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LCD Chart
PLC-8000(pola)
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  • Page 1 Operation Manual ㅋ LCD Chart PLC-8000(pola) www.potec.biz Before use, read this manual carefully...
  • Page 2: Important Notice

    POTEC reserves the right to make changes in its products or product specifications at any time and without prior notice, and is not required to update this documentation to reflect such changes.
  • Page 3: Safety Information

    SAFETY INFORMATION Symbols marked on the Instrument Symbol Description Alternating current Protective earth (ground) Refer to operating instructions Caution I and O on the power switch represent ON and OFF respectively Manufacturer Authorized Representative in the European Community Serial number Medical Device Date of manufacture Refer to instruction manual/ booklet (ISO 7010-M002)
  • Page 4: General Safety Information

    This is used to emphasize essential information. NOTE Be sure to read this information to avoid incorrect operation. If any serious device-related incident occurs, report it to POTEC and the competent authority in the country where user or patient, or WARNING both reside.
  • Page 5 Do not position the equipment to make it difficult to operate the CAUTION disconnection device. (Appliance coupler or separable plug) Do not placed the multiple socket-outlet for PLC-8000(pola) system on the floor in order to prevent liquid penetration and damage to the CAUTION product.
  • Page 6 Connection of the plug shall be possible only by using the tool. (Refer to the figure below.) CAUTION - v -...
  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    7.4 The method of adjusting a channel of a machine to the one of remote control unconditionally ....................... 8 8. Types of Chart........................9 8.1 PLC-8000 ......................... 9 8.2 PLC-8000pola ......................11 9. Setting of the instrument ....................13 9.1 Parameters Setting Item ..................13 9.2 Parameters Setting Method ...................
  • Page 8 17. Reticle Chart Function ....................21 18. Aniseikonia(Vertical) Chart Function ................22 19. Red-green Chart Function ................... 22 20. Mask Function ......................23 20.1 Vertical Mask......................23 20.2 Horizontal Mask ....................24 20.3 Single Mask ......................25 21. Red/Green Chart Function ................... 26 22.
  • Page 9: Features

     It is efficiently operated in an eyesight test even though the tester doesn’t move.  It is possible to connect with external devices by RS-232 terminal connection  PLC-8000(pola) is LCD module to apply, a special chart to display the red and green.  Intended Use This device (PLC-8000(pola)) measures the refractive power of the human eye, i.e.
  • Page 10: Notes For Using The Instrument

     Don’t use organic solution such as alcohol, thinner, benzene, etc. to clean the surface of this instrument. It may damage the instrument.  If you leave the PLC-8000(pola) without using it for long periods, disconnect the power supply and protect the unit with dust cover.
  • Page 11: Configurations

    4. Configurations 4.1 Main Unit NAME FUNCTION Displayed the chart for test by using the graphic-processing ① LCD Display Monitor function on computer Serial port for communicating with external devices ② RS-232 A part of the power supply cables and connections ③...
  • Page 12: Remote Controller

    IEC 60601-1:2005, Clause 16. If in doubt, consult the technical service department or your local representative. 4.2 Remote controller PLC-8000 PLC-8000pola ① Chart select button: Changes the chart. When the switch has two chart, it can indicate them alternately...
  • Page 13 ② Red/Green button: Applies the Red/Green filter to the chart ③ Chart/Slide button: Chart-Slide-Movie condition of the chart ④ Slide Show button: Displays the slide show of the image ⑤ CTRS button: Selects the contrast of charts. ⑥ Reverse button: Reverses the black-and-white condition of the chart. ⑦...
  • Page 14: Installation

    5. Installation  Use the provided “Tapping Screw” when you fix the product with “Wall Mount Bracket”.  Fix the Wall Mount Bracket to the wall after choosing the location of the chart. (Reference, Wall Mount Bracket’s signed location of picture 1) Clearance ring Wall Mounting <...
  • Page 15: Input And Use Of Program

