Norland Elite 437A150, Operator'S Manual

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Operator's Guide
437D140 Rev. I
Basic Operation 4-11
5. Automatic System Diagnostic Tests
a. THE CALIBRATION TAB: The Norland software proceeds to turn the laser OFF and position the scanner
arm over the Calibration Standard. A sequence of instrument diagnostic tests will be performed auto-
matically and the results of each test will be displayed in the check mark boxes as they occur. (See the fig-
ure below.)
Figure 4-8: Daily Calibration in progress
b. Notice that the current scanner tasks are displayed in the lower left hand portion of the window. They mark
the phases of the calibration as they occur.
c. The scan of the Calibration Standard proceeds automatically to completion without operator intervention and
the estimated remaining time is updated periodically. Total time is about 25 minutes.
d. THE QC SCAN TAB: After the Calibration Standard data is collected, the software begins doing the QC
Phantom scan. The screen indicates the estimated time remaining.