Chapter 3

Setting
Application Selection & Probe Setting Change .............................................................. 3
Application Change................................................................................................................... 3

Probe Setting Change .............................................................................................................. 3

Editing Bodymarker .................................................................................................................. 4

Entering Patient Data ..................................................................................................... 6

Registering a New Patient ........................................................................................................ 6

Finding Patient Information....................................................................................................... 7

Modifying Patient Information ................................................................................................... 9

Setting System ............................................................................................................. 10

Title ......................................................................................................................................... 10

Display .................................................................................................................................... 12

MISC. ...................................................................................................................................... 14

Setting Measurements ................................................................................................. 17

General ................................................................................................................................... 17

Obstetrics Measurement Setup .............................................................................................. 20

Fetal Echo Measurement Setup ............................................................................................. 24

Cardiac Measurement Setup.................................................................................................. 24

Urology Measurement Setup.................................................................................................. 25

Vascular Measurement Setup ................................................................................................ 26

Setting DICOM (Optional)............................................................................................. 27

DICOM Setup Method ............................................................................................................ 27
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DICOM Device Setup .............................................................................................................. 28

Setting Option ...............................................................................................................30

Setting Peripheral Devices............................................................................................31
Setting Information........................................................................................................32
Utilities ..........................................................................................................................33
Application............................................................................................................................... 33

Biopsy...................................................................................................................................... 34

B/W Post.................................................................................................................................. 36

Color Post................................................................................................................................ 38

Preset ...................................................................................................................................... 39

3D ............................................................................................................................................ 40

Miscellaneous.......................................................................................................................... 40
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Application Selection & Probe Setting Change

Before scanning, select an application and change probe setting. Refer to ‘Chapter 8. Probe’ for
further information on available probes and applications in this product.

Press the [A] key on the alphanumeric keyboard, and an application window appears. You can
also choose the application by pressing the [Menu] dial button and selecting [Utility] from the
menu. You can select and change the applications and setting of the connected probe. If you
use the Two - probe connector, the probe can be selected as well.

[Figure 3.1 Application Window]

Application Change
1. After checking the currently selected probe, select an application using the Trackball
and Set button.

2. After selecting it, click Ok in the probe selection window. To cancel the selection, press
Cancel.

Probe Setting Change

While the probe settings are preset with the optimal values for each application, the user may
change the preset values using the following method.
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1. After checking the currently selected probe/application, change the probe setting
using the Trackball and Set button. Click Save to save the changed values.

2. Click Ok in the probe selection window. To cancel the selection, press Cancel.

3. Change the names of the user-definable settings other than ‘Default’ values using the
Rename.

To change the probe setting values, see ‘Utility’.

Editing Bodymarker
Press Bodymarker in the application window to bring up the bodymarker manager. Select
some bodymarkers to use in the system or change the order of bodymarkers.

[Figure 3.2 Bodymarker Manager]

‘Group’ shows system supporting bodymarkers with the application. Use Prev or Next to
display Bodymarkers of other applications.
‘User defined Bodymarker preset’ shows selected bodymarekrs.

▐ Add Bodymarkers
Select a bodymarker on ‘Group’ using the Trackball. Press Set button to add to the ‘User
defined Bodymarker preset’.

▐ Delete Bodymarkers
Select a bodymarker on ‘User defined Bodymarker preset’ using the Trackball. Press Set
button to delete.
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▐ Change the order of Bodymarkers

Select a bodymarker on ‘User defined Bodymarker preset’ using the Trackball. Press Set
button to delete. With pressing the Change button on the control panel, move the position
using the Trackball. Release the Change button to finish changing the order.

▐ Back to default Bodymarker

Press the Default on ‘User defined Bodymarker preset’ to back to default Bodymarker.

▐ Delete all Bodymarkers

Press the Clear on ‘User defined Bodymarker preset’ to delete all bodymarkers. It deletes
bodymarkers only in ‘User defined Bodymarker preset’.

▐ Save Bodymarkers
Press the Save on ‘User defined Bodymarker preset’ to save current setting. When you press
the B button on the alphanumeric keyboard using the system, this setting will be displayed.

