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System Introduction
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Definitions, Acronyms and Conventions

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Ultrasound

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Acronyms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

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Alerts
Caution alerts notify the user and service personnel of potential hazards to the equipment
and are presented in the following format:

CAUTION

The system contains components that are sensitive to damage by

electrostatic discharge (ESD).
Observe ESD protective procedures and use ESD protective equipment-including an ESD wrist strap-when protective covers are removed from the system.

Warning alerts notify the user and service personnel of potential hazards to the user, the
patient, or to service personnel and are presented in the following format:

WARNING

The system contains hazardous voltages that can range from 90

VAC to 264 VAC and cause serious injury or death.
Only authorized service personnel are permitted to
remove protective covers and access the energized components of this system.

Notes
Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the document:

NOTE

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The ultrasound system is not designed to be used as an archive

device.

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Definitions
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Acronym Definitions

Term

Acronym

Definition

Field Replacement Unit

FRU

A part on the ultrasound system that may be

replaced in the field.

Replace

To exchanged a faulty FRU with an operative

FRU.
To install the same operative FRU that was
previously removed from the system, back
from which it came.

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Acronyms

ACP

AC Power Module

ADC

Analog to Digital Converter

AOP

Acoustic Output Power

ASIC

Application Specific Integrated Circuit

AV

Audio and Video

AVIF

Audio Video Interface

BE

Backend

BIST

Built in Self Test

BIT

Built in Test

CD/DVD-R/RW

Compact Disk / Digital Versatile Disc - Recordable/Rewriteable

CPLD

Complex Programming Logic Device

CP

Control Panel

DAC

Digital to Analog Converter

DGC

Depth Gain Control

DHCP

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

DICOM

Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine

DIMAQ

Digital Image Acquisition

DIMM

Dual Inline Memory Module

DLL

Dynamic Link Library

ECG

Electrocardiogram

ECPR

Echo Processor

EM

Electronics Module

EMIFIL

EMI (Electro-Magnetic Intererence) Filter

EMUX

Echo Multiplexer

EP

Echo Processor

EPLD

Embeded programable logic device

ESD

Electrostatic Discharge

ETX

Embedded Technology Extended Module

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FPD

Flat Panel Display

FDA

Food and Drug Administration

FRU

Field Replaceable Unit

FE

Frontend

FiFo

Fast in Fast out memory

FOV

Field of View

FPGA

Field Programmable Gate Array IC

HDD

Hard Disk Drive

HPRF

High Pulse Rate Frequency

HV-MUX

High Voltage Multiplexer

IDE

Intergrated Drive Electornics

IQ

In Phase/ Quadrature phase

IO or I/O

Input-Output Board

IOS

Input Output Sub Board

IQ

In phase/Quadrature phase

LAN

Local Area Network

LNF

Line Filter

LSPS

Line Selector and Power Supply

M&R

Measurement & Report

MON

Monitor

MPDR

Mid Processor/Digital Receiver

MPEP

Mid Processor/Echo Processor

NTSC

National Television Standards Committee

OB

Obstetric

OEM

Original Equipment Manufacturer (Manufacturing)

OGL

Orchid Graphic Library

OS

Operating System

OUTL

Outlet

PAL

Phase Alternation by Line

PCB

Printed Circuit Board

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PCD

Power Combiner/Divider

PCI

Peripheral Component Interconnect

PCIF

PCI Interface

PCIMG

PCI Industrial Computers Manufactures Group

PM

Physio Module, Planned Maintenance

POST

Power on self test

PRF

Pulse Repetition Frequency

PSA

Analog Power Supply

PSAC

Power Supply AC tray

PSD

Digital Power Supply

RACS

Real Time Acoustic Control System

RC

Receive beamformer and Controller

RF

RadioFrequency

RGB

Red Green Blue

RGLT

Regulator

RM

Realtime Manager (Runtime Manager)

RMP

Realtime Manage Processor

ROI

Region of Interest

RTC

Real Time Controller

Rx

Receive

RXBF

Receive Beam Former

SAM

Service Access Manager

SC

Scan Conversion

SBC

Single Board Computer

SBCR

Single Board Computer Riser

SCWD

Steerable Continuous Wave Doppler

SDRAM

Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory

SIP

Signal/Image Processor

SODIMM

Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module

SPC

Spare Part Catalog

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SVGA monitor

Super VGA (800x600)

SWRG

Switching Regulator

TBGR

Time Base Generator and dRfp ( Digital RF Processor)

TGC(DGC)

Time gain compensation(Depth Gain Compensation)

THI

Tissue Harmonic Imaging

TI

Transducer Interface

TR

Transmit / Receive

TRBF

Tx / Rx Beam Former

TRNS

Isolation Transformer

Tx

Transmit

TXPG

Transmit Power Generator

TXRX

Transmit / Receive Echo

USB

Universal Serial Bus

VGA

Video Graphic Array

VI

Video IO

VP

Video Processing

XGA

Extended Grapics Array 1024 x768

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