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- Page 1 ClearChart 4/4X ® Digital Acuity Systems User’s Guide...
- Page 2 ©2020 AMETEK, Inc. Reichert, Reichert Technologies, Phoroptor and ClearChart are registered trademarks of Reichert, Inc. AMETEK is a registered trademark of AMETEK, Inc. Bluetooth is a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG. LEA SYMBOLS and LEA NUMBERS are registered trademarks of LEA Test, Intl, LLC.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents Warnings and Cautions ....................4 Symbol Information......................6 Introduction ........................7 Indications for Use ....................7 Contraindications ....................7 Installation, Features, & Functions ................... 8 Unpacking and Contents..................8 Wall Mounting Instructions .................. 9 Articulating Wall Mount ..................10 Parts Included in the Articulating Wall Mount .......... -
Page 4: Warnings And Cautions
Warnings & Cautions Reichert, Inc. (Reichert) is not responsible for the safety and reliability of this instrument when: • Assembly, disassembly, repair, or modification is made by unauthorized dealers or persons. • Instrument is not used in accordance with this User’s Guide. WARNING: AN INSTRUCTION THAT DRAWS ATTENTION TO RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH. WARNING: UNITED STATES FEDERAL LAW AND EUROPEAN REGULATIONS REQUIRE THAT THIS DEVICE BE PURCHASED ONLY BY A PHYSICIAN OR A PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF A PHYSICIAN. - Page 5 Warnings & Cautions (continued) WARNING: NEVER ALLOW LIQUID LEAKING FROM THE BATTERY TO GET IN YOUR EYES OR MOUTH AS THIS LIQUID COULD CAUSE SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY. IF IT COMES IN CONTACT WITH YOUR EYES OR MOUTH, FLUSH THEM IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY OF WATER AND CONSULT A PHYSICIAN.
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Page 6: Symbol Information
Symbol Information The following symbols appear on the instrument: Warning Alternating Current Power Follow instructions for use Protective Earth Connection ON / OFF Catalog Number Serial Number Date of Manufacture YYYY-MM-DD Manufacturer Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment Compliance to Medical Device Directive 93/42/EEC Authorized to mark given by Intertek ETL Semko for conformance with electrical standards Fragile Contents in Shipping Container - handle with care... -
Page 7: Introduction
Customer Service department directly at: Tel: 716-686-4500 Fax: 716-686-4555 E-mail: reichert.information@ametek.com Indications for Use The device provides images and charts, including those with letters and symbols in graduated sizes, intended for measuring visual acuity and determining patient subjective refraction. -
Page 8: Installation, Features, & Functions
Installation, Features, & Functions Unpacking and Contents Great care has been taken to deliver your ClearChart 4 or 4Xto you. The packaging was specifically designed to transport this instrument. Please retain the packaging for future use in case transportation is required. To remove the unit from its packaging: 1. Remove the accessories from the top tray in the box. Refer to Figure SU-01. -
Page 9: Wall Mounting Instructions
Installation, Features, & Functions (continued) Wall Mounting Instructions WARNING: IT IS IMPORTANT TO SAFELY SECURE THE EQUIPMENT. UNSECURED EQUIPMENT COULD POSSIBLY BECOME DISLODGED AND FALL, CAUSING INJURY TO EITHER THE PATIENT OR EXAMINER. WARNING: CARE MUST BE TAKEN TO ARRANGE THE CABLES FOR THE ACCESSORIES SUCH THAT THEY DO NOT PRESENT A TRIPPING HAZARD TO THE EXAMINER OR A DANGER TO THE PATIENT. -
