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project:medlab:sono [2015/11/10 00:47] – created sachyproject:medlab:sono [2015/11/11 00:30] (current) sachy
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 +===== 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.
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 +
 +== 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.