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Clear, Menu, and Image Store keys
VCR Control and Print key
Key Description
Used for navigation between menus and 
screens. 
CLEAR brings the display back to the 
previous state.
Activates menu with additional options and 
controls not available from the assignable keys.
Stores the currently active imaging window to 
disk. The stored information depends of the 
configuration of the current application. Stored 
images are shown on the clipboard.
Menu
Key Description
Rec/PauseToggles the VCR to Record or Pause. For further 
information about using VCR, Refer to page 381.
Prints the current imaging screen content to a 
selected (configurable) printer. For more 
information about printing. Refer to page 381. 
The 
PRINT key can also be configured for 
alternative storing of images (Refer to 
page 432.).
Prints the current imaging screen content to a 
printer assigned to a second port (configurable). 
For more information about printing, Refer to 
page 388. The 
ALT key can also be configured 
for alternative storing of images (Refer to 
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Trackball operation
The Trackball area consists of the trackball and five 
surrounding keys. Three of these have the very same function 
(the select function) for ergonomic reasons. 
Key Description
TrackballUsed for navigation and together with the 
surrounding keys, to move, select or activate 
objects on the screen.
Trackball keyControls the trackball assignments between the 
mode-specific options. By pressing 
TRACKBALL, 
the trackball function will cycle through the 
possible assignments, which are indicated in the 
lower right corner of the screen.
SelectActivates selections made by using the trackball. 
The select function works in much the same way 
as the left button on a PC mouse. The key is 
duplicated for ergonomic reasons.
Update MenuIn live mode, toggles between 2D imaging and 
live time-motion imaging (Doppler/M-Mode). In 
freeze, displays the function-specific menu 
(same function as 
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Assignable keys and rotar y knobs
The functions of the assignable keys vary according to the 
mode and/or module in which the user is working.
Key Description
Assignable 
rotary knobsFour rotary knobs, whose functions vary 
according to the scan mode and position that is 
currently active. The assigned functions are 
indicated above the rotary on the LCD display. 
The mode-specific functions for these rotary 
knobs are described in Chapter 3, ’Scanning 
Modes’ on page 89.
Assignable 
ButtonsFive buttons, whose functions vary according to 
the scan mode and position that is currently 
active. The assigned functions are indicated 
above the button on the LCD display. The mode-
specific functions for these buttons are described 
in Chapter 3, ’Scanning Modes’ on page 89.
Gives access to additional controls from the 
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The soft menu rocker
The F1 to F4 keys
Key Description
Soft Menu 
RockerA 4-way rocker used to access mode-specific 
menus, select a menu option and adjust option-
related values.
•  The vertical arrows are used to select the menu 
options.
•  The horizontal arrows are used to adjust the 
values. 
The mode-specific menus are described in 
Chapter 3, ’Scanning Modes’ on page 89.
Key Description
Function
1–4These keys are not currently enabled (future 
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The alphanumeric keyboard
Key Description
Displays the on-line version of the user manual.
Displays the configuration dialog box, allowing 
user configuration of various settings on the 
scanner. Some settings are configured for each 
application, press 
APPL. to access to 
application-specific settings.
Displays the DICOM spooler window. The 
DICOM spooler is used for checking the current 
job’s status when a job is saved or when the total 
spooler status on the right of the Archive 
windows displays an error.
Displays the available body marks for the current 
application.
Erases all previously typed annotations (and 
body marks.
Activates a cursor for selection of a single 
annotation to be deleted from an image.
Displays an arrow that can be used to point at a 
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Enables text annotation to be inserted on the 
image. The annotations can be typed or selected 
from a (configurable) menu. Key Description 
						

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The Scanning screen
 Figure 1-9: The scanning screen
1. Current patient data
2. Institution
3. Date & time
4. Operator ID
5. Probe
6. Application
7. Mechanical & Thermal Index
8. VCR counter (replay)
9. VCR status
10. Date & time
11. Heart rate
12. Parameter window
13. Frame counter and timer
14. Soft menu window
15. Pull-down soft menu16. Trackball assignment
17. Status bar
18. Prompt/Status information
19. Clipboard
20. Service and iLinq (future use)
21. Caps on/off
22. Measurement result table (measurement mode)
23. Probe orientation marker
24. Scanplane indicator (for TE probe)
25. Greyscale/Color bar
26. Measurement
27. Physiological traces (ECG, Phono, Resp)
28. Focal zone and depth scale
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The scanning screen is divided in several areas as follows:
The title bar
From the left:
The patient infor-
mation displayed on 
the Title bar is con-
figurable (see 
page 437).Patient Information
Displays the information that uniquely identifies the patient, 
such as patient name, identification number and birth date. 
This information is entered in the New patient window, as 
described on page 49.
Institution name
The institution name is entered from the configuration package. 
See page 443 for more detailed information.
Operator ID
Identification code of the operator. See page 449 for creating 
operator ID’s.
Date and time
Displays the current date and time or for a retrieved image, the 
date and time at which it was stored.
Probe and Application
Displays the currently selected probe and application or for 
retrieved image the probe and application that were used. See 
page 53 and page 366 for further information on how to select 
probe and application.
Live scanning related information
Displays, if available, the current values for 
•  Mechanical Index (MI), for the current active image
•  Thermal Index (TI), for the current active image
•  probe temperature (for TE probe)
Heart rate values 
greater than 250 
BPM may not be ac-
curately displayed.•  Heart rate (HR)
VCR counter and status
Displays the VCR counter as it changes in real time, and a 
status icon, which indicates the current operating status of the 
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Archive Information
Displays the currently selected patient and image archives.
Parameters window
Displays scan mode or application specific parameters. In 
scanning mode the parameters for the active mode are 
highlighted. This window also displays zoom information, 
stress template and image groups in image browser.
Soft menu window
Displays the mode specific controls operated from the 4-way 
rocker on the control panel. The mode-specific menus are 
described in Chapter 3, ’Scanning Modes’ on page 89. For 
operating procedure of the 4-way rocker see page 58.
Clipboard
Displays the thumbnail images representing the acquired data 
during the current examination.
The status bar
Consists of three information fields as follows:
Caps on/off indicator
Located on the left side of the status bar, the word CAPS is 
highlighted when the caps lock function is on. The caps 
function is activated by pressing 
CAPS LOCK key on the 
alphanumeric keyboard.
Prompt/status field
Displays system messages or prompts the user for actions.
Trackball assignments fields
Displays the available assignments of the trackball. The current 
assignment is highlighted.
The acquisition window
Displays the ultrasound image with relevant indicators such as 
depth, focus, probe orientation marker, physiological 
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Footswitch operation
The footswitch is used to free the hands of common key 
operations, such as select keys, video recording, etc. The three 
switches have different function assignments depending on the 
current application (see page 400).
Connecting the footswitch
1. Connect the footswitch to the input marked   on the 
External I/O panel (see Figure 1-10).
 Figure 1-10: The Footswitch connector on the External I/O Panel