.......................... 30 CCESSORIES The manufacturer, Owandy, reserves the right to make modifications to its products or to their specifications in order to improve the performance, quality, or ease of production. Specifications of products or accessories may be modified without prior notice.
Introduction You have just received your Visteo digital intra-oral radiology kit. We thank you for the confidence you have in us and hope that this product will give you entire satisfaction. We recommend you to read this manual thoroughly before installation; following the guidelines for installation and usage described in it will exclude risks to the patient and the care team.
1.2 Power supply The power to the Visteo box is provided directly by the power supply of the USB cable connecting it to the computer. 1.3 Installation precautions Regulation requires that your computer is at least compliant with standard IEC/EN60950-1. If the computer is class 1, make sure that it is grounded to the ground of the building.
(WEEE) and with Decree 2005-829 of the 20 July 2005 regarding the composition of electrical and electronic equipment and the elimination of waste coming from this equipment (only for France). Owandy Visteo – User manual Page 5/30...
Contents Your Visteo kit consists of the following elements (illustrations may vary from items supplied): A Visteo USB box (compatible with Visteo size 1 and 2 sensors) Visteo sensor(s) (size 1 and/or size 2) Universal positioner Universal sensor cable Bite blocks (bitewing and endo) for positioner...
Printer Laser, inkjet, thermal Keyboard and mouse At acquisition workstation Visteo kit with appropriate drivers Imaging software X-ray generator with electronic timer If your computer does not possess USB 2.0 ports, these can be added as PCI/PCI express cards (for desktop computers) or PCMCIA cards (for laptops).
Plug the connector of the positioner cable or of the sensor connection cable into the box – do not try to force the insertion of the plug, it could damage the connector. The Visteo box accepts size 1 or 2 Visteo sensors.
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The discs allow the personalisation or identification of the box by inserting a label in the front compartment of the selected disc before mounting it. The text on the label is visible through the transparent front side of the personalisation disc. Owandy Visteo – User manual Page 9/30...
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To mount the wall support, drill 2 holes according to the 0.12inch outline opposite. Insert the plugs, position the support by diameter aligning the holes in the support with the plugs and screw in the screws. 15mm / 0.6inch of space Owandy Visteo – User manual Page 10/30...
“Next”. This window does not appear depending on your version of Windows. The wizard will inform you it has detected your “Visteo USB” kit. Select “Install from a list or specific location” then click on “Next” after making sure the O.S.P. CD-ROM is inserted in the CD- ROM drive.
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Click on “Install” to start the copying the files. After the files have been copied, select “Visteo V1” in the list that appears and click on “OK”. A window will inform you of the successful installation, close it by clicking on “Exit”.
Click on “Install or Reinstall” and follow the instructions on-screen. 3.4 Configuration in the Owandy imaging software To be able to use your kit with the Owandy QuickVision imaging software you must configure your equipment. Start the imaging software (double-click on the desktop icon or use the link in Start / Programs / QuickVision).
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In both cases, the exposure bar (blue/green/red) helps to find the correct exposure of the images. (**) This option appears only when the sensor is used from certain Owandy software programs; it allows the change of the sharpness setting or the high resolution for each acquired image.
It is recommended to link the different workstations in a network to allow for the central storage and sharing of the images. The Visteo kit can be shared between different workstations in different ways: • By moving the sensor and connection box from workstation to workstation; in this case a USB cable must be plugged into each workstation to allow for an easy connection of the box.
The box automatically switches to standby mode after a period that can be set in the configuration window (see “3.4 Configuration in the Owandy imaging software” - the default period is 5 minutes). All lights are off when the box is in standby mode and the sensor toolbar turns red.
4.3 Positioning accessories The accessories of the Visteo kit allow for the easy and rapid positioning of the sensor in the mouth and in the same way for all types of images. 4.3.1 Sensor The sensitive area of the sensor is indicated by a horizontal line; the area below this line is not sensitive to X-rays.
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X-rayed, so as to surround the instrument sticking out of the tooth and to guarantee a suitable distance between the maxillar and mandibular arches. Owandy Visteo – User manual Page 18/30...
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A cotton roll can be helpful to position the sensor parallel to the tooth. Owandy Visteo – User manual Page 19/30...
The sensor kit can function in two ways: • Through the Twain protocol (for scanners): to use this mode select “Owandy Intra Oral X-rays…” in the TWAIN acquisition option of your imaging software. Subsequently start the TWAIN acquisition; the interface is identical to that of the independent mode described below.
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Opens a blank email and attaches the image in a zip file. “Delete” button Deletes the selected image. Deletes the selected image from the list after it has been transferred to “Delete on load” option a software program. Owandy Visteo – User manual Page 21/30...
This can be necessary for children with a small mouth. Position the sensor in the mouth, behind the tooth you want to X-ray. A cotton roll can be helpful to position the sensor parallel to the tooth. Owandy Visteo – User manual Page 22/30...
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When the image is displayed in the Owandy QuickVision imaging software, a coloured bar appears in the top part of the image, this is the exposure bar. This function is available only to users of the Owandy imaging software.
4.6 Exposure time Recommended exposure times in seconds for the Owandy X-ray generators: Description Owandy Altis DC Owandy Elios AC Current / Voltage 4mA / 65KV 8mA / 70KV 0.07 – 0.12 0.04 – 0.08 Lower incisor / canine 0.07 – 0.12 0.06 –...
20cm / 8inch of the cable without pulling on the cable; subsequently clean the remainder of the cable in segments of 20-30cm / 8-12inch with as little pinching of the cable as possible, the wipe should slide without applying force. Owandy Visteo – User manual Page 25/30...
Ask the advice of your IT specialist with regard to the backup system that is best suited to your computer configuration (external or removable hard disk, Zip or Jaz system, CD-ROM or DVD writer, etc.). Test and store the copies in a safe place. Owandy Visteo – User manual Page 26/30...
(e.g. when multiple consecutive images are acquired) and has no influence on the functioning of the kit. • Reduce the standby time in the configuration window. Owandy Visteo – User manual Page 27/30...
24bits. The image is blurred. Re-acquire the image: • The patient has moved during the exposure. • The generator head was not stabilised and has moved. Owandy Visteo – User manual Page 28/30...
+10° C to +40° C / 50° F to 104° F 6° C (42° F) above the surrounding Maximum sensor temperature temperature Lifespan CMOS Min. 100.000 cycles Standards Conformity to standards NF EN/IEC60601-1 Owandy Visteo – User manual Page 29/30...
Optional connection with accessories, compatible with Visteo size 1 and 2 sensors Contact your distributor Optional Visteo size 1 or 2 sensor kit with its accessories Contact your distributor 8.2 Accessories Positioning accessories DA001 Universal positioner...
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