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Connecting and disconnecting probes 
The connector panel situated in the front of the unit has three 
imaging probe ports, one parking port (inactive) and one pencil 
probe port.
To connect probes:
1. Hold the probe connector vertically with the cable pointing 
upward.
Probes can be con-
nected or changed 
any time while the 
unit is on.2. Turn the connector locking handle to the horizontal 
position.
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The amount of contrast is shown on a slider on the screen 
(see Figure 1-11).
To adjust the brightness of the display monitor
1. Press the Center button on the display monitor twice (see 
Figure 1-11).
2. Press the Right button to increase brightness.
Press the Left button to decrease brightness.
The amount of brightness is shown on a slider on the 
screen (see Figure 1-11).
 Figure 1-11: Contrast and brightness adjustment
1. Decrease
2....

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Star ting an examination
Beginning an exam consists of three steps:
•  Creating a new patient record or starting a new examination 
from an existing patient record (see below)
•  Selecting Probe and Application (see page 53)
•  Start scanning (see page 53)
Creating a new Patient record or 
star ting an examination from an 
existing patient record
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sound unit
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2. Press Log on when completed.
The Search/Create Patient window is displayed (see 
Figure 1-13).
3. Type the patient Last Name, and/or ID.
The unit can be con-
figured to automati-
cally generate a 
patient ID (see 
page 437).When default configured, the system automatically 
searches to see if the patient is already in the database. 
The result of this search is displayed in the Patient List 
field.
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 Figure 1-13: The Search/Create Patient window
1. Press one of the headings to sort the list 
accordingly.
2. Select the column heading border and drag to 
adjust column width.
3. Select new archive and other pre-defined 
services.4. Extended menu
5. The system can be configured to display the 
Advanced search tool as default (see page 437).
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 Figure 1-14: The Patient Information window
 Figure 1-15: The Patient information on the scanning screen
1. The date format is configurable (see page 443).
2. The window can be configured to display the 
expanded patient info as default (see page 437).3. The Address field is configurable (see page 437).
4. Select patient information category. 
1. The patient 
information on the 
scanning screen is 
configurable (see 
page 397). 

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Selecting a Probe and an Application
The combination 
Probe-Application 
may be user-de-
fined. See page 400 
for information on 
probe/application 
configuration. Probes and their related applications are selected from the 
Probes and applications pop-up menus as described below. 
Only probes currently connected are displayed in the pop-up 
menu. Only applications appropriate for the type of probe 
selected are shown.
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Chapter 2 
Basic scanning operations
This chapter describes basic operations related to scanning. 
Some operations described in this chapter are fully described 
in the respective chapters throughout the manual.
This chapter includes the following information:
• Assignable keys and Soft Menu Rocker  ..................................... ....  57
• Using the Soft Menu Rocker  ...................................................... 58
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• Physio overview  .......................................................................... 77
• Physio controls  ........................................................................... 78
• Displaying the physiological traces ............................................. 79
• Adjusting the display of physiological traces  .............................. 80
• Annotations...