Содержание Drystar 5500

Страница 1: ...Drystar 5500 5503 Reference manual 2900H EN 20071108 ...

Страница 2: ...r ranties of suitability for any particular purpose Products and services may not be available for your local area Please contact your local sales representative for availability information Agfa HealthCare N V diligently strives to provide as accurate information as possible but shall not be responsible for any typographical error Agfa HealthCare N V shall under no circumstances be liable for any...

Страница 3: ...r mode 37 Overview of operator functions 38 Managing the print queue 39 Assigning emergency priority 41 Deleting print jobs 42 About Drystar 5500 consumables 44 Loading films 46 Chapter 3 Advanced operation Key operator mode 55 Overview of Key operator functions 56 Stopping the printing process 59 Viewing printer information 60 Changing the configuration settings 69 Printing images 100 Saving the ...

Страница 4: ... 184 Chapter 6 Preventive maintenance and replacements 185 Preventive maintenance schedule 186 Cleaning the exterior 187 Cleaning the dust rollers 188 Cleaning the cooling air flow holes 192 Chapter 7 Troubleshooting 193 Troubleshooting checklist 194 The Drystar 5500 does not print 196 Clearing of film jams 199 Film identification problems 214 Start up errors 218 Maintaining image quality and reso...

Страница 5: ...ensity response data 237 DRYSTAR DT 2 B 238 DRYSTAR DT 2 C 239 DRYSTAR DT 2 Mammo optional 240 Appendix C Quality Control Charts 241 Charts for general radiography QC 242 Charts for mammography QC optional 247 Appendix D Remarks for HF emission and immunity 253 Appendix E Index 259 ...

Страница 6: ...6 2900H EN 20071108 DRYSTAR 5500 5503 REFERENCE MANUAL ...

Страница 7: ...nput trays named Upper input tray and Lower input tray The Drystar 5503 is fitted with three input trays named Upper input tray Middle input tray and Lower input tray The operation is identical for each input tray This manual only deals with the Drystar 5500 printer equipped with two trays As the operation of the Middle input tray is identical to the Upper and Lower input tray this manual is also ...

Страница 8: ...rd three trays A sharp technology is included Mammo option for Drystar 5500 ER3N3 applicable for Drystar 5500 A sharp technology is included Mammo option for Drystar 5503 ER3O5 applicable for Drystar 5503 A sharp technology is included A sharp kit for Drystar 5500 ERA2O applicable for Drystar 5500 with a software version lower then 3 00 Cleaning roller tissue EQU6Y Software version SW Printer 3 x ...

Страница 9: ... safety precautions T Drystar 5500 features T Safety precautions T Security precautions T Safety compliance T Privacy and security T Operating modes T Control modes local and remote T The local user interface T Switching on the Drystar 5500 T Cooling down the Drystar 5500 T Switching off the Drystar 5500 Chapter 1 ...

Страница 10: ...lows easy customer access Maintenance and service activities are reduced to the minimum Q The direct thermal printing system provides grayscale images with laser like quality 508 dots per inch resolution each pixel with a 14 bit contrast resolution and an average optical density of 3 0 DT 2 C and 3 2 DT 2 B for general radi ography applications and 3 8 for the optional mammography application if a...

Страница 11: ...223 2 4 For more information refer to Quality control for gen eral radiography applications DT 2 B DT 2 C on page 141 The QC proce dure for the optional mammography application has been designed to comply with the Mammography Quality Standards Act MQSA of the FDA For more information refer to Quality control for mammography application DT 2 Mammo optional on page 153 Q Integrated A sharp technolog...

Страница 12: ...mpletely controlled via the network Q You can control the working of the Drystar 5500 via the local keypad or via a remote PC featuring a browser functionality Customizable features Q Number of output trays The Drystar 5500 is delivered with 4 output trays and a sorter Q Consumables The Drystar 5500 can handle DRYSTAR DT 2 B and DRYSTAR DT 2 C consumables both are general radiography film types in...

Страница 13: ...could be mixed up with diagnostic relevant information If there is any doubt that the diagnostic information could not be absolutely true additional investigations must be performed to get a clear diagnostic Film jam removal or Cleaning the printer thermal head can be done without switching the power off Nevertheless care should be taken and the following instructions should be respected Safety wa...

Страница 14: ...emoved Intergrounding connector Provides a connection between the printer and other equipment which might exhibit minor ground potential differences These differences may degrade the quality of communication between different equipment Never remove connections to this terminal Protective earth ground Provides a connection between the printer and the protective earth of the mains Do not remove this...

Страница 15: ...is in place at the right location This symbol on the product or in the manual and in the warranty and or on its packaging indicates that this product shall not be treated as household waste Instead it shall be handled over to the applicable collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment For more detailed information about take back and recycling of this product please co...

Страница 16: ...ove specified concentrations at the homogeneous material level Cadmium 0 01 Hexavalent chromium 0 1 Lead 0 1 Mercury 0 1 Polybrominated biphenyls PBB 0 1 Polybrominated diphenyl ethers PBDE 0 1 At the date of preparation of this manual Medical Devices are exempted of the RoHS Directive However Agfa HealthCare is committed to meet the requirements of the European RoHS Directive in case the exemptio...

Страница 17: ...sician Printed images should be treated as patient records and should only be viewed by authorized personnel It is good practice not to delete images from the modality until they are correctly printed It is advisable to do a reprint when film artifacts are present in the image In case of general image quality degradation please refer to Maintaining image quality and resolving Image quality problem...

Страница 18: ...anada This class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations EC This is a class A product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures Compliances The Drystar 5500 has been tested and found to comply with the following international standards and regulat...

Страница 19: ...interference regulations interference suppression FCC Rules 47 CFR part 15 subpart B FCC Rules 47 CFR part 15 subpart C IEC 60601 1 2 CISPR 11 class A CISPR 22 class A IEC 61000 4 3 IEC 61000 4 4 IEC 61000 4 5 IEC 61000 4 6 IEC 61000 3 2 IEC 61000 3 3 IEC 61000 4 11 ETSI 300330 GB9254 Class A GB17625 1 Labels The Drystar 5500 5503 carries the CE TÜV cULus and CCC labels ...

Страница 20: ...Open the front door The labels are visible inside the printer 1 CCC label 2 CE TÜV and cULus labels Type 5364 100 Date MM JJJJ F Nr xxxxx MFR I D P 100 120 220 240V 6 3A 50 60Hz AGFA GEVAERT N V Made in Germany MEDICAL ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT WITH RESPECT TO ELECTRIC SHOCK FIRE AND MECHANICAL HAZARDS ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH UL2601 1 CAN CSA C22 2 NO 601 1 9F03 1 2 ...

Страница 21: ...inside the printer Power cord regulations Use attached power cord set to the product Do not use attached power cord set for other electric equipment 1 CCC label 2 CE TÜV and cULus labels Type 5364 100 Date MM JJJJ F Nr xxxxx MFR I D P 100 120 220 240V 6 3A 50 60Hz AGFA GEVAERT N V Made in Germany MEDICAL ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT WITH RESPECT TO ELECTRIC SHOCK FIRE AND MECHANICAL HAZARDS ONLY IN ACCORDAN...

Страница 22: ...Controlling the Drystar 5500 via a remote PC with browser Product Authentication HIPAA supported products that communicate with DICOM use the Transport Layer Security TLS protocol The TLS protocol uses public key certificates for client and server authentication X 509 Product Accountability HIPAA supported products require some level of user and system activity to be recorded As a consequence of t...

Страница 23: ...h another node of which it is holding the certificate in a communication allowed table A Certification Authority CA is responsible for creating a certificate The CA can be the hospital Agfa or a third party This CA distributes the certificate to the hospital security responsible or service technician who for his part Imports the device certificate created by the CA Imports the certificates of all ...

Страница 24: ...or mode Acces is possible via the local keypad and via a connected remote PC password protected Key operator mode The Key operator mode groups advanced functions which are aimed at technically skilled operators such as X ray operators network managers and service and hospital technicians The Key operator mode is menu driven The Key operator functions are described in the Reference manual only Refe...

Страница 25: ...ersonnel of the Agfa Customer Support Center The specialist mode is password protected and is only accessible by browser via a remote PC Administrator mode The Administrator mode functions are reserved for the System Administrator The Administrator mode is password protected and is only accessible by browser via a remote PC Refer to Privacy and security on page 22 ...

Страница 26: ...the remote PC The manual describes the controlling of the Drystar 5500 via the keypad When controlling the Drystar 5500 via a remote PC the menus are structured in the same way Refer to Chapter 4 Controlling the Drystar 5500 via a remote PC with browser Local Password protected Remote Password protected Operator mode No Operator mode Yes Key operator mode No Key operator mode Yes Service mode Yes ...

Страница 27: ...Unlock button a keypad and a display a status indicator LED audio signals Overview of user interface controls 1 Unlock button 2 Power button 3 Display 4 Keypad cover 5 Status indicator LED 6 Film input tray Upper input tray 7 Film input tray Lower input tray Never try to open the printer when the Drystar 5500 is busy printing a film Always follow the instructions on the display 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ...

Страница 28: ...e Drystar 5500 has rejected the key command Color Light Status Action Green Constant Ready stand by Proceed Blinking Busy or in Key operator mode Wait Red Blinking Warning status Check the display for messages Refer to Checking the status indicator LED on page 195 Constant Error status Unlock button To safely unlock the printer for accessing the input trays or opening the covers Power button To po...

Страница 29: ... with priority Refer to Assigning emergency priority on page 41 Delete key To delete print jobs Jobs that are deleted will not be printed Refer to Deleting print jobs on page 42 Key operator key To access the advanced functions of the Key operator mode Refer to Chapter 3 Advanced operation Key operator mode Service key To access service level functions Reserved for trained service personnel Escape...

Страница 30: ... the number in a n alpha numerical entry field Left key To scroll backwards through multiple choices within a field To move the entry position in a n alpha numerical entry field from right to left To toggle between values in a field Right key To scroll forwards through multiple choices within a field To move the entry position in a n alpha numerical entry field from left to right To toggle between...

Страница 31: ...guese Swedisch a backlit LCD display with 4 lines for all other languages e g Greek Chinese Korean Polish Whether a display is translated or not depends on the operating mode Operator mode In operator mode appropriate information is displayed in accordance with the status of the printer The operator basic screen looks as follows indicating that the Drystar 5500 is ready for operation and that no j...

