SERVICE MANUAL/TROUBLESHOOTING

DMS DIGITAL HOLTER RECORDERS

300-540, 300-548, 300-6, 300-7
300-8, 300-9, 300-12

COMPACT FLASH CARD TROUBLESHOOTING

1/2004

PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD PARTS LAYOUT TOP

300-540, 300-548, 300-6, 300-7

PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD LAYOUT BOTTOM

300-540, 300-548, 300-6, 300-7

PARTS LIST: 300-540, 300-548, 300-6, 300-7

Part Type

Placement

Footprint

Description

0.1f

C12 C13 C14 C15 C16

C17 C18 C19 C20 C21
C22 C23 C24 C25

0805

Capacitor

10.000MHz

Y1

100f/10v

C26 C27 C28

7243

Capacitor

10K

R37 R38 R39 R40 R41

R42 R43 R46 R47 R51

0805

Resistor

1M

R34 R35 R36

0805

Resistor

IN4148

D1

Diode

1N5817

D2

Schottky Diode

1f

C1 C2 C3

0805

Capacitor

2.2M

R19 R20 R21

0805

Resistor

200K

R31 R32 R33

0805

Resistor

20K

R25 R26 R27 R28 R29

R30

0805

Resistor

2200P

C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9

0805

Capacitor

22h

L1

DS3316

3.6M

R22 R23 R24

0805

Resistor

300K

R1 R10 R11 R12 R13

R14 R15 R2 R3 R4 R5
R51 R52 R53 R6 R7 R8 R9

0805

Resistor

47h

L2

0805

Resistor

62256S

U6

SOP28-450

74HC4040S

U7

SO-16

Buzzer

Y2

Buzzer

CF True IDE

P1

CF50A

Crystal

CON2

P3

SSIP2

CON4

P4

USB Socket

CON7

P2

SSIP7

MAX756

U8

SO 8

MC74HC4066

U9

SO-14

Quad Analog Switch

PIC16C74A10/L (44)

U5

SOCKET 44B

40-Pin EPROM-Ba

SW DIP-2

S2

DIP4

SW-PB

S1

SW-PB2

TLC2252

U1 U2 U3

SO-8

TLC2254

U4

SO-14

Connector

PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD PARTS LAYOUT TOP

300-8, 300-9, 300-12

PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD BOTTOM

300-8, 300-9, 300-12

PARTS LIST: 300-8, 300-9, 300-12

Part

Placement

Footprint

Description

0.1F
C0, C1, C10, C11, C12, C9
C13, C14, C2, C3, C4, C5
C6, C7, C71, C8, C82, C91

0402

Capacitor

1.2M
R112, R212, R312, R412
R512, R612, R712, R812

0402

Resistor

1.5K
R113, R213, R313, R413
R513, R613, R713, R813

0402

Resistor

100F/10v

C81 C83 C84

7243

Capacitor

10K
R94, R97

R71, R72, R73, R91, R93

0402

Resistor

1mH

L2

DS1608

1N9148

D1

D1

Diode

1N5817

D2

D2

Schottky Diode

1F
C101, C201, C301, C401
C501, C601, C701, C801

0805

Capacitor

2.2M
R104, R203, R304, R404
R504, R6045, R704, R804

0402

Resistor

200K
R109, R209, R309, R409
R509, R609, R709, R809

0402

Resistor

20K
R110, R111, R210, R211
R310, R311, R410, R411
R510, R511, R610, R611
R710, R711, R810, R811

0402

Resistor

2200pF
C102, C103, C202, C203
C302, C303, C402, C403
C502, C503, C602, C603
C702, C703, C802, C803

0402

Capacitor

22H

DS3316

L1

3.6M
R105, R205, R305, R405
R505, R605, R705, R805

0402

300K
R101, R102, R106, R107
R108, R201, R202, R206
R207, R208, R301, R302
R306, R307, R308, R401
R402, R406, R407, R408
R501, R502, R506, R507
R508, R601, R602, R606
R607, R608, R701, R702
R706, R707, R708, R808

0402

Resistor

5.1M
R103, R203, R303, R403
R503, R603, R703, R803

0402

Resistor

510K

R95, R96

0402

Resistor

62256S

U10

TSOP28

Integrated Circuit

74HC4040S

U11

SO-16

Integrated Circuit

Buzzer

Y2

Buzzer

Crystal

CF TRUE IDE

P1

CF50A

CON10

P3

SSIP10

Connector

CON2

P2

SSIP2

Connector

CON5

P4

SSIP5

Connector

Cyrstal Cap

Y1

XTAL2

Crystal

HEAD

CON

Lead12

Connector

MAX756

U8

SO-8

Integrated Circuit

PIC16F877/874/Q U9

TQFP44-PT

Integrated Circuit

SW-PB

S1

SW-PB2

Switch

TLC2252

U7

TSOP8

Integrated Circuit

TLC2254

U1, U2, U3, U4, U5, U6

TSOP14

Integrated Circuit

TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE

NO SOUND
The measurement of the current is over 20mA.
Possible Causes:
1. The power supply capacitor of some of the integrated circuits is damaged.
Check C1, C2, C3, C13, C14, C15, C16, C21, C22, C23, C24, C27 or
C28. The normal measurement value is 400 or 1100 when the measuring
pins are transposed.
2. The pins of the flash card holder are bent and/or may be touching one
another.
3. The C12 capacitor is damaged. When measuring this capacitor with the
recorder turned on, the recorder will beep.
The voltage is low.
Possible Causes:
1. The MAX756 IC is damaged having a magnifying effect on the input
voltage. Turn the recorder on and measure the 756 input pin or the two
ends of the C27 at 20V. The value should read between 0V and2V.
2. The C25 is damaged. Measure both ends of this capacitor.
3. The power supply line is damaged. Measure the voltage with the recorder
turned on. The value will be 0.
The voltage and current are normal.
Possible Causes:
1. The buzzer is damaged. The normal voltage value is approximately 2.5V
when measuring the buzzer with the recorder turned on.
2. The HC4040 is damaged. The voltage of the buzzer is zero; or it will ring
when some inserted pins are connected with the metal tip.
3. The CMOS chip is damaged.

