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Diagnostic system for an appliance

  • US 7,200,450 B2
  • Filed: 04/10/2003
  • Issued: 04/03/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/10/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A domestic appliance comprising:

  • a display including a plurality of information display zones capable of displaying alpha-numeric data; and

    a control system for the appliance, said control system including a memory device and a diagnostics unit which establishes diagnostic information concerning a malfunctioning component of the appliance, said diagnostic information being presented in the display in the form of an alpha-numeric fault code, with the fault code representing at least three distinct diagnostic related parameters, said diagnostics unit further storing in the memory device information concerning a specified series of diagnostic steps taken by a technician in diagnosing the malfunctioning component of the appliance.

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