EPS 45-80 High-Voltage Generator
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Technical Manual P/N 9894.00.G6
6.
To establish the communication between the computer and a connected generator:
(i) select the menu
"Transfer"
and choose
"Connect"
or
(ii) double-click on the "Connection status" icon (bottom right-hand corner) until the
connection status toggles to “Monitor/Transfer” (Figure 4.7).
Connection status Possible actions
1.
Open, Edit & Save
configuration files on PC. Used to manage the generator
database located on an
external PC
(hard disk).
Communication between the generator and the PC is not allowed.
1.
Open, Edit & Save
configuration files on PC.
2.
Check and validate the configuration
options
of the EPS generator.
3.
Monitor the generator using
Tools/Service/Monitor
.
4.
Send/receive
Calibration data
(*)( )
from/to generator.
1.
Open, Edit & Save
configuration files on PC.
2.
Check and validate the configuration
options
of the EPS generator.
3.
Monitor the generator using
Tools/Service/Monitor
.
4.
Send/receive
Calibration data
(*)( )
from/to generator.
5.
Send/receive
Configuration data
( )
from/to generator. This data consists in the
APR, workstation configuration, I/O, Fluoro & X-ray tube configuration.
(*)
On certain EPS configurations, the calibration data is identified on PC Tools user interface by its
orange color appearance and can be transmitted using the right-mouse button. Other calibration data
is also available in
Tools/Service/Generator Calibration
window.
( )
When new data is sent to the generator, it overwrites the corresponding data existing on
the generator. Beware that this might significantly change the way the generator will
behave.
Figure 4.7
–
Connection Status & Possible Data Exchange using
Epsilon
PC Tools.
7.
To transmit the whole set of parameters from the PC’s configuration file to a connected
generator, select
"Transfer"
and
"Send to Generator"
.
To replace the data of the current configuration file (on the PC) with the complete generator
database data of the connected generator, select
"Transfer"
and
"Get from generator"
.
Note that in
Monitor/Transfer
connection mode, the operator console is set in Service mode
(Figure 4.8). This mode is discussed later in the manual.
Service Mode
: The service mode is invoked by turning on the
operator console at the same time than holding down
WS1
key.
Release only WS1 key when the service mode displays on the
graphic screen.
Figure 4.8
–
Epsilon Console in Service Mode.
Hold WK1 key
and turn on power
to enter Service Mode
