Dynatronics 25 Series Portable Ultrasound

How to set-up the ultrasound device?

1. Turn the main power switch at the back of the unit to the ON position. 
2. Choose the frequency - Press the frequency display toggle key on the operations screen to select 1, 2, or 3 mhz. Any one of the three frequencies may be used with the 2 cm2, 5 cm2, or 10 cm2 soundheads. 
3. Select the duty cycle - Press the duty cycle toggle key located on the operations screen to select one of the four available options: 10%, 20%, 50%, or 100% (continuous) duty cycles. 
4. Modify treatment parameters -  The following parameters can be modified at the time of set-up or while the treatment is in progress. : frequency, duty cycle, time, intensity, head warming, and power display of watts or w/cm2.
5. - Head warming -  Access the settings screen by pressing the settings key in the lower right hand corner of the operations screen. On the settings screen, press the warming key to toggle between head warming on and off. When the image turns “blue,” head warming is on. When the display returns to black and white, head warming is off.
   - Power display - Press the setting key on the operations screen. From the settings screen, select the appropriate toggle key to change the power display from watts to w/cm2. 
6. Time -  Touch the time display on the operations screen to access the time screen. the default time is set for a 5:00 min. treatment. Time can be changed by using the time up/down arrow keys located to the right of the time display. After selecting the treatment time, press the return key located in the lower right-hand corner to return to the operation’s screen. 
7. Save selected parameters as the default treatment parameters - To save the treatment time that has been selected for a current treatment as the default time, touch the time window on the operations screen. Press the image in the lower left-hand corner. The selected treatment time is now saved as the default for future treatments. Any changes made to language, head warming, and intensity display units are automatically saved as defaults. 
8. Raise the intensity - On the operations screen, use the intensity up/down arrow keys located on either side of the power display to increase the power to the desired treatment setting. For patient safety and comfort, it is recommended that treatment begins with .1 w/cm2, before increasing power to the desired level after the treatment begins. Valid ranges are from 0.1 to 2.0 w/cm2 (exceptions: valid ranges when using a 10 cm2 head are from 0.1 to 1.0 w/cm2). 
9. Press start - Press the green start key, the treatment timer begins to count down and output is delivered to the soundhead. if intensity is not set before pressing start, an error message will appear: “No Head Intensity. Treatment Will Not Start. Please Increase Intensity.” 
10. Pause - Temporarily pause a treatment, if necessary, while the treatment is in progress. To temporarily pause an ultrasound treatment, press the green start/pause key. A tone will sound indicating that the treatment has been paused. The Ultrasound output from the soundhead stops and the treatment timer is paused without ending the treatment. Press the green START/PAUSE key again to restart the treatment. A tone will sound indicating that the treatment is again in progress. Output resumes and the treatment timer starts from where it was paused. 
11. Stop -  When the treatment time has elapsed, the ultrasound to the patient stops and a tone sounds signaling the end of a treatment. Treatments in progress may be stopped at any time by pressing the red stop key.

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