mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Rack mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Wall mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Unity Network MC network connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Unity Network IX network connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Unity Network RX network connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
Power up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
4 Service interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
ATS service logons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Configure the laptop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Configure the IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Configure the Internet browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Access the ATS desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
Webmin service interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
Log onto the Webmin service interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Webmin tab overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Change password for biomed user . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
View the ATS OS image version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Enter the ATS serial number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12

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ApexPro utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Bed Duplicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Unity Viewer application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
ApexPro PTSCONFIG utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
5 Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
ApexPro Channelized Telemetry System configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Process overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Access the ATS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Configure the ATS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
ApexPro FH Telemetry System component configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
Process overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
Set the ApexPro FH Telemetry System settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
Set the ApexPro FH Telemetry System network name and IP address . 5-20
Verify the IP address settings (if required) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
Enable access points for activity on the network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
Configure the server for Remote Service access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
Configure the Transmitter battery status report for viewing and printing . 5-23
Back up the configuration settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
Perform installation check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
Complete installation checkout procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
6 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
General fault isolation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Visual inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Boot failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
ATS connection failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Component troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Service status indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Audible alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Hardware monitoring utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
Network diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11
Device Master statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-13
Installation check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-17
Disk check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-17
Receiver subsystem diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-18
Accessing service utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-21
Safe shutdown/restart of the ATS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-21
Event logs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-22
ATS log files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-22

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7 Parts lists, drawings and replacement . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Field replacement units (FRUs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
Optional components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
Disassembly/assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
Field replacement procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
Field replacement preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
FRU orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
Fan filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
Drive filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
Chassis cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
Network card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
RAID card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8
SNMP boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11
SNMP battery removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14
Drive bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16
Hard drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-18
CD ROM drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-22
CPU fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-23
Chassis fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-24
CPU boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-25
Power module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-30
Temperature sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-32
8 Checkout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
Installation checkout procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
Preventive maintenance checkout procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
FRU replacement checkout procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
Recommended tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
Manufacturer recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
PM form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Temporary bed transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Visual inspection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
Controlling electrostatic discharge damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11
Electrical safety tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12
Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12

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Power outlet test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-13
Ground (earth) integrity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-13
Test completion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-14
ApexPro Channelized Telemetry System receiver check . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-15
Power fail alarm verification test (power) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-16
Ground (earth) wire leakage current tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-16
Enclosure (chassis) leakage current test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-17
Repair log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-18
A Technical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-1
Technical specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
OEM compliance specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
Performance specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-3
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-3
Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3
Indicators (front panel LEDs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-3
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-3
Environmental specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-4
Physical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4
Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-4
B Upgrading ATS software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2
Establish alternate monitoring methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3
Gather the required equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3
Prepare the ATS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3
Prepare the service laptop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-4
Connect the service laptop to the Unity Network IX network . . . . . . . . . . .B-4
Set up the service laptop’s network properties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-4
Start the software transfer utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-5
Enter the Unity Network IX network addresses of ATSs to be updated . .B-6
Install the software on the target ATSs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-7
Activate the software packages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-8
Complete the checkout procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-9

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C Service laptop direct connection configuration . . .C-1
Service laptop direct connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2
Disable firewall protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C-2
Windows NT or Windows 98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C-2
Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C-3
Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C-3
D Electromagnetic compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D-1
Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-2
Guidance and manufacturer’s declaration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-2
Electromagnetic emissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D-2
Electromagnetic immunity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D-3
Recommended separation distances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-5

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Manual information
Revision history
Each page of this manual has the document part number and revision letter at the
bottom of the page. The revision letter identifies the document’s update level. The
revision history of this document is summarized below.
Conventions
Manual purpose
This manual supplies technical information for service representatives and technical
personnel so they can install, configure, troubleshoot and maintain the equipment.
Use the manual as a guide for maintenance and electrical repairs considered field
repairable. Where necessary, this manual identifies additional sources of relevant
information and technical assistance.
Revision Comment
A Release of ApexPro software version 4.
B Updated the product code.
C Updated the document to address anomalies that the user could
encounter when configuring the ApexPro Telemetry System.
Bold Indicates keys on the keyboard, text to be entered, or hardware
items such as buttons or switches on the equipment.
Bold and italics Indicates software terms that identify menu items, buttons, or
options in various windows.
Italics Emphasizes a word.
+Indicates a keyboard operation. A plus (+) sign between the
names of two keys indicates that you must press and hold the first
key while pressing the second key once.
For example, Ctrl+Esc means to press and hold down the Ctrl
key while pressing the Esc key.
>Indicates menu options or control settings to select consecutively.
<Space> Indicates you must press the spacebar. When instructions are
given for typing a precise text string with one or more spaces, the
point where the spacebar must be pressed is indicated as
<Space>.
Enter Indicates you must press the Enter or Return key on the
keyboard. Do not type enter.