    6. Input and Use of Program 6.1 How to input user's program How to input user's program A  If you hold the button “Program A” for more than 3seconds, the whole LED of the front part flickers twice and display the chart “C” ...
  • Page 16: Change The Channel Of Remote Controller

    7. Change the channel of remote controller 7.1 Basic Setup  There is “A~E” channels on the remote control and on the time of delivery, the entire channel is set on channel “A” 7.2 The method to check a channel between the remote control and a machine ...
  • Page 17: Types Of Chart

    8. Types of Chart 8.1 PLC-8000 A Type C Type - 9 -...
  • Page 18 D Type R Type - 10 -...
  • Page 19: Plc-8000Pola

    8.2 PLC-8000pola A Type C Type - 11 -...
  • Page 20 D Type R Type - 12 -...
  • Page 21: Setting Of The Instrument

    9. Setting of the instrument Settings Chart Type Distance 5.0m Beep Sound High Mirror Power Save Time Slide Show, Sequence Forward Slide Show, Delay LCD Display Brightness Fixation Target Lamp Brightness Clock Dial Type A type PR(Promotion) video play at Auto Light Off None PC Communication None...
  • Page 22: Parameters Setting Method

     Bluetooth Service: Off, On  Bluetooth Communication Setting: Press Mask_Right Key  Auxiliary Chart Type: Red Green, Pola (Only “Red Green” at PLC-8000)  Background Gray Color: None, Only RG Chart, ALL Chart  Background Gray: 180 ~ 255 ...
  • Page 23: Etdrs Chart Function

    10. ETDRS Chart Function  The instrument indicates the ETDRS chart where the visual acuity is changed in turn from the upper column. While the ETDRS chart is indicated, press the ETDRS button of the remote controller. Different ETDRS charts are indicated alternately. ETDRS A ETDRS B ETDRS C...
  • Page 24: Mirror Function

    11. Mirror Function  You can select whether the right-and-left mirror reverse of chart should be done. Use this item when the chart is set by folding with a mirror. Picture and animation are not reversed. 12. CTRS Chart Function ...
  • Page 25: Black/White Reverse Chart Function

    13. Black/White Reverse Chart Function  While the visual acuity chart is indicated, press the Reverse button. The Black-and- White condition of the chart being indicated is reversed. Picture 6 picture 7 14. Schober Chart Function  Auxiliary lens: Red filter on the right eye, green filter on the left eye Subject’s vision Button Correction...
  • Page 26: Astigmatism Chart Function

    15. Astigmatism Chart Function  For the astigmatism chart of this instrument, more types of radiation can be selected by setting. Moreover, there is the function to indicate the astigmatic axis more accurately. When the active chart is operating, the background of the liquid crystal display is fixed at the shipment setting even if it is changed.
  • Page 27  PLC-8000(pola), Kind of Astigmatism type is A~G Type. It want Chart to test can select in menu A Type B Type C Type D Type E Type F Type G Type - 19 -...
  • Page 28: Fan & Block Chart Function

    16. Fan & Block Chart Function  It will be shown in figure 11 when you press astigmatism chart button in twice.  Figure. 11 is a normal astigmatism test chart and apart from that it can be used as an additional test chart.
  • Page 29: Reticle Chart Function

    17. Reticle Chart Function  Auxiliary lens: Red/Green Glasses(PLC-8000), Polarizing Glasses(PLC-8000pola)  Right eye see the vertical bar and left eye see the horizontal bar.  Basically, the two bars are moved symmetrically from the center coordinates of the LCD.
  • Page 30: Aniseikonia(Vertical) Chart Function

    18. Aniseikonia(Vertical) Chart Function  Auxiliary lens: Red : Red/Green Glasses(PLC-8000), Polarizing Glasses(PLC- 8000pola)  Right eye see the right frame and left eye see the left frame. Subject’s vision Button Correction PLC-8000 PLC-8000pola Mask_Up Enlarge only the left part of the chart displayed on the LCD.
  • Page 31: Mask Function