Страница 32: ...ocess proceeds Refer to Managing the print queue on page 39 Key operator mode In Key operator mode operation is menu driven The menu displays the Key operator functions and the active keys On the print queue screen the modality name defined during installation nickname will be used to refer to the corresponding modality In case no nickname has been defined during installation this AE title will be...

Страница 33: ... of the range Decrement the number in a n alpha numerical entry field by pressing the Down key Transition from 0 to 9 of one figure will also decrement the next figure to the left respecting the valid limits of the range Move the entry position in a n alpha numerical entry field from right to left by pressing the Left key Move the entry position in a n alpha numerical entry field from left to righ...

Страница 34: ...nd to check that everything is working correctly 1 Check that the power cord is plugged in and then switch on the printer by pressing the Power button On the display the following message is displayed After a short while a progress indicator will show the proceeding of the self test Before switching on the Drystar 5500 read the safety instructions Refer to Security precautions on page 17 ...

Страница 35: ...nting After 6 minutes the READY message appears and from then on you can send print jobs to the printer but it will take another five minutes for the printer head to heat up When you send print jobs to the Drystar 5500 during this five minutes the printer will use that time to calculate the print job and the display will inform you that the printer is warming up Refer to page 46 for detailed infor...

Страница 36: ...own process Switching off the Drystar 5500 When you want to switch off the printer it is recommended to follow the procedure as described below to make sure that any pending jobs are correctly finished 1 Make sure that the pending jobs are correctly finished If necessary follow the procedure to stop printing Refer to Stopping the printing process on page 59 2 Press the Power button to switch off t...

Страница 37: ...how to manage the print queue how to print films with priority and how to load new films T Overview of operator functions T Managing the print queue T Assigning emergency priority T Deleting print jobs T About Drystar 5500 consumables T Loading films Chapter 2 ...

Страница 38: ...ctions can be activated directly by pressing a single key on the keypad Function Task Description Page Managing the print queue Jobs that have been received are put in a print queue waiting to be printed 39 Assigning emergency priority To rearrange the order in which jobs are waiting to be printed Jobs that have emergency priority are placed on top of the print queue 41 Deleting print jobs To remo...

Страница 39: ...ently being printed modality name a nickname if defined time of receipt of the job and the job status The second line shows how many films are to be printed for the current job and also what film from that total is currently being printed On the third line you can watch the progress of the printing process The progress indicator is gradually filled from left to right from 0 to 100 as the process i...

Страница 40: ... print queue but no processing is yet being done Wait To put emergency jobs on top of the queue refer to Assigning emergency priority on page 41 To remove jobs from the queue refer to Deleting print jobs on page 42 Media size indication No compatible media are loaded for the print job Make sure the correct media are loaded On the print queue screen the modality name defined during installation nic...

Страница 41: ...ted or scheduled for printing will be finished first 1 On the keypad press the Emergency key The Emergency printing screen is displayed You can press the Escape key to return to the previous menu without making changes in the job order Quit 2 Press the Down and Up keys to scroll through the jobs and press the Confirm key to select the job that must be printed with emergency priority Printing will ...

Страница 42: ... the jobs and press the Confirm key to select the job that must be deleted The Confirm delete screen is displayed You can press the Escape key to return to the previous menu without deleting print jobs Cancel Only the jobs that have the waiting status are displayed On the print queue screen the modality name defined during installation nickname will be used to refer to the corresponding modality I...

Страница 43: ...2900H EN 20071108 Basic operation operator mode DRYSTAR 5500 5503 REFERENCE MANUAL 3 Press the Confirm key to delete the print job Printing will be resumed The job that has been deleted will not be printed ...

Страница 44: ...re 8x10 10x12 11x14 14x14 and 14x17 Available film formats for the mammography application are 8x10 10x12 and 11x14 Both input trays can use all film formats The Key operator can adjust the film size setting for both input trays For more information about adjusting film size setting refer to Changing the film format of the trays on page 180 Labeling the input trays The following film types can be ...

Страница 45: ...tion operator mode DRYSTAR 5500 5503 REFERENCE MANUAL Appropriate labels have been applied on the input tray s by the service personnel at installation of the printer indicating the type of new film to be loaded when the tray is empty ...

Страница 46: ...e upper or lower input tray is empty The film loading procedure is identical for both input trays In the examples below we will assume that the lower input tray is to be loaded The Drystar 5500 can be loaded with new films in full daylight Loading films is easy and can be done in no time Follow the procedures as described in this section The procedure is slightly different depending on the fact we...

Страница 47: ...message 2 Press the Unlock button to initiate the loading sequence 3 Wait while the printer is finishing calculating printing any current jobs When the film path is cleared the following message is displayed 4 Press the Unlock button The printer is ready to receive a new film pack when the following message appears Modality name 10 21 34 PRINTING 1 2 Blinking Blinking ...

Страница 48: ...er input tray 6 Load a new film pack Refer to Film loading procedure on page 50 You have 5 seconds to open the input tray If you do not open the tray within that time the first screen step 1 or 5 respectively is presented again or printing is resumed when a job is received for which media is available ...

Страница 49: ...ng sequence The printer is ready to receive a new film pack when the following message appears 3 Open the lower input tray 4 Load a new film pack Refer to Film loading procedure on page 50 You have 5 seconds to open the input tray If you do not open the tray within that time the first screen step 1 or 5 respectively is presented again or printing is resumed when a job is received for which media i...

Страница 50: ...2900H EN 20071108 Basic operation operator mode DRYSTAR 5500 5503 REFERENCE MANUAL Film loading procedure 1 Open the empty input tray The display shows the following message 2 Remove the white cover sheet ...

Страница 51: ...ve the sticker from the film pack Verify that the film type on the film pack corresponds with the sticker on the tray If you do use an other film type you are advised to change the label on the tray You can put the film pack onto a table to make manipulation easier Before you do this make sure that the table is dust free ...

Страница 52: ...900H EN 20071108 Basic operation operator mode DRYSTAR 5500 5503 REFERENCE MANUAL 5 Remove the plastic film bag partially 6 Slide the film pack into the input tray and remove the plastic film bag completely ...

Страница 53: ...termediate changing of film formats increases the risk for dust which can damage the thermal print head TPH The system performs an automatic calibration when the film format has been changed Never reuse a jammed film Refer to Clearing of film jams on page 199 Only the Drystar 5503 is equipped with a back side printing detection mechanism This mechanism is acvtivated only when the software 6 x is i...

Страница 54: ...be smaller than the other three corners This is also indicated on the sticker at the right side of the input tray cover When closing the input tray the Film Identification tag is read and the printer settings are automatically adjusted The Film Identification tag is located on the protective sheet on the backside of the film pack The figure below shows the film pack upside down For some new film t...

Страница 55: ...rocess T Viewing printer information T Changing the configuration settings T Printing images T Saving the configuration settings T Restoring the configuration settings T Performing the calibration procedures T Installation T Quality control for general radiography applications DT 2 B DT 2 C T Quality control for mammography application DT 2 Mammo optional Chapter 3 ...

Страница 56: ... of the function and the appropriate procedures Menu item Function Page Stop printing To halt the printing procedure 59 Show settings To consult the current settings of the printer 60 Change settings To change the current settings of the printer 69 Print Image To print one of the standard Drystar 5500 test images To load and print images from a floppy disk 100 Save configuration To make a back up ...

Страница 57: ...ess Netmask Router IP address Remove modality Add modality General Per modality From floppy recommended Settings 10 09 04 10 55 Film Printhead profile Upper input tray Install data sets Settings 08 12 04 08 05 TPH cleaning Assignment modal tray Beep on empty tray Date and time Language Film view Per modality Installation Printer Installation wizard Upper input tray Quality control Lower input tray...

Страница 58: ... moment you can press the Escape key on the main menu level to exit the Key operator mode If you press this key on a lower level menu you are returned to the higher level menu If you press this key on a data screen after entering information all changes on that screen are lost A time out function default set to ten minutes is foreseen When this time out is about to expire the following screen is d...

Страница 59: ... the Confirm key to select Stop printing While the current print job is finished the Stop Printing screen is displayed After the current print job is completed the following screen is displayed 3 Press the Confirm key to resume printing or press the Escape key to return to the Key operator main menu The modality name defined during installation will be used to refer to the corresponding modality I...

Страница 60: ...how settings function Show settings Page General Viewing general information 62 Input tray Viewing input tray information 62 Network DICOM Viewing network DICOM information 64 Sorter configuration Viewing the sorter configuration 65 Image quality Viewing general Image quality information 66 Viewing Image quality information for a modality 67 Logical printers Viewing the logical printers configurat...

Страница 61: ... to enter the Key operator mode 2 On the Key operator main menu press the Down key once followed by the Confirm key to select Show settings The Show settings menu is displayed 3 Press the Escape key to return to the Key operator main menu 4 Press the Escape key to quit the Key operator mode This menu is the starting point for viewing printer information ...

Страница 62: ...and date the next preventive maintenance PM date the install date the last repair date the total number of films printed the currently installed software version the beep on empty tray setting No beep 5 times many 3 Press the Escape key to return to the Show settings menu Viewing input tray information 1 Perform steps 1 and 2 of the Accessing the Show settings menu procedure on page 61 2 On the Sh...

Страница 63: ...rrently loaded film the status OK disabled overruled the film type read from the Film Identification tag the film format read from Film Identification tag the film view the total number of prints for the input tray the number of prints for this film pack the brand ABC Code the order number the pack number 4 Press the Confirm key to return to the Show settings menu If you have selected lower input ...

Страница 64: ...w settings menu press the Down key twice followed by the Confirm key to select Network DICOM The Network DICOM screen is displayed The following network DICOM parameters are displayed AE title Host name Domain Printer IP address Netmask Router MAC address 3 Press the Confirm key to return to the Show settings menu DS5500 ds5500 xxxxxx 08 00 66 80 e g Prt IP ad 123 123 123 123 Netmask 255 255 255 2...

Страница 65: ...ration screen is displayed This screen gives an overview of the installed trays and their positions the upper tray has position one the lower tray position 4 the assignment of the installed modalities and corresponding tray s 3 Press the Up and Down keys to select the modality of your choice 4 Press the Confirm key to return to the Show settings menu The previous screen is an example of a situatio...

Страница 66: ...upper input tray resulting from the automatic film calibration Dmax lower tray the maximum density for the lower input tray resulting from the automatic film calibration TPH cleaning the number of prints after the last thermal head cleaning and the number of prints to go before a new cleaning session is necessary TPH profile the number of prints after the last thermal head profile calibration and ...