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Intended audience
This manual is intended for use by authorized GE service representatives and
technical personnel who maintain, troubleshoot, or repair this equipment.
Ordering manuals
A paper copy of this manual will be provided upon request. Contact your local GE
representative and request the part number on the first page of the manual.
Safety information
Intended use
The ApexPro Telemetry System is intended for use under the direct supervision of a
licensed healthcare practitioner. The system is designed to acquire and monitor
physiological data for ambulating patients within a defined coverage area. The system
processes this physiological data to detect various ECG arrhythmia events and select
physiological parameter limit violations.
The ApexPro Telemetry System is intended to be installed in the hospital or clinical
environment in order to provide clinicians with patient physiological data, while
allowing for patient mobility. These systems are typically deployed in sub acute care
areas in hospitals or clinical sites where patient mobility can enhance the
effectiveness of the medical procedures administered.
The physiological parameters monitored include ECG, non-invasive blood pressure
and SpO2. The ApexPro Telemetry System is intended to provide ECG data via
Ethernet to the computer platform for processing. The ApexPro is also intended to
provide physiologic data over the Unity network to clinical information systems for
display.
Responsibility of the manufacturer
GE is responsible for the effects of safety, reliability, and performance only if:
assembly operations, extensions, adjustments, modifications, or repairs are
carried out by persons authorized by GE;
the electrical installation of the relevant room complies with the requirements of
the appropriate regulations; and
the device is used in accordance with the instructions for use.
Safety statements
Warnings and cautions are used throughout this manual and designate a degree or
level of hazardous situations. A hazard is defined as a source of potential injury to a
person.

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Dangers
Danger statements identify an imminent hazard which, if not avoided, will result in
death or serious injury. No danger statements apply to this product.
Warnings
Warning statements identify a potential hazard or unsafe practice which, if not
avoided, could result in death or serious injury.
WARNING
ACCESSORIES (EQUIPMENT) — The use of accessory
equipment not complying with the equivalent safety requirements of
the device may lead to a reduced level of safety of the resulting
system. Consideration relating to the choice shall include:
use of the accessory in the patient environment; and
evidence that the safety certification of the accessory has been
performed in accordance to the appropriate UL/IEC/EN 60950
series safety standards for IT equipment.
WARNING
ACCESSORIES (SUPPLIES) — To ensure patient safety, use only
parts and accessories manufactured or recommended by GE.
Parts and accessories used must meet the requirements of the
applicable UL/IEC/EN 60950 series safety standards for IT
equipment.
WARNING
BEFORE USE — Periodically, and whenever the integrity of the
device is in doubt, test all functions.
WARNING
EXPLOSION HAZARD — Do not use this equipment in the
presence of flammable anesthetics, vapors or liquids. Severe burns/
injury can result.
WARNING
LOSS OF ALARMS/DATA — The ApexPro Telemetry Server
(ATS) running ApexPro software v4 is compatible with CIC Pro
centers (BCM, Nightshade, and Omnitech) running ApexPro v3.9
and above. Sharing of the same care unit names between ATS and
CIC Pro centers having incompatible ApexPro software versions can
result in lost or corrupted telemetry alarm defaults data and loss of
audible alarms.

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WARNING
LOSS OF ALARMS/DATA — Do not load any software other than
that specified by GE onto the ATS. Installation of software not
specified by GE can interfere with, or may cause damage to, the ATS
or loss or corruption of data.
WARNING
LOSS OF FUNCTION/ALARMS/DATA — Do not connect any
devices other than that specified by GE to the ATS. Installation of
devices not specified by GE may cause damage to the ATS, can
interfere with its operation or cause loss or corruption of data.
WARNING
LOSS OF MONITORING — If it is necessary to shut down the ATS
and a care unit has only one working ATS, notify the site’s
biomedical department to provide alternate bedside patient
monitoring. See Establish alternate monitoring methods on page B-
3.
WARNING
UNINTENTIONAL RADIO FREQUENCY (RF)
INTERFERENCE — Unintentional RF interference could degrade
the reliability and performance of the wireless data link. The facility
must maintain an RF environment free from unintentional
interference.
Cautions
Caution statements identify a potential hazard or unsafe practice which, if not
avoided, could result in minor personal injury or product/property damage.
CAUTION
POWER REQUIREMENTS — If the installation of the equipment,
in the USA, will use 240V rather than 120V, the source must be a
center-tapped, 240V, single-phase circuit.
CAUTION
RESTRICTED SALE — U.S. federal law restricts this device to
sale by or on the order of a physician.

