BTL-5000 Series USER’S MANUAL

BTL-5000 Series

U S E R ' S M A N U A L

Before You Start

Take a moment to reflect on the advantages of the BTL-5000 Electrical Stimulation, Ultrasound, Laser and Magnet technology in your own clinic. The BTL-5000 system has many benefits not available on other systems. For example, the touch screen is a major step forward since it allows users to precisely monitor therapy and document and store patient data for later recall. A choice of therapy protocols offers maximum flexibility for a variety of clinical applications.

The combination electrical stimulation / ultrasound / laser / magnet therapy system also offers substantial benefits since it eliminates the need to purchase separate units. We sincerely believe the newest BTL physiotherapy system is technically superior to any other physiotherapy products available and will provide years of trouble-free and profitable use.

All of us at BTL wish you every success with your BTL-5000 system. We pride ourselves on being as responsive as possible to our customer's needs. Your suggestions and comments are always welcome since we believe an ongoing relationship with our customers is critically important to our future product line. Please call us or email us your suggestions.

While we would like you to start using your equipment right away, we encourage a thorough reading of this manual in order to fully understand the operational features of the BTL-5000 system.

Please remember to complete the warranty registration form printed in this manual. The warranty form should be returned to us no later than 30 days following installation of your equipment to initiate warranty protection.

Again, thanks for being a BTL customer. In the event of a problem, or if you require service, please make an initial call to your local distributor, who will decide whether to refer the problem to our office.

CONTENTS

Table Caption: This table is a table of contents for a user manual, outlining the sections and their corresponding page numbers. It details general characteristics, instructions for use including unpacking, operation, and therapy settings, menu buttons, and unit settings.

Table Caption: This is a table of contents for a technical manual, outlining sections related to device settings, user options, accessories, maintenance, safety, technical parameters, and unit configurations for BTL 5000 series medical therapy devices.

1 G E N E R A L C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S

The BTL-5000 series offers advanced and well designed physiotherapy units for professional use. Depending on the required configuration, each system can consist of up to four units -- for electrotherapy, ultrasound, laser or magnet therapy treatment.

The touch-controlled display considerably simplifies the use of the unit. The displays are supplied as black and white or colour. The touch screen is equipped with a touch stylus for a more convenient operation. A vertically positioned case of the instrument enables you to see the information on the screen clearly and from different positions. In addition, the display's brightness can be adjusted to fit the light conditions in the office. The information displayed on the screen will guide you throughout the whole therapy. Simply adjust the parameters by pressing the touch screen buttons and turn the main knob to set the intensity.

The modular design of the BTL equipment allows you to build the combination you require. Combine an electrotherapy unit of your choice with either ultrasound, laser or magnet all into a single unit. This can save considerable money on your physiotherapy investment. Alternatively, you may wish to upgrade your unit later, as your needs grow.

Selecting a diagnosis from a list of alphabetically organized treatment protocols, or selecting a program, will make an easy and efficient start of the therapy. Naturally, you can adjust any treatment parameter manually by the simple use of the touch screen buttons. Throughout the whole therapy, the display informs you about the remaining therapy time, channel and therapeutical method used, type of therapy applied, attached accessories, and other necessary data.

If several accessories are attached to your unit at the same time, you can easily recognize the accessory required for a specific treatment. Select a treatment on the display (electrotherapy, ultrasound, laser or magnet), and the control light on the corresponding accessory (electrotherapy cable, ultrasound probe, laser probe / cluster or magnet disc / double disc / linear or solenoid applicator) will switch on to indicate that this accessory should be used.

Save your time by using the pre-programming of the BTL-5000 units. Based on detailed research and practical use of the units, the well-organized pre-programmed protocols will give you recommendations for treating various conditions. The unit also includes up to 500 free lots to define your own protocols. Moreover, you can recall the last 20 treatments.

Add the names of your patients and other relevant information into the unit's internal memory and connect the patient data with pre-programmed or your own protocols. When your patients call again simply recall their name and apply the pre-set therapy.

With every BTL unit, you can purchase a cart specially designed for BTL products. Its versatile design allows you to conveniently store and use 1 or 2 physiotherapy units and a vacuum unit. The cart includes a range of accessory trays and baskets. Four well-built and steady castors ensure easy movement of the unit in the office or in hospital

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2 I N S T R U C T I O N S F O R U S E

2 . 1 F R O N T V I E W

• 1 -6 line outputs for patient cables on the rear panel, see 2.2 Rear View

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ON/OFF

power switch ('ON' status indicated by the