™ Reasonable precautions have been taken in the preparation of this book, but Sound assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions or for damage resulting from the use of the information contained herein. For improvement of product performance, supplementation, or follow-up of information, the contents of this manual are subject to change without notice.
When the user has finished applying processing, annotation, and measurement features of Sound SmartDR™ Premier software, the images can be archived or printed to appropriate DICOM-compliant devices.
Premier are trademarks and FUSION EQUINE DR II is a registered trademark of Sound Technologies, Inc. The Intel Core™ i5 Processor is a trademark of Intel, Santa Clara, Calif. The Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 is a product of Intel. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries;...
About This Document This Manual together with Sound Technologies, Inc. training gives service technicians the step-by-step instructions that they need to acquire, review, and store images with the digital radiography system. Caution: Please read and follow the safety and equipment handling practices in this manual.
Revision History The following table shows when this document has been revised and a description of the major updates for each revision. Table 2: Document revisions Revision letter Issue date ECO number Changes made 12/29/2021 Initial release. Service Manual: FUSION EQUINE DR® |...
Information symbols Informational symbols are used in the Sound Technologies, Inc. imaging system documentation and on some labeling. Table 3: Informative markings: Documents and equipment Symbol Title/Meaning Standard/Reference Notice. N/A. Used in operator and service An important aspect of Sound manuals Technologies, Inc.
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Symbol Title/Meaning Standard/Reference Dangerous voltage. IEC 60417-5036 Indicates hazard from dangerous voltages. Non-ionizing electromagnetic IEC 60417-5140 radiation. Indicates elevated or potentially hazardous levels on non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation. The manufacturer’s catalog ISO 15223-1:2012/5.1.6 number (model number) is displayed with this symbol. The name and address of ISO 15223-1:2012/5.1.1 the manufacturer is displayed...
Revision History ......................vii Information symbols ....................... ix System Overview ......................1 Hardware Part Numbers ....................2 SOUND 14” Tablet ........................4 Wireless keyboard and mouse ..................8 Canon AX-B2735W detector specifications ..............9 Canon AX-Series panel battery specifications ............... 13 Canon AX-Series battery charger specifications ............
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Connection diagram for FUSION DR with AX-B2735W ..........62 Connection diagram for FUSION DR with AX-B3543W ..........63 Power-up the System ....................64 Logging in to the Sound User Account ................65 Logging in to the Windows Administrator Account ............65 ®...
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Table of Contents Performing Panel Calibration ..................136 Viewing Gain Calibration History ................. 141 Cleaning the Digital Radiography System ..............144 Chapter 6. Diagnostics ....................146 Verifying Application Version Information ..............147 Log Files ........................147 Collecting Data......................149 Viewing Panel Software Versions ................... 151 Diagnosing WiFi Connection Issues ................
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Figure 12: Canon AX-B3543W physical dimensions ........................ 21 Figure 13: Recovery media - Sound tablet PC .......................... 23 Figure 14: FUSION EQUINE DR II Hard-Side Carrying Case ....................24 Figure 15: FUSION Equine DR II Backpack ..........................24 Figure 16: SOUND Equine 14x17 bag ............................25 Figure 17: SOUND Equine 14x17 bag, panel and storage area ....................
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List of Figures Figure 34: Management Screen ..............................75 Figure 35: Config screen – Advanced Options ......................... 79 Figure 36: Site Information tab ..............................81 Figure 37: Register Detector ..............................82 Figure 38: Entering SSID and Serial Number ..........................82 Figure 39: Initializing Software ..............................
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Figure 81: Versions tab ................................147 Figure 82: Logs window ................................148 Figure 83: Help Options window ............................... 155 Figure 84: Access the Sound Experience Support Portal ......................156 Figure 85: Suggest a Feature ..............................156 Figure 86: Suggest a Feature ..............................156 xvi | Service Manual: FUSION EQUINE DR®...
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Table 18: Canon AX-B3543W X-Ray detector technical specifications ................... 22 Table 19: AX-B3543W RF Transmitter specifications ....................... 23 Table 20: Emissions — FUSION EQUINE DR II equipment and systems ................33 Table 21: Electromagnetic Immunity — All equipment and systems not life-supporting ............33 Table 22: Immunity —...
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List of Tables Table 33: EIRP (802.11n20) - Transmitter ..........................40 Table 34: EIRP (802.11n40) - Transmitter ..........................40 Table 35: EIRP (802.11ac80) - Transmitter ..........................41 Table 36: Environmental parameters for transportation storage, and operation of computer and peripherals ....46 Table 37: Environmental parameters for transportation, storage, and operation of computer and peripherals....
Chapter System Overview Contents • Hardware Part Numbers on page 2 • SOUND 14” TABLET Tablet on page 4 • AX-B2735W X-ray Panel Technical Specifications on page 9 • AX-B3543Wv4 detector specifications on page 21 • System Backup Thumb Drive on page 23 •...
Recovery media (thumb Recovery Media Kit drive) and case FUSION Equine DR II 74-875 Accessory Kit FUSION Equine DR II 74-882 PLUS Accessory Kit FUSION Equine DR II Lite 74-871 Accessory Kit 2 | