Sony UP-DF500 manual

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    3-207-372- 11 (1) Digital Film Ima g er © 2003 Sony Corporation UP-DF500 Instructions f or Use Pa g e 2 Setup M anual P age 31 This manual is comp rised of the In struct ions for Use and the Setup M anual. The Ins tructio ns for Use gives the i nf or ma tion on how to us e the p rinter for the routine work . The Set up Manual gi v es th e system a[...]

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    2 Owner's Recor d The model and seri al numbers are located at the rear . Record these numbers i n the space provide d below . Refer to these numbers whene ver you call up on your Sony d ealer reg arding this prod uct. Model No . _________ ___________ Serial No. _________ ___________ T o prev ent f ire or shock hazard, do not expose the uni t [...]

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    3 susceptible eq uipment. Plug th is unit and the susceptible eq uipment into dif ferent branch ci rcuit. Consult your d ealer . ( According to stan dard EN60601-1 -2 and CISPR11, Class B, Group 1) Caution When you di spose of the unit or accessories, yo u must obey t he law in th e relativ e area or country and the regu lation in the r elati v e h[...]

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    Instructions f or Use T able of Cont ents Introduction About this Manual .................... ........................... .. 5 System Over view ....................... ........................... .. 5 System Conf iguration Example .......................... .. 6 Location and Function of Pa rts and C ontr ols .....6 Preparation Supplied Acce ssories[...]

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    Introduc tion Abou t thi s Manua l / Sys tem O vervi ew 5 Intr o duction About this Man ual Intr oduc tion Describes the feat ures and system c onfig uration of the digi tal film image r . Also p rovide d is inf orm atio n on th e location an d function of par ts. Prepa ration Explains t he steps in v olved in placi ng and connecting the unit prior[...]

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    Introduc tion System Co nfiguration Example / Locat ion and Fu nction of Parts and Controls 6 System Config uration Example The s ystem all o ws y ou t o make pr intout s of the da ta in DICOM format, sen t from image diagno sis equipment such as CTs, MRIs. The follo wing sho ws a system conf iguration e xample. Location a nd Function of P arts and[...]

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    Introduc tion Locatio n and Function of P arts and Controls 7 When f ilm is runni ng short: Light s in yello w . When fil m has been exhau sted: Goes of f. The ALARM indicator lig hts in orange and the messag e is di splayed in the LCD . C PRINT indi cator (14, 26) Lights i n green while th e printer is printing. D ALARM indicator (25) Lights in or[...]

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    Prepar ation Supplied Access ories 8 Preparation Supplied Accessories The unit is p acked togeth er with the fo llowing accessories. Check t hat nothing is missing from your package. Notes • Retain th e original carton and pa cking materials in case you ha ve to transp ort the unit in t he future. • K eep the supplied flop py disk, since i t is[...]

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    Prepar ation Connectio ns 9 When p lacing the uni t vertica lly Y ou can place the uni t verticall y if you attach the caste rs provi ded. This is conv enient for placing th e unit under a desk and to pull it ou t easily . Notes • Ask your nea rest Sony dealer to a ttach the casters to the un it. • Use the casters to allo w the unit to be pulle[...]

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    Prepar ation Connecti ons 10 How to at tach the ferrite cores Before using the unit, attach the supplied ferrite co res for noise p rev ention. T o confi rm to radiation standards, attach the supplied ferrite co res to both ends of the cable. 1 Release the tw o stoppers to open the ferrite core. 2 Attach the ferrite cores to the end of t he cable a[...]

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    Operat ion Loading Film 11 Operation Loading Film Recommended Film The fo llo wing blue thermal f ilm is made especial ly for the UP-DF5 00. UPT -517BL Blue Ther mal Film pr intin g pack Contains b lue therm al transpar ent film. 125 sheets of 1 4 × 17 inch f ilm Be sure to u se film made e xpressly for the UP-DF50 0. If you use other f ilm, th e [...]

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    Operat ion Loading F ilm 12 4 Cut the b lank part of the bag f rom the wedges on the bag . Note Remov e the seal after loading t he film in the film tray . If you remove it before loading, the film may slip and dr op. 5 Hold the aluminum damp-proof bag with both hands so that the opened side f aces tow ard the inner side of the t ray and place the [...]

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    Operat ion Loading Film 13 roller , pinch roller , and separation rubbers” (on page 21). • Do not ad d film hal fway throug h one bag of f ilm. The reason for this i s because the u nit counts the remainin g fil m using the I C tag on the printing protectio n sheet on t he bottom. 6 Remove the seal from the f ilm placed in the f ilm tray . 1 Re[...]

