
Bowles Corporation UW 7
Bowles Corporation
445 Long Point Road, N. Ferrisburgh, VT 05473
www.BowlesCorp.com 802-425-3447
Contents
WARRANTY....................................................................................................................1
NOTICES .......................................................................................................................2
SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS ..............................................................................................4
HAZARD WARNINGS .......................................................................................................5
PRECAUTIONS................................................................................................................5
ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE AND SUSCEPTIBILITY..................................................6
EC DIRECTIVE 73/23/EEC LOW VOLTAGE (USER SAFETY)...............................................7
CHAPTER 1: GENERAL INFORMATION............................................................................... 9
SUMMARY OF FEATURES...............................................................................................10
ULTRASOUND AND ITS APPLICATIONS ............................................................................11
PATIENT TREATMENT WITH THERAPEUTIC ULTRASOUND..................................................12
CHAPTER 2: DESCRIPTION................................................................................................... 13
UW-7 SPECIFICATIONS.................................................................................................14
OVERALL UNIT LAYOUT ................................................................................................15
FRONT PANEL DESCRIPTION .........................................................................................16
BACK PANEL DESCRIPTION ...........................................................................................17
BOTTOM PANEL DESCRIPTION.......................................................................................18
STANDARD ACCESSORIES.............................................................................................18
OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES..............................................................................................20
CHAPTER 3: INSTALLATION & THE OPERATING ENVIRONMENT............................ 21
UNPACKING AND INSPECTION ........................................................................................22
OPERATION .................................................................................................................25
UW-7 SYSTEMS CHECK ...............................................................................................27
BEGINNING ULTRASOUND POWER MEASUREMENTS ........................................................29
USING THE UNIVERSAL TRANSDUCER CLAMP ASSEMBLY AND CENTERING RINGS..............31
ULTRASOUND UNIT TESTING .........................................................................................33
USING THE RS232 PORT..............................................................................................34
CHAPTER 4: SAFETY, MAINTENANCE, STORAGE & SHIPPING................................... 35
RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES AND PRECAUTIONS..........................................................36
CALIBRATION WEIGHT CHECK PROCEDURES..................................................................36
MAINTENANCE .............................................................................................................37
SERVICE......................................................................................................................37
RETURNING THE UW-7 FOR RECALIBRATION..................................................................38
USING BATTERY POWER MODULE .................................................................................38
STORAGE ....................................................................................................................39
REPACKAGING AND SHIPPING........................................................................................39
APPENDIX A: TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE....................................................................... 43
RETURN MATERIALS AUTHORIZATION FORM ............................................................... 47