Страница 67: ...ll appear 3 Press the Up Down arrow keys followed by the Confirm key to select the desired modality 4 Press the Confirm key to display the Image quality settings for the selected modality or the Escape key to quit 5 Press the Confirm key to return to the Image quality menu 6 In the Image quality menu press the Escape key to return to the Show settings menu 2 Modality name 3 Modality name 4 Modalit...

Страница 68: ... key to select Logical printers The Logical printers screen is displayed This screen gives an overview of the logical printers defined in the Drystar 5500 3 Press the Confirm key to return to the Show settings menu The Logical printers information can be helpful when assigning a modality output to a particular Drystar 5500 profile Configuring logical printers can only be done via a connected remot...

Страница 69: ...l be asked to create a back up floppy with the new settings Change settings Page General Changing the date and time 72 Changing the language 73 Changing the sorter configuration 74 Changing the assignment modality output tray 75 Changing the beep on empty tray settings 76 Input tray Upper or Lower Changing the film view 77 Network DICOM Changing the Printer AE title Called AE title 78 Changing the...

Страница 70: ...splayed 3 Press the Escape key to return to the Key operator main menu Image quality Changing general image quality settings Film calibration 91 Changing general image quality settings Default densitometer 93 Changing Image quality setting for a modality Selecting a lookup table 94 Changing Image quality setting for a modality Changing the Interpolation 96 Changing Image quality setting for a moda...

Страница 71: ...y Select no if you do not wish to accept the changed settings Press the Confirm key You will return to the Main menu After selecting yes the Update back up screen is displayed If you want to save the configuration on the back up floppy select yes and press the Confirm key The printer will now enter the Saving the current configuration refer to page 105 If you only want to save the configuration on...

Страница 72: ...ange setting screen press the Confirm key to select General The General screen is displayed 3 Press the Confirm key to select Date and time The Date and time screen is displayed 4 Press the Up Down arrow keys to increment decrement the numbers Press the Left Right arrow keys to move through the digits 5 Press the Confirm key to store the data or the Escape key to quit the procedure without any cha...

Страница 73: ...once followed by the Confirm key to select Language The Language screen is displayed with the available languages For example The current language is marked with an asterisk 4 Press the Up Down arrow keys followed by the Confirm key to select the desired language 5 Press the Confirm key to store the data or the Escape key to quit the procedure without any changes The number of displayed languages ...

Страница 74: ...neral screen is displayed 3 On the General screen press the Down key twice followed by the Confirm key to select Sorter Configuration The Sorter Configuration screen is displayed 4 Use the Up and Down keys to select the output tray you wish to configure and press the Left Right arrow keys to install uninstall the output tray 5 Click OK to install the indicated output tray An asterix left from an o...

Страница 75: ...ayed 4 Select a modality by using the select key and pressing Confirm The following window is displayed 5 Use the Up Down arrow keys to select the output trays for the particular modality and press the Left Right arrow keys to install button to uninstall install the output tray If you have selected more than one input tray you must consecutively assign the output trays The number of selections dep...

Страница 76: ...een press the Down key four times followed by the Confirm key to select Beep on empty tray The Audible alarm on empty tray screen is displayed 4 Use the Up Down arrow keys to select the desired setting Select No alarm if you do not want an audible signal to warn you that a tray is empty Select 5 times to hear 5 consecutive beeps at the moment a tray gets empty Select While tray is empty to hear a ...

Страница 77: ...pper input tray screen press the Down key twice followed by the Confirm key to select Film view The Film view screen is displayed The current film view is indicated with an 3 Press the Up Down arrow keys to select the desired film view 4 Press the Confirm key to store the data or the Escape key to quit the procedure without any changes In the procedure we will assume that the film view for the upp...

Страница 78: ... the Confirm key to select Network Dicom The Network Dicom screen is displayed 3 Press the Confirm key to select Called AE title The Called AE title screen is displayed If the printer AE Title has already been assigned it will be shown on the display 4 Change the printer AE title by means of the arrow keys Refer to Data entry on page 33 Make sure not to enter more than 16 characters 5 Press the Co...

Страница 79: ...m The Network Dicom screen is displayed 3 In the Network Dicom screen press the Down key once followed by the Confirm key to select Hostname The Hostname screen is displayed If the Host name has already been assigned it will be shown on the display 4 Change the hostname by means of the arrow keys Refer to Data entry on page 33 Make sure not to enter more than 16 characters 5 Press the Confirm key ...

Страница 80: ...ey to select Network Dicom The Network Dicom screen is displayed 3 On the Network Dicom screen press the Down key twice followed by the Confirm key to select Domain name The Domain name screen is displayed If the domain name has already been assigned it will be shown on the display 4 Enter the domain name by means of the arrow keys Refer to Data entry on page 33 5 Press the Confirm key to store th...

Страница 81: ...mes followed by the Confirm key to select Printer IP address The Printer IP address screen is displayed If the IP address has already been assigned it will be shown on the display 4 Press the Up Down arrow keys to increment decrement the numbers Press the Left Right arrow keys to move through the fields Press the Confirm key to store the data When no DHCP server is available and when the IP addres...

Страница 82: ... Example If the IP address is 120 000 120 120 then the data entry should be as follows Example If the IP address is 120 0 120 120 then the data entry should be as follows 5 Press the Confirm key to store the data or the Escape key to quit the procedure without any changes 12 00 12 12 12 12 12 ...

Страница 83: ...displayed 3 On the Network Dicom screen press the Down key four times followed by the Confirm key to select Netmask The Netmask screen is displayed If the Netmask has already been assigned it will be shown on the display 4 Enter the Netmask by means of the arrow keys Refer to Data entry on page 33 When no DHCP server is available and when the subnet mask of the printer has never been set the subne...

Страница 84: ...age 70 2 On the Change setting screen press the Down key three times followed by the Confirm key to select Network Dicom The Network Dicom screen is displayed 3 On the Network Dicom screen press the Down key five times followed by the Confirm key to select Router IP address The Router IP address screen is displayed If the Router IP address has already been assigned it will be shown on the display ...

Страница 85: ...e If the Router IP address is 450 000 210 120 then the data entry should be as follows Example If the Router IP address is 450 0 210 120 then the data entry should be as follows 5 Press the Confirm key to store the data or the Escape key to quit the procedure without any changes 45 00 21 12 45 21 12 ...

Страница 86: ... key to select Remove modality The Remove modality screen is displayed The modality names entered during installation of the printer are shown in the list If no names have been entered the Called AE titles are shown instead In case there is also a nickname daily used name defined during installation the nickname is used 4 Select the modality which you wish to remove by means of the arrow keys 5 Pr...

Страница 87: ...d by the Confirm key to select Network Dicom The Network Dicom screen is displayed 3 On the Network Dicom screen press the Down key seven times followed by the Confirm key to select Add modality 4 The Add Modality screen is displayed asking you to collect the appropriate info on the new modality see your System Administrator if necessary 5 Press the Confirm key to continue or the Escape key to qui...

Страница 88: ...any changes The Select modality brand screen is displayed 8 Press the Up Down arrow keys to select the appropriate modality brand name In case you have selected Other the Modality AE title will be linked with the default settings Proceed with step 10 9 Press the Confirm key to store the data or the Escape key to quit the procedure without any changes The Select modality type screen is displayed 10...

Страница 89: ...itle screen will appear Press the Up Down arrow keys to select the output tray You can de activate the selected output tray with the Left Right arrow keys 13 Press the Confirm key to store the data or the Escape key to quit the procedure without any changes The Select preferred film type for daily name or AE title screen will appear Activated output trays are marked with an DRYSTAR DT 2 Mammo is o...

Страница 90: ... Confirm key to store the data or the Escape key to quit the procedure without any changes The data entry for the new modality is finished now The printer will ask you if you want to add another modality 16 If you wish to add another modality select Yes and press the Confirm key You will be taken back to step 4 to repeat the procedure 17 If you do not wish to add another modality select No and pre...

Страница 91: ...the Down key four times followed by the Confirm key to select Image quality The following screen will appear 3 Press the Confirm key to select General The General settings screen will appear 4 Press the Confirm key to select Film calibration The Select default for film calibration screen is displayed This setting is by default set to ON and will apply to every modality The current setting is marke...

Страница 92: ...rrow keys Refer to Data entry on page 33 6 Press the Confirm key to store the data or the Escape key to quit the procedure without any changes 1 pack 100 sheets E g if the frequency is set to 5 this means that a film calibration is executed automatically every 5 packs or every 500 sheets You can specify to perform an automatic film calibration after loading every n film packs For more information ...

Страница 93: ... will appear 4 Press the Down key once followed by the Confirm key to select Default densitometer The Default densitometer screen is displayed The current default densitometer is marked with an 5 Press the Up Down arrow keys to select the default densitometer 6 Press the Confirm key to store the data or the Escape key to quit the procedure without any changes All shown densities will vary slightly...

Страница 94: ...e Up Down arrow keys to select the modality for which you want to change the image quality settings The Image quality screen for the selected modality is displayed 4 Do one of the following If you want to attribute the default profile select Profile default and press the Confirm key You return to the screen of step 2 If you want to add a custom profile select Select other and press the Confirm key...

Страница 95: ... 220 in steps of 1 unit The activated setting is marked with an In case a number of settings for a modality were set via a remote computer you will not be able to change the image quality information for this modality manually If this is the case the following screen will appear In case the image quality parameters need to be changed for this modality please use the DICOM Configuration tool in the...

Страница 96: ...Up Down arrow keys to select the modality for which you want to change the image quality settings The Image quality screen for the selected modality is displayed 4 Do one of the following If you want to attribute the default profile select Profile default and press the Confirm key You will return to the screen of step 2 If you want to add a custom profile select Select other and press the Confirm ...

Страница 97: ...l appear allowing you to adjust the smoothing factor If you select CubicBell the following screen will appear allowing you to adjust the smoothing factor 8 Press the Confirm key to store the data or the Escape key to quit the procedure without any changes The user should be aware that the interpolation values differ when the A Sharp feature is deactivated The A Sharp feature which is a technology ...

Страница 98: ...he Up Down arrow keys to select the modality for which you want to change the image quality settings The Image quality screen for the selected modality is displayed 4 Do one of the following If you want to attribute the default profile select Profile default and press the Confirm key You will return to the screen of step 2 If you want to add a custom profile select Select other and press the Confi...

Страница 99: ...yed All maximum densities are selectable starting from 2 75 until 3 20 in steps of 0 05 units The current setting for the selected modality is marked with an 7 Press the Up Down arrow keys to select the desired Maximum Density setting for this modality 8 Press the Confirm key to store the data or the Escape key to quit the procedure without any changes The maximum density will be limited to the ma...