Refer to `Chapter 6 Image managements’ for more information about

NOTE
displaying Bodymarker.
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Entering Patient Data

Be sure that the patient information has been correctly entered before scanning.
The patient information includes basic information such as patient ID, patient name, birth date,
gender as well as other application specific data.

Patient ID and name are mandatory information when registering a new

NOTE
patient.

All patient data are classified according to the patient ID. If the ID is not entered, the Ok is not
activated. (Extra information can be entered when needed.)
Press the ID button on the control panel, and the Patient Information window appears. You can
register and modify patient information.

[Figure 3.3 the Patient Information window]

Registering a New Patient

1. After clicking the New, enter the patient name, ID and other information using the
Trackball, Set button and keyboard.

– While Auto ID Creation is checked, click the New. A new Patient ID is

automatically provided by the system.

– When an existing ID is entered, the ID field icon changes to .

2. After entering patient information correctly, click Ok. Or click Cancel to cancel.
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Finding Patient Information

▐ Finding Patient Information using ID
Enter the Patient ID to change his or her information.

▐ Finding Patient Information using the Search Function

Click Search in the Patient Information window, and the Search window appears.

[Figure 3.4 Patient Search Window]

- Type in patient ID or name, and the list of registered patients appears.

- If there is no patient that satisfies the search key, the Select and Ok are not activated.

- To display all registered patients, click Show All. To select all patients on the list, click
Select All.

- To delete the ID and all other information of a registered patient, select the patient and
click Delete.

- To stop the search or close the current search dialog box, click Cancel or Close.

If a patient ID is deleted, all related data and images stored in SonoView

WARNING are erased.
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▐ Finding Patient Information using Worklist

The system connects to the hospital’s DICOM Modality Worklist server and obtains
information on scheduled patients and examinations. Searching a patient by Worklist
allows you to enter the patient information automatically.

Use the DICOM tab in the Settings screen to select the Worklist
NOTE
server. For more information, see “DICOM Settings.”

[Figure 3.5 Modality Worklist Window]

1. Press Worklist in the Patient Information screen and the Modality Worklist window will
appear. (If “Open MWL on Patient Key” is selected under the DICOM server settings,
pressing the Patient button opens the Modality Worklist window first.)
2. Select Worklist Server, enter one or more search conditions in “Search Criteria”, and
then press Search button. A list of scheduled patients that match the search conditions
will appear.
3. Select a patient and press OK. The patient information will appear.
4. Press the Close button to quit searching patients and close the Modality Worklist
window. If you wish to enter patient information directly without using Worklist data,
press Manual Entry.

ID, Name, Accession #, Birth, Age, or Gender cannot be changed

NOTE
when entering patient information by using Worklist.
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Modifying Patient Information

To modify information in the Patient Information window:

1. Modify the information using the Trackball, Set button and keyboard.

2. After modifying patient information correctly, click Ok. To cancel editing, click Cancel.

The Resume Exam will be turned on when the window opens to enter the patient ID after
acquiring the measurement data, if the ID has not been previously entered. Enter the patient ID
and press the Resume Exam to add the measurement data to the newly entered patient ID, or
press the Ok instead of the Resume Exam to discard the measurement data.

The Resume Exam is activated when there is a new calculation result. The button is also used
to add calculation results to another patient or a new patient.

For more details on patient backup, see the ‘Information Management’

NOTE section in ‘Chapter 6. Image Managements’.
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Setting System

This mode is used for system settings. It does not affect image output. The setup may be
modified depending on specific needs or preferences.

1. Press the SetUp button on the keyboard.

2. Select System in the Setup menu.

3. Set the specific system values according to each item on the screen.

4. Press Ok to finish the setup. To close the screen, press Cancel or Close.

Title
To change the hospital name, and date/time, select the Title tab in the System menu as shown
above.

[Figure 3.6 Title setting]

■ Institution

Enter the name of the hospital/institution.

■ Date

Set the date and its format.