    20. Mask Function 20.1 Vertical Mask  Mask_Right button: To move to the right column  Mask_Left button: To move to the left column  Mask_Up button: To move to the up column  Mask_Down button: To move to the down column ...
  • Page 32: Horizontal Mask

    20.2 Horizontal Mask  Mask_Right button: To move to the right row  Mask_Left button: To move to the left row  Mask_Up button: To move to the up row  Mask_Down button: To move to the down row  Horizontal Mask button: Return to the original chart Ex1) - 24 -...
  • Page 33: Single Mask

    20.3 Single Mask  Mask_Right button: To move to the right column  Mask_Left button: To move to the left column  Mask_Up button: To move to the up column  Mask_Down button: To move to the down column  Single Mask button: Return to the original chart Ex1) Ex2)
  • Page 34: Red/Green Chart Function

    21. Red/Green Chart Function Common charts Chart Green Worth Schober PLC-8000 Only charts Chart Green Stereoscopic vision Binocular balance Phoria Phoria with fixation - 26 -...
  • Page 35 Stereo Vertical coincidence Horizontal coincidence PLC-8000pola Only chart Chart Green Duochrome balance - 27 -...
  • Page 36: Polarizing Chart Function

    22. Polarizing Chart Function PLC-8000pola Only Chart 45° 135° Phoria Phoria with fixation Stereo Vertical coincidence Horizontal coincidence Duochrome balance Binocular balance - 28 -...
  • Page 37: Maddox Test Function

    23. Maddox Test Function  PLC-8000 (pola) allows you to test by either light from LED or white spot illuminant in the center of LCD chart. According to LED light or white spot of PLC-8000’s screen, you can process the testing.
  • Page 38 ● Horizontal line - Use : To detect vertical phoria(Von Graefe test) - Auxiliary lens : 10△BI to the right eye - Ideal appearance : Right eye Left eye Binocular ideal ● When the two rows are not in line, see the table below to reduce the amount of shift Subject`s vision Phoria Correction...
  • Page 39 ● When the two column are not is line, see the table below to reduce the amount of shift. Subject`s vision Phoria Correction <1> The upper column is on the left. Esophoria Add the BO prism power to the left eye until the two columns line up.
  • Page 40: Slide Function

    25. Slide Function  PLC-8000(pola) has a image of each button. Show the image on Slide condition when press the button. Picture 15 Embedded images - 32 -...
  • Page 41  Images must be the name of “Slide+NUMBER(1~50).jpg” Ex) Slide01.jpg, Slide13.jpg  Logo image must be the name of “PLC-8000 Logo.jpg” (Case of Pola Type, must be the name of “PLC-8000pola Logo.jpg”)  Put USB flash drive in PLC-8000(pola) after Boot up that. Select "Images Update" on Menu setting, change the image.
  • Page 42: Video Play Function

    26.2 Using the Video Play function  Make the “VIDEO” folder in USB flash  Insert to files in “VIDEO” folder of USB flash  Insert USB into the USB port at PLC-8000(pola) like as figs. 1 and 2. figure 1 figure 2 ...
  • Page 43: Remote Control Function To Video Play

    26.3 Remote control function to Video Play ① USB recognize popup / comeback chart screen ② Select upper movie / Increase volume ③ Select downer movie / Decrease volume ④ Start video play ⑤ Stop video ⑥ Pause video play ⑦...
  • Page 44: Pr(Promotion) Video Play Function

     From menu, set the time for ‘Power Save Time’.  Set ‘Yes’ for PR(Promotion) video play at Auto Light Off. Insert the USB drive to PLC-8000. (figure 1.2)   At the time of playing video file, remote control function will followed by clause 26.3.
  • Page 45: Bluetooth Function (Optional)