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    Operat ion Printing 14 Printing Before printing • Ensure tha t the unit is properly connected to the LAN. (page 9) • Ensure that t he film sheets are properly loaded in the film tray . (pa ge 11) 1 T urn on the power o f the un it. After t urning on the power , t he LCD should appear as sho wn here. After a fe w minutes, the LCD should appear a[...]

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    Adjustment Menu O peration 15 Adjustment Men u Oper ation Y ou can set the f ollowi ng items using the rel ev ant menu: • Conf irming inf ormation (INFORMA TION) (page 15) • Adjusti ng the pr int quality (PRINT QUALITY) (page 15) • Calibration (CAL IBRA TION) (p age 16) • Adjustin g the density (DENSI TY ADJ) (page 17) • Selecting a gamma[...]

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    Adjustment Menu Oper ation 16 The unit enters the sharpness adjustment mod e. 3 Select th e desired le vel b y pressing the G or g but to n . The sharpness c an be adjusted among 1 5 lev els between 1 a nd 14 includi ng OFF . As the * mark is m oved to wards the righ t, the outline is emphasized. OFF: The * mark is placed at most left posi tion. (D[...]

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    Adjustment Menu O peration 17 1 Display LIMIT ED CAL, by pressing the F or f but t on . 2 Select ON by pressing the G or g button. T o res et to the defau lt status If you reset to the def ault status, the calibra tion is not perfor med by sele cting FULL R ANGE CAL. 1 Displa y CAL RE SET by pressin g the F or f but t on . 2 Press the EXE C button.[...]

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    Adjustment Menu Oper ation 18 The uni t starts the pr inting of t he tone patt ern. 5 Adjust th e tone whil e checki ng the p attern pr int. T o adju st the low tone Select the w ay the light areas of images will be prin ted. 1 Display SELECT POINT 95% by pressing the F or f b utton. 2 Select the n umber of the desired lo w tone area (light area da[...]

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    Adjustment Menu O peration 19 3 Display the selected number b y pressing the G or g but to n . T o res et to the defau lt setting of the high tone ra nge Dis play 75. Selecting a Gam ma C urve When the gamma curve is not specified at the mod ality side, select the g amma curve to be used at the unit. 1 Press the MENU button. 2 Dis play the GA MMA S[...]

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    Miscellaneous Precaut ions 20 Miscellaneous Precautio ns Saf ety • Operate the u nit using the po wer source specif ied in “Specif ications” (o n page 24). • Be careful no t to damage the A C po wer cord b y placing o r dropping hea vy objects on i t; it is dange rous to use the uni t with a damaged A C power cor d. • If you do not inten [...]

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    Miscellaneous Precau tions 21 T o r eplac e the c l eaning roller The supplied cleaning kit con tains the cleaning rollers (for replacement) and wet pads. Proceed as follo ws to replace t he cleaning roller with a ne w one. 1 Pull th e lev er to ward you to open the f ront cov er . 2 Hold the left side of the clea ning ro ller and remove it b y sli[...]

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    Miscellaneous Precaut ions 22 1 Pull the le ver to ward you to open the front co ver . 2 W ipe the t hermal hea d with th e wet pad. Note Before wip ing the the rmal head, to uch the metallic part of the u nit to remove static e lectricity from your bo dy . Notes • Be careful not to touch the surf ace of the thermal head with yo ur hand. • Do n[...]

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    Miscellaneous Precau tions 23 Note When remo ving the f ilm tray , hold both sides of the fi lm tray and the tray cov er with both hands and rem ov e it. 7 Open the tray cov er and wipe the separat ion rubbers with th e wet pad. 8 Reset th e film tray . The cle aning has been complet ed. Notes • Be sure to perform the cl eaning tasks in the order[...]

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    Miscellaneous Specifications 24 4 Reset the f ilters and close the cover . After you ha ve fini shed all c lean ing tasks Set the m ain PO W ER switch on t he rear panel to ON, and then set t he ON/ST ANDBY switch on the front panel to ON. The fol lowin g message appears for about se ve ral minutes. After the fo llowi ng message is displaye d after[...]

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    Miscellaneous Messages 25 Medical Speci fica tions Protection against ele ctric shock: Class I Prote ction again st harmfu l ingress of wate r: Ordinary Degree of sa fety in the presence of flammable anesthet ics or oxygen: Not suitable for use i n the presence of flammabl e anesthetics o r oxygen Mode of operation: Contin uous Design and sp ecific[...]