Страница 100: ...he Key operator key to enter the Key operator mode 2 On the Key operator main menu press the Down key three times followed by the Confirm key to select Print image The Print image menu is displayed 3 Press the Escape key to return to the Key operator main menu 4 Press the Escape key to quit the Key operator mode Show settings Page Test image Printing test images from the hard disk 101 Floppy disk ...

Страница 101: ...e Confirm key to select Test image The Select test image screen is displayed 3 Press the Up Down arrow keys to select the desired test image followed by the Confirm key 4 Define the input tray for printing The Select input tray screen is displayed 5 Press the Up Down arrow keys to select the desired input tray followed by the Confirm key The Number of copies screen is displayed 6 Press the arrow k...

Страница 102: ...disappear Printing files from printer floppy TIFF images stored on a floppy disk can be printed using the Print from floppy function 1 Perform steps 1 to 2 of the Accessing the Print images menu procedure on page 100 to select the Print image screen 2 On the Print image menu press the Down key once followed by the Confirm key to select From floppy The Print from floppy screen is displayed 3 Insert...

Страница 103: ...ile followed by the Confirm key 6 Define the input tray for printing The Select input tray screen is displayed 7 Press the Up Down arrow keys to select the desired input tray followed by the Confirm key The Number of copies screen is displayed 8 Press the arrow keys to increment decrement the number Press the Left Right arrow keys to move through the field For more info refer to Data entry on page...

Страница 104: ...n to indicate to the operator that the printing action is accepted and in progress After about 20 seconds the following screen appears 10 Remove the floppy disk from the drive and press the Confirm key to continue The print job is stored in the print queue Alternatively you can print images directly from a connected Remote PC to the printer Refer to Starting the remote session on page 173 filename...

Страница 105: ...create a back up floppy It is also possible and recommended to regularly make a back up of the printer settings to ensure safe restoring of the values when required Saving the current configuration 1 Press the Key operator key to enter the Key operator mode 2 On the Key operator main menu press the Down key four times followed by the Confirm key to select Save configuration The following screen ap...

Страница 106: ...onfiguration screen is displayed The printer saves the configuration on the floppy disk The following screen is displayed 5 Remove the floppy disk and press the Confirm key The following screen is displayed 6 Press the Confirm key The program will return to the main Key operator menu For the back up an empty floppy disk is required formatted IBM compatible 2HD D path filename A path filename e g 1...

Страница 107: ...g printer settings from the hard disk page 110 Accessing the restore configuration menu 1 Press the Key operator key to enter the Key operator mode 2 On the Key operator main menu press the Down key five times followed by the Confirm key to select Restore configuration The Restore configuration screen is displayed 3 Press the Escape key to return to the Key operator main menu 4 Press the Escape ke...

Страница 108: ...enu procedure on page 107 to select the Restore Configuration screen 2 Press the Confirm key in the Restore configuration screen to select From floppy recommend The following screen is displayed 3 Insert the floppy disk which contains a back up of the printer settings The drive is located at the rear of the printer Make sure that you insert the correct floppy disk containing the printer settings y...

Страница 109: ...figuration on the hard disk The following screen is displayed 5 Remove the floppy disk 6 Press the Confirm key to continue The following screen is displayed Press the Confirm key to reset the printer After the reset the new settings will be active Press the Escape key to quit the application The old settings will remain active until the next reset type of information A path filename D path filenam...

Страница 110: ...isplayed If you want to restore the configuration on the back up floppy select yes and press the Confirm key The printer will now enter the Saving the current configuration refer to page 105 If you only want to restore the configuration on the printer hard disk select no and press the Confirm key After the restore operation the following screen is displayed Press the Confirm key to reset the print...

Страница 111: ...ter the Key operator mode 2 Press the Down key six times followed by the Confirm key to select Calibration The Select Calibration screen appears 3 Press the Escape key to return to the Key operator main menu 4 Press the Escape key to quit the Key operator mode In case the printer is in printing mode a screen will be presented that the calibration cannot be done now but has to be reactivated later ...

Страница 112: ...to 2 of the Accessing the calibration menu procedure on page 111 to select the Calibration screen 2 Press the Confirm key to select Film The Select input tray screen appears 3 Press the Up Down arrow keys to select an input tray followed by the Confirm key e g choose upper input tray The Film calibration in progress screen appears The counter indicates the progress of the calibration process The c...

Страница 113: ...layed Calibration successful but Dmax differs more than 2 from the target value The obtained Dmax x xx after calibration is displayed Calibration procedure succesful but limited by film Dmax The obtained Dmax does not meet the required system Dmax and is limited by the film sensitometry The obtained Dmax x xx after calibration is displayed 6 Press the Confirm key to return to the Calibration menu ...

Страница 114: ...e the default densitometer Refer to Changing general image quality settings Default densitometer on page 93 You can also compare the density values from different densitometers with each other Refer to Drystar media density response data on page 237 Non calibrated or badly calibrated densitometers can result in even larger differences To give the user an idea of the differences given by the most f...

Страница 115: ...creen 2 Press the Down key twice to select TPH cleaning and press the Confirm key The printer will automatically shut down 3 The print head cleaning screen will give instructions on what to do 4 Open the drum compartment door by pulling its handle Print head cleaning must be done when image quality problems occur For more information on maintaining image quality refer to Maintaining image quality ...

Страница 116: ... Gently pass over the resistor line a few times with a lint free cloth slightly moistened with Isopropyl alcohol or Ethanol Do this in only one direction i e from left to right without lifting the cloth Be careful not to touch the print head resistor line Do not apply any pressure on the print head because this pressure may cause damage on the interconnections underneath the print head ...

Страница 117: ...aned the print head resistor line and closed the drum compartment door the printer will restart automatically If residue dust is present as part of the cleaning procedure it will disappear after a few prints However if dust lines persist even after a few prints the dust rollers need to be cleaned Proceed with Cleaning the dust rollers on page 188 ...

Страница 118: ...own arrow keys to select an input tray followed by the Confirm key e g choose upper input tray The system will start with Phase 1 of the calibration Registration As a result the Registration print out appears Print head profile calibration must be done whenever the profile of the print head needs to be improved manual print head profile calibration For more information on maintaining image quality...

Страница 119: ...fully the following message appears The percentage for the Registration compensation reflects the degree to which the system had to compensate for incorrect horizontal positioning of the built in densitometer 100 compensation maximal correction The percentage for the print head profile compensation reflects the degree to which the system had to compensate for density variations in the print head p...

Страница 120: ... be similar to the images below Remark the calibration film must be free of dust particles or any other artifacts If this is not the case you must restart the calibration procedure If the printed test film does not look similar to the image above repeat the print head profile calibration until the result is satisfactory TPH profile Registration ...

Страница 121: ... automatically removed when installing new software or new data 1 Press the Key operator key to enter the Key operator mode 2 On the Key operator main menu press the Down key seven times followed by the Confirm key to select Installation The Installation screen will be displayed 3 Press the Confirm key to select Install data sets The following screen is displayed Before the procedure starts the sy...

Страница 122: ...ollowing screens appears successively 5 After saving the printer asks you to insert the back up floppy 6 Insert the back up floppy disk The drive is located at the rear of the printer 7 Press the Confirm key to continue The following screen is displayed The printer saves the configuration on the back up floppy disk D path filename A path filename ...

Страница 123: ...s displayed 8 Remove the floppy disk and press the Confirm key The following screen is displayed 9 Press the Confirm key The back up is finished and the system will now proceed with the actual upgrade 10 The Install data sets screen is displayed 11 Insert the first floppy disk The drive is located at the rear of the printer e g 1024 18 AUG 2005 11 07 18 ...

Страница 124: ...ppear successively 13 Press the Confirm key to continue or the Escape key to quit The printer will copy the new software data onto the hard disk In case a wrong disk has been inserted the following message is displayed In case no floppy has been inserted the following message is displayed Print head data No floppy detected A path filename D path filename ...

Страница 125: ...The printer will copy the new software data onto the hard disk 16 Repeat steps 14 and 15 until all floppy disks have been copied onto the hard disk When all the files have been copied from the last floppy disk the following screen is displayed 17 Remove the last floppy disk and press the Confirm key In case the software requires a reset the following screen will be displayed 18 Press the Confirm k...

Страница 126: ...126 2900H EN 20071108 Advanced operation Key operator mode DRYSTAR 5500 5503 REFERENCE MANUAL 19 Press the Confirm key to continue You will return to the Installation screen ...

Страница 127: ...ng modality specific settings page 135 Saving the configuration page 139 When you have entered the required data the installation is complete In case the display software has been updated e g when installing language files the Updating display software screen is displayed during the downloading of the display software Although the Installation wizard consists of three separate steps these steps ca...

Страница 128: ...en will be displayed 3 Press the Down key once followed by the Confirm key to select Printer instal wizard The Select language screen is displayed 4 Press the Up Down arrow keys to select the desired language followed by the Confirm key The Set date and time screen is displayed The number of displayed languages depends on the installed dataset Contact your local Agfa service organization for the l...

Страница 129: ...Right arrow keys to move through the fields Press the Confirm key to store the data The Printer installation wizard screen will appear 6 Press the Confirm key to continue A screen with information on the sequence of the steps will appear 7 Press the Confirm key to start with the first step or press the Escape key to quit the procedure Refer to Data entry on page 33 Blinking ...

Страница 130: ...Confirm key to continue The Enter printer IP address screen is displayed If the IP address has already been assigned it will be shown on the display 3 Press the Up Down arrow keys to increment decrement the numbers Press the Left Right arrow keys to move through the fields When no DHCP server is available and when the IP address of the printer has never been set the printer IP address will be set ...

Страница 131: ...isplayed If the net mask has already been assigned it will be shown on the display 5 Press the Up Down arrow keys to increment decrement the numbers Press the Left Right arrow keys to move through the fields Example If the netmask is 120 000 120 120 then the data entry should be as follows When no DHCP server is available and when the subnet mask of the printer has never been set the subnet mask w...

Страница 132: ... Router IP address has already been assigned it will be shown on the display 7 Press the Up Down arrow keys to increment decrement the numbers Press the Left Right arrow keys to move through the fields Example If the Router IP address is 120 000 120 120 then the data entry should be as follows Example If the Router IP address is 120 0 120 120 then the data entry should be as follows Refer to Data ...

Страница 133: ...he Called AE title by means of the arrow keys 10 Press the Confirm key to continue or the Escape key to return to the previous step The Hostname screen is displayed 11 Enter the Hostname by means of the arrow keys Refer to Data entry on page 33 Make sure not to enter more than 16 characters Refer to Data entry on page 33 Make sure not to enter more than 16 characters Note that blank spaces will no...

