User's Manual

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Software licensing
SonoSitesoftwareiscontrolledbyalicensekey.Afteryouinstallnewsoftware,thesy stem
promptsyouforalicensekey.Youmustobtainonekeyforeachsystemortransducerthatuses
thesoftware.
Thesoftwarewilloperateforashorttime(the“graceperiod”)withoutalicensekey.During
the
graceperiod,allsystemfunctionsare available.Afterthegraceperiod,thesystemisnotusable
untilyouenteravalidlicensekey.Graceperiodtimeisnotusedwhilethesystemisoffor
asleep.Graceperiodtimeremainingappearsonthelicenseupdatescreen.
Toobtainalicense
keyforyoursoftware,contactSonoSiteTechnical Support.(See“SonoSite
TechnicalSupport”onpage viii.)Youneedtoprovidethefollowinginformation.(See“System
Informationsetup”onpage 20.)
Afteryouobtainalicensekey,youmustenteritintothesystem.
To enter a license key
1 Turnonthesystem.
Thelicenseupdatescreenappears.
2 EnterthelicensekeyintheEnter license numberfield.
3 Select Doneonscreen.
Ifyouenteredavalidlicensekeybutthelicenseupdatescreenappears,verifythatyou
enteredthelicensekeycorrectly.Ifthelicenseupdatescreenstillappears,contactSonoSite
TechnicalSupport.(See“SonoSiteTechnicalSupport”onpage viii.)
Caution:
After the grace period expires, all system functions except licensing are unavailable
until a valid license key is entered.
Software License Key Information
System Software Transducer Software
Name of institution installing the upgrade Name of institution installing the upgrade
Serial number (on bottom of system) Transducer serial number
ARM version Transducer part number (REF)
or model number (for example, C60x)
PCBA serial number Transducer bundle version