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INSTALLING THE APPARATUS
• Turn the activation switch [C2] to position "1"
a The camera takes about 30 seconds to come on. The Sopro Comeg logo is displayed on the
screen during this interval.
a The flashing LED standby button, and the appearance of "standby" on the screen indicate
that the camera is properly activated
• Connect the camera head to the control unit via the dedicated connector [C1]
• Touch the screen, OR press the Standby button to access the main menu.
• Select a surgical speciality from Laparoscopy, Cystoscopy, Hysteroscopy, ENT, Arthroscopy
and Flexible Endoscopy, by clicking the associated symbol.
a Once the selection is made, the camera is in surgery mode
• After connecting the light cable and the endoscope, film a white surface and launch the White
Balance by pressing the dedicated button on the touch screen interface, or the camera head's
pre-programmed button
a When the surgical monitor appears indicating "AWB OK" and the chronometer starts, this
signals that the white balance has successfully been set.
a The chronometer shows the operating time by default (the starting point being when the white
balance is set). However, this chronometer can be set beforehand if necessary, independently
of the white balance.
• The video settings have been defined for each surgical speciality. However, they can be mo-
dified, if necessary, during surgery.
a 3 of these (Brightness, Sharpness and Red Gain) can be directly accessed from the main
screen. All the others (Gamma, Blue Gain, Colour, Red Phase, Gain, Noise Reduction, and
Aperture) can be accessed by clicking the "More Settings" button. This is a drop-down list. To
scroll through the parameters, touch the left section (the parameter headings) with your finger.
• Press "Close settings" to exit and return to the main screen.
• You can at any time during surgery to return to the factory settings for the surgical speciality
by clicking the "Specialities presets" button.
• Press the "STOP" button at the end of the surgery.
You can at this stage:
Return to the main menu by clicking the "Completed" button;
OR
Create a user profile from the settings used during the operation;
OR
Log in if you wish to add this set of settings to your profile.
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