Olympus ESG-400 Error Codes

45 codes from pages 48–126 of the manual

This is the list of error codes the Olympus manual gives for the ESG-400 electrosurgical generator. Find your code below and open it for what the manual says about its causes and what to do.

Error codes from p. 48

CodeWhat it meansPage
E202 Insufficient neutral electrode contact p. 48
E001 Open circuit p. 121
E002 Short circuit p. 121
E006 Non-conductive fluid p. 121
E019 Footswitch combination p. 122
E03 Push button pressed p. 122
E04 Footswitch pedal pressed p. 122
E07 Footswitch pedal pressed p. 122
E08 Handswitch pressed p. 122
E13 Handswitch pressed p. 122
E14 Touch-screen pressed p. 122
E15 Application time limit exceeded p. 122
E135 Single pedal footswitch not assigned p. 123
E136 Double pedal footswitch not assigned p. 123
E140 No mode selected p. 123
E141 Power set to zero (--) p. 123
E131 Unknown instrument p. 123
E147 An Olympus HF instrument has not been properly connected to the UNIVERSAL socket. p. 123
E149 An Olympus HF instrument has not been properly connected to the UNIVERSAL socket. p. 123
E151 An Olympus HF instrument has not been properly connected to the UNIVERSAL socket. p. 123
E154 Malfunction of the HF instrument and / or the connection cable p. 123
E159 Malfunction of the HF instrument and / or the connection cable p. 123
E166 Malfunction of the electrosurgical generator p. 123
E167 Malfunction of the electrosurgical generator p. 123
E179 Temperature below limit p. 124
E181 The electrosurgical generator has fallen below the minimum operating temperature. p. 124
E396 The electrosurgical generator has fallen below the minimum operating temperature. p. 124
E398 The electrosurgical generator has fallen below the minimum operating temperature. p. 124
E180 Temperature above limit p. 124
E182 The maximum temperature has been exceeded. p. 124
E397 The maximum temperature has been exceeded. p. 124
E399 The maximum temperature has been exceeded. p. 124
E187 Increased HF leakage current p. 124
E188 Excessive HF leakage current p. 124
E214 Low battery p. 124
E390 Communication error p. 124
E394 Communication error p. 124
E409 Communication error p. 124
E411 Communication error p. 124
E490 Communication error p. 124
E515 Communication error p. 124
E516 Communication error p. 124
E438 Procedure data error p. 124
E441 Device setting error p. 124
E486 No instrument connected p. 126

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