    27. Bluetooth Function (optional) PLC-8000(pola) and PDR-7000, can be connected by wireless communication with Bluetooth Dongle. The wireless communication among other products except PLC- 8000(pola) and PDR-7000 is not possible yet. (Communication may fail in heavy signal traffic) 27.1 Recommended specification for Bluetooth ...
  • Page 46  Touch the Select Chart to go to the Select Chart menu (Figure 4). Figure 3 Figure 4  Select PLC-8000, PLC-8000 Pola and chart type (A, C, D, R) according to the product you are using.(Figure 4) and touch 'X' then PDR-7000 will restart the program to apply the setting.
  • Page 47 (3) Press menu button to access settings. Change the Bluetooth service item to On.. Press the menu button again to save and exit the SETTINGS screen. After that, reboot. (4) When the device turns on again, Press menu button to access settings. (5) Press downward button to move the cursor to “Bluetooth Communication Setting”...
  • Page 48 (6) [BLUETOOTH SETTING] press the right button to choose [3] Bluetooth pairing. (7) PLC-8000(pola) attempt pairing with PDR- 7000. (8) When pairing completed “Pairing Success…” message appears for 3 seconds and disappears. (9) [BLUETOOTH SETTING] Press the right button to choose [1] Bluetooth Using (y).
  • Page 49: Pdr-7000 Version 4 Bluetooth Connection

    If connection is not successful, press [4]Bluetooth Un-Pairing, press [2]Bluetooth Not Using(N), then turn the power of PDR-7000 and PLC-8000 off and on again. At this time, the PDR-7000 should be booted up before PLC-8000. If the power is turned on at the same time, the PDR-7000 will boot up first.
  • Page 50 Bluetooth pairing.) (3) The Select PLC-8000(pola) from the 'Select Chart' menu. ※ When using PLC-8000 R type, check the version of PLC-8000. Version of the PLC-8000 can be checked from the top left of the screen after pressing the PLC-8000 Remote Control Menu.
  • Page 51 (2) Press “on/off button” of remote controller on start- up screen. (3) Turn on the PLC-8000(pola). (4) When the PLC-8000(pola) logo screen, press the SETUP button on the remote control to go to the SETUP menu. (5) Change the Bluetooth service item to On.. Press the menu button again to save and exit the SETTINGS screen.
  • Page 52 Bluetooth Not connected Bluetooth, select [4] Bluetooth Un-Pairing, [2] Bluetooth Not Using, remove the dongle while turning off the power of the PLC-8000 (pola) device, then connect again to turn on the device to connect to Bluetooth. Try the process again.
  • Page 53: Maintenance And Repair

    Symptoms: A detailed technical  If you can’t contact with your local distributor, you can directly get in touch with the service department of the POTEC using the phone number and the address written in the below table. Manufacturer: POTEC Co., Ltd.
  • Page 54: Specifications

    1.0~8.0m (0.1 step adjustment) Charts Landolt, English, Russian, Numeral, Snellen, Children, Mask(Horizontal. Vertical, Single Optotype), Special charts(Separate Red/Green at PLC-8000, Red/Green and Polarization at PLC-8000pola), Color Blindness Program 2 programs with a maximum of 40 charts each External input/output port USB(USB 2.0), RS-232...
  • Page 55: Components

    30. Components. Product Body : PLC-8000(pola) Wall Mount Bracket Remote Controller Dust Cover Power Cable (with Ferrite Core ZCAT3035-1330) Battery Optional accessories Red/Green Glasses Polarizing Glasses <PLC-8000pola Only> - 47 -...
  • Page 56: Emc (Electromagnetic Compatibility)

    31. EMC (ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY) The PLC-8000(pola) complies whit these standards as tabled below. Follow the guidance on the tables for use of the device in the electromagnetic environment. PLC-8000(pola) is suitable for the home healthcare environment. Requirement Test Reference Application...

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