Topcon KB-50 User manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL
CV 1DIAL CONTROLLER
KB-50

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INTRODUCTION
Thank you for purchasing the TOPCON CV 1Dial Controller KB-50.
This instrument has the following features:
•You can perform the subjective measurement by easy operation.
•The large 10.4-inch touch panel liquid crystal display unit is used to carry out tests
easily.
•The difficult cross cylinder test can be automatically performed.
This instruction manual outlines the KB-50 Software, including the basic operation and
trouble shooting.
To ensure the best use of the instrument (safely and efficiently), carefully read "DIS-
PLAY FOR SAFE USE" and "SAFETY CAUTIONS" and then use the software correctly.
You will be satisfied when you understand this software well and are skilled in its opera-
tion.
Keep the instruction manual at hand for future reference.
PRECAUTIONS
•As this is a precision instrument, place and store it where temperature and humidity
are normally controlled.
•Install the instrument on a level, stable floor and never expose it to the direct sunlight.
•Be sure to keep clean the place where the instrument is installed, and when not in
use, remove the power plug.
•Before using, connect all the instrument cords correctly.
•When disconnecting the cords, do not apply excessive force (e.g., pull out the cords
by hand).
•Wipe the resin parts (instrument cover, switches, etc.) with a silicone cloth, etc. with-
out using chemicals.
•Specifications and appearance are subject to change without advance notice for the
product improvement.

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CAUTIONS FOR USE
Basic caution
Do not install the instrument on an uneven or unsteady surface, including a slope.
[To prevent the instrument from tipping over or falling and to avoid injury]
Do not handle the plugs with wet fingers.
[To avoid electric shock]
Do not place your hand between the monitor unit and the main unit when adjusting the angle of the LC
display.
[To avoid injury caused by pinching]
Do not remove the interface cover. Ask the serviceman to repair the instrument.
[To avoid electric shock]
Disposal
Dispose of the instrument according to local disposal and recycling laws.
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS FOR USE
Temperature : 10°C ~ 40°C
Humidity : 30% ~ 75% (without dew condensation)
Air pressure : 700hPa ~ 1060hPa
STORAGE, USAGE PERIOD AND OTHERS
1. Environmental conditions for installation (without package)
Temperature : 10°C ~ 40°C
Humidity : 30% ~ 75% (without dew condensation)
Air pressure : 700hPa ~ 1060hPa
2. When storing the instrument, ensure that the following conditions are met:
(1) The instrument should not be splashed with water.
(2) Store the instrument where air pressure, temperature, humidity, ventilation, sunlight, dust, salty/
sulfurous air, etc. do not give any negative side effect.
(3) Do not store or transport the instrument on a slope or uneven surface or in an area where it is
subject to vibrations or instability.
(4) Do not store the instrument where chemicals are stored or gas is generated.
3. Usage period
8 years from delivery providing regular maintenance is performed (according to the self-certification
[Topcon data])
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS FOR PACKAGING IN TRANSPORTATION
Temperature : -20°C ~ 50°C
Humidity : 10% ~ 95%
CHECKPOINTS FOR MAINTENANCE
Maintenance by user
1. Regularly maintain and check the instrument and its parts.
2. When using the instrument after a prolonged period of inactivity, confirm normal and safe operation
beforehand.
3. When the monitor is stained, wipe it with a dry cloth, etc.
4. Refer to "MAINTENANCE" on P.75 for details.

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DISPLAY FOR SAFE USE
To encourage safe and proper use and to prevent danger to the operator and others or potential damage
to property, important cautionary messages are placed on the instrument body and inserted in the instruc-
tion manual.
We suggest that everyone using the instrument understands the meaning of the following displays, icons
and text before reading the "SAFETY CAUTIONS" and observe all listed instructions.
DISPLAYS
ICONS
Display Meaning
WARNING Incorrect handling by ignoring this display may lead to a risk of
death or serious injury.
CAUTION Incorrect handling by ignoring this display may lead to per-
sonal injury or physical damage.
•Injury refers to cuts, bruises, burns, electric shock, etc. which do not require hospitaliza-
tion or extended medical treatment.
•Physical damage refers to extensive damage to the building, nearby equipment and/or
surrounding furniture.
Icon Meaning
Prohibition:
Specific content is expressed with words or a picture near the
icon.
Mandatory Action:
Specific content is expressed with words or a picture near the
icon.
Caution:
Specific content is expressed with words or a picture near the
icon.

