Siemens SONOLINE G40 Quick Reference Manual

SONOLINE G40™ ultrasound system
Quick Scan Card: General/OB
Press the Power Switch on the upper left side of the keyboard. A blue light will indicate the power is on.

Getting Started

Note: The term select is used to describe the action of rotating the S S E E L L E E C C T T control (located lower left on control panel) to highlight the desired action and pressing
S S E E L L E E C C T T control to execute.

Beginning an Exam

To enter data for a new patient:
Press NEW PATIENT (F1).
1
Enter the patient name, ID, and other pertinent information using the keyboard.
2
Use TAB to move to next data field.
3
Use TRACKBALL and cursor to select OK.
4
If desired exam or transducer is not active, select correct Transducer or Exam from the drop down menus, press SET key.
5
Exams can also be selected using EXAM key (F5) on keyboard.
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Selecting a Transducer
Change the Transducer by pressing the Transducer button (cycles between the two transducers).

2D Imaging

To adjust...
More Penetration
Clean out noise/clutter
Overall Gain/brightness
Depth
Focus
Zoom
Gain (to compensate for weak signals in specific areas) Adjust the positions of the DGC sliders
Steer 2D image (VF10-5)
Sector format (VF10-5)
Rotate or Flip Image R/L
To change image orientation from up/down or left to right:
Rotate SELECT knob to highlight U/D (Up/Down) flip or L/R Left/Right flip (control menu) Press SELECT knob to activate

Annotating an Image

Obtain an image, press Freeze.
1
Press the TEXT key.
2
Place text cursor where you would like the text to be displayed.
3
Type text.
4
For system software version 2.0
...do this:
Toggle the TxFreq (soft) key down
Press THI button
Rotate 2-D knob
Rotate DEPTH/ZOOM knob
Rotate Focus control to position, Push down to add foci
Press DEPTH/ZOOM knob to select and rotate to zoom
Press Steer/Angle. Rotate to steer image
Roll SELECT control to highlight SECTOR in the control menu and press
select control