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    Miscellaneous Messages 26 Other Messa ges When the follo wing message appears, t he ALARM indicat or does not ligh t. The PRINT i ndicator bli nks. REMO VE FIL M TOP & INNER:J6 The f ilm ha s jammed around th e front or insi de the unit. t Open the top cover , then the inn er cover and remov e th e jammed film.(pag e 28) REMO VE FIL M TRA Y :J7[...]

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    Miscellaneous T rouble shooting 27 T r oub leshooting If Dama ge is Suspe cted If a prob lem appears, check the follo wing t rouble shooting guide f irst and pe rform whate ver a ction is necessary to solv e the probl em. If the problem persist s, turn of f the pr inter and co nsult your Son y dealer . If the Film Jams If the f ilm j ams before pri[...]

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    Miscellaneous T roub leshootin g 28 When the rea r cover i s open ed When t he top co ver is open ed When t he top and t he fr ont cov ers are opened When the front cover i s op ened When t he top and inn er cov ers ar e opened 2 Close the opened co ver f irmly . The follo wing message appears on the LCD. W ait un til the m essage disap pears. When[...]

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    Miscellaneous T rouble shooting 29 When R EMO VE F ILM TRA Y : J 7 appea rs 1 Remove the film tray c omplete ly . 2 Remo ve t he ja mmed f ilm nea r the i nside of the un it. 3 Re-ins ert the film tray as it was. When REMO VE FIL M SOME PLA CES: J8 Several film sheets have jammed . Open al l of the covers, rear , front, t op and inner cov ers and c[...]

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    Index Inde x 30 Inde x A About this Manual 5 C Calibrating th e density each time the unit makes a printout 16 unit 16 CALIBRA TION FULL RANGE C AL 16 LIMITED CAL 1 7 Cleaning cabinet 20 cleaning roller 20 filters 23 pinch roll er 22 platen roller 2 2 sepa ratio n rubb ers 23 thermal head 22 Connections 9 D DENSITY ADJ adjusti ng the high tone 18 a[...]

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    Setup Man ual T able of Cont ents Preparation Overv iew .................................... ...........................32 Requir ements .................... ....................................32 IP Addre ss .................................. ...........................33 Setup Setting up the Pers onal Computer to be Used for Setup ...............[...]

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    Prepar ation Ov er vie w / Requi rements 32 Preparation Overvie w This setup manual gi ves the syste m administrator inform ation needed to set up the unit on the netw ork or to reset the IP address and so o n. This setup manual d escribes the preparation for the setup, gi ves an overvi ew of the setup windo w , e xplains how t o perform setup rel [...]

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    Prepar ation IP Ad dress 33 IP Address When you use the unit for the f irst time immediately after you purcha se the unit, it is necessary to set up the DICOM part placed insi de the unit, ad ding an IP address and so on. Before star ting the set up, confir m the follo wing with the networ k administrator . • The IP address the UP-D F500 will use[...]

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    Setup Setting up the P ersonal Computer to be Used fo r Setup / Abou t the Setup Windo w 34 Setup Setting up the P erson al Computer to be Used f or Setup 1 Start the personal computer to be used for setup . 2 Open the TCP/IP se tting pa ge. 3 Enter the IP address o f the computer and the sub- net mask . IP address of the comp uter: NNN.NNN.NNN.nnn[...]

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    Setup About t he Setup Window 35 Comp onent s of P a ges Summary/Print Job P age Thi s pag e dis plays i nfor mat ion on the U P-DF 500. A Printer (printer status) display section Printe r Statu s: Dis plays the printer status . Ther mosensit i ve Film: Di splays th e type o f film in use. 14 × 17: Displ ays the size of the f ilm in use (14 × 17 [...]

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    Setup About t he Setup Window 36 Printer Stat us P age Thi s page disp lays t he sta tus o f the U P-DF 500. A Printer S tatus display ar ea Motor/Sensor: Displays the error st atus of the motor/sensor system. Film Path: Di splays the sta tus of th e printin g path. Co ver: Displa ys the status of co vers (opene d or clos ed) . Film Tr ay: Disp lay[...]

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    Setup Setup of th e Unit / Setup of E-Mai l 37 Setup of the Unit Perform th e following settings when the unit i s used for the f irst time after being purchased , or when the IP address assigned to the UP-DF500 is changed. 1 Open th e DICOM Se ttings p age. For d etailed in formation on ho w to open t he page, see “Opening the S etup W indo w”[...]

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    Setup Confirmation Aft er Setup 38 3 Perform the settings relat ed to e-mail . Enter ad dresses in the correspo nding text b oxes. a) Us e only n umerical characters for the IP address. 4 Click the [Sav e setti ngs] button. The settings are sav ed. Confirmation Aft er Setup After all o f settin gs have b een compl eted T urn of f the p ower of t he[...]

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