Page 10: Articulating Wall Mount
Installation, Features, & Functions (continued) Articulating Wall Mount WARNING: BE SURE TO READ THE WALL MOUNT INSTRUCTIONS THOROUGHLY AND THAT YOU FULLY UNDERSTAND ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS AND WARNINGS BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO BEGIN YOUR INSTALLATION. WARNING: THIS PRODUCT SHOULD ONLY BE INSTALLED BY SOMEONE WHO HAS A BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF BUILDING CONSTRUCTION, INSTALLATIONS AND FULLY UNDERSTANDS THESE INSTRUCTIONS. -
Page 11: Wood Stud Wall Mounting
Installation, Features, & Functions (continued) Articulating Wall Mount (continued) Wood Stud Wall Mounting This Part Hardware provided is for attaching the mount in standard thick- Mounts To ness drywall or plaster into wood studs. Installers are respon- ClearChart 4 sible to provide hardware for other types of mounting situations. 1. -
Page 12: Drywall, Plaster, Solid Brick And Concrete Block Mounting
Installation, Features, & Functions (continued) Articulating Wall Mount (continued) Drywall, Plaster, Solid Brick and Concrete Block Mounting WARNING: WHEN INSTALLING WALL MOUNTS ON CINDER BLOCK, VERIFY THAT YOU HAVE A MINIMUM OF 35 MM (1 3/8 IN.) OF ACTUAL CONCRETE THICKNESS IN THE HOLE TO BE USED FOR THE CONCRETE ANCHORS. -
Page 13: Attaching The Clearchart 4 To The Mount
Installation, Features, & Functions (continued) Articulating Wall Mount (continued) Attaching the ClearChart 4 to the Mount 1. Align the half of the mount that was removed in the previous steps to the back of the ClearChart 4, aligning it with the screw holes. Refer to Figure SU-10. Screw Holes Install... -
Page 14: Pitching Angle Adjustment
Installation, Features, & Functions (continued) Articulating Wall Mount (continued) Pitching Angle Adjustment Adjust the ClearChart 4 to the desired angle. The mount can be adjusted upward and downward 15º and can be swiveled from side to side 120º. Refer to Figure SU-14. 120° 15º... -
Page 15: Old Style Clearchart Wall Mount Bracket
Installation, Features, & Functions (continued) Old Style ClearChart Wall Mount Bracket If the old style ClearChart Wall Mount Bracket is preferred, or if it is already installed on the wall, the optional Wall Mount Bracket Adaptor (P/N 13775-014) can be used to mount the new ClearChart 4 to the older ClearChart Wall Mount Bracket. -
Page 16: Application Of Input Power
Installation, Features, & Functions (continued) Application of Input Power 1. Using the provided power cord, insert the female end into the power input receptacle located at the bottom of the instrument. Refer to Figure SU-18. 2. Plug the male end of the power cord into a wall outlet of the appropriate voltage. Input voltage must not exceed the range listed in the Specifications section of this manual. -
Page 17: Communication Ports
Installation, Features, & Functions (continued) Communication Ports The ClearChart 4 has a 9 pin female serial port on the bottom of the instrument housing that can be used for either hard-wired or wireless connection to a Reichert digital refraction system. The ClearChart 4 also has two exposed USB ports to power a wireless serial adapter, connect a USB Blue- tooth adaptor, or to upload photos and videos (ClearChart 4X only). - Page 18 Installation, Features, & Functions (continued) Connection with a Reichert Digital Refraction System (continued) Bluetooth Connection (continued) If using the Bluetooth serial adaptor (PN 16251), connect the Bluetooth Dongle to the end of the Null Modem Cable. Refer to Figure SU-21. Null Modem Cable Bluetooth Dongle Figure SU-21 Connect Dongle to Cable Connect the other end of the Null Modem Cable to the port on the bottom of the ClearChart 4.