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CAUTION
SUPERVISED USE — This equipment is intended for use under the
direct supervision of a licensed health care practitioner.
Notes
Note statements provide application tips or other useful information.
NOTE
Patient environment is any volume in which intentional or unintentional contact
can occur between patient and parts of the system or between patient and other
persons touching parts of the system (IEC 60601-1-1).
NOTE
This device is not intended for home use.
Equipment symbols
NOTE
Some symbols may not appear on all equipment.
Keyboard Icon: Denotes the keyboard port.
USB Port Icon: Denotes the USB port.
This symbol indicates that the waste of electrical and electronic equipment must not be disposed as
unsorted municipal waste and must be collected separately. Please contact an authorized representative
of the manufacturer for information concerning the decommissioning of your equipment.
This symbol indicates the date of manufacture of this device. The first four digits identify the year and the
last two digits identify the month.
Information Technology Equipment.
2005-08
LISTED
ITE
E180881
NKDLS

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Service requirements
Follow the service requirements listed below, and the requirements listed under
Maintenance on page 8-4.
Refer equipment servicing to authorized GE service personnel only.
Any unauthorized attempt to repair equipment under warranty voids that
warranty.
It is the user’s responsibility to report the need for service to GE or to one of their
authorized agents.
Failure on the part of the responsible individual, hospital, or institution using this
equipment to implement a satisfactory maintenance schedule may cause undue
equipment failure and possible health hazards.
Regular maintenance, irrespective of usage, is essential to ensure that the
equipment is always functional when required.
Equipment identification
Every GE device has a unique serial number for identification. A sample of the
information found on a serial number label is shown below.
Manufacturer name and address.
European authorized representative.
Description
Aproduct code1
1
The product code for the ATS Hardware with ApexPro v4.0 is SAH.
B year manufactured
C fiscal week manufactured
D production sequence number
E manufacturing site
F miscellaneous characteristic
### ## ## #### # #
ABCDEF

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ATS equipment description
Basic components
For additional information, refer to Technical specifications on page A-1.
Redundant internal hard disk drives (viewed as single logical drive)
Power supplies
CD-ROM drive
Ethernet PCI (PC interface) plug-in circuit board
1024 x 768, 16-bit, 75 Hz video
512 MB RAM
Views
Back
001a
Power supply
status LEDs
Power supply
switches
Power failure
indicator Unity
Network IX
network
connection
Power fail alarm
silence
PS/2 port (MOUSE)
USB ports
PS/2 port (KEYBOARD)
VIDEO
COM 1
Unity Network MC
network connection
Unity Network RX
Network connection
ADMIN connection
Power cord
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WARNING
LOSS OF MONITORING/FUNCTION — Do not plug any
unauthorized USB device, or device combinations into the USB
ports. Unauthorized devices could impair ATS function.
WARNING
If a USB disk is plugged into the ATS, you need to remove it prior to
rebooting. Otherwise, the system software may not restart.
002A
Peripheral components
NOTE
The ATS is designed to be a rack-mounted device. User/service interfaces are
established through network connections. Direct keyboard, mouse and monitor
connections are available, but not considered part of a typical installation.
POWER
POWER
HDD
HDD
TEMP
TEMP
FAN
FAN
USB ports
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Mouse/keyboard
WARNING
LOSS OF FUNCTION/ALARMS/DATA — Do not connect a
keyboard/mouse other than that specified by GE to the ATS.
Installation of devices not specified by GE may cause damage to the
ATS, can interfere with its operation or cause loss or corruption of
data.
Keyboard, video and mouse connections are provided for isolated service
requirements.
One PS/2 mouse connector is provided on the back, and two PS/2 keyboard
connectors are provided (one on the front and one on the back) of the ATS.
006A & 007A
Monitor (video)
The ATS supports VGA video (1024 x 768 @ 75Hz). A video port is provided on the
back of the unit for video monitor connection.
POWER
HDD
TEMP
FAN
FRONT
PS/2 port (keyboard) PS/2 port (keyboard)
BACK
PS/2 port (mouse)