AGFA DRY 3.4 User manual

DRY 3.4
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Reference Manual
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Contents
Legal Notice ..........................................................................5
About the safety notices in this document .............................. 6
Scope .....................................................................................7
Advanced Operation (key-operator mode) .............................8
The menu structure ................................................... 9
Accessing the Key-operator menus ........................... 10
Data entry ................................................................11
Stopping the printing process ...................................12
Viewing printer information .................................... 13
Accessing the Show settings menu ................14
Viewing general information ........................15
Viewing input tray information .................... 16
Viewing network (DICOM) information ....... 17
Viewing the sorter configuration ..................18
Viewing general Image quality information ....
19
Viewing Image quality information for a modality
..........................................................................20
Viewing the logical printers configuration ....21
Changing the configuration settings ........................ 22
Accessing the Change settings menu ............ 23
Changing the General settings ..................... 25
Changing the input tray settings (upper / lower)
..........................................................................29
Changing Network (DICOM) configuration ....
30
Changing the image quality settings .............40
Printing images ........................................................47
Accessing the Print images menu ................. 48
Printing test images from the hard disk ........ 49
Saving the configuration settings ............................. 51
Saving the current configuration ..................51
Restoring the configuration settings .........................53
Accessing the restore configuration menu .... 54
Restoring printer settings from the back-up floppy
disk ..............................................................55
Restoring printer settings from the hard disk ...
57
Performing the calibration procedures .....................58
Accessing the calibration menu ....................59
Film calibration ........................................... 60
Print head profile calibration ....................... 63
Installation .............................................................. 66
Upgrading the software ............................... 67
Using the installation wizard ........................72
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Controlling the printer via a remote PC (with browser) ........83
Features ...................................................................84
Setup .......................................................................85
Configuration with crossed network cable ... 86
Configuration with straight network cable ... 87
Setting up the connection ........................................ 88
Setting up a direct link ................................. 89
Setting up a link through a network ............. 92
Starting the remote session ...................................... 94
Starting the remote session .......................... 95
Entering the operator level .......................... 96
Entering the Key-operator level ....................97
System Description .............................................................. 99
Main components .................................................. 100
Functional description ........................................... 102
Network configuration ........................................... 103
Transport after installation .................................... 104
Problem solving ................................................................. 105
Checking the status indicator LED ..........................106
The printer does not print ...................................... 107
Checking error messages ............................108
Checking the connections .......................... 109
Checking the print queue ........................... 110
Checking floppy disk error messages .......... 111
Clearing of film jams .............................................. 112
Film input tray feed jams ............................ 114
Film transport jams in the front section ...... 116
Film transport jams in the print section ...... 118
Film transport jams in output section ......... 121
Unauthorized opening of the printer ..........125
Film identification problems .................................. 126
No identification code detected ..................127
Identification code error for upper/lower input
tray ............................................................129
Identical identification code detected in upper/
lower input tray ......................................... 130
Film overrun from current pack ..................131
Start-up errors ....................................................... 132
Error messages while the printer starts up ..133
Key selftest failed ....................................... 133
Key selftest failed due to no communication
between Key and CPU ................................ 134
Software selftest failed ...............................135
Maintaining image quality and resolving Image quality
problems ................................................................136
Maintaining optimal Image Quality ............137
White dots or lines appear in the transport
direction .................................................... 140
Low frequency banding .............................. 141
Scratches appear on film ............................ 142
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Warning messages ................................................. 143
Key-operator username and password ................................144
Film density response data ................................................. 145
CDF-B .................................................................... 146
CDF-M (optional) ...................................................146
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Legal Notice
Agfa NV, Septestraat 27, B-2640 Mortsel - Belgium
For more information on Agfa products, please visit www.agfa.com.
Agfa and the Agfa rhombus are trademarks of Agfa-Gevaert N.V., Belgium or
its affiliates. Drystar is a trademark of Agfa NV, Belgium or one of its affiliates.
All other trademarks are held by their respective owners and are used in an
editorial fashion with no intention of infringement.
Agfa NV makes no warranties or representation, expressed or implied, with
respect to the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of the information
contained in this document and specifically disclaims warranties 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 NV diligently strives to provide as accurate information as
possible, but shall not be responsible for any typographical error. Agfa NV
shall under no circumstances be liable for any damage arising from the use or
inability to use any information, apparatus, method or process disclosed in
this document. Agfa NV reserves the right to make changes to this document
without prior notice. The original version of this document is in English.
Copyright 2018 Agfa NV
All rights reserved.
Published by Agfa NV
B-2640 Mortsel - Belgium.
No part of this document may be reproduced, copied, adapted or transmitted
in any form or by any means without the written permission of Agfa NV
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About the safety notices in this document
The following samples show how warnings, cautions, instructions and notes
appear in this document. The text explains their intended use.
DANGER:
A danger safety notice indicates a hazardous situation of direct,
immediate danger for a potential serious injury to a user,
engineer, patient or any other person.
WARNING:
A warning safety notice indicates a hazardous situation which
can lead to a potential serious injury to a user, engineer, patient
or any other person.
CAUTION:
A caution safety notice indicates a hazardous situation which
can lead to a potential minor injury to a user, engineer, patient
or any other person.
An instruction is a direction which, if it is not followed, can
cause damage to the equipment described in this manual or any
other equipment or goods and can cause environmental
pollution.
A prohibition is a direction which, if it is not followed, can cause
damage to the equipment described in this manual or any other
equipment or goods and can cause environmental pollution.
Note: Notes provide advice and highlight unusual points. A note is
not intended as an instruction.
