Cardiographs troubleshooting: models and common symptoms

2 cardiographs with troubleshooting records in ServiceForge. Each model page lists every documented symptom with its ranked causes and first check.

Models

• Philips PageWriter TC 246 symptoms
• Philips PageWriter Trim I 135 symptoms

Common symptoms

• All leads show leads off continuously PageWriter TC, PageWriter Trim I
• Blank pages printed after ECG report PageWriter TC, PageWriter Trim I
• Keyboard is typing incorrect characters PageWriter TC, PageWriter Trim I
• Keyboard is unresponsive PageWriter TC, PageWriter Trim I
• One or more leads show leads off periodically PageWriter TC, PageWriter Trim I
• Paper does not advance PageWriter TC, PageWriter Trim I
• Paper does not tear off cleanly or stops at wrong spot PageWriter TC, PageWriter Trim I
• Printed report looks too small or compressed PageWriter TC, PageWriter Trim I
• Printer not detected message PageWriter TC, PageWriter Trim I
• Screen is dark and shows no image PageWriter TC, PageWriter Trim I

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