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  • Page 3 1. Product Name Digital X-ray Imaging Device 2. Model Name PaX-500 3. Manufacturer VATECH Co. Ltd. 4. Number and Date of Manufacturing Indicates in product Weight or Packaging Unit 5. Performance and Directions of Use Indicates in user's manual and catalog.
  • Page 4 4. Do not spray liquid or give pressure to the product. It may result in electric accident or fire. 5. This product operates using the specified AC power. Contact the agent if you want to change voltage. VATECH Co., Ltd. Release V2.0.0...
  • Page 5 Before Getting Started Contents of this manual are subject to change without separate notice for improvement of product performance, addition or follow-up of information. Please note that our company has no responsibility for or obligation of free repair service for any accident or damage of equipment due to user's mistake with regard to the contents included in this manual.
  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    3.2. Panoramic Imaging Procedure .................. 34 3.3. Cephalometric Imaging Procedure................44 3.4. How to Use LCD Panel ..................... 54 Chapter 4 Emergency Measure ..........58 Troubleshooting ........................59 Appendix ..................60 1. Recommended X-Ray Exposure Table ................60 VATECH Co., Ltd. Release V2.0.0 PaX-500...
  • Page 7: Chapter 1 Product Overview

    Chapter 1 Product Overview This Chapter describes overall features, components of products as well as various cautions in details. User manual...
  • Page 8: Product Features

    Support more accurate diagnosis imaging than LCD as well as voice announcement function for patients and staffs. ● Provide various imaging modes for special treatment and diagnosis such as implant in addition to basic panoramic imaging mode (Foretooth definition and neural tube definition mode, etc.) VATECH Co., Ltd. Release V2.0.0 PaX-500...
  • Page 9: Product Components

    2. Product Components Hardware Components ● Equipment main frame ● User's manual ● Install CD ● Accessories Components and specification of this product may be subject to change without any notice for improvement of product performance. Software Components ● Viewer program : EasyDent V4 program, ●...
  • Page 10: Cautions

    Place this product away from water, moisture or foreign substance since this product is a precision medical electronic device. ● Immediately cut off the power if the product is exposed to water or foreign substance during use, resulting in abnormal operation. Contact the agent for support. VATECH Co., Ltd. Release V2.0.0 PaX-500...
  • Page 11 Radiation Protection Policy User should comply with rules and regulations of their country on radiation safety and protection since they differ among countries. ● A worker should wear lead apron or use protection wall to protect himself / herself from radiation during imaging process.
  • Page 12 If maintenance/repair service is performed by our authorized agent ● If product is normally used in accordance with user's manual ● If it is not from equipment damage or accident attributable to mistake of customers VATECH Co., Ltd. Release V2.0.0 PaX-500...
  • Page 13: Chapter 2 Components And Functions

    Chapter 2 Components and Functions This Chapter describes hardware components and software architecture of the product in details. User manual...
  • Page 14: Hardware Components And Functions

    ● LCD panel: operate the equipment through LCD panel ● Messeage LCD : display the operation status of equipment as text in LCD. This configuration may differ depending on the specification of your product. VATECH Co., Ltd. Release V2.0.0 PaX-500...
  • Page 15: Software Architecture

    2. Software Architecture Following is brief description on menu architecture of imaging program. Menu on Panoramic unit ① Imaging Status and Image Display Window Show imaging progress status for capturing image and show the image captured after imaging.(show image captured real time at the time of actual imaging) ②...
  • Page 16 Perform imaging according to instruction message after clicking Ready Button. ⑬ Imaging, Image Processing Status Bar (Progress bar) Show the progress status with a graph at the time of imaging and image processing. ⑭ Exit Button Exit the imaging program. VATECH Co., Ltd. Release V2.0.0 PaX-500...
  • Page 17 This software architecture may differ depending on specification of your product and be subject to change without notice for improvement of product performance. User manual...
  • Page 18 Show information of pateint such as name, age and chart of pateint to be taken. ③ Imaging Instruction Window Show various kinds of text instruction message for imaging. ④ X-ray Setting Control Button Adjust kVp, tube voltage value and mA, tube current value. VATECH Co., Ltd. Release V2.0.0 PaX-500...
  • Page 19 ⑤ Select Pateint Button Select the patient per gender (Man, Woman, Child) and bone density (Hard, Normal, Soft). ⑥ Cephalo Property Button Select Cephalo Mode. (Fixed to one mode of Quick and Normal Cephalometric depending on specification of equipment). ⑦ Select Cephalo Imaging Mode Button Lateral, Frontal, SMV, Carpus are available.
  • Page 20: Lcd Panel

