and or logic circuitry the memory stores and the processing module executes operational instructions corresponding to at least some of the steps and or functions illustrated in the figs fig3 5 illustrate one example of a surgical system and a related consumable in this case a cassette these drawings exemplify a surgical environment in which embodiments of the present invention may be implemented it can be seen from fig3 5 that a surgical console acts in cooperation with a number of consumables that may require setup before a surgical procedure takes place embodiments of the present invention provide a system and method for facilitating surgical procedures with video and multimedia content displayed on or played back with a surgical console as described further below the console can recognize the consumables to be used through a variety of mechanisms and play the appropriate content for the user to aid the user in setting up the consumables through the use of videos and other multimedia content the present invention provides a mechanism that substantially facilitates surgical procedures or at least substantially reduces the shortcomings of previous methods one embodiment of the invention is directed to a surgical system capable of displaying a video clip audio file or other suitable media file the invention and various features.