INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION Accept our congratulations on your purchase of KOWA KT– 800. This manual provides a description of the operating procedures of KT– 800 along with important precautions to be observed during its use. Please read this entire manual carefully to assure that the instrument can demonstrate its full capabilities and be used effectively.
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Warning Warning If any abnormal smell or sound, or overheating or smoke should be detected, be sure to turn OFF power supply immediately and then unplug it from the power outlet. If it should continue in use, a fire may break out on the instrument resulting in its malfunctioning.
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Location of Cautionary Marking Description of Labels and Symbols Before replacing fuse, be sure to turn the POWER switch OFF and pull out the plug from the receptacle. If you remove the cover of fuse without pulling out the plug, it creates a risk of electrical shock.
Precautions Concerning Use • Do not turn the main switch on and off in succession. Precautions in operation Allow an interval of at least 4 seconds before turning • When handling the Tonometer, pay special attention the main switch on and off. not to give strong shock to it.
Precautions Concerning Use of Medical Electrical Equipment 1. Equipment should only be operated by qualified personnel. 2. The following items must be observed when installing equipment. (1) Install in a location free of moisture. (2) Install in a location where there is no risk of detrimental effects caused by air pressure, temperature, humidity, ventilation, sunlight, dust, salt or air containing sulfur and so forth.
Contents INTRODUCTION ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Precautions Concerning Use ---------------------------------------------------------------- 4 Precautions Concerning Use of Medical Equipment ------------------------------------ 5 ACCESSORIES------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 Contents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 1. Summary of Equipment ------------------------------------------------------------------ 8 2. Name of Each Part and Functions ---------------------------------------------------- 9 ■ Summary of Display ■ --------------------------------------------------------------- 10 3.
Summary of Equipment ■ Indication for use ■ The KOWA KT-800 is an AC-operated, equipment for measuring intraocular pressure without contact with eye. ■ Features ■ 1) You can select 3D or 2D in Automatic Mode for Alignment. You can also select Manual Mode, of course.
Name of Each Part and Functions Caution Caution When operating this equipment, be careful to prevent your hand from being caught at arrowed location (marked with NEVER install this equipment so as to block ventilation opening.
1 1 1 1 1 Chin rest C C C C C Joy Stick A pedestal for carrying the patient’s chin. You can move the main body in all directions. If you 2 2 2 2 2 Locking screw turn the joystick, the main body will goes up and down. D D D D D Display It fixes pedestal to prevent movement in all directions.
Procedure of Measurement 1. Operate the joystick and move the pedestal to the position on this side where the pedestal stops. 2. Fix the subject’s chin and forehead to the eye level mark on the Eye level Mark forehead rest frame. Instruct the subject to put his/her face to chin rest and forehead rest.
AUTOMATIC MODE 6. You will see 3 brilliant points on the corneal as shown in the figure on the right. Move the joystick in all directions so that the alignment brilliant points inclined to the center will be covered in the outer circle of double circle. •...
Caution Caution Caution • If the alignment display does not appear on the screen, alarm does not sound even if the nozzle becomes closer to the subject’s eyes. • In the Menu Mode, if the WARNING is set to OFF, alarm does not sound. •...
Measurement Value When the measurement is made, the measurement value will be displayed on the screen as shown in the right figure. After measurement, the measurement value will be displayed with magnification for a moment. Moreover, a message “WAITING” will appear on the left of the screen.
Printing of measurement results When you press the PRINT switch, the data measured up to that time is printed. Once printing is finished, the data is deleted. If needed, write the items "NAME" and sexuality "M/F" by hand after the data is printed onto paper. When you press the PRINT switch and if there is no printing paper, the message on the right will appear.
Menu Mode This is a Mode for various settings of KT-800. Startup of Menu Mode Keep pressing Menu Switch for more than 1 second. When the Menu Mode starts up, the display on the right will appear. Selection of Each Item Select each item by switch.
Description of Each Item 1 ID When you select the ID, the following display appears. ID Number Setting Mode ID Number Display ON/OFF Mode Returns to the first display of Menu switch : ON switch : DOWN AUTO/MANUAL : ENTER [ID SETTING] You can set the ID number on this menu.
2 DATE When the DATE is selected, the following display appears. This is the mode to set the “DATE” and type of “FORMAT”. Date Setting Mode Date Format Mode Returns to the first display of MENU [DATE SETTING] Date Setting Mode 3D/2D switch/Menu Switch : for setting the date •...
4 ID IN This menu is to set the device to be connected to external input terminal (ID IN). Initial value is “NONE”. TEN KEY : Ten Key Pad can be connected to enter the ID. BARCODE : Barcode Reader can be connected to enter the ID. NONE : Nothing connected to external input terminal.
External Connection 1 Ten Key Pad Connecting PS/2 style Ten Key Pad to external input terminal, you can enter ID number. In the Menu Mode, set ID ON/OFF to ON, ID IN to TEN KEY, and PRINT FORM to REGULAR. 2 Barcode Reader Connecting PS/2 style barcode reader to external input terminal (ID-IN), you can enter ID number.
Maintenance . Check This product is precision equipment. Results of daily maintenance and check may affect the results of measurement. Read this Chapter carefully to use this product correctly and safely. 1. Daily Check 1) Perform AIR CHECK in the menu mode before starting the measurement (page.19). 2) When the measurement is finished, be sure to turn the POWER switch OFF and put a cap on air supply nozzle.
5. Supplement of Consumed Expendables Order the following expendables with numbers shown in the table. Order No. Chin Rest Paper K9L-TB45 #102 Chin Rest Pin K9L-TB45 #101 Printer Paper STH-148 21301.6 Fuse (T1.6A L250V) 6. Periodical Check To use the KT-800 safely for long time, we recommend you to check it once a year. Contact your Kowa dealer where you purchased this KT-800 for contents of check and fees.
Specification Measurement Range 0-60mmHg (no range switching) Measurement Unit 1mmHg Measurement Time Within 100msec Moving Distance 11mm 16mm × 10mm Range of Examined Area Monitor 5.6 inch color TFT Printer 58mm width, thermal line printer Moving Range of Pedestal Forward/backward: 40mm Right/Left: 86mm Moving Range of Head Up/down: 28mm Up/down: ±3mm, Right/Left: ±3mm, Forward/backward: ±2mm...
Photochemical Hazard (ISO 15004:1997) • The relative spectral output of the instrument • The spectrally-weighted photochemical source radiance, both aphakic L and aphakic L = 0.071 mW/(cm • sr) 305nm to 700nm = 0.147 mW/(cm • sr) 305nm to 700nm (informative) Spectrally weighted photochemical radiances L and L...
Guidance and manufacturer's declaration - electromagnetic emissions The KOWA KT-800 is intended for use in the electromagnetic environment specified below. The customer or the user of the KOWA KT-800 should assure that it is used in such an environment. Emissions test...
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Guidance and manufacturer's declaration - electromagnetic immunity The KOWA KT-800 is intended for use in the electromagnetic environment specified below. The customer or the user of the KOWA KT-800 should assure that it is used in such an environment. Immunity test...
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RF transmitters, an electromagnetic site survey should be considered. If the measured field strength in the location in which the KOWA KT-800 is used exceeds the applicable RF compliance level above, the KOWA KT-800 should be observed to verify normal operation.
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