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- Page 1 DOMINO VERSION 3.0.0.0 SOMNOmedics GmbH – Am Sonnenstuhl 63 – D-97236 Randersacker Tel. +49 (0) 931 / 35 90 94-0 – Fax +49 (0) 931 / 35 90 94-49 - 1 - E-Mail info@somnomedics.de – Internet www.somnomedics.eu...
- Page 2 Please be aware that this manual contains only the main functions of the DOMINO software for the respective software version. The functions needed to conduct, score and evaluate measurements as well as report output are explained in this manual. More detailed information concerning analysis settings and additional special features can be found in the ‘Additional Information DOMINO’...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents Recording a new case........................5 Preparing a new case (necessary for SOMNOtouch RESP only) ......... 5 Starting a new case online ......................7 Continuous impedance measurement ..................12 Bio-calibration ......................... 13 Blood pressure calibration ...................... 14 1.5.1 Blood pressure calibration on SOMNOscreen ............. - Page 4 - 4 -...
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Page 5: Recording A New Case
RESP device to the docking station which need to be connected by USB-cable to the computer and have a plugged-in power supply. Click on the ‘Initialisation symbol of the DOMINO panel (no. 1). Fig. 1-1 Initialisation icon in DOMINO panel The ‘Preparing new recording’... - Page 6 Fig. 1-3 ‘Preparing new recording’ window: ‘Montage’ tab RESP and make sure the ‘Online Mode ON’ checkbox is Select a montage for the SOMNOtouch activated. Chose the ‘Initialise Flash Card’ button and remove the SOMNOtouch RESP from the docking station. Start the recording on the SOMNOtouch RESP as displayed in the screens below.
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Page 7: Starting A New Case Online
1.2 Starting a new case online Click on the ‘Online’ symbol of the DOMINO panel (no. 4). Fig. 1-5 Online icon in DOMINO panel The ‘New Recording’ window will appear in which you can enter the patient data. - Page 8 Click on ‘Next’ or the ‘Montage’ tab after entering the patient data. Select a montage. (For SOMNOtouch RESP the same montage as during the device initialisation has to be selected, see chapter 1.1) Fig. 1-7 Online Mode: ‘Montage’ tab Lists the available montages Shows the type of device for which the selected montage was prepared (Please note: The device type of the montage and that of your hardware must be the same.) Lists any previously created analysis templates or analysis- / raw data profiles linked to the...
- Page 9 Continuous Impedance measurement (see 1.2 Continuous impedance measurement, page With ‘ADC’ and ‘TxLink’ additional channels from external boxes can be selected for the recording. Configures the channels of the external box (see 8) device and click on ‘Next’ or the ‘Recording’ tab. Now turn on the SOMNOscreen or SOMNO HD (The recording on the SOMNOtouch...
- Page 10 Enter IP address of the camera as well as user name and password Choose the video format according to the camera type in use. (Please note: sound is neither recorded nor can the clips be cut in MJPG) Enter the IP address, COM port or USB port of the data receiver The system needs to be paired if you are using a Bluetooth system (Select ‘Search SOMNOscreen BT’, choose your device and ‘Set as default SOMNOscreen BT’...
- Page 11 Fig. 1-10 Signal view before starting online recording If the video option has been activated, the video recording will start automatically when the online recording starts (see Fig. 1-11 Video window during online recording, page 12). - 11 -...
