Planmeca Proline EC pan Technical Manual page 126

Chapter E - DIMAX3 DIGITAL SYSTEM ADJUSTMENT
Adjustment in ball phantom's x-direction
If the patient positioning mechanism is too far forward or too far backwards the fore/aft posi-
tion must be adjusted and the new position programmed into the memory.
Enter the test mode.
Press the ready key to drive the X-ray unit to the exposure position. When the X-ray is ready
the indicator light will come on.
READY
PRET
Start to take a test exposure by pressing and holding down exposure button on the remote
control. Stop pressing the exposure button after about two seconds so that the rotating unit
stops moving.
An error code will appear on the display. Clear the error code with the CTL-key.
Er 00
Manually position the rotating unit so that the center line that runs through the tubehead and
sensor head is at a right angle to the wall. Slide the alignment pin through the hole in the top
of the vertical carriage so that it goes into the positioning hole in the rotating unit. (Fig. 59).
Figure 59
NOTE Adjust the position of the rotating unit by holding the sensor head. Never use the tube-
head to adjust the position.
E-32 Planmeca Proline EC X-ray unit
PATIENT POSITIONING MECHANISM
Alignment pin
Center line at right
angles to the wall
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