BEEPING AFTER THE FLASH CARD IS INSERTED

1. The flash card is damaged. Replace the compact flash card.
2. The pins on the flash card holder are bent and/or are in contact with each
other. Carefully straighten the bent pins so they no longer are in contact
with each other.
3. The CMOS chip is damaged. Replace the CMOS chip.
4. The HC4040 Is damaged. Replace the HC4040

BEEPING DURING THE RECORDING PERIOD

1.
2.

The power supply line is damaged. The recorder will beep when you
touch the power supply line.
The R44 is damaged. Replace the R44.

BLANK RECORDING NO FILES ON THE COMPACT FLASH

CARD
1.
2.
3.
4.

The compact flash card is damaged. Use a different compact flash card.
The HC4040 is damaged. Replace the HC4040.
The CMOS chip is damaged. Replace the CMOS chip.
The flash card was not fully inserted into the connector.

RECORDING FAILURE - WRONG FILE NAME ON COMPACT

FLASH CARD
1. The HC4040 is damaged. Replace the HC4040.
2. The CMOS chip is damaged. Replace the CMOS chip.

RECORDING TIME IS UNDER 24 HOURS

1. High electric current and normal voltage. The L1 is damaged. Replace
the L1.
2. The compact flash card is damaged. Replace the compact flash card.
3. A low powered battery can cause this problem. Make sure to use a good
quality AA alkaline battery.

ARTIFACT IN ECG TRACING OR MISSING SIGNAL

1. The lead wire block is damaged. Perform a continuity check. Replace the
lead wire block.
2. The lead wire is damage. Perform a continuity check. Replace the lead
wire.
3. The 2252 is damaged. Channel 1 is U1, Channel 2 is U2 and Channel 3
is U3. Exchange the corresponding 2252.
4. The capacitor is damaged. Channel 1 is C20, Channel 2 is C19 and
Channel 3 is C18. The wave shape is low and there is little noise.
Replace the appropriate capacitor (C18, C19 or C20).
5. The USB port is damaged.
6. The compact flash card is damaged.

TROUBLESHOOTING THE COMPACT FLASH CARD

Due to the long continuous reading process and speed of the read time data
for the Holter recorder, the compact flash card medium that is required for use
with the 300 series digital Holter recorder is the SANDISK compact flash card.
The 64MB SANDISK compact flash card must be formatted using an
ADTRON drive in a DOS based computer prior to the first use of the compact
flash card. The 128MB SANDISK compact flash card does not have to be
formatted prior to its first use.
Make sure the SANDISK compact flash card you are using has a serial
number printed on the side of the compact flash card. If the SANDISK
compact flash card does not have a serial number on the side of the card,
then this is card is not an authentic SANDISK compact flash card. This is a
compact flash card that is an OEM version for SANDISK manufactured by
another compact flash card maker. These compact flash cards without serial
numbers imprinted on the side of the compact flash card will NEVER work
with the 300 series recorder, even if you format the flash card with the
ADTRON drive in a DOS based computer.

FAULTY COMPACT FLASH CARDS

1. After inserting the compact flash card, there is a constant beeping.
2. There are no file names on the compact flash card when the compact
flash card is reviewed in WINDOWS.
3. The file name has unknown characters when the compact flash card is
reviewed in WINDOWS.
4. The file name has a name but there is no data in the file when the
compact flash card is reviewed in WINDOWS.
5. There are many files with the name of the unknown characters and no
data in the files when the compact flash card is reviewed in WINDOWS.

The above photo is an example of a compact flash card that has gone bad.

The above photo is an example of a compact flash card that has recorded
data using a DMS 300-7 digital Holter recorder.

WHAT TO DO IF YOU HAVE A FAULTY COMPACT FLASH

CARD
1. Look at the two rows of holes on the end of the compact flash card. See if
any of the holes have been damaged (this happens when the compact
flash card is forced into the Holter recorder). If you see there is damage to
this end of the compact flash card, check your recorder for pin damage in
the compact flash card holder. Also, do not use this compact flash card
again, it has been ruined.
2. Try the faulty compact flash card in another recorder. If the compact flash
card works in the second recorder, then the compact flash card is good
and you need to repair the Holter recorder.
3. Format the compact flash card using WINDOWS. Make sure to select the
FAT16 (or FAT) type. Do not select the Fat Format option. After you have
formatted the compact flash card using this method, record on the
compact flash card in the Holter recorder. If the compact flash card does
not record, do not use the compact flash card again. It is a bad compact
flash card.
NOTE: If you reformat the compact flash card using this method please
note that the compact flash card will only be good for a few more uses and
then fail again. This is not a recommended fix for the compact flash
card.

THE ENROLL DATA DOES NOT STAY ON THE COMPACT

FLASH CARD
The enroll information is saved in the computer. It will only work when the
Enroll process and the Holter analysis process are done in the same
computer. After you have entered the data in the Enroll process, the compact
flash card must be inserted in a Holter recorder and a recording must take
place. If you place the compact flash card with Enroll data in the computer
prior to doing a Holter recording, the Enroll data on the compact flash card will
be lost.