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■ Time
Set the time and its format.

※ How to set the date and time

1. Click Set in the Title tab of System menu.

[Figure 3.7 Date/Time Setting]

2. Set the Date/Time using the Trackball and Set button.

3. After finishing setup correctly, click Ok. To cancel setup, click Cancel or Close.
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Display
To set the information about images and related data, select the Display tab in the System
menu.
■ Auto Freeze
After the preset time span (Minute) of inactivity, the scan mode is automatically
frozen.

■ Post Map
This sets the display of the Post Map in the Feedback section at the bottom of the
screen.

■ Image Info.
This sets the display of the image information on the screen e.g. 2D Gain, Power,
Dynamic Range, Frame Average.
■ TGC Line
This sets whether or not the TGC line is displayed. If ‘Off’ is selected, the TGC Line
is not shown. If ‘Off after 3 seconds’ is selected, the TGC value appears when a TGC
value is adjusted, but disappears after 3 seconds. If ‘On’ is selected, the TGC Line is
always shown.

■ 2D Image Size
The Image size can be set to 100%, 95% or 90%.

■ TI Display
The system sets TI values automatically. However, this menu allows the user to
choose manually from one of the three TI parameters as desired: Default, TIs or TIb.

■ Language
This sets the language to be used. English, Deutsch, Français, Español, and Italiano
are available. To display the screen in the selected language, reboot the system after
completing setup.
The keyboard layout setup is automatically updated.
■ Bodymarker After Freeze
Determine whether the system will automatically switch to the Body Marker mode
when the Freeze button is pressed. If it is set to ‘On,’ a Body Marker appears when
the Freeze button is pressed during scanning. If it is set to ‘Off,’ a Body Marker
appears when [B] is pressed during scanning.
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■ Body Marker Position

When entering a Body Marker, set the position where the marker will appear. In the
thumbnail shown on the screen, set the initial position of the Body Marker by using
the Trackball and the Set button. Press Default to disable the setting and initialize
the position.

■ Cursor Position
When entering text, set the position where the cursor will appear. In the thumbnail
shown on the screen, set the initial position of the text cursor by using the Trackball
and the Set button. Press Default to disable the setting and initialize the position.

[Figure 3.8 Display setting]

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MISC.

[Figure 3.9 Misc. setting]

■ Boot Up Caps Lock Status
This is used to set up the default status of the Caps Lock after system booting. It is
normally set as ‘Off’. The Caps Lock function is used to enter capital letters even
when not pressing the Shift button on the keyboard. After setting, you have to
reboot the system.

■ Simultaneous Mode
This menu determines whether or not simultaneous mode is enabled in PW Spectral
Doppler Mode.

- ‘Off’: Select this if you do not wish use simultaneous mode.

- ‘Allow 2D/PW: Select this if you do not wish to use simultaneous mode in
2D/C/PW modes but do wish to use it in 2D/PW mode.

- ‘Allow 2D/C/PW: Select this to use simultaneous mode in 2D/PW modes and
2D/C/PW modes.

■ Brief Set
Select Brief Set to use the brief text function. Its default value is ‘Off’.

Using the brief text function allows fast and easy input of text statements. For
example, to enter the text ‘Tumor’, you only need to enter ‘Tu’ and the system will
search the word from the abbreviation list and automatically enter the word ‘Tumor’.
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※ How to edit the Brief Set.

Press the Edit button on the screen. The Brief Table Edit table window will be
appeared. To add a new abbreviation, click New, and to completely delete an existing
abbreviation, click the entry to be deleted and then click Delete.
‘Delay(msec)’ sets seconds to input the full word after enter the abbreviation. The unit
value is msec, and 1000msec is 1second.

[Figure 3.10 Brief Set Edit]

■ Customizing Pop-up Menu

You can set up the system’s pop-up menus. Press User Defined to set up a pop-up
menu as desired. Press Default to return a pop-up menu to its initial state.

