1.3.5 On Farm Timer control
TheEasi-ScanprovidesatimerwhichcanbeusedtomonitorOn-FarmTime.Itsoperationisasfollows:
Select‘Timer’fromthemainmenu.TheTimerSub-Menuwillappearwiththefollowingoptions:
Exit Selectthisoptiontoexitthemenuwithoutmakinganychanges
Start/Stop Selectthisoptiontostartandstopthetimer;arunningtimerisdisplayed
inalightgreycolour, a stopped timer in a dark grey
Reset Selectthisoptiontoresetthetimer
Display Selectthisoptiontoswitchthetimerdisplayonandoff
Note: The timer will continue to run even if not displayed.
Thetimervalueisstoredonpowerdownandonpoweronwillresumewiththesamevalueandsettings.
1.3.6 Follicle Sizing Mode
TheEasi-Scanprovidesaquickandsimplemethodofmeasuringfolliclesize.
Note: To use the sizing mode, the scanner must be in Ovary/Early mode and the image must be frozen.
Select‘Sizing’fromthemainmenu,theSizingSub-Menuwillappearwith2selections:
Vertical Selectingthisoptionwillswitchthecursoradjustmentonoroff,a small cursor
willappearonscreenandcanbemovedupanddownthescreenusingthe
Up&Downbuttons.
Threshold Selectingthisoptionwillswitchthethresholdadjustmentonandoff,
thethresholdvaluecanthenbeadjustingusingtheUpandDownbuttons.
To use Follicle sizing, move the probe until the follicle is in the centre of the screen and freeze the image.
BringuptheMainMenuandselect‘Sizing’,switchVerticalonandusetheUporDownbuttonstomove
thecursortothecentreofthefollicle. Ifnecessary, switch Verticaloff and switch Threshold on and
adjustthethresholdvalueuntilthescannerdetectstheupperandloweredgesofthefollicle
(twosmallindicatorswillappear, pointing to the detected edges), the size of the follicle in
millimetreswillbedisplayedonthelowerrightofthescreen.
1.3.7 Foetal Ageing Mode
TheEasi-ScanprovidesindicatorswhichshowthesizesoftheCrownRumpLengthandTrunk Diameter
ofacattlefoetusatvariousstagesofdevelopment.
Note: The scanner must be in ‘Late’ mode to display the ageing lines.
Selecting‘Ageing’fromthemainmenuwillbringuptheSizingSub-Menuwhichallowstheoperatorto
selectfromthefollowingindicators:5/7Weeks,6/8 Weeks,7/9 Weeks,9/11 Weeks,10/12Weeksand Off.
EachsettingwilldisplayCRLand/orTDofthecorrectsizeforafoetusofthatgestation.
1.3.8 Auto Standby Mode
TheEasi-Scanhasalowpowerstandbymode,whichcanbeenabledbyselectingadurationfrom
theStandbySub-Menu.
IfthescannerdoesnotdetectanultrasoundimagefortheperiodselectedintheStandbySub-Menu,
thenitswitchestolowpowermode.Inthismode,thepowerconsumptionishalvedbyusinga
non-imagingscan,butultrasoundechoesarecontinuallymonitored.Ondetectingultrasoundechoes,
thescannerimmediatelyswitchesbacktofullpowermode.
1.3.9 Image Storage and Review
TheEasi-Scanallowstheoperatortostoreupto100imagesonthescanner.
To store a frozen image, select ‘Image’ from the main menu and Select ‘Store’ from the Image Sub-Menu,
thescannerwillthenstoretheimage.
To review the stored images on the scanner, Select ‘Review’ from the Image Sub-Menu and use the
Up&Downbuttonstopagethroughthestoredimages.InReviewmode,theoperatorispresentedwith
theoptiontodeleteeachimageastheyareviewed.Select‘Exit’fromtheImageSub-Menutoleave
ImageReviewmode.
1.3.10 Cattle ID Entry
TheEasi-ScanallowstheoperatortoenteracattleIDnumberwhichwillbeassociatedwiththeimage
onceitisstored.
Selecting‘CattleID’fromtheMainMenu,bringsuptheCattleIDentrymenu.Theoperatorcanusethe
Up&Downbuttonstoselectthedigittobechanged,pressingSelecthighlightsthedigitanditsvalue
canbechangedbyusingtheUp&Downbuttons,pressingselectagainreturnstothedigitselection
mode.To exit this Sub-Menu, it is necessary to either wait for the Menu to blank or press and hold
theSelectbuttonuntilthescannerbeepstwice.
1.3.10 Output Selection
Theoperatorcanselectfrom3differentoutputs on the front panel user connector:
DVI Selectingthisoptionfeedsadigitalvideosignaloutofthefrontpanel,thisoption
isusedwiththeBCFWristDisplay accessory
Composite SelectingthisoptionfeedsastandardgreyscaleNTSCvideosignaloutofthefront
panel,thisoptionisusedforBCFBUGsandMyVugoggles, or if using Videolead
(e.g.forVideoPrinter)
USB Selectingthisoptionallowstheusertoconnectthescannertoacomputervia
theUSBadapteraccessory. This mode is used to copy stored images from the scanner
(SeeAppendixB)