Страница 134: ...rm key to continue or the Escape key to return to the previous step A screen will appear summarizing the information you have entered 16 Press the Confirm key to go to step 2 of the installation wizard or press the Escape key to repeat step 1 When you have pressed the Confirm key the following screen will appear 17 Press the Confirm key to continue Refer to Data entry on page 33 Make sure not to e...

Страница 135: ...dality name screen will appear 2 Enter the modality nickname by means of the arrow keys Refer to Data entry on page 33 Make sure not to enter more than 8 characters 3 Press the Confirm key to continue or the Escape key to return to the previous step The Select modality brand name screen is displayed 4 Press the Up Down arrow keys to select the appropriate modality brand name 5 Press the Confirm ke...

Страница 136: ...ut trays with the Left Right arrow keys You can install several output trays 9 Press the Confirm key to install the chosen output trays or the Escape key to quit the procedure without any changes 10 Press the Confirm key to continue or the Escape key to return to the previous step The Select preferred film type for modality screen will appear Each installed output tray are marked with an DRYSTAR D...

Страница 137: ...e Confirm key to continue or the Escape key to return to the previous step A screen will appear summarizing the entered information The following appear in the list Daily modality name Brand Modality type Calling AE title Preferred film type 13 Press the Confirm key to accept the settings or the Escape key to redo the settings for the current modality The following screen will appear asking if you...

Страница 138: ...to select your choice followed by the Confirm key If you select Yes step 2 of the Setup wizard will be repeated for the next modality Go back to Entering modality specific settings on page 135 If you select No the second step of the installation is finished The following screen will appear 15 Press the Confirm key to continue ...

Страница 139: ...the floppy disk The drive is located at the rear of the printer 2 Press the Confirm key to continue The Saving configuration screen is displayed The printer saves the configuration on the floppy disk When the writing process has finished the following screen is displayed For the back up a blank floppy disk is required formatted IBM compatible 2HD D path filename A path filename ...

Страница 140: ...wing screen is displayed 4 Press the Confirm key The installation is now finished The following screen is displayed 5 Press the Confirm key The following screen is displayed 6 Press the Escape key if you want to reboot the printer later Press Confirm key to reboot the printer The Drystar 5500 will now restart and the new settings will be active e g 1024 ...

Страница 141: ...Quality Standards Act MQSA of the FDA refer to Safety compliance on page 18 In this chapter we will discuss how to control the quality of general radiography applications Local Regulations may require other procedures The Drystar 5500 Hard Copy quality control procedures consist of two main steps Before initial use establishing a number of reference values that will be used for further follow up a...

Страница 142: ...Once Quality Control aim values are established you must evaluate the Spatial Resolution the Artifact Levels and the Low Contrast Visibility to determine if the image quality is acceptable Refer to Verifying Acceptable Spatial Resolution Artifact Levels and Low Contrast Visibility for general radiography applications DT 2 B and DT 2 C on page 148 The Quality Control aim values the Spatial Resoluti...

Страница 143: ...own key eight times followed by the Confirm key to select Quality Control The Select input tray screen appears 3 Press the Up Down arrow keys to select the proper input tray followed by the Confirm key The Drystar 5500 will automatically print the QC general radiography test image The densitometer of the Drystar 5500 is calibrated at installation Authorized service personnel should recalibrate the...

Страница 144: ...average value of the densities from the five images These values represent operating levels or aim values for each density Operating Level Value Macbeth units according IEC 1223 2 4 or better Low density the density value of the Low density step 0 4 0 05 Mid density the density value of the Mid density step 1 2 0 15 High density the density value of the High density step 2 0 0 20 If the mid densit...

Страница 145: ...rt Refer to Charts for general radiography QC on page 242 The calculated Operating levels should be as follows 10 These charts will be used for the daily quality test For more information refer to Performing the daily QC test for general radiography applications DT 2 B and DT 2 C on page 149 Operating Level Value Macbeth units according IEC 1223 2 4 or better Low density 0 4 0 05 Mid density 1 2 0...

Страница 146: ...__ Low Density _____________ Mid Density _____________ Mid Density _____________ Mid Density _____________ Mid Density _____________ High Density ____________ High Density ____________ High Density ____________ High Density ____________ Max Density _____________ Max Density _____________ Max Density _____________ Max Density _____________ Density Difference High Low ___________ Density Difference ...

Страница 147: ...Charts for general radiography QC on page 242 These charts will be used for the annual quality test For more information refer to Performing the Annual QC tests for general radiography applications DT 2 B and DT 2 C on page 152 4 Save this film for future reference Make sure to measure distance A from the left edge of the left line to the right edge of the right line and distance B from the upper ...

Страница 148: ...d be able to see the circle in the square refer to item 1 on the QC general radiography test image on page 146 and the upper circle refer to item 2 on the QC general radiography test image on page 146 5 Record these values at the top of Chart 3 Drystar 5500 5503 Artifacts and Spatial Resolution Control Chart Refer to Charts for general radiography QC on page 242 6 These charts will be used for the...

Страница 149: ...is This procedure allows the operator to take the necessary preventive actions before any image quality loss can take place Performing the daily QC test for general radiography applications DT 2 B and DT 2 C 1 Turn on the Drystar 5500 and wait at least for 15 minutes Refer to Switching on the Drystar 5500 on page 34 2 Press the Key operator key to enter the Key operator mode 3 Press the Down key e...

Страница 150: ...e of the test on the charts and on the QC general radiography test images Refer to Charts for general radiography QC on page 242 7 Press the Confirm key to return to the main menu In case the measure results are not within the aim values the reason for the unacceptable density variations must be identified and resolved before any further clinical films can be processed This may include repeating t...

Страница 151: ...t Visibility at both the high 100 95 and low end 0 5 of the density scale You should be able to see the circle in the square refer to item 1 on the QC general radiography test image on page 146 and the upper circle refer to item 2 on the QC general radiography test image on page 146 5 Record these values on Chart 3 Drystar 5500 5503 Artifacts and Spatial Resolution Control Chart Refer to Charts fo...

Страница 152: ...efer to Charts for general radiography QC on page 242 4 Compare the measured A and B dimensions with the reference dimension values Aref and Bref on Chart 4 Drystar 5500 5503 Geometric Consistency Control Chart Refer to Charts for general radiography QC on page 242 The differences between the measured dimensions of A and B and the reference values Aref and Bref should be less than or equal to 1 0 ...

Страница 153: ...mography Quality Standards Act MQSA of the FDA refer to Safety compliance on page 18 In this chapter we will discuss how to control the quality of general radiography applications Local Regulations may require other procedures The Drystar 5500 Hard Copy quality control procedures consist of two main steps Before initial use establishing a number of reference values that will be used for further fo...

Страница 154: ...ity Control aim values are established you must evaluate the Spatial Resolution the Artifact Levels and the Low Contrast Visibility to determine if the image quality is acceptable Refer to Verifying Acceptable Spatial Resolution and Artifact Levels and Low Contrast Visibility for mammography application DT 2 Mammo optional on page 160 The Quality Control aim values the Spatial Resolution and Artif...

Страница 155: ...he Down key eight times followed by the Confirm key to select Quality Control The Select input tray screen appears 3 Press the Up Down arrow keys to select the proper input tray followed by the Confirm key The Drystar 5500 will automatically print the QC mammography test image The densitometer of the Drystar 5500 is calibrated at installation Authorized service personnel should recalibrate the int...

Страница 156: ...om the five images These values represent operating levels or aim values for each density Operating Level Value Macbeth units according to NEMA standards XR 23 2006 Base Fog the density value of the Base Fog step 0 22 0 03 Low density the density value of the low density step 0 52 0 07 Mid density the density value of the mid density step 1 35 0 15 High density the density value of the high densit...

Страница 157: ... Charts for mammography QC optional on page 247 The calculated Operating levels should be as follows 10 These charts will be used for the daily quality test For more information refer to Performing the daily QC test for mammography application DT 2 Mammo optional on page 161 Operating Level Value Macbeth units according to NEMA standards XR 23 2006 Base Fog 0 22 0 03 Low density 0 52 0 07 Mid dens...

Страница 158: ...______ Initials __________ Base Fog ______________ Base Fog ______________ Base Fog ______________ Base Fog ______________ Low Density _____________ Low Density _____________ Low Density _____________ Low Density _____________ Mid Density _____________ Mid Density _____________ Mid Density _____________ Mid Density _____________ High Density ____________ High Density ____________ High Density ____...

Страница 159: ...f and Bref on Chart 4 Drystar 5500 5503 Geometric Consistency Control Chart Refer to Charts for mammography QC optional on page 247 These charts will be used for the annual quality test For more information refer to Performing the Annual QC tests for mammography application DT 2 Mammo optional on page 164 4 Save this film for future reference ...

Страница 160: ...ble to see the circle in the square refer to item 1 on the QC mammography test image on page 158 and the upper circle refer to item 2 on the QC mammography test image on page 158 5 Record these values at the top of Chart 3 Drystar 5500 5503 Artifacts and Spatial Resolution Control Chart Refer to Charts for mammography QC optional on page 247 6 These charts will be used for the weekly quality test ...

Страница 161: ...ows the operator to take the necessary preventive actions before any image quality loss can take place Performing the daily QC test for mammography application DT 2 Mammo optional 1 Turn on the Drystar 5500 and wait at least for 15 minutes Refer to Switching on the Drystar 5500 on page 34 2 Press the Key operator key to enter the Key operator mode The Key operator main menu screen appears 3 Press ...

Страница 162: ...e of the test on the charts and on the QC mammography test images Refer to Charts for mammography QC optional on page 247 7 Press the Confirm key to return to the main menu 8 Press the ok key to return to the main menu In case the measure results are not within the aim values the reason for the unacceptable density variations must be identified and resolved before any further clinical films can be...

Страница 163: ...ility at both the high 100 95 and low end 0 5 of the density scale You should be able to see the circle in the square refer to item 1 on the QC mammography test image on page 158 and the upper circle refer to item 2 on the QC mammography test image on page 158 5 Record these values on Chart 3 Drystar 5500 5503 Artifacts and Spatial Resolution Control Chart Refer to Charts for mammography QC option...

Страница 164: ...for mammography QC optional on page 247 4 Compare the measured A and B dimensions with the reference dimension values Aref and Bref on Chart 4 Drystar 5500 5503 Geometric Consistency Control Chart Refer to Charts for mammography QC optional on page 247 The differences between the measured dimensions of A and B and the reference values A ref and B ref should be less than or equal to 1 0 5 Check for...

