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USB200 User Guide – English
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When you finish entering information, press the Enter key on the keyboard. If you don’t want to enter
any information, simply press the Enter key as soon as the Patient Information screen is displayed.
Accessing Patient Information
Patient Information for each imaging session is stored in a text file named Patient_Info.txt in the same
folder as the images. Note that this file will exist even when the Patient Information feature is not
being used. This is because the file is also used to store information about the USB200 for
troubleshooting purposes (serial number, etc.).
In addition, some image formats store patient information in the image header (image formats are
selected in the Image Options Menu, page 13):
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JPG and TIFF
– Patient information is stored in the “Description” field of the Exchangeable
Image File Format (EXIF) header. This standard image header is widely used by camera
manufacturers. To read the header, you will need third-party EXIF viewing software on your
computer. Also note that some image editing programs have been found to damage EXIF
headers; check the specifications of your image editing software for EXIF compatibility.
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DICOM
– Patient information is stored in the appropriate fields of the DICOM header. Only
experienced DICOM users should select this format; it requires third-party DICOM viewing
software on your computer.
Using an External Hard Drive
You can plug an external hard drive into one of the USB connectors on the front or back panel of the
USB200. A hard drive can provide increased storage capacity compared with a flash drive. A typical
hard drive can store hundreds of hours of video.
Before purchasing an external hard drive, please
note the following:
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The hard drive must use the “FAT32” format, not the “NTFS” format.
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Delete any software that came pre-loaded on the drive (it may be incompatible with the USB200).
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To protect your videos and images, it is important to back them up by transferring them from
the external hard drive to your computer or network.
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Only one copy of an image or video is recorded. In other words, if a hard drive is plugged into
the back panel and then you plug a flash drive into the front, videos and images will only be
recorded to the hard drive. If want to record to the flash drive in the front, unplug the hard drive
from the back and turn the USB200 off and back on.
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For more information, please see the document titled
Using a Hard Drive with the MediCap
USB200
which is available in the Support section at medicapture.com.