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Page 12: Continuous Impedance Measurement
Fig. 1-11 Video window during online recording Digital zoom The zoomed view will be saved only. This is why the software will swap back to the not zoomed view automatically after a few seconds. Stop video recording Stops recording the video on the hard disk drive. You can still watch the patient on the monitor. -
Page 13: Bio-Calibration
Start the impedance measurement from the toolbar of the online display by selecting ‘Check EEG/EOG channels’ or by using the same option in the ‘Tools’ menu The colours displayed represent the electrical contact between the electrodes and the skin. = good contact (R ≤ 5 kΩ) Green indicator Yellow indicator = sufficient contact... -
Page 14: Blood Pressure Calibration
Ask the patient to perform the action required for the marker and double click the respective marker at the same time. The marker will appear immediately in the raw data. You can save individualized marker . If ‘Add marker to list’ is activated, the marker will be added to the names and set the markers with list automatically. -
Page 15: Blood Pressure Calibration On Somnoscreen
Please proceed as follows when measuring the blood pressure with an external device: The patient should sit still in an upright position and not speak. Place the cuff on the patient’s arm at heart level. Always use the opposite arm to where the SpO2 sensor is applied, i.e. if the SpO2 sensor is attached to the right hand, place the blood pressure cuff on the left arm. -
Page 16: Blood Pressure Calibration On Somnotouch
Fig. 1-19 Marker on the SOMNO HD display In the online recording, position the cursor on the patient marker you just set and select the point ‘BP calibration’ by making a right click in the raw data window. Enter the measured blood pressure values on into the window and confirm with Fig. - Page 17 1-21 Blood pressure calibration on SOMNOtouch RESP display After starting the recording, the display will show only PTT values instead of blood pressure values if the blood pressure calibration is aborted or skipped. - 17 -...
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Page 18: Dual Time Base
1.6 Dual time base In dual time base, respiratory and sleep- raw data can be displayed synchronously with different time bases. To select this view choose ‘Dual Time Base’ from the ‘View’ menu. Fig. 1-22 Dual Time Base selection Two raw data windows will be displayed. Note that the upper window limits the maximum time interval of the lower window. -
Page 19: Transfer A Recording From Memory Card To Computer
3. Insert the flash card into the card reader which need to be connected to the computer via USB cable. 4. The DOMINO software will recognize if there is a recording on the flash card and will automatically open the ‘Download Data from Device’ window. Alternatively the ‘Download Data’... - Page 20 Remark: The recording will be opened automatically if the ‘Auto processing’ checkbox is activated and the ‘Analyse’ option has been selected. - 20 -...
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Page 21: Transfer Somno Hd
Select ‘Download Data’ in the DOMINO panel (no. 2) and the ‘Download Data from Device’ window appears (see Fig. 1-23 Download Data icon in DOMINO panel, page 19). Adjust the patient data if necessary and press ‘Download’. -
Page 22: Analysing A New Case
The measurement will stay open after the recording is finished if the auto processing option was activated without the ‘Close’ option (see chapter 2.1 Auto processing). Recordings that are finished can be opened by selecting ‘Analysis’ in the DOMINO panel (no. 3). Fig. 2-1 Analysis icon in DOMINO panel The ‘Open Recording’... - Page 23 The auto processing configuration needs to be adjusted either during the initialization of an online recording (see Fig. 1-4 Online Mode: ‘Recording’ tab, page 9) or at the time the measurement is transferred from the device. Adjustments will be saved after starting the online recording or transferring the recording respectively.
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Page 24: Screen Layout
(e.g. EEG, EOG, ECG, pressure flow) Analysis data are data which are calculated by the analyses of the DOMINO software (e.g. sleep profile, delta FFT, flow events, blood pressure) Several different display layouts for efficient data processing are available in the ‘View’ menu: Fig. - Page 25 Raw data profiles can be defined and edited in the ‘Raw Data Profiles’ tab of the global preferences (no. 6 in DOMINO panel). Fig. 2-5 Global Preferences Icon in DOMINO panel The following operations can be done: Create, delete, rename or copy (Save as …) a profile...
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Page 26: Analysis Profile
Fig. 2-6 ‘Raw Data Profiles’ tab in global preferences 2.2.3 Analysis profile An analysis profile is the collection of analysis channels which are predefined for the ‘Analysis’ view. Analysis profiles can be selected by making a right click in the analysis window. Moreover, the current selection of the analysis window can be saved with the ‘Save Profile as’... - Page 27 Fig. 2-7 Analysis profile selection in an open recording Analysis profiles can be defined in the ‘Analysis Profiles’ tab of the global preferences (no. 6 in DOMINO panel, see Fig. 2-4 Global Preferences Icon in DOMINO panel on page 25).
