Fluke Biomedical medTester 5000C - Manual (Page 18)

medTester 5000C
Operators Manual
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Prompts in the autosequence ask you for information that aids in test
reporting. The pretest prompts, for example, can ask you for the model and
serial number of the equipment you’re testing, the test location, operator
code, and physical condition of the EUT (equipment under test). Posttest
prompts can ask you to schedule the next test date, input comments about the
tests, or prepare a test tag.
With the Memory Module and RS-232/Printer Module installed on your
medTester 5000C, you can store test records to memory and print them from
the medTester’s printer port. Additional autosequence modules are available
for performance testing defibrillators, IV pumps, and more. See Chapter 5,
Autosequences.
Computer Control
You can remotely control your medTester 5000C from a personal computer
or compatible terminal device through a serial communication port and
appropriate communication software. Once connected and in remote control of
the medTester 5000C, you send remote commands to the medTester 5000C
to do safety and performance tests, with the results returned to the computer.
Some medTester 5000C users prefer to accumulate the test data for
equipment before reporting stored records. Then at their convenience they
upload the data to an equipment database program, Computerized
Maintenance Management System, or Equipment Management System (EMS)
on a computer. This is accomplished through a serial port on the
medTester 5000C and the medTester 5000C’s Data Transfer Module. Chapter
12, Remote Operation, discusses the methods you can use to control the
medTester 5000C and to manage test data.
If you use other Fluke Biomedical analyzers, such as the Impulse 4000 or IPT-
1, you can control them with the medTester 5000C. By connecting an
analyzer to the medTester 5000C’s COM2 port, you gain a two-way
communication link. This link lets the medTester 5000C control the
operation of the analyzer. Test data that the analyzer collects is then returned
to storage in the medTester 5000C.
medCheck
The medTester 5000C medCheck Module unleashes the power of the
medTester 5000C to become the centerpiece of a total equipment
management solution. medCheck lets you download checklists from, and
upload checklist test data to, your equipment management software system.