1. Press the Edit button. The Customizing Pop-up Menu screen will appear.

2. Select a menu to set up in Step 1. The selected menu will appear in Step 2.

3. Select item(s) to use in Step 2.

- Select item(s) by using the Trackball and the Set button, and press .
- The selected item(s) will appear in Step 3.

- To delete item(s) in Step 3, press .

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4. To change the order of items in Step 3, press or .

5. Press the Save button to save and finish settings. Press the Close button to
cancel.

[Figure 3.11 Customizing Pop-up Menu]

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Setting Measurements

Select Measure in the Setup menu to set up measurement functions.

1. Press the SetUp button on the keyboard.

2. Select Measure in the Setup menu.

3. Set the specific system values according to each item on the screen.

4. Press Ok to finish the setup. To close the screen, press Cancel or Close.

General
Select the General tab in the Measure menu to set general measurement settings.

[Figure 3. 12 General Measurement Settings]

▐ General
Select General tab.

■ Measure Item Display Count

Select the number of measurement items to be between 1 and 4. If you select ‘Hide’,
measurement items are not displayed.
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■ Circ/Area Method
Select either the ‘Ellipse’ or ‘Trace’ caliper to be the default tool for measurement.
■ Default Volume Method
Select either the ‘3 Distance’, ‘1 Distance’ or ‘Distance + Ellipse’ items to be used as the
default tool in volume measurement.
■ Distance Method
Set either ‘Line’ or ‘Trace’ as the distance measurement method.

■ Caliper Display Unit

Set either ‘cm’ (centimeter) or ‘mm’ (millimeter) as the caliper display unit.
■ Trackball Speed
Set the Trackball speed to either ‘Fast’, ‘Medium’ or ‘Slow’.

■ Result Display
This menu sets up the output format of measurement results. When ‘Average Value’ is
selected, the average value of the last three measurement results is displayed on the
report. When ‘Last Measured Value’ is selected, the last measurement value is shown.

▐ Doppler
Select the Doppler tab in the General tab.

[Figure 3.13 Doppler Setting]

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■ Y-Axis Unit
This sets the vertical (Y) axis unit in Spectral Doppler Mode.

■ Trace Direction
When Auto Trace and Limited Trace functions are used in Spectral Doppler Mode, this
sets the range of the measurement values.

■ Control Threshold
The trace threshold can be adjusted by rotating the Menu dial-button when tracing is
not finished after Auto trace / Limited trace.

■ Mean Trace
This menu specifies the use of Mean Trace Line on the screen for a frozen spectrum
trace.

※ How to change measure method under during measurement

Press the space bar after pressing the Calculator button to bring up the Setting
Measure Method window shown below.

[Figure 3.14 Setting Measure method]

▐ Report
Select the Report tab in the General tab.
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Select items to mark the header on the report. The header will be shown only the item has
its data.

[Figure 3.15 Report Setting]

Obstetrics Measurement Setup

To set up obstetrics related measurement, select the OB tab in the Measure menu.

[Figure 3.16 OB Measurement Settings]

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■ Display SD Value
This menu sets whether SD (Standard Deviation) is displayed or not. If ‘Yes’ is selected,
the SD value is shown on the screen and on the report. If ‘No’ is selected, it is not shown
and its range value appears on the report.

■ HC Auto Calc
This menu is used to set the HC Auto Calculation. ‘Yes’ shows the HC value using its
method or the result of OFD and BPD calculation. ‘No’ will not show the HC value.
■ Fetal Weight
This menu is used to set the measurement items used for fetal examination. In the fetal
weight and fetal weight growth fields, more measurement items can be added.

- Unit: This sets the unit of fetal weight measurement. You can choose from grams [g],
ounces [oz], and pounds [lb].

- Auxiliary Unit: This sets the auxiliary unit of fetal weight measurement. Unit sets the
available auxiliary unit. For instance, set the unit as Gram [g], available units are None,
oz, lb, or lb+oz. If you select lb+oz as an auxiliary unit, the value will be shown like as
xx lb yy oz.

- Display SD: This menu sets the SD information shown in the result display section: No,
SD or Percentile. Both SD and Percentile appear in the report.