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Page 19: Remote Control Power
Installation, Features, & Functions (continued) Remote Control Power 1. Remove the back of the remote control by sliding it in the direction of the arrow. 2. Put in two AAA batteries in the position shown on the remote control. Remote Control Layout The remote control will operate all the test charts on your ClearChart 4. The image and chart below indicate the functions of each button. -
Page 20: Configuring The Clearchart 4
Installation, Features, & Functions (continued) Configuring the ClearChart 4 Press the ON/OFF switch located on the bottom of the instrument. The ClearChart 4 will boot-up. When the ClearChart 4 displays “Press <menu> key to configure”, press the MENU button on the remote to enter the configuration mode. Use the UP and DOWN arrows to navigate through different options. ROOM Using the LEFT/RIGHT arrows on your remote, select DIRECT THROW or MIRRORED based on the configuration of your office. When you are finished, press the DOWN arrow. - Page 21 Installation, Features, & Functions (continued) ACUITY NOTATION Using the LEFT/RIGHT arrows on your remote, select SNELLEN, METRIC, or DECIMAL for your acuity notation. When you are finished, press the DOWN arrow. • Snellen - displayed as distance in feet / size in mm • Metric - displayed as distance in meters / size in mm •...
- Page 22 Installation, Features, & Functions (continued) PROGRESSION Using the LEFT/RIGHT arrows on your remote, select standard or logmar for the default size progression you would like the ClearChart 4 to display. Note: You will be able to change size progression while using the ClearChart 4. When you are finished, press the DOWN arrow. DISPLAY OPTOTYPE SIZE Using the LEFT/RIGHT arrows on your remote, select whether or not you would like the optotype size displayed on the screen at all times.
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Page 23: Optotypes
Installation, Features, & Functions (continued) Optotypes All of the optotypes contained within the ClearChart 4 conform to the American National Standard Institute guidelines for general purpose clinical visual acuity charts. The optotypes are constructed on a 5 x 5 matrix such that their stroke width is one-fifth of their overall size. Letter optotypes are of Letter Gothic typeface. The spacing between optotypes of the same size is between one and two times the width of that size optotype. -
Page 24: Size Progressions
Installation, Features, & Functions (continued) Size Progressions When multiple lines of descending size are in use, the line size display is that of the smallest line. The standard progression has the following visual acuity sizes expressed as Snellen fractions: Snellen Snellen(metric) Snellen (decimal) 20/10 6/3.0 2.00... -
Page 25: Remote Control Functions
Installation, Features, & Functions (continued) Remote Control Functions This button will present lines of the same size of optotypes. Multiple presses of this button will change the number of lines presented on the screen from 1 to 4. Note: At larger optotype sizes, there will be a limit of how many lines can be displayed. - Page 26 Installation, Features, & Functions (continued) Remote Control Functions (continued) This button will momentarily display the current size of the smallest SIZE optotypes displayed on the screen on the bottom right hand corner of the screen. Note: This button only works if you have the DISPLAY OPTOTYPE SIZE option on the menu turned off.
- Page 27 Installation, Features, & Functions (continued) Remote Control Functions (continued) Menu Item Options 1. NOTATION Snellen, Metric, Decimal 2. DEFAULT OPTOTYPE 17 Letter Set, 8 Letter Set, ETDRS, Sloan, Tumbling E, Landolt C, O Landolt C, HOTV, Numbers, Kolt, Children’s Shapes, Allen Symbols, LEA SYMBOLS, LEA NUMBERS 3.
- Page 28 Installation, Features, & Functions (continued) Remote Control Functions (continued) Press the Contrast MIN button to decreases the contrast of the opto character or the sine gratings in the contrast sensitivity mode. Note: RED/GREEN tests will only display maximum contrast letters even if less than maximum contrast is selected. Pressing the LIGHT button changes the illumination of the screen.
- Page 29 Installation, Features, & Functions (continued) Remote Control Functions (continued) Pressing the XCYL button will present a Cross Cylinder test. Press- XCYL ing the XCYL button a second time will exit the Cross Cylinder Test mode. ASTIG Pressing the ASTIG button will present an Astigmatic dial. Pressing the ASTIG button a second time will exit the Astigmatic Dial.
