Automatic Collimator - AGFA DR 600 User Manual

Automatic Collimator

The collimator can limit the collimated area to the size of the cassette or DR
Detector inserted in the bucky.
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Display
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• Size of the collimated area
• Active filter
Operation mode indicators
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• Green: automatic mode
• Red: error mode
• Yellow: manual mode
Knobs to adjust the internal blades
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Button to change the filter
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Button to switch on or off the light field.
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After pressing the button, the lamp remains lit for a few seconds before
automatically switching off. The time for the collimation light is
configurable by service between 10 and 60 seconds.
Measurement tape to measure the distance between the focal spot of X-ray
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tube and the tabletop
Key to switch to manual mode
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The key is located on the backside of the collimator.
Figure 82: Ralco 225 ACS collimator controls
Another button to switch on the light field is available on both sides of the
radiographic wall stand.
The collimator operates in full automatic mode normally. Other operation
modes are manual collimation mode and semi-automatic collimation mode.
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Automatic Cassette Size Sensing
Automatic collimator technical data
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