AGFA Crystal-M Imager User manual
Crystal-M Imager
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User Manual
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Contents
Legal Notice ..........................................................................5
About the safety notices in this document .............................. 6
Crystal-M Imager ...................................................................7
Scope .........................................................................8
Intended use ..............................................................9
Available Software versions ..................................... 10
Film types ................................................................ 11
Labeling the input trays ................................11
Specifications .......................................................... 13
Product Complaints ................................................. 17
Disclaimer ................................................................18
Introduction ........................................................................ 19
Intended user .......................................................... 20
Features ...................................................................21
Network features ......................................... 23
Options and accessories ............................... 23
Equipment Classification ......................................... 24
Safety precautions ................................................... 25
Labels .......................................................... 27
Transport after installation .......................... 30
Environmental protection ............................ 32
Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous
Substances (RoHS) ...................................... 33
For U.S.A. .................................................... 34
Security precautions ................................................ 35
Installation .............................................................. 36
Training ...................................................................37
Compliance ............................................................. 38
General ........................................................39
Safety .......................................................... 39
Electromagnetic Compatibility .....................39
Seismic (earthquake) requirements ............. 40
Connectivity ............................................................ 41
Safety compliance ........................................ 41
Labels ...................................................................... 42
Viewing the System info area on a film .........42
Patient data security ................................................ 44
Storage media ..............................................45
Node authentication, certificates and Certification
Authority ..................................................... 46
Requirements on the operating environment ...
47
Operating modes ..................................................... 49
Control modes (local and remote) ................50
Operator mode .............................................51
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Key-operator mode ...................................... 52
Service mode ............................................... 53
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 ............................................... 62
The keypad .................................................. 63
The display .................................................. 65
Switching on the printer .......................................... 68
Cooling down the printer ......................................... 70
Switching off the printer ..........................................71
Basic Operation (operator mode) .........................................72
Managing the print queue ........................................73
Checking the print queue ............................. 74
The local print queue screen ........................ 75
Pausing the print queue ........................................... 76
Viewing the film count info ......................................77
Viewing the printer status ........................................ 78
Deleting print jobs ................................................... 79
Changing the film format of the trays .......................80
Loading films ...........................................................83
When the printer is printing or calculating and an
input tray is empty ....................................... 84
When the printer is in the ready state and an input
tray is empty ................................................ 85
Film loading procedure ................................86
Checking the correct position of a film in the input
tray ..............................................................90
Advanced Operation (key-operator mode) ........................... 91
The menu structure ................................................. 92
Quality Control for general radiography applications ...
93
Establishing the reference values and verifying
image quality ............................................... 94
QC test image .............................................. 95
Establishing the daily operating reference density
levels ........................................................... 97
Establishing the image geometry reference values
........................................................................100
Verifying Acceptable Spatial Resolution, Artifact
Levels and Low Contrast Visibility .............. 101
Performing quality control (QC) tests .........102
Quality Control for mammography application ...... 106
Establishing the reference values and verifying
image quality for mammography application ...
108
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QC test image for mammography application ...
109
Establishing the daily operating reference density
levels for mammography application ..........111
Establishing the image geometry reference values
for mammography application ................... 114
Verifying Acceptable Spatial Resolution, Artifact
Levels and Low Contrast Visibility for
mammography application ........................ 115
Performing quality control (QC) tests for
mammography application .........................116
Preventive maintenance schedule ...................................... 120
Safety guidelines ....................................................121
Recurrent safety tests .............................................121
Cleaning and disinfection ...................................... 122
Cleaning the print head ......................................... 123
Calibrating the touchscreen ................................... 126
Remarks for HF-emission and immunity ............................129
Immunity to RF wireless communication equipment ....
135
Precautions on EMC ...............................................136
Cables, transducers and accessories ....................... 137
Quality Control Charts .......................................................138
Charts for general radiography QC .........................139
Charts for mammography QC ................................144
Plug & Play Installation Manual ......................................... 149
Contents of the packages ....................................... 150
Remove the packing materials ................................151
Remove the printer from the pallet .........................153
Unpack the accessories .......................................... 155
Environment specifications .................................... 156
Remove the transport protections .......................... 157
Connect the cables ................................................. 162
Verify film position tabs ......................................... 163
Load film in the input trays .................................... 165
Startup the printer ................................................. 167
Configure network settings .................................... 168
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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 2021 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 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
For product information, training, support, service or product complaints
related to Crystal-M Imager, contact iCRco.
iCRco
2580 West 237th Street
Torrance, CA 90505
Phone (310) 921-9559
Fax (310) 542-7236
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Intended use
The Crystal-M Imager 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) or Mammo film (8x10
inch, 10x12 inch, 11x14 inch) and offers crisp, dense grayscale images. The
Crystal-M Imager can be used for general radiography and optionally for the
mammography application. The Crystal-M Imager 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 support of additional printer models
5.0 • support for single tray models
• Supports Sata Dom
• Supports Spare-Parts without E-lables
5.1 support of additional printer models
6.0 required for devices with serial number higher than 100000
6.1 is a maintenance software + supports DRY IMAGER
6.1.x maintenance software
6.2 is needed for new Devnix PCB index 16 and higher
6.2.1 maintenance software
6.2.2 required for for devices with serial numbers higher than
751001 and for devices with serial numbers higher than
151001 and lower than 700000
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