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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.
3. Align the connector with the probe port and carefully push 
into place.
4. Rotate the locking handle to the full vertical position to lock 
in place.
To disconnect probes:
1. Rotate the lock handle counter-clockwise to the horizontal 
position to unlock the connector.
2. Remove the connector.
Adjusting the display monitor
The display monitor’s contrast and brightness controls may 
need periodic adjustment due to changes in ambient light. They 
are adjusted from the three buttons on the front part of the 
display monitor.
To adjust the contrast of the display monitor
1. Press the Center button on the display monitor once (see 
Figure 1-11).
2. Press the Right button to increase contrast.
Press the Left button to decrease contrast.
CAUTIONHandle the probes gently while connecting and disconnecting.
WARNINGDo NOT touch the patient and any of the connectors on the 
ultrasound unit simultaneously, including ultrasound probe 
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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. Contrast (press once), Brightness (press twice)3. Increase
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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
Connectivity on the Vivid 7/Vivid 7 PRO ultra-
sound unit
Refer to page 423 
for further informa-
tion on connectivity 
setup.The connectivity on the Vivid 7/Vivid 7 PRO Ultrasound unit is 
based on the Dataflow concept. A Dataflow is a set of pre-
configured services (e.g. DICOM services like storage, worklist, 
verify...etc. or other service types like video print, standard print 
or messaging). When starting an examination, the user selects 
a pre-configured Dataflow that will automatically customize the 
ultrasound unit to work according to the services associated to 
the Dataflow.
Star ting an examination
1. Press NEW EXAM.
To create an opera-
tor ID, see 
page 449.If the unit is password protected a Log In window will 
appear asking for operator ID, and password.
 Figure 1-12: The Operator login window
1. Data stored only for 
the duration of the 
current 
examination
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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.
If the Patient name is on the patient record list:
To restrain the 
search to special 
category of patient 
record, press More 
and use the search-
ing filters.1. Trackball to the actual patient and double-click the 
Trackball 
SELECT key (or press SELECT once and then 
Select patient).
The unit is ready for scanning or the Patient information 
window is displayed (Figure 1-14) depending on system 
configuration (see page 437).
If the Patient name is not on the patient record list:
The automatic 
search tool display-
ing matching pa-
tient information in 
the Patient list can 
be turned off (see 
page 437).1. press Create Patient.
The unit is ready for scanning or the Patient information 
window is displayed (Figure 1-14) depending on system 
configuration (see page 437).
If the unit is configured to display the Patient information 
window, follow the steps below:
1. Enter additional patient information if required.
Select between cardiac, obstetric, gynecology... etc. to 
enter application specific patient info (Displayed when the 
button More is depressed, see Figure 1-14.).
Press EXAM. LIST to 
display the previous 
examinations and 
diagnosis informa-
tion for the selected 
patient.Enter addi-
tional patient infor-
mation if required.2. Press Begin exam or any active scanning key to start the 
examination.
In the scanning screen, the patient information is displayed 
on the left side of the Title bar (see Figure 1-15).
CAUTIONDo NOT use \ or ^ in patient information fields, as these 
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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).
6. Expended Patient record displaying belonging 
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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 
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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.
To select a probe and an application
1. Press PROBE on the control panel.
To change applica-
tion without chang-
ing the current 
probe, press 
APPL. 
on the control pan-
el. 
A list of the connected probes is displayed.
2. Trackball to the desired probe.
3. Press 
SELECT.
An Application menu for the selected probe is displayed.
4. Trackball to the desired application.
To select a probe 
with the default ap-
plication, press 
SELECT twice on the 
actual probe.
5. Press SELECT to launch the application.
CAUTIONMake sure that the probe and application names displayed on the 
screen correspond to the actual probe and application selection.
Check that the correct TI category is displayed (see ’Thermal 
Index’ on page 471). TIB must be displayed when a fetal 
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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
• Trackball operation  ....................................................................... ....  59
• Trackball assignment  ................................................................. 61
• The system menu ....................................................................... 61
• Cineloop operation  ....................................................................... ....  62
• Cineloop overview  ...................................................................... 62
• Cineloop controls  ....................................................................... 64
• Using cineloop ............................................................................ 65
• Storing images and cineloops  ..................................................... ....  66
• To store a single image  .............................................................. 66
• To store a cineloop ..................................................................... 66
• Using removable media ................................................................ ....  67
• Formatting removable media  ..................................................... 67
• Ejecting removable media  .......................................................... 67
• Recording images on VCR  ........................................................... ....  69
• Zoom  .............................................................................................. ....  70
• To magnify an image (Display zoom) ......................................... 71
• To activate the HR zoom ............................................................ 71
• Performing measurements  .......................................................... ....  72
• Physiological traces  ..................................................................... ....  73
• Connecting the ECG/Respiration  ............................................... 74
• Connecting the Phono ................................................................ 75
• Connecting the Pulse pressure transducer  ................................ 75 
						

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• Physio overview  .......................................................................... 77
• Physio controls  ........................................................................... 78
• Displaying the physiological traces ............................................. 79
• Adjusting the display of physiological traces  .............................. 80
• Annotations ................................................................................... .....  82
• To insert an annotation  ............................................................... 83
• To edit annotation  ....................................................................... 83
• To erase annotation  .................................................................... 84
• Configuration of the pre-defined annotation list  .......................... 84
• Bodymarks  .................................................................................. 86