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SAFETY CAUTIONS
WARNING
Icons Prevention Item Page
To avoid electric shock, do not attempt disassembling, rebuilding and/or
repairs on your own. Ask your dealer for repairs. 72
To avoid electric shock, do not remove the covers from the back of the monitor
and the bottom of the instrument. 72
To avoid fire and electric shock, install the instrument in a place free of water
and other liquids. -----
To avoid fire and electric shock, do not put cups or vessels containing liquids
near the instrument. -----
To avoid electric shock, do not insert metal objects into any clearances, etc. -----
To avoid fire and electric shock in case of leakage, connect the power plug to a
bipolar outlet with proper grounding. -----
To avoid fire in the event of an instrument malfunction, immediately turn off the
power switch and unplug the cable if you see smoke coming from the instru-
ment or if you detect other problems. Ask your dealer for repairs.
-----

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CAUTION
Icons Prevention Item Page
To prevent the instrument from tipping over or falling and to avoid injury, do not
install the instrument on an uneven or unsteady surface, including a slope. -----
To avoid electric shock, do not handle the plugs with wet fingers. -----
To avoid injury caused by pinching when moving the monitor unit, do not place
your hand between the monitor unit and the main unit. 80
To avoid electric shock, do not remove the interface cover. Ask the service-
man to repair the instrument. 80

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USAGE AND MAINTENANCE
USAGE
The CV 1Dial Controller KB-50 is an electric instrument. Use this instrument according to the
instruction manual.
USER MAINTENANCE
To ensure the safety and performance of this instrument, all maintenance work, unless specified in
this manual, shall be conducted by trained service engineers.
ESCAPE CLAUSE
•TOPCON shall not take any responsibility for damage due to fire, earthquakes, actions by third
persons and other accidents, or damage due to negligence and misuse by the user and any use
under unusual conditions.
•TOPCON shall not take any responsibility for damage derived from inability to properly use this
instrument, such as loss of business profit and suspension of business.
•TOPCON shall not take any responsibility for damage caused from using this instrument in a
manner other than that described in this instruction manual.
•Diagnoses made shall be the responsibility of the pertaining doctors and TOPCON shall not take
any responsibility for the results of such diagnoses.

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WARNING DISPLAYS AND POSITIONS
To ensure safety, the machine provides warning displays.
Use the instrument correctly by observing the display instructions. If any of the following display labels
are missing, contact your TOPCON dealer or your local Topcon office listed on the back cover of this man-
ual.
CAUTION
To avoid injury caused by
pinching when moving the
monitor unit, do not place your
hand between the monitor unit
and the main unit.
CAUTION
To avoid electric shock, do not
remove the interface cover.
Ask the serviceman to repair
the instrument.

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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................. 1
CAUTIONS FOR USE ...................................................................................................................... 2
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS FOR USE .................................................................................. 2
STORAGE, USAGE PERIOD AND OTHERS .................................................................................. 2
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS FOR PACKAGING IN TRANSPORTATION ............................. 2
CHECKPOINTS FOR MAINTENANCE ............................................................................................ 2
DISPLAY FOR SAFE USE ............................................................................................................... 3
SAFETY CAUTIONS ........................................................................................................................ 4
USAGE AND MAINTENANCE ......................................................................................................... 6
USAGE ............................................................................................................................................. 6
USER MAINTENANCE .................................................................................................................... 6
ESCAPE CLAUSE ........................................................................................................................... 6
WARNING DISPLAYS AND POSITIONS ........................................................................................ 7
COMPONENT NAMES AND FUNCTIONS
MAIN UNIT ..................................................................................................................................... 10
BASIC OPERATION SWITCHES .................................................................................................. 11
FUNCTION SELECTOR SWITCHES ............................................................................................ 13
SPECIAL SWITCHES .................................................................................................................... 14
NAMES ON MONITOR SCREEN .................................................................................................. 15
TITLE BAR ..................................................................................................................................... 17
MAIN DATA .................................................................................................................................... 19
DATA REFERENCE ....................................................................................................................... 20
MINI HELP ..................................................................................................................................... 21
DIAL INFORMATION ..................................................................................................................... 21
AUXILIARY LENS/PD DISPLAY .................................................................................................... 22
TOUCH PANEL UNIT .................................................................................................................... 23
STANDARD ACCESSORIES ......................................................................................................... 35
PREPARATIONS
INITIAL SETTING ........................................................................................................................... 36
PERPARATION BEFORE MEASUREMENT ................................................................................. 37
BASIC OPERATION
FLOW OF OPERATION ................................................................................................................. 38
DATA INPUT .................................................................................................................................. 38
AUTOMATIC OPTOMETRY BY COURSES .................................................................................. 41
SPECIFY THE TEST NAME AND EXECUTE IT. .......................................................................... 41
LENS SPECIFICATION AND DIAL OPERATION .......................................................................... 42
SPECIFICATION AND CHANGE OF AUXILIARY LENS ............................................................... 43
CHANGE OF CHART ..................................................................................................................... 44
SPECIFICATION/CHANGE OF MASK AND INPUT OF VISUAL ACUITY .................................... 46

