An identification circuit (131) recognizes optical probes (112A, 112B) of
different scanning types that are connected to a light source unit (113)
and a control device (114), the frequency of the drive signal of a
control circuit (130) for driving a scanner inside the optical probe is
varied by this recognition signal, corresponding drive signals are
applied to the optical probes connected, the scanner of each probe is
scanned, and two-dimensional optical information is imaged by an imaging
device (115) and displayed on a monitor (116).