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Page 29: Display Profile
Fig. 2-9 Display profile selection 3 Editing events Each recording is analysed automatically with parameters from the global preferences. The DOMINO software marks events in the raw data with coloured frames. Both automatically and manually edited events can be deleted by making a right click on them. -
Page 30: Edit Mode
Fig. 3-2 Mode Menu The ‘Lock Time’ option displays the raw data in epochs which means that the epoch starts on the left frame of the raw data window. It is not possible to move the epoch start in the raw data window if this option is activated. - Page 31 Fig. 3-4 Changing event duration The event duration can be changed by keeping the left mouse button pressed on the arrows while the complete event can be moved using the crossed double arrow. - 31 -...
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Page 32: Select Edit Mode
3.2 Select Edit mode If you mark an area in the raw data while in ‘Select edit mode’, a pop up menu will appear with all available events. Available events depend on the activated analyses and on the channel in which you marked the area (e.g. -
Page 33: Editing Video
3.4 Editing video Open the finished recording to edit the video. You can open the video window via ‘View’ menu, ‘Video Window’. The editing option is based on setting start and end points in the video. You can set as many markers as you want. -
Page 34: Reporting
4.1 Report templates A report template contains a summary of the diagnostic information and findings of the analysed measurement. This tool is unique to DOMINO but the report can be printed out or exported as pdf, xls, rtf or emf file. -
Page 35: Report Adjustments
. The report view of the default template will be displayed automatically in this case. 4.1.2 Report adjustments Adjustments to the report templates can be made in the global preferences ‘Report’ tab (no. 6 in the DOMINO panel). - 35 -... - Page 36 Fig. 4-2 ‘Report’ tab Currently selected device type (SOMNOscreen , SOMNOscreen plus, SOMNO HD , SOMNOtouch RESP) Currently selected template Creates a new template A new report template with selectable checkboxes for the pre-defined analysis reports will be generated. Creates a new custom defined report A new, fully customizable report template will be generated.
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Page 37: Form Letters
However, in contrast to the report tool all results are transferred to a fully editable Microsoft Word file. DOMINO contains some form letter templates by default. Please note: Microsoft Word 2007 or newer is required to use this option. - Page 38 be opened in editing mode. Be careful as saving will overwrite the existing form letter template. Make a backup of the template as precaution. - 38 -...
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Page 39: Troubleshooting
5 Troubleshooting Application Issue Cause of error and solution Error message ‘Cannot connect to receiver’ appears in the ‘Recording’ tab during online Online The connection between the receiver and the initialization computer is interrupted. Please check if: • the power supply and data cable are connected to the receiver •... - Page 40 Application Issue Cause of error and solution Error Message ‘No Signal’ appears in the ‘Recording’ tab during online initialization Online The connection between the receiver and the SOMNOscreen SOMNO SOMNOtouch RESP device is interrupted. Please check if: • the device is switched on and a memory card is inserted •...
- Page 41 Application Issue Cause of error and solution Error message ‘External box not found’ appears after confirming with OK in the Online An ADC Board or TxLink is activated in the montage but the ‘Recording’ tab during online initialization connection to the computer is interrupted. Please check if: •...
- Page 42 ) and initialize the flash card with a corresponding montage on the computer. Recording does not appear in the ‘Download Data from Device’ window Download Computer or DOMINO software does not have access to data either the memory card or the device respectively. For SOMNOscreen check if: •...
- Page 43 Application Issue Cause of error and solution No recording is displayed in the ‘Open Analysis Either the wrong measurement folder has been selected or the wrong search criteria have been Recording’ dialogue entered for the searching options. • press the ‘Default Folder’ button or select the corresponding measurement folder from the drop down list •...
- Page 44 Application Issue Cause of error and solution Analysis Editing of events is not possible Either the recording was not opened in edit mode, a wrong short key was used, or the keyboard was not set up correctly. Please check if: •...
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Page 45: Contact
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