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OTHER FUNCTIONS
SMART CC FUNCTION ................................................................................................................. 48
ORIGINAL COURSES ................................................................................................................... 49
REGISTRATION OF ORIGINAL COURSE .................................................................................... 49
SETTING AND CHANGING THE SOFTWARE
Data ................................................................................................................................................ 57
Chart ............................................................................................................................................... 58
Mode .............................................................................................................................................. 64
Step ................................................................................................................................................ 66
Local & Time .................................................................................................................................. 67
Course Construction ....................................................................................................................... 68
Sub View ........................................................................................................................................ 70
Other .............................................................................................................................................. 71
TROUBLE SHOOTING
TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE ...................................................................................................... 72
SPECIFICATIONS & PERFORMANCE
SPECIFICATIONS ......................................................................................................................... 78
DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT ......................................................................................................... 79
PURPOSE OF USE, EFFICACY OR EFFECT .............................................................................. 79
ELECTRIC RATING ....................................................................................................................... 79
SYSTEM CLASSIFICATION ..........................................................................................................79
REFERENCE MATERIAL
SYMBOL ........................................................................................................................................ 80
MAINTENANCE
DAILY CHECKUPS ........................................................................................................................ 80
CLEANING ..................................................................................................................................... 80
DISPOSAL OF PRODUCT ............................................................................................................. 80
END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT .......................................................................... 81

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COMPONENT NAMES AND FUNCTIONS
COMPONENT NAMES AND FUNCTIONS
In this instruction manual, the buttons of the keyboard are expressed as "switches" and, when
using any of these switches, the expression "Press the switch" is used.
The buttons of the touch panel are expressed as "buttons" and, when using any of these buttons,
the expression "Touch the button" is used.
MAIN UNIT
Monitor screen
Controller unit
Interface cover
KB connection cable

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COMPONENT NAMES AND FUNCTIONS
BASIC OPERATION SWITCHES
(1) [Dial]
This dial is used to change the refractive power or astigmatic axis of the lens.
Select the data to be changed according to the tests or setting.
Turn clockwise: The value is changed toward the negative side.
Turn counterclockwise: The value is changed toward the positive side.
(2) [SET] switch
This switch is used to advance the course program by 1 step.
Press this switch as pressing the [Shift] switch, and the course program is returned by 1 step.
This is used as a response switch in the smart cross cylinder test.
(3) [1] switch
This switch is used to start the cross cylinder test.
In monocular mode, the cross cylinder lens is set to the eye to be tested and the test starts.
In binocular mode, the test starts automatically with the right eye test mode.
When the object of the dial operation is the astigmatic power, the astigmatic power test starts.
The cross cylinder lens with green frame is set.
(4) [2] switch
This switch works in the same way as the [1] switch.
The cross cylinder lens with red frame is set.
(5) [+] switch
This switch works in the same way as the dial.
Each time you press this switch, the value is changed toward the positive side by 1 step.
(6) [-] switch
This switch works in the same way as the dial.
Each time you press this switch, the value is changed toward the negative side by 1 step.
(10) (7) (5) (1) (2) (8) (4) (6)(9)(11) (12) (13) (14) (15)(3)

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COMPONENT NAMES AND FUNCTIONS
(7) [R] switch
The right eye is selected for the test and the left eye is occluded.
In binocular test, change only the object for the dial operation.
(8) [L] switch
The left eye is selected for the test and the right eye is occluded.
In binocular test, change only the object for the dial operation.
(9) [B] switch
The both eyes are measured. Both eyes are open.
(10) [Right eye open/close] switch
Press this switch, and the occluder is set to the right eye. Press this switch again, and the occluder
is removed. Use this switch for monocular test and cover test.
Press this switch as pressing the [Shift] switch, and you can change the type of the occluding cover.
(11) [Left eye open/close] switch
Press this switch, and the occluding plate is set to the left eye. Press this switch again, and the
occluding plate is removed. Use this switch for monocular test and cover test.
Press this switch as pressing the [Shift] switch, and you can change the type of the occluding plate.
(12) [Prog] switch
Press the [Prog] switch, and the registered courses are displayed. At this time, touch the chart tab,
and the test list is displayed.
Select a course or test to be started with the dial and press the [SET] switch. The test course starts.
During the program execution, you can select the stop or restart of the course.
Press this switch with the [Shift] switch together, and the test list is displayed. Select a test to be
started with [Dial] and press the [SET] switch. The test starts.
(13) [Mask move] switches
You can change the use of the mask or change the chart to the previous or next one.
Press each arrow switch, and you can move the visible part.
(14) [VA] switch
This switch is used to check the visual acuity.
If you press the [VA] switch while the prism data are displayed in the main data area, the visual acu-
ity is displayed in the main data area.
(15) [Mask selector] switches
This switch is used to apply the vertical, horizontal or character mask or the red/green filter to the
chart.
Touch other chart while the mask is applied, and the mask is removed.
Press the same switch continuously, and the mask is canceled.