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Scope
The reference manual contains information for the advanced operation of the
printer and is available in English only. Refer to the user manual of the printer
for general safety instructions, system information and instructions for
performing a basic workflow.
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Advanced Operation (key-operator mode)
The printer features the following functions on the main menu level of the
Key-operator mode:
Menu item Function
Stop printing To halt the printing procedure
Show settings To consult the current settings of the printer.
Change settings To change the current settings of the printer.
Print Image To print one of the standard test images. To load and
print images from a floppy disk.
Save configuration To make a back-up of the printer settings.
Restore configura-
tion
To restore the back-up of the printer settings.
Calibration To calibrate the printer.
Installation To install the software with the installation wizard.
Quality control To control with a daily procedure the image quality
respectively of general radiography & mammogra-
phy (optional) applications.
Topics:
•The menu structure
•Accessing the Key-operator menus
•Data entry
•Stopping the printing process
•Viewing printer information
•Changing the configuration settings
•Printing images
•Saving the configuration settings
•Restoring the configuration settings
•Performing the calibration procedures
•Installation
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The menu structure
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Accessing the Key-operator menus
• The Key-operator mode functions (i.e. the main menu level) can be
accessed by pressing the Key-operator key on the front panel.
After pressing the Key-operator key the Main menu is displayed.
• You can scroll through the menu items by pressing the Down and Up keys
and select a menu item by pressing the Confirm key.
• At any 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 displayed:
Press the Confirm key to return to the Key-operator menu. Otherwise, the
Keyoperator menu will be closed.
Note: The printer will sound a long beep if you press a key that is
not to be used at that moment.
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Data entry
When entering numerical or alphanumerical data, always adhere to the
following principles:
• Only (alpha)numerical data can be entered.
• During the data entry, the field is displayed in reverse mode.
• Increment the number in a(n) (alpha)numerical entry field by pressing
the Up key. Transition from 9 to 0 of one figure will also increment the
next figure to the left, respecting the valid limits 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
right by pressing the Right key.
• Press and hold down a key to repeat arrow key actions.
• To accept an entry in a menu, press the Confirm key.
• A short beep acknowledges and terminates the entry.
• The printer will sound a long beep if you press a key that is not to be used
at that moment.
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Stopping the printing process
To stop the printing process on an adequate way, it is recommended to use the
Stop printing menu.
1. Press the Key-operator key to enter the Key-operator mode.
2. On the Key-operator main menu, press the Confirm key to select ‘Stop
printing’.
While the current print job is finished, the Stop Printing screen is
displayed:
Note: The modality name defined during installation will be
used to refer to the corresponding modality. In case there is
also a nickname (daily used name) defined during
installation, the nickname is used.
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.
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Viewing printer information
A number of data and parameter settings of the printer can be viewed by using
the ‘Show settings’ function:
Topics:
•Accessing the Show settings menu
•Viewing general information
•Viewing input tray information
•Viewing network (DICOM) information
•Viewing the sorter configuration
•Viewing general Image quality information
•Viewing Image quality information for a modality
•Viewing the logical printers configuration
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Accessing the Show settings menu
1. Press the Key-operator key 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.
Note: This menu is the starting point for viewing printer
information.
3. Press the Escape key to return to the Key-operator main menu.
4. Press the Escape key to quit the Key-operator mode.
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Viewing general information
1. On the Show settings menu, press the Confirm key to select ‘General’.
The ‘General’ info screen is displayed:
2. Use the Up and Down keys to scroll through the following items:
• the serial number of the printer,
• the language,
• the current time 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.
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Viewing input tray information
1. On the Show settings menu, press the Down key once, followed by the
Confirm key to select ‘Input tray’.
The ‘Input tray’ screen is displayed:
2. Press the Up and Down keys followed by the Confirm key to select the
desired input tray.
In case you have selected Upper input tray, the Upper input tray screen is
displayed:
Note: If you have selected lower input tray, a screen with
similar information about the lower tray is shown.
For both input trays, the following information is displayed on the
currently 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.
3. Press the Confirm key to return to the Show settings menu.
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Viewing network (DICOM) information
1. On the Show 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.
2. Press the Confirm key to return to the Show settings menu.
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Viewing the sorter configuration
1. On the Show settings menu, press the Down key three times, followed by
the Confirm key to select ‘Sorter Configuration’.
The ‘Sorter Configuration’ 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).
Note: The previous screen is an example of a situation where
only tray 1, 3 and 4 are installed and the second modality is
a fast modality.
2. Press the Up and Down keys to select the modality of your choice.
3. Press the Confirm key to return to the Show settings menu.
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Viewing general Image quality information
1. On the Show settings menu, press the Down key four times, followed by
the Confirm key to select ‘Image quality’.
The following screen will appear:
2. Press the Confirm key to select ‘General’.
The general Image quality settings are displayed:
The following info is displayed:
• Film calibration setting: OFF/ON with the number of film packs
determining the calibration interval (if ON).
• Dmax upper tray: the maximum density for the 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 the number of prints to go before a new thermal head
profile calibration is necessary.
• Def. densitometer: shows the default densitometer that is used for the
calibrations.
3. Press the Confirm key to return to the Image quality menu.
4. In the Image quality menu, press the Escape key to return to the Show
settings menu.
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Viewing Image quality information for a modality
1. On the Show settings menu, press the Down key four times, followed by
the Confirm key to select ‘Image quality’.
The following screen will appear:
2. Press the Up/Down arrow keys, followed by the Confirm key to select the
desired modality.
3. Press the Confirm key to display the Image quality settings for the selected
modality, or the Escape key to quit.
4. Press the Confirm key to return to the Image quality menu.
5. In the Image quality menu, press the Escape key to return to the Show
settings menu.
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