Kodak DryView 8150, User Manual

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1-4 7F3319 October 4, 2004
Introduction
During normal operation the Imager requires very little operator attention.
The Imager prints automatically in response to print requests from the
associated image devices. Information sent along with images by the
modalities, such as film size, density and priority, control the print
operations. Main operator responsibilities are loading film and monitoring
for malfunctions.
Print Sequence
Each time the Imager prints a film, the following sequence occurs. (Refer to
the diagram on the following page.)
1. Suction cups in the pickup area lift a single sheet of film out of the
supply cartridge and feed the film into the film feed rollers.
2. The film feed rollers move the film down to the film platen (exposure
module).
3. The platen rollers move the film into the film platen.
4. The platen holds the film stationary while a scanning laser beam
exposes the film (writes the image onto the film).
5. After exposure, the platen rollers reverse direction and move the film
up to the transport rollers. These rollers then move the film up into
the film processor.
6. As the film passes over the rotating processor drum, heat from the
drum develops the film.
7. Rollers move the developed film from the processor drum, through
the densitometer and on to the receive tray.