Main Hardware Components; The Computer Electro-Optical Box (Ceo) - Clarity RetCam3 User Manual

Main Hardware Components

• Display: A flat panel display is standard with the system.
• Control Panel: A membrane control panel turns the system on with one button, and
• Handpiece: Contains the camera. Lightweight and easy to position, it has a long cable
• Handpiece Interconnect Harness: Comprises three separate cables: fiber optic
• Chassis: Contains the control systems, connections, and DVD drive.
• Computer Electro-Optical Box (CEO): Contains the illumination port, the control
• Footswitch: Provides the means to control illumination intensity and camera focus.
• Storage Drawers: All units have two storage drawers for lens pieces, tools and
• Fluorescein Angiography (FA) Source (optional): An optional blue exciter light
• Printer: Color images and reports can be printed.

The Computer Electro-Optical Box (CEO)

The CEO box is like the central nervous system of the RetCam 3, receiving input from the
footswitch, control panel, and camera and directing its output to the camera, printer, and
display. It contains the illumination port, footswitch controller, processor, hard drive, and
light intensity and focus controllers, and it passes live images from the camera to the
screen. This section describes the CEO components and their functions.
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has controls for illumination intensity, camera focus, and snap (start/pause video
recording or capture an image).
for easy reach. Use with changeable lens pieces.
cable for subject illumination, the camera controller cable, and the focus motor cable.
circuitry, the processor, and the hard drive.
The Footswitch provides an optional means to capture videos or still images.
supplies.
source is available for FA digital photography. It comes complete with a yellow barrier
filter for the handpiece. The only way to adjust FA illumination intensity is by using the
intensity control knob on the FA source itself.
NOTE
Always return the handpiece to the holster when not in use. The handpiece
cable can be draped over the cord wrap post, but do not wrap it tightly
because damage to the fiber optic cable might result.
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