• SIGNA™ Hero 3.0T Service Methods
  • 5852800-8EN Revision 1.0
  • Object ID: 00000018WIA3095F010GYZ
  • Topic ID: id_2003287 Version: 7.19
  • Date: Oct 26, 2021 8:21:53 AM

Connecting to and testing the PA port E connector

Connecting to and testing the PA port E connector.

Procedure

  1. Remove the cradle hardtop cover to access the PA port E connector.
  2. Disconnect the PE coil ports from the patient table. To avoid equipment damage the cables should be removed from the PA coil in the following order: C3-C2-C1.

    Result

    Three PE coil ports are part of the PA port E connector:
    • PE coil port C3 (white connector)
    • PE coil port C2 (black connector)
    • PE coil port C1 (black connector)
    Figure 1. Patient table with cradle hardtop cover removed, showing PA port E connector (cable bundle) and PE coil ports (cables with connectors)
  3. Connect the PE coil ports in the order given to avoid equipment damage.
    1. Attach C8 (37-pin to 25-pin sub-D male-female) to 37pin connector at TDI PA and to J2 of the MCRv tool.
    2. Attach 16 pin connector at TDI PA C1 to J3 of the MCRv tool.
    3. Attach 16 pin connector at TDI PA C2 to J4 of the MCRv tool.
    Figure 2. PA port E connected to MCRv tool
  4. Run the test. See Running the coil datapath diagnostic.

Results

Note: If a test fails for PA Port E:
  1. Make sure that the connectors are firmly seated.
  2. Make sure that the screws are properly tightened.
  3. Rerun the test.

If the test fails again:

  1. Reseat the connectors.
  2. Reseat all test cable connections to the MCRv tool connectors.
  3. Rerun the test.
If the test continues to fail, run the test at the corresponding DPP RRx port.
Correspondence between DPP RRx module and PA port E connection
DPP RRx moduleOther coil connection
DPP RRX 3 PA Port E

Finalization

  1. Disconnect cable connectors C3, C2, and C1 from the MCRv tool.
  2. Connect cable connectors C1, and C2, and C3 to the posterior array coil.
    Figure 3. Connectors
    1C1
    2C2
    3C3