Страница 165: ...500 via a remote PC with browser This chapter will inform on how to control the functions of the Drystar 5500 via the browser on a remote PC T Features T Setup T Setting up the connection T Starting the remote session Chapter 4 ...

Страница 166: ...s from a networked cen tral PC Q The prerequisites for remote access are A PC Windows 2000 is advised Browser software preferably Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 0 A network adapter A cross link Ethernet cable for a direct link between PC and Drystar 5500 or a straight Ethernet cable for a connection via an existing network Q Using the remote PC you have access to five operating modes of the Drystar...

Страница 167: ...an be set up in two ways using a crossed network cable or using a straight network cable Configuration with crossed network cable In this configuration a crossed network UTP cable is used to connect the PC directly to the printer Configuration with straight network cable In this configuration the PC is connected to the network with a straight network cable ...

Страница 168: ...cedures Attribute a fixed IP address to the PC Switch off all proxy setting in the browser When setting up a link bare in mind the following important hints Always make the physical connection first Depending on the PC and or Operating System a reboot may be necessary in order to make the new configuration work Attributing a fixed IP address to the PC 1 Go to Settings via the Start menu of Windows...

Страница 169: ...ntrolling the Drystar 5500 via a remote PC with browser DRYSTAR 5500 5503 REFERENCE MANUAL 2 In the Control Panel menu click Network 3 In the Network window select TCP IP protocol select the Protocols tab and click Properties ...

Страница 170: ...pecify IP address and subnet mask and click OK Switching off the proxy settings of the browser 1 Open the browser 2 In the Tools menu click Internet options The Internet Options window will appear In case of APIPA assigned addresses set the printer IP address to 169 245 10 10 and the printer subnet mask to 255 255 0 0 ...

Страница 171: ...MANUAL 3 In the Internet Options window go to the connection tab and click LAN settings The Local Area Network LAN Settings window will appear 4 Switch off all proxy settings of the browser and click OK The PC is ready to make a connection Refer to Starting the remote session on page 173 for more information ...

Страница 172: ... Setting up a link through a network configuration with straight network cable Attribute a fixed and available IP address on the network to your PC Refer to Attributing a fixed IP address to the PC on page 168 The PC is ready to make a connection Refer to Starting the remote session on page 173 for more information ...

Страница 173: ...n the Address bar of the browser The Browser welcome page appears There are five access levels operator Key operator service engineer specialist and security administrator Each level except the operator level has its own user name and password When starting the remote session make sure the printer is in Ready mode A remote session disables the local keypad and display While you work remotely the f...

Страница 174: ...rator to follow print jobs and perform common tasks Entering the Key operator level To enter the Key operator level enter the following user name and password User name Drystar Password 5500 You now have access to the functions in the Key operator mode Only one session is active at one time on one printer Mostly the menu structure and the browser screens are structured in the same way as the local...

Страница 175: ...503 REFERENCE MANUAL The screens are in English only The functionality of some features is extended via Remote access For example you can also print TIF images which are residing on the Remote PC Do not use the Back and Forward buttons of your browser Use the different links on the pages instead ...

Страница 176: ...176 2900H EN 20071108 Controlling the Drystar 5500 via a remote PC with browser DRYSTAR 5500 5503 REFERENCE MANUAL ...

Страница 177: ...formative chapter you will find mechanical and functional descriptions T Main components T Functional description T Changing the film format of the trays T Drystar 5500 network configuration T Transport after installation Chapter 5 ...

Страница 178: ...E MANUAL Main components 1 Output tray 2 User interface 3 Upper input tray 4 Lower input tray 5 Front door 6 Top door 7 Drum compartment door 8 Wheels with brakes 3 6 1 2 4 5 8 8 7 9 10 12 1 9 Network connector 10 PC connector 11 Power connector 12 Floppy disk drive 11 ...

Страница 179: ...ptures the incoming digital data via the network and stores the data on a hard disk composes the different images and generates the appropriate print engine control signals The print engine receives the image data from the controller drives the film through the device and makes grayscale prints The diagram below shows how the film is transported through the printer gray section in the drawing belo...

Страница 180: ...ows to perform the mechanical modification 1 Make sure that the printer is in Ready mode 2 Press the Unlock button to unlock the trays 3 Open the input tray you want to adapt Never load another film format when the input tray is not empty Intermediate changing of film formats increases the risk for dust which can damage the thermal print head TPH The system performs an automatic calibration when t...

Страница 181: ...181 2900H EN 20071108 System description DRYSTAR 5500 5503 REFERENCE MANUAL 4 Remove the film position tab 5 Locate the correct tab position for the desired film format 8 11 12 14 10 14 17 ...

Страница 182: ... 2900H EN 20071108 System description DRYSTAR 5500 5503 REFERENCE MANUAL 6 Put the film position tab in place and push it down until it locks 7 Load a new film pack Refer to Loading films on page 46 Click ...

Страница 183: ...s and Transmitting Stations The Drystar 5500 serves as a standard network printer Acquisition storage transmission and printing are completely controlled by network modalities As network protocols the standard Agfa protocol or the optional DICOM protocol can be used Paxport is required if the modality is not a DICOM modality Paxport Modality Drystar 5500 Storage device ADC QS on PC Network Images ...

Страница 184: ... take care that stability is always ensured Special attention should be paid to possible obstructions and to uneven or slant surfaces Never transport the Drystar 5500 with open doors Make sure that both front wheel brakes are unlocked 1 Unlock both wheel brakes on the right and left hand sides 2 Move the Drystar 5500 to its destination 3 Relock the wheels by pressing the brakes down Refer to Safet...

Страница 185: ...chapter guides the user through maintenance and cleaning tasks which require no special skills tools nor training T Preventive maintenance schedule T Cleaning the exterior T Cleaning the dust rollers T Cleaning the cooling air flow holes Chapter 6 ...

Страница 186: ...e resistor line of the print head Always switch off the Drystar 5500 and disconnect the power cord from the outlet before carrying out any maintenance work Interval What to do Page Ad hoc Cleaning the exterior 187 Ad hoc Print head cleaning 115 Ad hoc Cleaning the dust rollers 188 Each 6 months or more if required Cleaning the cooling air flow holes 192 When image quality tends to degrade Print he...

Страница 187: ...rystar 5500 on page 36 2 Remove the power plug from the socket 3 Remove the network cable 4 Wipe the exterior of the printer with a clean soft damp cloth Use a mild soap or detergent if required but never use an ammonia based cleaner Be careful not to get any liquid in the power cord port 5 Plug in the printer and switch it on by following the procedure as described in Switching on the Drystar 550...

Страница 188: ... Open the drum compartment door by pulling its handle 2 Open the sheet metal cover of the dust rollers Cleaning the dust rollers must be done when white lines appear on the prints For more information on maintaining image quality refer to Maintaining image quality and resolving Image quality problems on page 220 Grab the cover at left side to avoid pinching of fingers ...

Страница 189: ... at its axle during cleaning and rub in the length direction of the roller Do not touch the discharge brushes Keep all the other covers closed as much as possible to avoid extra dust into the printer Refer to ABC ordering codes for the ABC code of the dust roller cleaning tissue As the rollers are sticky it s very important to use a lint free cloth Never clean the roller with water or soap ...

Страница 190: ...he roller at its axle during cleaning and rub in the length direction of the roller 5 Close the sheet metal cover of the dust rollers Refer to ABC ordering codes for the ABC code of the dust roller cleaning tissue As the rollers are sticky it s very important to use a lint free cloth Never clean the roller with water or soap Grab the cover at left side to avoid oppressing of hands ...

Страница 191: ...ave cleaned the dust rollers and you have closed the drum compartment door the printer will restart automatically After the cleaning the level of dust stripes can be slightly increased depending on the amount of dust coming into the printer during the repair work The level of dust stripes usually improves after several prints max 1 film pack ...

Страница 192: ...e as described in Switching off the Drystar 5500 on page 36 2 Remove the power plug from the socket 3 Remove the network cable 4 With a vacuum cleaner clean the cooling air flow holes item 1 and 2 on the drawing below especially the CPU power supply area item 1 5 Plug in the printer and switch it on by following the procedure as described in Switching off the Drystar 5500 on page 36 1 2 ...

Страница 193: ...ve possible problems you may encounter T Troubleshooting checklist T The Drystar 5500 does not print T Clearing of film jams T Film identification problems T Start up errors T Maintaining image quality and resolving Image qual ity problems T Warning messages Chapter 7 ...

Страница 194: ...ay feed jams 200 Film transport jams in the front section 203 Film transport jams in the print section 205 Film transport jams in output section 209 Unauthorized opening of the printer 213 Resolve error messages Checking error messages 196 Handle floppy disk error Checking floppy disk error messages 198 Action Refer to Page Resolve film quality problems Maintaining optimal Image Quality 220 White ...

Страница 195: ...Ready standby Yes Yes Proceed Blinking Start up sequence No No Wait Receiving jobs Yes Yes Calculating Yes Yes Printing Yes Yes Calibrating Yes No Installation No No Proceed with the activity Key operator Yes No Yes No Red Blinking Service mode No No Upper Lower Input tray empty Yes Yes No Refer to Loading films on page 46 Film jam Yes No Refer to Clearing of film jams on page 199 Warning Yes Yes ...

Страница 196: ...ified of the situation by means of an Error screen and a beep 2 Acknowledge the new error condition A new Ready screen will appear holding all error messages With the Up and Down keys you can scroll through the error messages 3 Call the service operator An error message is different from a warning message A warning means that an event occurred which might result in a decreased image quality Printi...

Страница 197: ...t queue For each line of the queue the status can be printing calculating waiting warning error A warning or error status indicates that there is a print queue problem Regularly check all electrical connections When interference occurs with other devices consult your local service organization Call your local service organization in case cables are disconnected The user is not allowed to add or re...

Страница 198: ...should check the front panel display to see if the Drystar 5500 is indicating an error status A floppy disk error can occur when the inserted floppy disk is full write protected or when no floppy disk is inserted 1 Correct the error following the error message on the screen After you have corrected the action the screen will disappear error message Blinking ...

Страница 199: ...n Refer to Film transport jams in output section on page 209 Jams can be caused by Loading consumables in a wrong way e g loading film upside down Opening the printer door s or input tray s while a film is actually being printed Refer to Unauthorized opening of the printer on page 213 Overview of sections A pictogram on the display depicts where the film jam is situated in the printer Film feed ja...

