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FarmScan® L60 The Versatile Ultrasound machine for small and large animal scanning User Guide BMV1956-C English P/N No.: MX30-02463 Release date: June We specialize because you do.
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Content Chapter 1: Getting Started..........................11 1.1 About the system............................11 1.2 EMC statement:............................12 1.3 Range of application..........................13 1.4 Preparing the system..........................13 Operating environmental requirements..................13 Unpacking inspection...........................14 Compartments and connectors......................14 Installing and disassembling battery....................15 1.5 Power Supply............................15 1.6 Battery Charging............................. 15 1)Charging through direct with battery..................16 2)Charging through main unit......................16 3)Charging through auto-charger....................
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2.7.7 Measure of perimeter, area and volume................31 2.7.8 Statistics of Histogram.......................34 2.7.9 Erase image storage........................35 2.7.10 Output format of video......................35 2.7.11 Restore factory settings......................35 2.8 Distance measuring..........................35 2.9 Volume Measuring..........................36 2.10 Heart Rate Measuring(Only in“B/M”and “M” Modes)..........38 2.11 OB calculation............................
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Regulation Declaration of Conformity(Europe only) (FarmScan® M30,FarmScan® M50,FarmScan® L60 ,FarmScan® L70) BMV Technology Co., Ltd declare that this product is in compliance with the essential requirements of Directives 93/42/EEC As amended by 2007/47/EC: ENISO14971:2009 ISO10993-1:2009 EC60601-2-37:2008EN1041:1998 EN980:2008 EN62304:2006 EN60601-1:1988+A1:1991+A2:1995 IEC60601-1-2: 2007I EN60601-1-4:1996+A1:1999 The declaration of Conformity(DoC) is on our website.
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Customer comments Questions and comments are encouraged. BMV Technology Co., Ltd is interested in your feedback regarding the system and the user guide. You can call the nearest manufacturer’s representative. You can also e‐mail BMV Technology Co., Ltd at info@bmv.cc .
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Matters need Attention To ensure operational safety and long-term stable equipment performance, please read this operation manual closely and understand the device functions, operation and maintenance at all points before operating the device, especially contents of "Warning", "Caution" and "Note". Mis-operation or inobservance of the instructions given by manufacturer or its agents may result in device damage or personal injury.
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THIS EQUIPMENT cannot be used in situation of mixture of inflammable anaesthesia gas and air or nitrous oxide. ●Classify as per work system: THIS EQUIPMENT is continuous operation device. ●Classify as per harmful liquid leakage: The main unit of THIS EQUIPMENT is conventional device; the probe is a device of resistance to flooding.
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But the remaining years of machine, the manufacturer will offer free repair service , all under BMV Pro-Support service, and the end-user buyers should pay for the any fees back and return. This guarantee is only available for failures occurred when the device is operated in compliance with the operation manual.
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Pay special attention to contents of “Warning”, “Caution” and “Notice” in this manual. BMV takes no responsibility for any damage or harm caused by incorrect operation or maintenance inconsistent with instructions of BMV or its agent thereof. Following messages which can be read throughout this manual are supposed to be paid ...
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Your equipment is typically covered for 2 years, or as noted on your invoice. You can also call distributor in your country or email to BMV service center and check your account for a warranty expiration date. In regards to repairs, we cannot determine if an item is under warranty until it is sent in and checked by our service department.
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We aim to complete your repair and return your system as soon as possible. As soon as we receive your equipment in our BMV service center, 99% of our repairs are completed and shipped back within 48 hours. This lessens the need for a loan ultrasound machine.
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General Safety Message Safety of the operator and patients and reliability of the device are taken into consideration during designing and producing, the following safety precaution must be implemented: 1. The device shall be operated by qualified operating staff or under their instructions. 2.
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10. Must not short circuit the output of the adapter , a long term short circuit shall result in adapter damage. 11. Please use standard power cord as the input line of the network power supply for the adapter to reduce risk. 12.
(Manufacturer: BMV Technology Co., Ltd www.bmv.cc ) • Fast and reliable detection of pregnancy from 28th day on cows, 13th on mares, 25th on sheep and goats ,18th on pigs (pregnancy control, ovarian examinations, postpartum diagnosis, …)
single handed menu selection and setting changes; Basic steps 1 Attach a transducer. 2 Turn the system on. 3 Tap Patient, and complete the animal ID information form. 4 Tap Mode and select an imaging mode. Figure 1 System front (top) and back (bottom) 1.
Warning: Working when the device is overlapped with other devices or close to others might cause unexpected EMC problems; If they have to be put together, please check every one to ensure no one is affected by unexpected EM coupling. Warning:...
Unpacking inspection After unpacking, check the device according to "Packing List" and install it according to requirements and methods described in "Installation" after affirm that there is no shipping damage. Warning If there is breakage at unpacking check, it is banned to use the device to ensure security.
Warning: The probe should be protected from felling off or crashing and the manufacturer assumes no responsibility for this kind of hazard. Warning: Please handle the device carefully. Installing and disassembling battery Install battery: Set the battery into the battery slot and move the battery release key on its back to top till the battery is inserted completely and then release the key (refer to Picture 2-3).
