General Purpose Rad System
Operation
OM-0273R2
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3.2
SLIDING COLUMN
The ergonomic built Control Panel provides comfort and ease of operation. All
motions are driven with the hand-grips while pressing the control buttons with
the thumbs.
These controls are used to block or release their related brakes for each
Column movement.
Illustration 3-1
Control Panel
TRANSVERSE MOVEMENT
VERTICAL MOVEMENT
ROTATIONAL MOVEMENT
INCLINOMETER
HAND-GRIPS
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT
: Hold down this button to allow horizontal
movement of Column in order to achieve SID (Source-Image Distance) with
respect to the Vertical Bucky or position it horizontally with respect to the
Horizontal Bucky. Release button to lock in position. The Centering Plates, fixed
to the Column Base during installation process, acts as SID detents.
VERTICAL MOVEMENT
: Hold down this button to allow vertical movement of
the Tube-Collimator Assembly in order to achieve the desired SID
(Source-Image Distance) with respect to Horizontal Bucky or position it
vertically with respect to Vertical Bucky. Release button to lock in position.
ROTATIONAL MOVEMENT
: Hold down this button to allow vertical rotation of
Tube-Collimator Assembly to the desired angle. Release button to lock in
position. This movement has detents at 0
o
, 90
o
and --90
o
. The angle is indicated
in the Inclinometer located on the Control Panel.
TRANSVERSE MOVEMENT (OPTIONAL)
: The Unit may include an optional
telescopic movement of the Tube-Collimator Assembly. Hold down this button
to allow transverse movement of Tube-Collimator Assembly. Release button to
lock in position.This movement provides a centering detent that can be modified
during installation process.
COLUMN ROTATION:
Pull and turn Lock-Lever located on the base of the
Column and then rotate the column to the desired angle. Release the
Lock-Lever to lock in position. This movement has detents at 0
o
, 90
o
and --90
o
.