■ Preset
Measurement items used during exams are set.
Set a specific preset in the Name field. If ‘General’ is selected, all items can be used. If
‘Fetal Biometry’ is selected, only Fetal Biometry-related items can be used.

- User Preset

If the beside the Name field is selected, a user can set a new preset.
Enter a title in the Preset Name field and a brief explanation in the Description field.
Press Ok.

[Figure 3.17 New Preset window]

After a new preset is made, register items in the right-hand list to use in obstetrics
measurement. When is clicked, the items in the right list are moved to the left list
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to be used with the user preset. To delete the items from the left list, select them and
click .

To delete a user preset, select it and click . Because `General and Fetal Biometry’
are system presets, cannot be deleted.

- Table and Equation

The measurement items used in the Preset menu are GA and Fetal Growth. The
measurement values of GA and Fetal Growth are shown in table or equation form.

When is clicked, the contents of the GA or Fetal Growth’s table and equation
contents are shown. When is clicked, a user can set a specific value, and when
is clicked, the table and equation set by the user are erased. However, the default
values provided by the system are not erased.
For more information about each table and equation, refer to the Reference Manual.

■ Graph
The user can select graphs to mark on the OB report or print. Press Graph button and
select items. After selecting/deselecting a specific item, click Close.

[Figure 3.18 Graph window]

- MCA/UA Graph
Select MCA/UA graphs (MCA PI, MCA RI, UA PI, and UA RI) to include in the OB
report.

- HC/AC Graph
Include HC/AC ratio in the graph.
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- Report Graph
Select graph to include in the report. ‘All’ displays all graphs, and ‘Data Exist’ displays
only the graph has its data.

- Print Graph
Select graph to print. ‘All Graph in Report’ prints all graphs of the report, and ‘Data
Exist’ prints only the graph has its data. ‘Current Page’ prints the current page of report.

■ Backup / Restore

[Figure 3.19 Backup/Restore window]

- Backup
If you want to back up a new user preset to Mo Media, Flash Memory or a HDD, press
Backup/Restore on the screen. When the setting window is displayed, select the disk
and directory. Directories can be created or deleted using the New Dir. or Remove Dir.
Take care when deleting directories or files. Once a file or directory is erased, it cannot
be restored.
During user-preset backup, all user reference tables/equations are backed up.
Separate tables/equations backup is therefore not necessary.
- Restore
To bring up the backed up user preset, click Backup/Restore. When the
Backup/Restore screen appears, select the disk and directory which the user preset
is to be restored to.
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Fetal Echo Measurement Setup

[Figure 3.20 Fetal Echo Measurement Setting]

During obstetric measurement, Fetal volume can be measured in M Mode. The calculation
method is set in the ‘LV Volume Calculation’.The options are the same as those in the cardiac
package (Teichholz, Cubed, or Gibson).

Cardiac Measurement Setup

[Figure 3.21 Cardiac Measurement Setting]

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To set up cardiac measurement, select the Cardiac tab in the Measure menu.

■ 2D Circumference and Area Method

Select either the ‘Ellipse’ or ‘Trace’ caliper to be the default tool for area measurement.

■ LV Volume Calculation
The LV Volume Calculation method is set with this menu.

Urology Measurement Setup

To set up urology measurement, select the Urology tab in the Measure menu. This menu sets
the formula used to calculate volume values during urology measurement.

[Figure 3.22 Urology Measurement Setting]

■ Volume Method

- 3 Distance: The volume value is calculated using three diameters in the longitudinal
and transverse planes. (4 / 3 * 3.14 * A * B * C / 8)
- 3 Distance x Factor: The volume value is calculated using three diameters from the
longitudinal plane and transversal plane and a factor (F) value entered by a user. ( A
* B * C * F)
- Ellipsoid: The volume value is calculated using the lengths of the Main axis and the
beside axis. (4 / 3 x 3.14 x Main / 2 x (Beside / 2)Λ2)
- Sum of 20 Disks: The volume value is calculated by summing the areas in the 20-
parallel planes. (d / 20 x (A1 + A2 + ... A20), d : the sum of distances between disks)
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3 Distances: A = 1st Dia. ; B = 2nd Dia. ; C = 3rd Dia.