The system can run on battery power for up to four hours, depending on the imaging mode and the display brightness. When running on battery power, the system may not restart if the battery is low. To continue, connect the system to AC power.
To avoid the battery failure, the battery should be charged and discharged once per 3 months. 1.7 Battery Operation 1. Install the battery correctly into the main unit. 2. Push down the main unit power switch to power on the main unit, the power indicator will turn 3.
Charter 2: Operation Sequence 2.1 Screen Display Hospital Patient name P age P sex Date, Clock battery Probe modle Scan direction Focus no., space Near Far field Brightness, Contrast Gray level bar Gamaconr Image Smoothen Frame rate Scan area Freeze mark Display depth 2.2 Keyboard Functions The following is the keyboard of THIS EQUIPMENT...
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Press it to shift between the states of freeze and real time. FREEZE Notes: If exists in the right lower corner, the image is frozen. ~ are multifunction keys As character keys: ● During menu operation, they are used for selecting the sub-menu. ●...
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down. 、 are used for activating the parameters on the right side, with activated parameters lighten. At this time, use to alter. B and 4B mode key At real time or freeze state, press to enter B mode (default single B mode at switch-on) Press again and then with to enter 4B mode.
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Press this key again to enter M mode, screen displays one M mode image, Press repeatedly to switch among B+M and M mode. Single B Picture kinds of mode display Obstetrics Press it in freeze mode of“B”or“BB”to display the obstetrics menu. Press the number keys and further details are available in the following instructions.
2.3 Power on Press Power, the indicator is lighten and starting interface appears. At this moment, press any key(except ) to enter scanning state. Modify the gain to satisfy the reader. Notes: You can adjust the observation angle for better displaying effect, for the effect is associated with the observation angle.
near field, far field and brightness values will be restored to the default. 2.5 Modify Image Parameters The parameters include frequency of probe, Focus, frame rate, image smoothen, gamma correction, gain, brightness and contrast. Press in real-time state, one of them is lightened.
2.5.4 Image Smoothen Press to lighten up IM on up right screen and press modify the smoothness and the image is displayed in the upper right-hand corner of the screen in real-time state. They are respectively:IM0. IM1. IM2. IM3. Normal Smooth 2.5.5 Gamma correction Press...
can realize automatic identification. 2.6 Note In freeze state,press ,and the note menu is displayed (as follow). You can complete these functions: V3.03 0. NAME 1. AGE 2. SEX 3. COMMENT 4. TIME 5. HOSP 6. BODYMARK 7. REPORT V3.03:Software Version Number ◆...
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◆ Press ,select“2.SEX”to input patient sex, the interface is as follow: PLEASE ENTER SEX: 1. MALE 2.FEMALE Use number key to select“1.MALE”,press to select“2.FEMALE”。 ◆ Press ,and select“3.COMMENT”to enter Image Note. White cursor will appear on the screen, together with 26 letter keys and space key at the bottom. are used to turn page up and down.
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1.Press key to display annotation menu. 2.Press key to display body mark. There are 16 body marks, repeat step 1-2, to display these marks circularly. CAT: DOG: SWINE: SHEEP: BOVINE: EQUINE: ◆ Press and select “7.REPORT” to display report page, Operation: The information of patient, diagnostic comments, measuring results as well as hospital, date, time, doctor will be saved in the report, Distance, circumference, area, volume, ect.
4 Press key to exit report page. Notes:When0.NAME. 3.COMMENT. 5.HOSP are input, no number input is available. In note menu, press to exit directly. 2.7 Function Introduction At freeze state, press key to display function menu (as given below). In this menu, Save, load, color code, area, volume, histrogram measurement can be set.
switching between “B/B”. 4. Press key to exit cineloop playback. 2.7.2 Image Storage 64 images can be stored even when the power is off. ●Press to display image process menu after a satisfying image is frozen, and then press to store, with its number displayed in the upper left-hand corner, such as “SAVING……05”.
screen. 01 is the number of current image and 64 stands for the storage volume. At this time, press to pick out images in other storage areas. Press to return to real-time state. To pick out other images, repeat the above procedures.
PLEASE ENTER COLOR: 1.IMAGE 2.CHAR 3.BACKGROUND Press to select the image color. representing respectively grey, red, yellow and blue. Press to select the char color. representing grey and yellow. Press to select the background color. representing grey and blue. To exit, please press 2.7.7 Measure of perimeter, area and volume Two methods are available.
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Illustration of Measuring perimeter and Area(Freehand Method) C1 and A1 are respectively perimeter and area of the first group; C2 and A2 are respectively perimeter and area of the second group; C1/C2 is the ratio of two perimeters; A1/A2 is the ratio of two areas. Notes: There are limitations of measuring perimeter and area by keyboard.
