Planmeca Proline EC Panoramic User Manual page 33

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User's manual
Cassette carriage
in loading position
Open
mm
Midsagittal plane
light
Press the return key to move the rotating assembly to
the ready position and the cassette carriage to the
loading position if they are not already in that position.
Press the temple support key to open the temple sup-
ports if they are not already open.
Guide the patient towards the unit so that they are fac-
ing the chin support.
Press either of the height adjusting keys to adjust the
height of the vertical carriage until the opening in the
chin support is approximately level with the patient's
mouth.
Ask the patient to step forward, grasp the patient han-
dles and press their lips against the chin support. The
patient's nose must rest on top of the support and their
mouth must be closed.
Press the temple support key to close the temple sup-
ports.
Press either of the focal trough positioning key to
switch the three patient positioning lights on so that the
patient can be positioned.
Stand behind the patient and check that the patient's
shoulders are level and the neck muscles relaxed.
Position the patient head so that the midsagittal plane
coincides with the midsagittal light beam. Make sure
that the patient is looking straight ahead as the light
may appear to be correctly positioned but the patient's
head could be turned slightly to one side.
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