NOTE The default factor value (F) is ‘0.5’. If it is changed, a value between 0 and
100 (0 < factor <= 100) is recommended.

■ Predicted PSA Correction Factor

The Predicted PSA Correction Factor can be changed. The default value is 0.12.

Vascular Measurement Setup

Select the Vascular tab in the Measure menu. You can set the peak velocity used in the
calculation of the ‘A/B Ratio’ and ‘ICA/CCA Ratio’.

[Figure 3.23 Vascular Measurement Setting]

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Setting DICOM (Optional)

Select the DICOM tab in the Setup menu. This function is used to set up the DICOM server and
other DICOM-related functions.

For more information, refer to the user manual of the corresponding server
NOTE and the DICOM Conformance Statement.

[Figure 3.24 Setting DICOM window]

DICOM Setup Method

This window sets up the DICOM for the ultrasound equipment. For automatic DICOM
transmission, select ‘Acquisition in Progress’ after completing the fields. For automatic print out,
select ‘Print After Each image’.

- AE Title: Enter the DICOM AE (Application Entity) title of the ultrasound equipment.

- Station Name: Enter a name to differentiate pieces of ultrasound equipment. (Ex. US1, US2)

- Retry Count: Select how many times transmission will be tried if the first transmission fails.

- Retry interval: Set how many minutes the system will wait if the transmission fails.
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DICOM Device Setup

Click Add and enter the server information. Click Edit or Delete to change or erase the current
server information.

-Service: Select the server to use.

- Alias: Enter the name of the server being used.

- AE Title: Enter the designated AE title of the server being used.

- IP Address: Enter the IP address of the server being used.

- Port: Enter the Port Number of the server being used.

▐ Worklist Server Settings

[Figure 3.25 Worklist Server Settings]

■ Open MWL on Patient key

Sets the screen that appears when pressing the Patient button on the control panel.
If this function is selected, pressing the Patient button opens the Modality Worklist
window. If not selected, pressing the Patient button opens the Patient Information
screen.

■ Update Method
Sets the method for updating Worklist.

- Only upon user request: Pressing Search in the Modality Worklist window updates
Worklist.
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- On Startup and Every_ Min.: Worklist is updated at the system boot-up and then
updated continually at a set interval. Note that Worklist is not updated while the
Modality Worklist window is open.

■ Scheduled Station AE Title

Sets the range of AE Title to fetch from the hospital’s Worklist server.

- All: Obtains the list of patients saved under all AE Titles within the server.

- This System: Obtains the list of patients for the AE Titles set under the DICOM tab.

- Another: Obtains the list of patients for the AE Title directly entered by the user.

NOTE This function is available only if when the Worklist server is configured.

■ Start Date
Set the range of dates to search.

- Today: Obtains the list of patients for the current date.

- Prior_days, Next_days: Obtains the list of patients for dates between n days prior to
the current date and n days after the current date.

- Period

From Date: Enter a date and the system obtains the list of patients starting from the
date entered up until the current date.

To Date: Enter a date and the system obtains the list of patients starting from the
current date up until the date entered.

From Date To Date: Enter two separate dates and the system obtains the list of
patients between the two dates entered.
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Setting Option

The S/W serial No information of the system is shown in this window. You can select/cancel
S/W options. A user cannot modify options. Select the Option tab in the Setup menu.

If the password you enter is not correct, the options are not activated. If the password is not
correct, click Cancel.

[Figure 3.26 Setting Option window]

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Setting Peripheral Devices

The following describes how to set up the video output type, video input type, printer, foot switch
and network. Select the Peripherals tab in the Setup menu.

[Figure 3.27 Peripherals Setting window]

■ Video Output Type

Set the output type of the VCR Port as NTSC or PAL. The setting is applied immediately
after setup.

■ Foot Switch
This assigns functions to the left and right pedals of the foot switch. Four options are
available: Dual, Store, Freeze and Update.