- Page 30 Installation, Features, & Functions (continued) Remote Control Functions (continued) Use the UP and DOWN arrow buttons to change the size of the opto- type. You can also use the individual optotype size buttons to change the size of the optotype. Pressing the SUPP button a second time will present the second SUPP screen of the Color Suppression mode.
- Page 31 Installation, Features, & Functions (continued) Remote Control Functions (continued) Press the VDISP button a third time for a third type of vertical disparity VDISP test. Pressing the VDISP button a fourth time will exit the Vertical Disparity testing mode. WORTH Pressing the WORTH button will present a Worth Four Dot test. Pressing the CBAR button will present a single character with crowd- CBAR ing bars.
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Page 32: Video And Image File Feature For The Clearchart 4X
Installation, Features, & Functions (continued) Video and Image File Feature for ClearChart 4X The ClearChart 4X Digital Acuity System currently displays seventeen different educational slides and one children’s video with audio for fixation. Additional video and image files of certain formats and file sizes can be imported into the device and displayed on the screen. Note: Only the ClearChart 4X has the capability to upload photos and video. -
Page 33: Organizing Video Files
Select the video file you wish to delete using the up/down arrow buttons. Press the button in the lower right corner of the remote control to delete the video file. Note: The Reichert ClearChart 4 children’s video may be deactivated but cannot be deleted. -
Page 34: Organizing Image Files
Installation, Features, & Functions (continued) Images (continued) Importing and Accessing Image Files (continued) SIZE Press the Menu button to leave the image files management screen. MENU Press Menu again to get back to the active display. Press the EDU button to display the selected images and scroll through them using the left and right arrow buttons. -
Page 35: Restoring The Default Screen Saver
Installation, Features, & Functions (continued) Images (continued) Changing the Screen Saver (continued) SIZE Exit the image file management screen by pressing MENU twice. The new screen saver MENU logo will appear on the display when the screen saver time out period is reached. Restoring the Default Screen Saver SIZE Go to the image management menu using the MENU and EDU buttons and select the... -
Page 36: Cleaning And Maintenance
Cleaning & Maintenance Cleaning ClearChart 4 Use a lint-free, soft cloth lightly damped with 90% Isopropyl Alcohol to clean the ClearChart 4 or ClearChart 4X screen and the unit. Cleaning of the ClearChart should be performed when the screen has contaminants on it or when visually, there is dust accumulation on the instrument. CAUTION: DO NOT USE AMMONIA-BASED WINDOW CLEANERS. -
Page 37: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Troubleshooting The following is a chart of errors with the ClearChart 4 and how to resolve them. If the following does not solve an issue with the ClearChart 4, the unit may require servicing. Problem Probable Cause Possible Solution Not plugged into an outlet Plug unit into a properly with power. -
Page 38: Specifications
Specifications Catalog Numbers: 13795 (ClearChart 4), 13775 (ClearChart 4X) Physical Dimensions Size: Weight, unpacked: 13.1 lbs. (5.9 Kg) Height: 15.60 in. (39.62 cm) Width: 23.20 in. (58.92 cm) Depth: 3.00 in. (7.62 cm) Electrical Voltage: 100 - 240 volts AC 50/60 Hz Input Power: 50-75 VA Fuses: Time-Lag (2.5A, 250V), 5 x 20mm, RoHS Operational Conditions... -
Page 39: Classifications
Specifications (continued) Classifications The ClearChart 4 is classified as Class I equipment. Class I equipment provides additional protection against electrical shock beyond basic insulation. Type B equipment provides an adequate degree of protection against electrical shock, particularly regarding allowable leakage currents and reliability of the protective earth connection. (No applied parts per the noted standards.) The ClearChart 4 is classified as IPX0 Equipment. -
Page 40: Guidance And Manufacturer's Declarations
Guidance & Manufacturer’s Declarations Table 201 – Guidance and Manufacturer’s Declaration Electromagnetic Emissions All Equipment and Systems Guidance and Manufacturer’s Declaration – Electromagnetic Emissions The ClearChart 4 is intended for use in the electromagnetic environment specified below. The customer or user of the ClearChart 4 should ensure that it is used in such an environment. Electromagnetic Environment Emissions Test Compliance... - Page 41 Guidance & Manufacturer’s Declarations (contin- ued) Table 202 – Guidance and Manufacturer’s Declaration Electromagnetic Immunity All Equipment and Systems Guidance and Manufacturer’s Declaration – Electromagnetic Immunity The ClearChart 4 is suitable for use in all establishments and is intended for use in the elec- tromagnetic environment specified below. The customer or user of the ClearChart 4 should ensure that it is used in such an environment.