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COMPONENT NAMES AND FUNCTIONS
FUNCTION SELECTOR SWITCHES
(1) [F/N] switch
Change the far- and near-point test modes to each other. The current mode is displayed on the title
bar at the upper section on the screen.
When the power is ON and when the system is reset, the far-point test mode is automatically
accessed.
In the near-point measurement mode, the CV-5000 automatically changes to the near-point mode
and the spherical lens is set as the addition refractive power.
(2) [S] switch
The dial function is set to the spherical power operation mode.
In the near-point test, this switch is used to access the addition refractive power operation mode.
(3) [C] switch
The dial function is set to the astigmatic power operation mode.
(4) [A] switch
The dial function is set to the astigmatic axis operation mode.
(5) [PD] switch
The dial function is set to the PD operation mode.
(6) [ADD] switch
The dial function is set to the addition refractive power operation mode.
This switch works only in the near-point test.
(7) [H] switch
The dial function is set to the horizontal prism operation mode.
When the visual acuity is displayed, you can check the prism value.
(8) [V] switch
The dial function is set to the vertical prism operation mode.
When the visual acuity is displayed, you can check the prism value.
(1) (7) (6) (8) (5) (4) (3) (2)

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COMPONENT NAMES AND FUNCTIONS
SPECIAL SWITCHES
(1) [Menu] switch
The informed consent tool (including the eye configuration, the visible status of progressive lens)
starts.
Press this switch with the [Shift] switch together, and the software's setting menu is displayed.
(2) [IN] switch
This switch is used to input the data of the connected external devices such as an auto refractome-
ter, lens meter, etc.
(3) [Print] switch
The test result data can be printed by the thermal printer attached to the power unit installed to the
table or by the external printer or by both of them.
(4) [CL] switch
The CV-5000 and KB-50 are reset.
(5) [Monitor power] switch
You can turn off the power of the monitor.
To turn on the power of the monitor, press any switch on the keyboard.
(6) [Shift] switch
Press any button as pressing the [Shift] switch, and you can access many convenient functions,
which are different from the normal ones.
(4) (6) (3) (1) (5)(2)

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COMPONENT NAMES AND FUNCTIONS
NAMES ON MONITOR SCREEN
(1) Title bar
Displays the type of the displayed main data, the test name, the time, the lapse of test time, etc.
(2) Main data
Displays the data set in the CV-5000 and besides, displays the set visual acuity, etc.
(3) Data reference
When you want to compare the main data with the objective data or lens data measured by an
external device, those data are displayed in small areas near the main data. One of those data is
fixed, and the other is used for exchanging with the main data or displaying.
(4) Mini help
Displays a simple guide about the current test.
(5) Dial information
Displays the dial information about the current test.
(3) (4) (1) (2) (6) (7) (5) (3)

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COMPONENT NAMES AND FUNCTIONS
(6) Auxiliary lens/PD display
Displays the auxiliary lens set in the CV-5000. When you select the astigmatic lens or cross cylin-
der, you can check the lens axis status. The PD value set in the CV-5000 is displayed.
(7) Touch panel operation unit
On KB-50, you can operate the instrument not only by keyboard but also by touching the screen
directly. The touching operation is possible on the lower half of the screen.

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COMPONENT NAMES AND FUNCTIONS
TITLE BAR
(1) Main data title
Displays the data type of the main data area and the far or near point test mode.
Type Notation
Value in subjective measurement (CV-5000) Subjective data
Objective value measured by an auto refractometer, etc. Objective data
Eyeglass value measured by a lens meter Glass data
Current prescription data Prescription data
Measured value with unaided eyes Uncorrected visual data
Last prescription data registered in database Last prescription data
Data 1 stored in KB-50 M1 data
Data 2 stored in KB-50 M2 data
Data 3 stored in KB-50 M3 data
(2) (1) (3)

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COMPONENT NAMES AND FUNCTIONS
(2) Test name
Displays the current test and course.
There are "program course" and "Semi-Auto course". For the program course, the program con-
tents can be customized by [Settings].
For the "Semi-Auto" course, each chart can be customized by [Settings].
(3) Time and lapse of test
Displays the date and time, and the lapse of test. Only one of them (date or lapse of test) can be
displayed by [Settings].