■ Printer
Select a printer to use. Compatible printers for the this system are the HP1200LP, HP
Desk jet 5550, HP Desk jet 6122, HP Desk jet 880C, and HP Desk jet 895C. After
connecting a USB printer to the USB port of the system, select the printer type on the
screen and click Ok. The printer can then be used immediately.
The USB printer can only be used to print out Report and SonoView screens.

■ Network Setting
The IP address of the network to which the system is connected is set in this menu,
together with other network related values. When ‘Using Dynamic IP Configuration’ is
selected, the IP value is automatically set up in the system. If a user enters a wrong IP
address, the system cannot be connected to the network. After network setting, click the
Apply.
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Setting Information

The information menu displays information about the system S/W version. Select the
Information tab in the Setup menu. Press the Detail Info. to view more detailed information.

[Figure 3.28 Information Setting window]

* The S/W version of your system may be different from that in the figure above.
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Utilities
For the setup, press Utility by using the Menu dial button, and select specific utilities and their
menus.

[Figure 3.29 Utility menu]

Application
For the purposes of image optimization, equipment settings can be set up differently for each
diagnosis mode. Users can select the desired diagnosis mode in the Application menu.
To select Application and User Setting, select Application in the utility menu or press A key on
the keyboard. The Application Setting window appears.

[Figure 3.30 Application Setting window]

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Biopsy
The Biopsy function is designed to obtain cells of abnormal tissue via the Biopsy Needle.

NOTE Prior to use Biopsy, edit the biopsy guideline first.

▐ Editing Biopsy guide line

1. Select Biopsy on the utility menu or press Y key on the keyboard.
2. Select Edit in the menu. The message below appears on the screen.

3. If you press the Ok, the Biopsy Edit screen appears. Press the Cancel, to escape from
the Biopsy menu.

[Figure 3.31 Biopsy Edit]

4. After the Biopsy Edit screen appears, you can adjust the Biopsy Guide Line with the soft
menu on the keyboard.
■ Flexible soft button [1] Start: Move the Trackball up and down to designate
the starting point of the Biopsy Guide Line.
■ Flexible soft button [2] Angle: Move the Trackball right and left to decide the
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direction of Biopsy Guide Line movement.

■ Flexible soft button [4] Save: The following figure appears. Press [Ok] to save
the edited Biopsy Guide Line.

■ Flexible soft button [5] Cancel: Cancels the current operation, and returns to
the previous menu.
■ You can change the function of the Trackball to ‘Start’ or ‘Angle’ with the
Change button on the control panel.Start: Move the Trackball up and down to
designate the starting point of the Biopsy Guide Line.
■ Angle: Move the Trackball right and left to decide the direction of Biopsy Guide
Line movement.
■ Save: Saves the edited Biopsy Guide Line.
■ Cancel: Cancels the current operation, and returns to the previous menu.
■ You can change the function of the Change button to ‘Start’ or ‘Angle’ with the
Change button on the control panel.
■ Press Flexible Soft button [1] Save, and the following figure appears. To apply
the edited Biopsy Guide Line to the system, press the Ok.

After applying the edited Biopsy Guide Line, it is impossible to

NOTE
retrieve the original one.

▐ Displaying Biopsy guide line

1. Select On in the Biopsy menu. The message below appears.

2. To start biopsy click Ok. To cancel the current operation, press Cancel.
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B/W Post
Set up Post maps and Gamma. There are five system Post maps to work with (‘Type’) and
three- user definable ones (‘User’). Select B/W Post in the utility menu.
Press the Return whilst in any menu to bring up the previous menu.

[Figure 3.32 B/W Post]

▐ 2D Post map setting

Select 2D Post.

[Figure 3.33 2D Post]

■ Select a ‘User’ map to create a map of your preference. Press Edit in the menu. The
User Post Map image and its Flexible Soft Menu appear on the screen.

■ Each map point is selected with the Change button on the control panel, and you can
set the shape of the map with the Trackball and Set button.