    Return rotating unit to the position of lamp. ⑤ Position button Operate the camera and alignment lamp to place the patient in position. ⑥ Ready button Prepare for X-ray imaging according to the mode and conditions set. VATECH Co., Ltd. Release V2.0.0 PaX-500...
  • Page 21 Mode Screen ① Pano Standard Select the standard imaging mode (Normal, Front, Right, Left, TMJ, Sinus). ② Pano Special Select the special imaging mode (Orthogonal, Incisor Clear, Maxillary Clear, Canal Clear). ③ Cephalo Select the Cephalo imaging mode (Lateral, Frontal. SMV, Carpus). ④...
  • Page 22 The mode of imaging the front teeth of the pateint ⑤ Sinus The imaging method of optimizing the sinus of the pateint ⑥ Left The mode of imaging only left teeth of the pateint. VATECH Co., Ltd. Release V2.0.0 PaX-500...
  • Page 23 ⑦ Next Go to the next stage. Select "Next" to go to the next stage. ⑧ Before Go to the previous stage. Select "Before" to cancel the current setting value. User manual...
  • Page 24 The imaging mode of optimizing canal of the pateint ⑤ Next Go to the next stage. Select "Next" to go to the next stage. ⑥ Before Go to the previous stage. Select "Before" to cancel the current setting value. VATECH Co., Ltd. Release V2.0.0 PaX-500...
  • Page 25 A Screen In Case of Selecting Cephalo at Mode Selection ① Lateral The mode of taking the lateral image of the head at the time of measuring pateint's head ② Frontal The mode of taking the frontal image of the head at the time of measuring pateint's head ③...
  • Page 26 Select the feature (gender / bone density) of the patient. ③ Confirm Confirm the current setting and go to the next stage. ④ Exit Cancel the current setting and go to the previous stage. VATECH Co., Ltd. Release V2.0.0 PaX-500...
  • Page 27: Chapter 3 Basic Operation

    Chapter 3 Basic Operation This Chapter describes basic operation of the product as well as important functions for easy understanding and use of product by users. Refer to this Chapter for effective use of the product. User manual...
  • Page 28: Preparation Before Imaging

    When the equipment is already turned on, select the Imaging Mode through imaging program and then follow the instruction of the program. This configuration may differ depending on specification of your product. Check the production information of appendix for details of manual. VATECH Co., Ltd. Release V2.0.0 PaX-500...
  • Page 29: How To Align Patients

    2. How to Align Patients 2.1. How to Align Patients on Panoramic unit ① Take off or remove any glasses, earring, hairpin, oral device or false teeth that the patient wears. ② Have the patient wears protective clothing. It is recommended that the patient wears protective clothing for protection against radiation.
  • Page 30 2) Sinus: position the Canine Laser beam about 1 cm inside the wings of the nose. 3) TMJ: position the Canine Laser beam at the maxillary canine in case of Open. Position the Canine Laser beam at the canine while mouth is closed in case of Close. VATECH Co., Ltd. Release V2.0.0...
  • Page 31: How To Align Laser Beam

    2.2. How to Align Laser Beam ① Panoramic & Sinus Panoramic Sinus Positioning Vertical Beam Horizontal Beam Canine Beam User manual...
  • Page 32 ② TMJ open & TMJ close TMJ open TMJ close Positioning Vertical Beam Horizontal Beam Canine Beam VATECH Co., Ltd. Release V2.0.0 PaX-500...
  • Page 33: How To Align Patients On Cephalometric Unit

    2.3. How to Align Patients on Cephalometric unit ◆ Position of Cephalometric Imaginary Horizontal Baseline ① The highest position of earhole and a boundary region between cheek and proturant part of an ② Effect of improving uniformity radiograph since horizontal anatomical measuring point lies parallel to the horizontal plane •...
  • Page 34 • Frontal mode on Cephalometric unit • Carpus mode on Cephalometric unit VATECH Co., Ltd. Release V2.0.0 PaX-500...
  • Page 35: How To Register New Patients And Capture

    3. How to register new patients and capture 3.1. How to register new patients Follow the steps shown below to register new patient. ① Turn on the product and computer. ② Execute EasyDent V4 and click ‘Patient ( )’ icon to register new patient. ③...
  • Page 36: Panoramic Imaging Procedure

