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Troubleshooting
Line Empty alarm
Occurrence
Cause
Action
• LCD: The Line Empty alarm
display flashes red.
• Operation indicator: Flashes
red.
• Buzzer: Activates.
• Pump: Stops.
• The drug solution has run out.
• If you wish to continue the infusion, replace the drug
solution and start infusion following usual procedure.
(See pages 30-39, 42.)
• To end infusion, close the manual roller clamp, open
the door, release the tube clamp and remove the set.
(See page 42)
• An occlusion has occurred.
• Inspect the infusion set and eliminate the cause of the
occlusion (remove set if necessary).
• An infusion set other than
those specified is being used.
• Check that the infusion set used matches the setting on
the pump.
• If an infusion set other than the ones specified is being
used, replace it with the dedicated infusion set.
(See page 19.)
• The drip sensor is not correctly
attached.
• See page 34 “Attaching the Drip Sensor” and attach
it correctly.
• The sensor of the drip sensor
is dirty.
• Clean the drip sensor as described in “Cleaning the
Drip Sensor” on page 88 and re-attach it to the drip
chamber.
• The tube pressed with the
fingers remains flattened and
does not recover.
• Check that the tube recovers to the normal state. If not,
adjust placement.
• The drip volume of the infusion
set is not set correctly.
• Set the correct drip volume. (See page 57.)
Free Flow alarm
Occurrence
Cause
Action
• LCD: The Free Flow alarm
display flashes red.
• Operation indicator: Flashes
red.
• Buzzer: Activates.
• Pump: Stopped.
• A free flow has occurred.
• The infusion set is not correctly set. (See page 30.)
• The infusion set is not installed
correctly.
• Re-set the infusion set correctly. (See page 30.)
• An infusion set other than
those specified is being used.
• If an infusion set other than the ones dedicated is
being used, replace it with the dedicated infusion set.
(See page 19.)
• The sensor of the drip sensor
is dirty.
• Clean the drip sensor as described in “Cleaning the
Drip Sensor” on page 88 and re-attach it to the drip
chamber.