Problem
Possible Solution
No color bar
No color bar
(Optical DVI
Fiber only)
Incorrect
picture color
White-balance
quality is not
good
Picture is too
dark
Picture is too
bright
Noise or snow
on picture
when using
electrocautery
probes
Noise or
snow on
picture when
not using
electrocautery
probes
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• Ensure the video-out from the console is
connected to the video-in on the monitor.
• Ensure all video systems are powered on.
• Ensure that the camera head is not connected to
the console.
• Turn off the console, wait 3 seconds, and turn it
back on.
• Same as "No color bar" above.
• See the "Connecting the DVI Fiber Outputs" section.
• Perform the white-balance test. (See the
"Performing the White-Balance Test" section.)
• Check the color settings on the monitor.
• See the solution for "Picture is too dark. "
• See the solution for "Picture is too bright. "
• Perform the white-balance test with the light
source connected to the scope. Use metal-halide,
xenon, or LED lighting (no fluorescent lighting).
• Increase the camera light level with the camera
head.
• Increase the light-source output.
• Check the fiberoptic light cable for excessive
broken fibers.
• Decrease the camera light level.
• Decrease the light-source output.
• Plug the electrocautery generator into a separate
electrical outlet and separate the 1488 HD power
cord from the electrocautery power cord.
• Separate the camera cable from the electrocautery
cable.
• Reposition the electrocautery grounding pad on
the patient.
• Confirm all cable connectors are securely attached.
• Check for and replace faulty video cables.