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2. Press , and then direction keys to alter the size of the examined area. Press to decrease or increase the area vertically, and then press to decrease or increase the area horizontally; 3. Press again,then use to adjust the angle. Press to revolve anticlockwise the examined area and press to revolve clockwise;...
Press to select Ellipse Method. At this time an ellipse area appears which is called the examined area. Use direction keys to move this area. The right button is applied to shift among three functions of the mouse to adjust the size and angle; 1.
●In the process, press to reduce or enlarge the sampling window. Press to exit. 2.7.9 Erase image storage ●Press key to display function menu. ●Press and select“6.ERASE”to clean all image storage, as follow: ERASE ALL STORAGE? 1. YES 2.NO Press to confirm.
3. Press to confirm the starting spot for distance measuring. 4. Press direction keys, another cursor appears. And move it to the ending spot. Then press to complete the measuring.(Notes: Repeat pressing to shift between the cursor of the starting spot and the ending spot.) If the distance measuring needs to be continued, you can repeat step 1-4, with the maximum of 4 groups of data.
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The distance should be measured for three times before the volume measuring, and then press to obtain the value. If the data are less than three groups, there will be no value displaying when you press ; If you input four groups of data and then press ,the value displayed is the calculating result of the first three groups(D1,D2,D3).
2.10 Heart Rate Measuring(Only in“B/M”and “M” Modes) 1.In B/M mode, freeze a satisfying cardiograph. 2. Measure the distance between wave crests of two periods by means of distance measuring method, and 4 groups of data will be displayed in the lower right-hand corner. The marks are respectively:Time T(unit:ms).
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Examination steps on equine: 1. Clear off the egesta in rectum. 2. Feel the pregnancy with hand and give a primary estimation and confirm the examing organ with ultrasound. 3. Hold the probe closely and put it into rectum and ensure that your hand can feel the coming change inside recta.
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1. Clear off the egesta in rectum. 2. Feel the pregnancy with hand and give a primary estimation and confirm the examing organ with ultrasound. 3. Hold the probe closely and put it into rectum and ensure that your hand can feel the coming change inside recta.
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closely against the skin. Clean the abdomen skin if there is mud to ensure a clear display of the abdominal pelvic structure. 3. The maximum vertical axile of the stomach should be displayed on the screen. With the time going on, fetus stomach long axile increases regularly. The measurement method is given below: Stomach Heart...
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along the side of teats and skull to rear leg. If the is mud on this part, clean with water first incase the abdomen pelvic structure could not be displayed accurately. Picture. Swine GA measurement 3. To measure the heart macro-axis, screen should display the maximal longitudinal axis of heart.
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structure. 3. Measure the length of USD. 4. Confirm the distance value as per distance measurement methods and the corresponding data display behind “G·A”. ● CAT-HD:Calculate the gestation age according to cat HD Head diameter refers to the maximum inner skull diameter from the side of abdomen to back.
Note At OB measurement, when the distance is less than the following value, the GA of this animal will not display. Refer to the following table for detailed data: EQUINE-GSD < BOVINE–BL < BOVINE–SL < BOVINE–HL < SWINE –HL < 31mm SHEEP–USD <...
Chapter 3 Troubleshooting and Maintenance 3.1 Troubleshooting Simple failure Solutions When power on, PS 1.Check if 14V of adapter works well; indicator light does not turn on 2.Check if battery needs charging. and no display on screen. 1.Check if 14V output of the adapter is stable;...
Check the adapter EPS regularly, when the supply voltage exceeds specified accommodation limit ( AC100V-240V±10%, 50/60Hz),Do not supply the main unit or charge the battery with adapter. Check the adapter power cord and probe cable, if find any damage or breakage, replace the broken immediately.
it is good incase liquid ingression spoil the inner components. R50/3.5MHz Convex probe protection R20/5.0MHz Convex probe protection Against water ingression sketch map Against water ingression sketch map 7.5MHz HF linear probe protection R13/6.5MHz endo-vaginal probe Against water ingression sketch map Protection against water ingression sketch map Probe and host machine once tie,be request not to take down at will,for fear probe pin and socket's contract badness.
Warning: To prevent accidents, take out the battery when cleaning the main unit enclosure and separate the device from the power supply network first and then clean the adapter enclose. Prevent all the plugs, sockets from water splash or socking. Warning:...
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2. For optimum efficiency, the new battery must be charged and discharged (regular service, not enforced discharging) two or three rounds completely. 3.The battery can be charged and discharged for hundred times , but it will be worn-out. When the work time shortens apparently, please replace it with a new one. 4.
3.9 Instrument test and calibration 1. Check the leakage current of the device annually referring to the following data. Standard Test Items Requirements Normal ≤100 Leakage current to Continuous leakage Shell current under normal Single Malfunction ≤500 temperature (uA) Normal ≤100 Leakage current to Patient...
enclosure, then open the enclosure and clean up the dust inside. Run the vacuum cleaner during cleaning. While cleaning with small brush, use the vacuum cleaner’s sucker to follow the brush to pick up dust. Due to complicated and compact inboard circuits, take down some circuit cards if necessary for convenient cleaning.
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