Thymatron
®
System IV Instructions for Use
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Flow Chart for
FLEXDIAL™ controller:
See
Addendum IV
.
PAPER LOADING INSTRUCTIONS
The Thymatron® System IV printer paper holder is located just below Somatics’ logo on the right side of the
front panel. Press the arrow on the top cover release bar to open the printer cover door. Remove the cardboard
sheets and place the fan folded paper pad inside. Make sure the black squares are on the right side and the
warning strips on the bottom of the pad and to the left side. Feed a double sheet into the printer, just below the
roller. The printer will automatically advance the paper and stop. Press the START/STOP button twice to feed
the paper to the next black square. The display will show “FORMFEED” when it advances to the next black
square. The “FORMFEED” will always indicate that the paper will advance to the next black square and stop.
STIMULUS CABLE CONNECTION
Connect the plug of the black ECT stimulus cable into the jack labeled “ECT”, located on the lower left front
panel.
MONITORING CABLE CONNECTION
Connect the plug of the gray EEG/ECG/EMG monitoring cable into the jack labeled “EEG/ECG/EMG”, located
on the lower left front panel, just to the right of symbol of the human figure inside a box.
The Treatment and Monitoring Cables are not interchangeable. They cannot be inserted into the
wrong connector. However, forcing them into the wrong place will damage the connectors or the
cables.
LEAD-WIRE CONNECTIONS
The Thymatron® System IV is shipped with 9 standard length (24 inch) lead-wires: 4 red, 4 black, and 1 green.
Also included are 2 extra length (60 inch) brown lead-wires for recording EMG from the leg, if desired. Any
combination of channels (from 1 to 4) can be used to monitor the patient. Not all channels need to be used.
However, channel 1 must be used to obtain baseline EEG and seizure endpoints.
Plug the red lead-wires into the receptacles for channels 1, 2, 3 & 4 indicated by red dots at the flared end of the
gray monitoring cable and plug the black lead-wires into the corresponding receptacles for channels 1, 2, 3 & 4
indicated by black dots. Plug the green lead-wire into the green receptacle marked “Iso Gnd”. If monitoring
EMG from the leg, insert the brown lead-wires into the channel 3 receptacles (in any order) instead of the red
and black lead-wires. The ordinary lifespan of a lead-wire is one year. With infrequent use some will last longer.
Replacement lead-wires are available separately from the entire monitoring cable.
CAUTION