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    Legend
    Display Monitor:
    Swivels to the left and right, tilts up and down.
    Speakers
    Control panel:
    Contains all the buttons and the alphanumeric 
    keyboard used to operate the system. See 
    page 29 for further details.
    Probe and gel holders:
    Situated on either side of the Control panel.
    VCR
    Probe ports:
    Three active and one park phased array 
    probe ports, and two pencil probe ports.
    Foot brakes:
    Control swivel and brake of the wheels. See 
    page 22 for further details.
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    CD-RW is not 
    supported, only 
    CD-R 
    (recordable).Portable disks:
    •  Magneto optical disk
    • CD-ROM
    Patient I/O
    Black & white video printer
    Console swivel operating handle:
    Situated in the middle beneath the front 
    handles.
    •  Vivid 7: swivel and in/out displacement
    •  Vivid 7 PRO: limited swivel only
    Console lifting operating handle:
    Situated in the left front handle.
    Color video printer Legend
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    Control panel
    The following pictures illustrate the layout of the Vivid 7/
    Vivid 7 PRO control panel. The buttons and controls are 
    grouped together for ease of use. A detailed description of the 
    buttons is provided on the following pages.
     Figure 1-7: The control panel (left side).
    1. TGC sliders
    2. Loudspeaker volume 
    control
    3. On/Off button
    4. F1-F4 keys: (Not in use)
    5. Navigation keys: 
    Archiving & Reporting 
    buttons Pre-
    examination buttons 
    Video playback
    6. Function keys: System 
    Configuration 
    Annotation On-line 
    manual
    7. Alphanumeric 
    keyboard
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     Figure 1-8: The control panel (right side).
    8. Active mode gain
    9. 2D gain
    10. Scan mode selection 
    keys
    11. Assignable keys
    12. Zoom control
    13. Depth control
    14. Display format keys
    15. Measurement, Image 
    store and menu keys
    16. Soft menu rocker
    17. VCR controls and print 
    keys
    18. Freeze keys
    19. Trackball operation
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    Key illumination
    The keys on the control panel are illuminated according to their 
    availability:
    • Illumination in green: the key function is currently active.
    • Illumination in yellow: the key function is available (but 
    not active) in the current state of the scanner.
    • No illumination: The key is not available in the current 
    state of the scanner.
    Power On/Off key
    Navigation keys
    The following buttons on the top left of the control panel are 
    used for navigation between different screen or packages on 
    the scanner. They are related to either pre or post-examination 
    operations. Each of these operations are described in more 
    detail in the following chapters.
    Key Description
    Turns the unit on and off.
    Key Description
    Displays the Search/Create patient window. 
    Enables the creation of a new patient record.
    Displays the Select Probe and Application dialog 
    box that enables the users to select the desired 
    probe and application preset for the current 
    examination. For information about selecting 
    probes, refer to page 53 and page 366.
    Displays the Application dialog box that enables 
    the users to select the appropriate application 
    preset for the current examination.
    Probe
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    Gives access to controls for physiological traces. 
    The controls appear on the assignable keys.
    Displays the examination report.
    Brings the scanner into the Image review mode, 
    that enables the user to select images from the 
    clipboard for analysis, activate the image 
    browser or enter the Image Review screen 
    where bigger previews of the images are shown 
    for image selection. Refer to page 293 for details 
    on the review of images.
    Displays the Search/Create patient window if no 
    patient record is currently selected. Enables the 
    user to search a patient record in a patient 
    archive (see page 279). If a patient record is 
    selected, displays the Patient information 
    screen.
    Displays the Measurement worksheet where the 
    user may edit or delete measurements, change 
    averaging etc. Refer to page 230 for details on 
    how to operate the worksheet.
    Brings scanner into video playback mode that 
    enables the user to look at video tape 
    recordings. For further information about video 
    playback control refer to page 384. Key Description
    Physio
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    Scan Mode Selection keys
    The following keys are used to select the required scan mode, 
    and to select additional tools that enhance the application’s 
    capabilities. Refer to page 89 for detailed information about 
    scanning.
    Key Description
    Displays the 2D live acquisition mode that is the 
    default scanning screen for the unit. For further 
    information on 2D scanning, refer to page 92.
    M-Mode can be 
    added from a 2D 
    scan also in 
    replay.Displays the M-Mode examination screen and 
    enables M-Mode functions. Used for viewing 
    motion patterns. For further information, refer to 
    page 98.
    Displays the examination screen in Color Flow 
    Mapping mode. Used to display color-coded 
    blood flow information. For further information, 
    refer to page 104.
    In replay mode 
    with TVI the 
    velocity trace 
    mode will be 
    toggled on by the 
    PW key.Displays the examination screen in Pulsed Wave 
    Doppler mode. Used for displaying the Doppler 
    spectrum of blood flow at a selected part of the 
    anatomy. For further information, refer to 
    page 112.
    CW mode is not 
    available on all 
    scanning probes.Displays the examination screen in Continuous 
    Wave Doppler mode. Allows examination of 
    blood flow data all along the Doppler CW cursor. 
    For further information, refer to page 112.
    Displays the tissue velocity overlay on 2D and M-
    Mode scans. If TVI is on, the Doppler modes 
    (PW/CW) will also be optimized for tissue 
    velocity. For further information, refer to 
    page 119.
    Depending on the options installed on the 
    scanner, this key will bring up the menu for 
    selection of additional scanning modes. 
    						