■ Flexible Soft Menu.

[Figure 3.34 Flexible soft menu-2D Post map]

- Add: Add a new point between the currently selected point and the adjacent point.

- Delete : Delete the currently selected point .

- Save : Save the map.

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- Cancel : Cancel Map editing and return to the original map.

- Apply : Apply the Map setting to the image.

■ If you select 2D Chroma, you can change screen color setting from 0 to 350. If 2D
Chroma is set to ‘ON’, press the Color and use the Menu dial-button to select a color.

▐ M post map setting

Select M Post.
M Map and M Chroma settings are performed in the same way as 2D Post Map settings.

[Figure 3.35 M Post]

▐ PW Post map setting

Select PW Post.
PW Map and PW Chroma settings are performed in the same way as 2D Post Map
settings.

[Figure 3.36 PW Post]

▐ Gamma setting
Select Gamma and turn the Menu dial-button to select a value.
This function is used to set up contrast and brightness. You can choose from ‘off, Weak,
Medium, and Hard’
- Weak : This function produces a bright image
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- Hard : This function produces a dark image.

Color Post

Set up C Post map, PD Post map, Color Capture function and the Color Tag function. Select
a post map from type 0 to type 15.

To set up Color Post map, select Color Post in the utility menu.
Press the Return in any menu to bring up the previous menu.

[Figure 3.37 Color Post]

▐ C Post map setting

Select C Post. You can set up Color Map.

[Figure 3.38 Color Post]

▐ PD Post map setting

Select PD Post. You can set up PD Map.

[Figure 3.39 PD Post]

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▐ Setting of color capture function

Select the Capture to turn the Capture function ‘On/Off’. A button for setting the Frame
value appears in the pop-up menu.

[Figure 3.40 Color Capture]

▐ Setting color tag function

Select the Color Tag. A related menu appears.

[Figure 3.41 Color Tag]

Press the Color Tag to turn the function of a Tag ‘On/Off’. Select the Tag Pos and Tag
Width and turn the Menu dial-button to set the location and width of the tag.

Preset
Preset allows the user to adjust Image Settings and select a Setting to apply to the system.
Select Preset in the utility menu.

[Figure 3.42 Preset]

▐ Setting
Use the Menu dial-button to make your selection. You can use the default Image Setting or
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choose from the User1 ~ User5 slots.

▐ Load
Select the desired Setting value and press Load to apply the value to the current screen.

▐ Save
After Image Setting, select the desired Setting value and press the Save.

3D
Start 3D mode. Select 3D in the utility menu. Refer to the ‘Chapter4. Diagnosis Modes’ for more
details.

Miscellaneous
Several additional functions are included in the miscellaneous menu.
To select the miscellaneous menu, select Miscellaneous in the utility menu.

[Figure 3.43 Miscellaneous]

▐ Histogram
Shows the brightness level of the selected area in a histogram.
Press Histogram to bring up the cursor to enable you to select an area.
Use the Trackball to move the cursor to a desired location and press the Set button to set
the start point. Use the same method to set another point. The brightness histogram for the
area between the two points will be displayed at the bottom of the screen. Press the
Change button to change the shape of the selected area into an ellipse.

A maximum of 3 histograms can be displayed at a time. The value displayed represents

the mathematical average of the brightness distribution. (The minimum value is 0 and the
maximum value is 255.)
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[Figure 3.44 Histogram]

▐ Demo Images
This function displays DEMO images obtained from this system. Press Demo Images.
Each Demo image is displayed for 5 seconds, and you can adjust the display time by using
the Flexible Soft button [1] Slower and [2] Faster. (Maximum 10 seconds. Minimum 1
second. 0,5 second increments).
If you press the Flexible Soft button [3] Prev, the image changes to the previous one. If
you select the Flexible Soft button [4]] Next, it changes to the next one. Press the
Flexible Soft button [5] Play/Pause to pause the image cycle; press it again to resume the
cycle.
To end the Demo function, press Exit button on the control panel or Esc key on the
keyboard.

[Figure 3.45 Demo Images]