AGFA DRYSTAR AXYS User manual

Drystar AXYS
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User Manual
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Contents
Legal Notice ..........................................................................5
About the safety notices in this document .............................. 6
Drystar AXYS .........................................................................7
Scope .........................................................................8
Intended use ..............................................................9
Available Software versions ..................................... 10
Film types ................................................................ 11
Labeling the input trays ................................11
Specifications .......................................................... 13
Disclaimer ................................................................17
Introduction ........................................................................ 18
Intended user ...........................................................19
Features ...................................................................20
Network features ......................................... 22
Options and accessories ............................... 22
Equipment Classification ......................................... 23
Safety precautions ................................................... 24
Labels .......................................................... 26
Transport after installation .......................... 29
Environmental protection ............................ 31
Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous
Substances (RoHS) ......................................32
For U.S.A. .................................................... 33
Security precautions ................................................ 34
Installation .............................................................. 35
Training ...................................................................36
Product Complaints ................................................. 37
Compliance ............................................................. 38
General ........................................................39
Safety .......................................................... 40
Electromagnetic Compatibility ..................... 41
Seismic (earthquake) requirements ............. 42
Connectivity ............................................................ 43
Safety compliance ........................................43
Labels ......................................................................44
Viewing the System info area on a film ........ 44
Patient data security ................................................ 46
Privacy and security .....................................47
Node authentication, certificates and Certification
Authority ..................................................... 48
Operating modes ..................................................... 49
Control modes (local and remote) ................50
Operator mode .............................................51
Key-operator mode ...................................... 52
Service mode ...............................................53
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Specialist mode ............................................54
Administrator mode .....................................55
The local user interface ............................................56
Messages ..................................................... 58
The status indicator LED .............................. 59
The control buttons ......................................60
Rear panel ....................................................61
Audio signals ............................................... 63
The keypad ..................................................64
The display .................................................. 66
Switching on the printer .......................................... 69
Cooling down the printer ......................................... 71
Switching off the printer ..........................................72
Basic Operation (operator mode) .........................................73
Managing the print queue ........................................ 74
Checking the print queue .............................75
The local print queue screen .........................76
Pausing the print queue ........................................... 77
Viewing the film count info ......................................78
Viewing the printer status ........................................79
Deleting print jobs ................................................... 80
Changing the film format of the trays .......................81
Loading films ...........................................................84
When the printer is printing or calculating and an
input tray is empty ....................................... 85
When the printer is in the ready state and an input
tray is empty ................................................ 86
Film loading procedure ................................87
Checking the correct position of a film in the input
tray ..............................................................91
Advanced Operation (key-operator mode) ...........................92
The menu structure ................................................. 93
Quality Control for general radiography applications ...
94
Establishing the reference values and verifying
image quality ...............................................95
QC test image .............................................. 96
Establishing the daily operating reference density
levels ........................................................... 98
Establishing the image geometry reference values
........................................................................101
Verifying Acceptable Spatial Resolution, Artifact
Levels and Low Contrast Visibility .............. 102
Performing quality control (QC) tests .........103
Quality Control for mammography application ...... 107
Establishing the reference values and verifying
image quality for mammography application ...
109
QC test image for mammography application ...
110
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Establishing the daily operating reference density
levels for mammography application ..........112
Establishing the image geometry reference values
for mammography application ................... 115
Verifying Acceptable Spatial Resolution, Artifact
Levels and Low Contrast Visibility for
mammography application .........................116
Performing quality control (QC) tests for
mammography application .........................117
Preventive maintenance schedule ...................................... 121
Safety guidelines ....................................................122
Recurrent safety tests .............................................122
Cleaning and disinfection ...................................... 123
Cleaning the print head ......................................... 124
Quality Control Charts .......................................................127
Charts for general radiography QC .........................128
Charts for mammography QC ................................133
Plug & Play Installation Manual ......................................... 138
Contents of the packages ....................................... 139
Remove the packing materials ................................140
Remove the printer from the pallet .........................142
Unpack the accessories ...........................................144
Environment specifications .................................... 145
Remove the transport protections .......................... 146
Connect the cables ................................................. 151
Verify film position tabs ......................................... 152
Load film in the input trays .................................... 154
Startup the printer .................................................156
Configure network settings .................................... 157
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Legal Notice
Agfa HealthCare NV, Septestraat 27, B-2640 Mortsel - Belgium
For more information on Agfa products and Agfa HealthCare 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 HealthCare N.V., 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 HealthCare N.V. 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 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 damage arising from the use or inability to use any information,
apparatus, method or process disclosed in this document. Agfa HealthCare
N.V. reserves the right to make changes to this document without prior notice.
The original version of this document is in English.
Copyright 2016 Agfa HealthCare N.V
All rights reserved.
Published by Agfa HealthCare N.V.
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
HealthCare N.V.
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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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Drystar AXYS
Topics:
•Scope
•Intended use
•Available Software versions
•Film types
•Specifications
•Disclaimer
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Scope
The user manual contains general safety instructions, system information and
instructions for performing a basic workflow. Refer to the reference manual of
the printer for information for the advanced operation of the printer.
Figure 1: Example of the type label
Type label
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Intended use
The Drystar AXYS is a dry digital tabletop printer for producing medical
diagnostic images. It can print multiple formats of blue-based (8x10 inch,
10x12 inch, 11x14 inch, 14x14 inch and 14x17 inch), clear-based (8x10 inch,
10x12 inch, 11x14 inch, 14x14 inch and 14x17 inch) or Mammo film (8x10
inch, 10x12 inch, 11x14 inch) and offers crisp, dense grayscale images. The
Drystar AXYS can be used for general radiography and optionally for the
mammography application. The Drystar Axys is designed for high-throughput
and for use as a central printer.
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Available Software versions
The table below lists the available software versions and the type of printer
they require:
Software version
(SW)
Printer
1.60 Drystar AXYS (RoHS compatible)
2.0 supports both Drystar 5302 & Drystar AXYS
2.1 and 2.2 support new PCBs on Drystar 5302 & Drystar Axys
2.3 maintenance software version
3.x supporting first Private label printer
3.1 maintenance software version
3.1.1 patch solving Dicom attribute issue
4.0 supports Drystar 5302 XL, AXYS XL & DRY 2.4
5.0 • support for single tray models Drystar 5301 and
Drystar 5301 XL
• Supports Sata Dom
• Supports Spare-Parts without E-lables
5.1 supports DRY 2.4M
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