Страница 200: ...med To remove a jammed film in the input tray e g upper input tray 1 Start the procedure to stop printing as described in Stopping the printing process on page 59 2 Wait while the printer is finishing printing any current jobs The printer is ready when the following message appears In the procedure we will assume that the upper input tray is to be cleared The procedure for the lower input tray is ...

Страница 201: ...201 2900H EN 20071108 Troubleshooting DRYSTAR 5500 5503 REFERENCE MANUAL 3 Open the film input tray 4 To get a clear view remove any remaining film sheets ...

Страница 202: ...eet Reposition the film stack in the input tray making sure that all the sheets are kept correctly in place refer to Loading films on page 46 Never use force to clear the jammed film If it is not possible to gently remove the jammed film call your local service organization Never reuse a jammed film This may cause damage to the thermal head and or dust problems ...

Страница 203: ...3 REFERENCE MANUAL Film transport jams in the front section The following screen indicates that a jam occurred in the front section of the film transport system To remove a jammed film in the front section of the transport system 1 Pull the front door open ...

Страница 204: ... Check the interior for film sheets 3 Remove the film sheet 4 Close the front door and continue In many cases the film will fall out of this section after you have opened the front door NEVER reuse a film that you got back from a jamming situation it may damage the print unit ...

Страница 205: ...NUAL Film transport jams in the print section The following screen indicates that a jam occurred in the print section of the film transport system To remove a jammed film in the print section of the transport system 1 Open the drum compartment door by pulling its handle ...

Страница 206: ...UAL 2 Check if you can locate a film visually between the vertical lift and the print head If the film is visible proceed with step 3 If the film is not visible it has fallen behind the vertical lift Proceed with step 4 3 carefully remove the film and proceed with step 8 ...

Страница 207: ... EN 20071108 Troubleshooting DRYSTAR 5500 5503 REFERENCE MANUAL 4 Locate the film through the holes of the vertical lift and move it to the right 5 Open the front door and check the area behind the vertical lift ...

Страница 208: ...500 5503 REFERENCE MANUAL 6 Remove the film via the front compartment as indicated below 7 Close the front door 8 Close the drum compartment door and continue NEVER reuse a film that you got back from a jamming situation it may damage the print unit ...

Страница 209: ...in the output section of the film transport system To remove a jammed film in the output section of the transport system 1 Open the top door 2 Visually check where the film is jammed If the film is jammed in the canting guide plate section proceed with step 3 If the film is stuck in the sorter section proceed with step 7 Mind your head when the top door is open ...

Страница 210: ...5503 REFERENCE MANUAL 3 Locate the film First try to use the transport buttons to help clearing the jammed film 4 If the transport buttons do not clear the film lift the guide plate as shown below 5 Remove the film 6 Close the guide plate Go to step 11 ...

Страница 211: ...211 2900H EN 20071108 Troubleshooting DRYSTAR 5500 5503 REFERENCE MANUAL 7 Locate the film First try to use the transport buttons to help clearing the jammed film 8 Open this sorter unit as follows ...

Страница 212: ...ve the jammed film 10 Close the section 11 If the film jam has been cleared close the printer You can resume work If the jam is not cleared at this moment call you local service organization NEVER reuse a film that you got back from a jamming situation it may damage the print unit ...

Страница 213: ...ed Proceed as follows 1 Remove the jammed sheet Refer to Clearing of film jams on page 199 After removal of the jammed film the user is informed that he caused the film jam by opening the printer without using the appropriate procedure to stop printing 2 Make sure to follow carefully the procedures as described in this manual before attempting to open the printer Refer to Switching off the Drystar...

Страница 214: ...l identification code detected in upper lower input tray Film overrun from current pack The following sections descibe the solution for each of these problems in more detail No identification code detected This error message appears when the Film Identification tag is not readable There are two possible solutions for this problem Reload the current film pack or load another film pack Overrule the ...

Страница 215: ... 5500 does not start printing after inserting a new film pack check if this film pack is inserted correctly If the film pack is inserted correctly and the Drystar 5500 does not resume printing the following message will appear 2 To continue with the current not identified film pack press the Confirm button The following message is displayed 3 Press the Confirm button If the Overrule RF tag Reading...

Страница 216: ...ated Call your local service organization to resolve this problem You can unlock the tray to insert another film pack Identical identification code detected in upper lower input tray In case you have loaded a film pack with a non unique Film Identification tag meaning that the current tag has been used with a previous film pack the following message is displayed Proceed as follows If the Overrule ...

Страница 217: ...eload a new film pack The Drystar 5500 will resume printing Film overrun from current pack The following message is presented when more than 100 copies have been printed from the current film pack Proceed as follows 1 Press the Unlock button to initiate the loading sequence 2 Reload a new film pack The Drystar 5500 will resume printing ...

Страница 218: ...ring the self test a number of messages can appear meaning that the selftest has failed Key selftest failed In case the Key selftest has failed following message appears Error message Cause of error Error display failure Firmware Key selftest failed Error system failure Key selftest failed due to no communication between Key and CPU Error self test failure Firmware Software selftest failed Contact...

Страница 219: ...elftest failed due to no communication between Key and CPU In case the Key selftest has failed due to no communication between Key and CPU following message appears Software selftest failed In case the software selftest has failed following message appears ERROR Self test failed ...

Страница 220: ...blems occur the paragraphs White dots or lines appear in the transport direction on page 223 Low frequency banding on page 223 and Scratches appear on film on page 224 provide some specific remedies Maintaining optimal Image Quality Calibration is necessary to maintain optimal Image Quality This is required in the following situations Before initial use of a film When loading new films into the in...

Страница 221: ...ual film calibration initiation refer to Changing general image quality settings Film calibration on page 91 Calibration Purpose When 1 Film calibration To measure and set the system density of the printer To measure and set the film sensitometry values Automatic After an explicit action of the operator 2 Print head cleaning To eliminate white dots or lines in transport direction When image qualit...

Страница 222: ...peration in order to maintain the optimal image quality from your printer Image Quality OK NO YES Persistent White Dots or Lines Start Call Service Done Clean Dust Rollers YES NO Clean Print Head Image Quality OK Image Quality OK NO YES Done YES Done Perform Film Calibration Perform Print Head Profile Calibration Perform Film Calibration NO ...

Страница 223: ...ing the dust rollers on page 188 3 Print a few test sheets using the Print test image function Refer to Printing test images from the hard disk on page 101 4 If the white lines are still visible contact your local service organization Low frequency banding If you notice density non uniformity low frequency banding in the print head direction perform print head profile calibration Refer to Print he...

Страница 224: ...lm If you notice scratches on the film in the print head direction this may be due to the fact that a film sheet has been placed upside down in the input tray Refer to Checking the correct position of a film in the input tray on page 54 Verify the correct position of the films in the input trays ...

Страница 225: ... is displayed 1 Press the Confirm key to acknowledge the new warning condition The Ready screen will appear holding all warning conditions 2 Contact your local service organization A warning message is different from an error message A warning means that an event occurred which might result in a decreased image quality Printing is still possible warning message code warning message code warning me...

Страница 226: ...226 2900H EN 20071108 Troubleshooting DRYSTAR 5500 5503 REFERENCE MANUAL ...

Страница 227: ...Equipment information sheet Appendix A ...

Страница 228: ...Labelling TÜV cULus Certification Mark CE marking CCC Mark A Sharp Mark Dimensions Dimensions approx values in cm Unpacked width 74 length 72 height 142 Packed width 90 length 83 height 160 Weight Drystar 5500 5503 Unpacked approx 189 4 kg 192 4kg Packed approx 239 kg 242 kg Hard disk capacity 18 GByte or higher Floppy disk capacity 2HD 1 44 Mbyte floppy disks RAM memory 2x256 MB Floppy disk conta...

Страница 229: ...J45 twisted pair for 10 100Base TX Serial RS232 connection Network protocols TCP IP services FTP Telnet HTTP SNMP LPD Image formats DICOM Default TIFF Power consumption heat dissipation During operation 450 W 1620 kJ h In standby 200 W 720 kJ h Peak power absolute max rating 700 W 2520 kJ h Protection against Electrical shocks Class 1 grounded Ingress of water IPXØ Environmental conditions operati...

Страница 230: ...rt conditions Climate conditions for transport are in accordance with EN60721 3 2 class 2K4 Temperature Between 40 C and 70 C transport Relative humidity not combined with rapid temperature changes 95 at 45 C Total acoustic A weighted noise power method of measurement in accordance with ISO 3746 1995 During operation 67 dB 6 7B During stand by 57 dB 5 7B Consumables DRYSTAR DT 2 B and DRYSTAR DT 2...

Страница 231: ...TAR 5500 5503 REFERENCE MANUAL Reliability Estimated product life if regularly serviced and maintained according to Agfa instructions 5 years and 150 000 films Service interventions Max 2 interventions 3 years Earthquake standard Meets the CA requirements ...

Страница 232: ...ensions 14 dimensions pixels mm pixels mm 5376 268 8 6922 346 1 14x14 14 dimensions 14 dimensions pixels mm pixels mm 6882 344 1 6882 344 1 14x17 14 dimensions 17 dimensions pixels mm pixels mm 6922 346 1 8368 418 4 Imaging Array Diagnostic area Mammography optional 8x10 8 dimensions 10 dimensions pixels mm pixels mm 3828 191 4 4958 247 9 10x12 10 dimensions 12 dimensions pixels mm pixels mm 4892 ...

Страница 233: ...em info area will be printed This info can only be read using a magnifying glass The System info area contains info about The printer serial number densitometer info film counts software version etc The controller image source date time etc For more detailed information refer to the Drystar 5500 Service documentation Film Diagnostic area Clear border Black border System info area Transport directi...

Страница 234: ...e printed This info can only be read using a magnifying glass The System info area contains info about The printer serial number densitometer info film counts software version etc The controller image source date time etc For more detailed information refer to the Drystar 5500 Service documentation Clear border Diagnostic area Film Black border System info area Transport direction ...

Страница 235: ...fault installation kit Mammography application The Drystar 5500 can be used for printing mammography application films For this option a license has to be activated by an Agfa service technician The feature comes with a QC procedure that complies with the Mammography Quality Standards Act MQSA of the FDA For more information refer to Quality control for mammography application DT 2 Mammo optional ...

Страница 236: ... by persons authorized to do so by Agfa Such changes must comply with best engineering practice and all applicable laws and regulations that have the force of law within the jurisdiction of the hospital Drystar 5500 5503 is a Dicom printer and can therefore be connected to Agfa equipment and all modalities supporting Dicom Although to ensure optimal operation and image quality Agfa has made the ef...