- Page 42 Guidance & Manufacturer’s Declarations (contin- ued) Table 204 – Guidance and Manufacturer’s Declaration Electromagnetic Immunity Equipment and Systems that are NOT Life-supporting Guidance and Manufacturer’s Declaration – Electromagnetic Immunity The ClearChart 4 is intended for use in the electromagnetic environment specified below. The customer or user of the ClearChart 4 should ensure that it is used in such an environment. Immunity IEC 60601 Compliance...
- Page 43 Guidance & Manufacturer’s Declarations (contin- ued) Table 206 – Recommended Separation Distances between Portable and Mobile RF Communications Equipment and the ClearChart 4 for ME Equipment and ME Systems that are NOT Life-supporting. Guidance and Manufacturer’s Declaration - Electromagnetic Immunity Recommended Separation Distances for between Portable and Mobile RF Communications Equipment and the ClearChart 4...
- Page 44 Guidance & Manufacturer’s Declarations (contin- ued) Table 9 – Guidance and Manufacturer’s Declaration Electromagnetic Immunity Immunity to Proximity Fields from RF Wireless Communications Equipment Guidance and Manufacturer’s Declaration – Electromagnetic Immunity The ClearChart 4 is intended for use in the electromagnetic environment as specified below related to proximity fields from RF wireless communications equipment. Electromagnetic Immunity Compliance IEC 60601 Test Level Environment Test Level...
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Page 45: Wireless Communication Integration
Wireless Communication Integration The ClearChart 4 has the ability to work with two types of RF transmitters with the following specifi- cations and characteristic: Configuration USB Module Protocol Bluetooth Frequency Band 2.4 - 2.4835 GHz ISM Band GFSK for 1Mbps, ╥ /4-DQPSK for 2Mpbs, 8-DPSK (EDR Mode) Modulation Method Channel Access Protocol FHSS (Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum) RF Output Power Class 1 (+8 dBm typical) up to +20dBm Configuration RS-232 Module... - Page 46 Appendix A Instrument Cables WARNING: ANY NON-MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT USED WITH THE CLEARCHART 4 MUST BE COMPLIANT WITH AN APPLICABLE IEC OR ISO SAFETY STANDARD. Cable Reference Length Description 16200-440 11m / 35ft DB9 M/F Null Modem Cable (shielded) <15m / 49 ft DB9 M/F Null Modem Cable (shielded) (2500 pF MAX Capacitance) 13795-101 Rev.
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Page 47: Warranty
Warranty This product is warranted by Reichert Technologies (herein after referred to as Reichert) against defective material and workmanship under normal use for a period of three years from the date of invoice to the original purchaser. (An authorized dealer shall not be considered an original purchaser.) Under this warranty, Reichert’s sole obligation is to repair or replace the defective part or product at Reichert’s discretion. - Page 48 Manufactured By Reichert, Inc. 3362 Walden Ave Suite 100 Depew, NY 14043 Toll Free 888-849-8955 Phone: 716-686-4500 Fax: 716-686-4555 Email: reichert.information@ametek.com www.reichert.com Authorized European Representative Emergo Europe Prinsessegracht 20 2514 AP The Hague The Netherlands Tel: (31) (0) 70 345-8570 Fax: (31) (0) 70 346-7299 Email: EmergoVigilance@ul.com...