Monitor-Connected System Operation - ThePolarisSystemcanbeoper-
ated directly connected to a video monitor In this configuration the connected
monitordisplayshigh-resolutionlivevideoimagestakenbythecameraThere
isnocomputersystemorsoftwareusedtofreezeandsavetheresultantimages
PerformthefollowingprocedurestooperatethePolarisSystemwhenconnected
toavideomonitor
1 ActivatethePolarisSystembyperformingthePowerTurn-Onprocedures
providedonpage18
2 RemovetheCameraHandpiecefromtheHandpieceHolderandobserve
thatthevideomonitordisplayshowsthehigh-resolutionlivevideoimages
takenbythecamera
3 Ifdesired,rotatethelensheadleftorrightfromcenterPlacethecamera
lenswindowoverareaofinterestandviewimageondisplay
4 Whenimaging an X-rayfilmon alight box, deactivatethe LEDlight
sourcebydepressingbothCameraHandpiecebuttonssimultaneously
forapproximately 3secondsDepressbothCameraHandpiecebuttons
simultaneouslyforapproximately3secondstoturnONtheLEDlightsource
asdesired
5 ReturntheCameraHandpiecetotheholderwhendoneVerifythattheLED
lightsourceandcameraturnsOFF
6 SettheSTANDBY/ONswitchontheControlModulefrontpaneltothe
STANDBYpositionandverifythatthe front panel LEDindicator lamp
extinguishes
2 RemovetheCameraHandpiecefromthehandpieceholderandobserve
that the computer display shows the high-resolution live video images
takenbythecamera
3 Ifdesired,rotatethelensheadleftorrightfromcenter
4 Placethecameralenswindowoverareaofinterestandviewimageon
computerdisplaymonitor
5 Press and releasethe topkeypad button onthe CameraHandpiece to
freeze(iecapture)thedisplayedimageonthecomputermonitorscreen
The keypad button used may depend on the video capture software
installed
6 PressandreleasethebottomkeypadbuttonontheCameraHandpieceto
savethecapturedimagetothecomputerharddriveandthentoreturnto
aliveimagedisplayThekeypadbuttonusedmaydependonthevideo
capturesoftwareinstalled
7 Repeatsteps3through6asnecessary
8 Whenimaging an X-rayfilmon alight box, deactivatethe LEDlight
sourcebydepressingbothCameraHandpiecebuttonssimultaneously
forapproximately3secondsPerformsteps3through6tofreezeand
savetheX-rayfilmimageasdesiredDepressbothCameraHandpiecebut-
tonssimultaneouslyforapproximately3secondstoturnONtheLEDlight
sourceasdesired
9 ReturntheCameraHandpiecetotheholderwhendoneVerifythattheLED
lightsourceandcameraturnsOFF
10Set theSTANDBY/ONswitch onthe ControlModule frontpanelto the
STANDBYpositionandverifythatthe front panel LEDindicator lamp
extinguishes
SYSTEM OPERATION