Страница 237: ...Drystar media density response data Appendix B ...

Страница 238: ...1 X rite 341 0 0 22 0 18 0 18 0 24 0 19 0 19 10 0 51 0 48 0 48 0 54 0 49 0 49 20 0 80 0 76 0 76 0 83 0 78 0 77 30 1 09 1 05 1 06 1 13 1 08 1 07 40 1 37 1 32 1 33 1 42 1 36 1 35 50 1 67 1 62 1 62 1 72 1 65 1 64 60 1 96 1 92 1 91 2 02 1 95 1 94 70 2 25 2 20 2 19 2 31 2 23 2 23 80 2 55 2 50 2 48 2 61 2 53 2 53 90 2 83 2 79 2 76 2 90 2 81 2 81 100 3 11 3 08 3 05 3 20 3 11 3 10 ...

Страница 239: ...1 X rite 341 0 0 11 0 09 0 08 0 10 0 08 0 08 10 0 39 0 38 0 36 0 39 0 38 0 37 20 0 68 0 66 0 65 0 68 0 67 0 66 30 0 96 0 94 0 93 0 97 0 95 0 94 40 1 25 1 21 1 20 1 26 1 22 1 22 50 1 52 1 49 1 47 1 55 1 50 1 50 60 1 81 1 78 1 75 1 84 1 79 1 78 70 2 09 2 06 2 03 2 13 2 07 2 07 80 2 37 2 33 2 31 2 42 2 35 2 35 90 2 65 2 62 2 59 2 71 2 63 2 63 100 2 94 2 91 2 88 3 00 2 92 2 92 ...

Страница 240: ...ite 331 X rite 341 0 0 22 0 18 0 20 0 22 0 18 0 19 10 0 57 0 52 0 54 0 58 0 52 0 54 20 0 91 0 86 0 88 0 94 0 86 0 88 30 1 25 1 19 1 20 1 29 1 19 1 21 40 1 60 1 54 1 54 1 65 1 54 1 55 50 1 94 1 88 1 88 2 01 1 88 1 89 60 2 28 2 21 2 20 2 36 2 21 2 22 70 2 62 2 56 2 54 2 72 2 55 2 56 80 2 97 2 90 2 88 3 08 2 89 2 90 90 3 32 3 24 3 21 3 44 3 23 3 25 100 3 66 3 59 3 55 3 80 3 58 3 59 ...

Страница 241: ...Quality Control Charts Appendix C ...

Страница 242: ...ty Average of 5 Values calculated reference ìLow Densityî level Mid Density Average of 5 Values calculated reference Mid Density level High Density Average of 5 Values calculated reference ìHigh Densityî level Step 1 Print QC Test images on five consecutive days Record the optical densities measurements in the tables below After five days average the values to determine the reference levels for ea...

Страница 243: ... ____________ Emul ___________ Densitometer Internal ____________ default selection Date Initials Low Density Mid Density Upper Control limit 0 05 Calculated Reference Low Density Level Lower Control Limit 0 05 Upper Control limit 0 15 Calculated Reference Mid Density Level Lower Control Limit 0 15 General radiography applications Input Tray ________ Quality Control for Chart 2A ...

Страница 244: ...rt Imager Type __________ Serial _____________ Film Type ____________ Emul ___________ Densitometer Internal _____________ default selection High Density Upper Control limit 0 20 Lower Control Limit 0 20 Calculated Reference High Density Level General radiography applications Input Tray ________ Quality Control for Chart 2B ...

Страница 245: ...ference Dot Visibility Initial Reference Low Contrast Month Day Artifacts Visibility of all Dots Month Day Artifacts Visibility of all Dots Month Day Artifacts Visibility of all Dots Month Day Artifacts Visibility of all Dots Month Day Artifacts Visibility of all Dots Low Contrast Visibility Low Contrast Visibility Low Contrast Visibility Low Contrast Visibility Low Contrast Visibility General rad...

Страница 246: ...as required Drystar 5500 5503 Serial ______________ Reference Dimensions Date Measured Dimensions Date Consistency Aspect Ratio Aref A A Aref A B Bref B B Bref Reference Dimensions Date Measured Dimensions Date Consistency Aspect Ratio Aref A A Aref A B Bref B B Bref General radiography applications Input Tray _______________________ Quality Control for Chart 4 ...

Страница 247: ...asurements in the tables below After five days average the values to determine the reference levels for each of the parameters Mammography applications Month Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Date Initials Average of 5 values calculated reference Base Fog level Base Fog Average of 5 values calculated reference Low Density level Low Density Average of 5 values calculated reference Mid Density level Mid...

Страница 248: ...pe ____________ Emul ___________ Densitometer _________________ default selection Mammography applications Input Tray ________ Quality Control for Chart 2A Date Initials Upper Control limit 0 03 Calculated Reference Base Fog Level Base Fog Low Density Lower Control limit 0 03 Date Initials Upper Control limit 0 07 Calculated Reference Low Density Level Lower Control Limit 0 07 ...

Страница 249: ... Type ____________ Emul ___________ Densitometer _________________ default selection Mammography applications Input Tray ________ Quality Control for Chart 2B Date Initials Upper Control limit 0 15 Lower Control limit 0 15 Calculated Reference Mid Density Level Mid Density High Density Upper Control limit 0 15 Lower Control Limit 0 15 Calculated Reference High Density Level ...

Страница 250: ...l Reference Dot Visibility Initial Reference Low Contrast Month Day Artifacts Visibility of all Dots Month Day Artifacts Visibility of all Dots Month Day Artifacts Visibility of all Dots Month Day Artifacts Visibility of all Dots Month Day Artifacts Visibility of all Dots Low Contrast Visibility Low Contrast Visibility Low Contrast Visibility Low Contrast Visibility Low Contrast Visibility Mammogr...

Страница 251: ...ly or as required Drystar 5500 5503 Serial ___________ Reference Dimensions Date Measured Dimensions Date Consistency Aspect Ratio Aref A A Aref A B Bref B B Bref Reference Dimensions Date Measured Dimensions Date Consistency Aspect Ratio Aref A A Aref A B Bref B B Bref Mammography applications Input Tray ______________________ Quality Control for Chart 4 ...

Страница 252: ...252 2900H EN 20071108 Quality Control Charts DRYSTAR 5500 5503 REFERENCE MANUAL ...

Страница 253: ...Remarks for HF emission and immunity Appendix D ...

Страница 254: ...greement Electromagnetic Environment Guidelines High frequency transmissions in accordance with CISPR 11 Group 1 The device uses high frequency energy exclusively for its internal functions For this reason its high frequency transmission is very low and it is improbable that neighboring electronic equipment will be disrupted High frequency transmissions in accordance with CISPR 11 Class A The devi...

Страница 255: ...oltage 1 kV push pull voltage 2 kV common mode voltage The quality of the voltage supplied should correspond to that of a typical commercial or clinical environment Voltage breakthroughs short term interruptions and variations in the voltage supplied in accordance with IEC 61000 4 11 5 Ur 95 breakthrough of Ur for period 40 Ur 60 breakthrough of Ur for 5 periods 70 Ur 30 breakthrough of Ur for 25 ...

Страница 256: ...rdance with IEC 61000 4 6 3 Veff 150 kHz to 80 MHz 10 Veff d 1 2 Radiated high frequency disturbance variables in accordance with IEC 61000 4 3 3 V m 80 MHz to 2 5 GHz 10 V m d 1 2 80 MHz to 800 MHz d 2 3 800 MHz to 2 5 GHz With P as the rated power of the transmitter in watts W in accordance with the manufacturer information on the transmitter and d as the recommended protective distance in metre...

Страница 257: ...f the location is recommended to ascertain the electromagnetic environment as a result of stationary high frequency transmitters If the field strength of the device exceeds the level of agreement given above the device must be observed with regard to its normal operation at each place of use In case of unusual performance characteristics it can be necessary to take additional measures such as the ...

Страница 258: ... Frequency m 150 kHz to 80 MHz d 1 2 80 MHz to 800 MHz d 1 2 800 MHz to 2 5 GHz d 2 3 0 01 0 12 0 12 0 23 0 1 0 38 0 38 0 73 1 1 2 1 2 2 3 10 3 8 3 8 7 3 100 12 12 23 The distance can be determined through the equation for each respective column P is the rated power of the transmitter in watts W according to the manufacturer information on the transmitter only for transmitters where the rated powe...

Страница 259: ...Index Chapter E ...

Страница 260: ...2 overview of calibration functions 221 print head cleaning 115 print head profile calibration 118 CCC See Labels CE See Labels Change settings menu accessing 70 overview 69 Components Drystar 5500 178 Configuration network 183 Connections checking 197 Control charts 241 Control modes local and remote 26 Cooling 36 Cooling down 36 cULus See Labels D Default densitometer 93 Delete print job 42 Diag...

Страница 261: ...ography applications calculated operating levels 144 145 how to perform the quality control procedures 149 how to set the default values 142 performing the Annual QC tests 152 performing the daily QC test 149 performing the Weekly QC tests 151 Image quality for the mammography application calculated operating levels 157 how to establish the reference values and verifying image quality 154 Performi...

Страница 262: ...k 168 through a network 172 Loading films 46 checking the correct position 54 loading procedure 50 when in ready state 49 when printing or calculating 47 Lookup table how to select another 94 M Mammography how to set the default values 154 Maximum density how to change 98 Media density respons data 238 239 240 Modality how to add 87 how to remove 86 N Net mask how to change 83 Network DICOM adding...

Страница 263: ...e Annual QC tests 152 performing the daily QC test 149 performing the Weekly QC tests 151 Quality control for general radiography applications DT 2 B DT 2 C 141 Quality control for the mammography application calculated operating levels 157 how to establish the reference values and verifying image quality 154 Performing the Annual QC tests 164 Performing the daily QC test 161 Performing the Weekly...

Страница 264: ... 170 Switching on 34 T Test films registration 120 TPH profile 120 Transport See Safety Tray changing film format 180 Troubleshooting checklist 194 TÜV See Labels U Upgrading the software 121 User interface 27 audio signals 28 control buttons 28 control panel 29 display 31 keypad 29 overview 27 status indicator LED 28 W Warning messages 225 ...

Страница 265: ...265 2900H EN 20071108 Index DRYSTAR 5500 5503 REFERENCE MANUAL ...

Страница 266: ...0413 Printed in Belgium Published by Agfa HealthCare N V B 2640 Mortsel Belgium 2900H EN 20071108 ...

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