    ③ Program is displayed as shown in the following figure [Fig. 1]. Search and select the patient for imaging. [Fig. 1] EasyDent V4 Program Screen ④ Click ‘Pano/Ceph( )’ icon on the left upper part in the figure [Fig. 1] to execute the imaging program. VATECH Co., Ltd. Release V2.0.0 PaX-500...
  • Page 37 ⑤ PC is checking system (PaX-500) whether it is prepared to capture images or not. ⑥ Choose ‘Panorama’ to capture panoramic images. User manual...
  • Page 38 ⑦ After choosing ‘Panorama’, system will change the imaging mode to Panoramic mode. VATECH Co., Ltd. Release V2.0.0 PaX-500...
  • Page 39 ⑧ Set a condition of image-capturing. And then click ‘Confirm’. -. The settings of X-ray, Gender and Bone density, panoramic capturing mode and Arch. * Standard mode * Special mode User manual...
  • Page 40 ⑨ System will calibrate a sensor for optimal condition of image-capturing. ⑩ Position a patient on system. VATECH Co., Ltd. Release V2.0.0 PaX-500...
  • Page 41 ⑪ Click ‘Ready’ button when the position of patient is finished. ⑫ Push an exposure switch to capture image after finishing the pareparation of system. You should hold the exposure switch to capture image until the capturing is finished. User manual...
  • Page 42 VATECH Co., Ltd. Release V2.0.0 PaX-500...
  • Page 43 ⑬ A captured image will be shown on program after optimizing. And click ‘OK’ if you want to save the captured image to DB. Click ‘OK’ if you want to save the captured image to DB, otherwise, click ‘Cancel’. User manual...
  • Page 44 ⑭ After saving, the program will ask you to capture image again. If you want to capture again, click ‘OK’. Otherwise, click ‘Cancel’. VATECH Co., Ltd. Release V2.0.0 PaX-500...
  • Page 45 ⑮ When you click the name of patient in patient list after imaging, the image list is reconfigured. Images recently captured appear in the left as shown in the figure. Double-click on it to check the image in details. ※ Final Panoramic image can be checked through EasyDent V4 Viewer User manual...
  • Page 46: Cephalometric Imaging Procedure

    Sensor module check may experience error due to wrong installation of sensor even if sensor module is installed on cephalometric mode. In this case, please try again after installing the sensor module again. VATECH Co., Ltd. Release V2.0.0 PaX-500...
  • Page 47 ④ PC is checking system (PaX-500) whether it is prepared to capture images or not. ⑤ Choose ‘Cephlao’ to capture cephalometric images. User manual...
  • Page 48 ⑥ After choosing ‘Cephalo’, system will change the imaging mode to Cephalometric mode. VATECH Co., Ltd. Release V2.0.0 PaX-500...
  • Page 49 ⑦ Set a condition of image-capturing. And then click ‘Confirn’. -. The settings of X-ray, Gender and Bone density, cephalometric capturing mode. ⑧ System will calibrate a sensor for optimal condition of image-capturing. User manual...
  • Page 50 ⑨ Position a patient on system. ⑩ Click ‘Ready’ button when the position of patient is finished. VATECH Co., Ltd. Release V2.0.0 PaX-500...
  • Page 51 ⑪ Push an exposure switch to capture image after finishing the pareparation of system. You should hold the exposure switch to capture image till capturing of image. User manual...
  • Page 52 VATECH Co., Ltd. Release V2.0.0 PaX-500...
  • Page 53 ⑫ A captured image will be shown on program after optimizing. And then click ‘OK’ if you want to save the captured image to DB. Click ‘OK’ if you want to save the captured image to DB. Otherwise, click ‘Cancel’. ⑬...
  • Page 54 If you want to capture again, click ‘OK’, otherwise click ‘Cancel’. VATECH Co., Ltd. Release V2.0.0 PaX-500...
  • Page 55 ⑭ When you click the name of patient in patient list after imaging, the image list is reconfigured. Images recently captured appear in the left as shown in the figure. Double-click it to check the image in details. ※ Final Cephalometric image checked through EasyDent V4 Viewer. User manual...
  • Page 56: How To Use Lcd Panel

    ⑨ Next : Move to the next stage. ⑩ Select Pateint : Select the X-ray exposure conditions suitable for feature of patient (sex / bone density). ⑪ Select Kvp / mA : Directly select the X-ray exposure amount suitable for patient. VATECH Co., Ltd. Release V2.0.0 PaX-500...
  • Page 57 ⑫ Confirm : Select the contents of setting and move to the main screen. User manual...
  • Page 58 (sex / bone density). ⑨ Select Kvp / mA : Directly select the X-ray exposure amount suitable for patient. ⑩ Confirm : Select the contents of setting and move to the main screen. VATECH Co., Ltd. Release V2.0.0 PaX-500...
  • Page 59 3.4.3. Cephalo ① Mode : Select the mode for imaging. ② Cephalo : Select to capture the image of Cephalo mode(Select the Button of corresponding mode if you want to capture the image in Pano Standard or Pano Special mode). ③...
  • Page 60: Chapter 4 Emergency Measure

    Chapter 4 Emergency Measure This Chapter describes problems that may occur when using the equipment as well as their solutions. VATECH Co., Ltd. Release V2.0.0 PaX-500...
  • Page 61: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting If a problem occurs while using the product, do not get embarrassed but check the following carefully and take necessary actions or request supports through customer support information. ● If device is not moving Cause Resolution Power status Check the power of device. Initialization status Wait until the device is initialized and then try again.
  • Page 62: Appendix

    85 kVp, 9 mA 85 kVp, 9 mA Woman 83 kVp, 9 mA 83 kVp, 9 mA 83 kVp, 9 mA Child 80 kVp, 9 mA 80 kVp, 9 mA 80 kVp, 9 mA VATECH Co., Ltd. Release V2.0.0 PaX-500...
  • Page 63 Copyright by © 2009 Vatech The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of the vendor, who assumes neither liability nor responsibility for any errors that may appear in this manual.

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