Keyboard & General Controls
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ACUSON Cypress™ Operator’s Manual
Function Keys
The six function keys are located at the bottom left corner of the keyboard.
Press the key to enable each function.
TABLE 3.
The Function Keys
Function Key
Description
PATIENT
Activates the Patient ID entry screen. This screen stores the
entries for patient name, ID number, and other data related
to the patient and the study.
Only one patient study can be active at a time. Activating a
new patient study automatically closes the previously
opened patient study. To exit the Patient screen, press the
PATIENT
key again, or press any scanning Mode key (except
COLOR
).
CALC
(Calculations)
Activates the measurement and analysis function. If
CALC
is
pressed during real-time scanning, the system will freeze the
image first, then open the Calculations menu. Pressing
CALC
a second time removes the calculations menu from
the screen.
Which Calculations menu is activated is determined by the
active scanning mode or what is being reviewed. For exam-
ple, if
2D
is active, the
2D
-related measurements menu will
be displayed.
SETUP
Activates the Setup menu. To view the subheadings, double
click a heading. Click a subheading and the available options
are displayed in the section to the right of the subheading.
To adjust the settings, use the Trackball, <
ENTER
> key, and
alphanumeric keypad.
To exit the Setup screen, press the
SETUP
key again, or
press any scanning Mode key (except
COLOR
).
PATIENT
CALC
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