1Installation Note

Rear Housing Replacement Kit M3046-64104 for

the M3 / M4 Patient Monitor (M3046A)
This installation note describes how to exchange the rear housing of the M3 / M4 Patient Monitor
(M3046A).

WARNING Only qualified service personnel should open or disassemble the monitor. Before opening the
monitor, disconnect it from the AC mains supply. Shock hazard! Do not work on the monitor with
the covers open and AC power connected.
Performance verification: do not place the system into operation after repair or maintenance has
been performed, until all performance tests and safety tests listed in the chapters Maintaining the
Instrument and Testing the Instrument of the M3 / M4 Service Guide have been performed.
Failure to perform all tests could result in erroneous parameter readings, and / or patient / operator
injury.

CAUTION Observe ESD (electrostatic discharge) precautions when working within the unit.

Kit Contents

Item Quantity
Rear plastic housing 1
Marker pen, permanent, waterproof 1
Clear foil to protect hand-written label information, self-adhesive 2
Label sheets for handle, self-adhesive 3
Frame for external printer connectors 1
Window for infra-red printer interface 1

Transferring Serial Number and Date of Manufacture

The replacement rear housing in the kit comes with a laser-etched label on the back. This contains
general information, such as the model number, manufacturers name and address, and other
regulatory information. The following items are left blank:
Serial number (SN)
Date of manufacture (DOM)
You need to transfer these two items, specific to your unit, from the label on the old housing to the
new one. To transfer these items:

Printed in Germany 07/2007

Part number M3046-9390A *M3046-9390A*
4512 610 24081
 1 Locate the SN and the DOM on the old rear
housing label. Serial number
Date of
manufacture (SN)
(DOM)

2 Locate the blank area on the new rear housing

label where you will transfer this information.

3 Using the supplied marker pen, copy the SN

and DOM from the old housing to the blank
area on the new housing label.

4 Stick the self-adhesive, clear foil over the SN

and DOM you have just written to prevent
smearing and to provide protection.

Exchanging the Rear Housing

Exchange the new, labeled rear housing as described in the M3 / M4 Service Guide.