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    Basic Mode Parameter Adjustment Controls
    The following controls are used to modify and adjust the unit’s 
    display to best suit the user’s requirements, such as color, gain, 
    zoom and image depth, according to the mode being operated 
    by the user.
    Controls Description
    2D GainControls the total gain of the gray scale images 
    in 2D Mode.
    Active mode 
    GainControls the total gain of other activated modes, 
    such as, M-Mode, Color, PW, or CW Doppler 
    mode.
    TGCSliding keys that compensate for depth-related 
    attenuation in an image. The upper slider 
    corresponds to the smallest depth.
    DepthControls the displayed depth of tissue scan. Has 
    no effect in replay.
    Toggles the cursor display on/off in 2D scanning 
    mode.
    Changes the angle of the cursor on linear 
    probes. The steering angles are fixed for each 
    linear probe. This key has no effect with sector 
    imaging probes. 
    						
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    Freeze keys
    The freeze keys are used to freeze images and cine loops in all 
    modes for on-line analysis and storage for future use.
    Display format keys
    The following keys provide different view formats to best suit 
    the user’s requirements.
    Toggles the high resolution (HR) zoom on/off. 
    The key has no effect in replay. The HR zoom 
    concentrates the image processing to a user 
    selectable portion of the image, resulting in an 
    improved image quality and a higher frame rate 
    in the chosen ROI
    Display ZoomControls image magnification. Rotate clockwise 
    to activate zoom mode and increase zoom 
    factor. Rotate counterclockwise to decrease and 
    turn off zoom. Zoom is available in both live and 
    replay. Controls Description
    Key Description
    Stops or restarts all data acquisition. When scan 
    is frozen, the Trackball can be used to scroll 
    through the cine loop.
    Activates or freezes 2D mode. In simultaneous 
    mode, pressing 
    2D FREEZE will activate or 
    deactivate the 2D image, leaving the other mode 
    display unchanged. In freeze mode, stops/starts 
    the cineloop.
    Key Description
    Toggles the display priority of 2D-Mode or 
    Doppler/M-Mode and top/bottom or side by side 
    display when working in combined mode. This 
    key is only active in Doppler or M-Mode. 
    						
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    Measurement controls
    The following keys are used to take measurements and 
    perform calculations.
    Enables multiple image display windows in 
    which two or four images can be viewed 
    simultaneously. When reducing the number of 
    images, the active window will always been kept.
    In combined mode, switches between the mode 
    specific assignable controls of the currently used 
    modes.
    Toggles the active window in multiple imaging 
    mode. The active window is indicated by a 
    highlighted frame. All imaging controls are 
    normally applied only to the active window. Key Description
    Key Description
    Activates the Measurement & Analysis (M&A) 
    calculation program. This program is context 
    sensitive and will display relevant measurements 
    to the current mode and application. See 
    page 209 for further details on M&A.
    Activates measurement tools (unassigned 
    measurement). See page 209 for further details 
    on M&A. 
    						
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