
Technical Manual
5-6 Welch-Allyn, Inc.
70898-0000A
Troubleshooting Table (continued)
SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSE PROCEDURE
Battery Life Problems Excessive alarms
Excessive use in monitor
mode
The horn draws significant current.
During monitor mode the instrument is
continously drawing current.
Dead cell If cell voltage is down significantly in
only one cell, this battery is defective.
All batteries should drain at the same
rate.
First set shelf life Due to possibly long stocking times
between fabrication and end use, the
first set of batteries may have reduced
life.
Cal Key doesn’t activate
thermometer
Probe switch not also
activated
When the cal key is connected the
display must read CAL
for two
seconds and then blank. The probe
shaft must be inserted and removed
from the probe well to activate the
probe switch.
Cal Key shows OrL,
rEC, or ALy
Defective Cal Key Replace Cal Key.
Monitor mode
temperature reading too
low
Probe malfunction Change probe.
Test calibration of entire system
(instrument and probe) with the M9600
Calibration Tester.
Instrument malfunction Check calibration with Cal Key.
Improper placement of
probe
Probe must be under the tongue and
as far back as possible into the
sublingual pocket.
Temperature not stable. Allow three minutes for Monitor mode
reading to stabilize in mouth.
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