===== Medlab sono user guide =====

This simple user manual should be the starting point and a minimal knowledge base for anyone who wants to operate the sonograph in medlab.

Full documentation is available in medlab.


== Boot ==
  - Turn on the red switch on the far left side of the operator panel
  - Take a look on the panel under the screen - every LED should be on
  - Do NOT touch any other button in the area
== Subject preparation ==
  - Undress subject as appropriate
  - Put some sonogel on the subject where appropriate
  - Put sono head to the subject, so the insides should be visible on the screen
== Object measurements ==
  - B mode - depth(y) x longitude(x)
    - The skin surface is on the top of the screen
    - Horizontal axis displays centered longitude
  - M mode - depth (y) x time (x)
    - Vertical axis is depth
    - Horizontal axis is time seprated by line each 1 sec
  - Doppler - TODO
== Tips and tricks ==
  - Freeze - pause image
    - Next to Gain (lower right)
  - Distance measurement
    - M mode
      - Cursor is displayed on the screen
      - Use trackball to navigate to starting point
      - Press Channel 1
      - Navigate to the end point
      - Press Channel 1
      - (Repeat with Channel 2 is appropriate)
    - B mode
      - Basically the same as M mode
  - Trace
    - Draw on screen
    - Trackball on starting point
    - Channel 1
    - Trackball draws line
    - Channel 1 closes the circuit
    - Repeat with Channel 2 if appropriate
    - Press Trace again to leave
  - Ellipse - draw ellipse
    - Trackball on one end of primary axis
    - Channel 1
    - Trackball to the end of primary axis
    - Channel 1
    - Use trackball to modify the secondary axis of the ellipse/circle drawn
    - Repeat with Channel 2 if appropriate
    - Press Ellipse to leave
  - Notes - Type text on screen
    - Press Char
    - Trackball on position
    - Type the text
    - Repeat ^^
    - Compatible with measurement mode
    - Press Char to clear the text


Recording: the machine has composite video output. There is an USB grabber connected. Use mplayer to view and something like cheese (from Gnome) to capture, or VLC to view and capture/encode/store at once.