Calibrations - AGFA DRYSTAR 5302 Technical Documentation Manual

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Calibrations

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The following table lists the different Drystar 5302 calibrations:
Characteristic CDM
Film printed
To determine new
Purpose of the
reference values for
calibration
the CDM. This is
done via an external
densitometer.
• Whenever the
To be done in
internal
following
densitometer has
cases
to be adapted to
an external
densitometer (for
image quality
control)
• If density
reproduction
check is not ok
No
Automatic
yes/no
* Automatic film calibration to be switched on via menu:
'2 Change settings - 5 Image Quality - 1 General - Select Default for Film Calibration
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TH profile
To reduce vertical To measure the film
macro banding sensitometry and to
(vertical density use these values for
irregularities). Only internal reference, so
macro density that the printer
compensation is behaves linear
possible (in opposite regarding density
to micro reproduction. In
compensation in addition, the
production). maximum density is
adapted.
Unacceptable line • At maintenance
artifacts visible in
medical service test
• To compensate
image
small density
variations of the
new film, when a
new film package
is used
No Yes, but only if
switched on*
DOCUMENT CONTROL NOTE:
DRYSTAR 5302
Type 5366/100
Functional Description
Film Smart Profile
Equalization of TH
resistor drift in the
area of 10" film black
borders when
printing in mixed
format conditions
(mix of 10" and 14"
print width).
• During the
troubleshooting
procedure. Refer
to chapter 3.3,
Troubleshooting
• In certain cases
during
maintenance.
Refer to section 9,
Maintenance
No
Agfa Company Confidentia
Compliance Film
Make film calibration
this accurate, that it
passes the
acceptance criteria
as defined by
Afssaps / EUREF:
The default film
calibration procedure
is not necessarily
accurate enough.
• Before the
Afssaps / EUREF
acceptance test
• Each 6 months, if
the printer is
under control of
Afssaps / EUREF,
and it did not pass
the Afssaps /
EUREF calibration
check
No
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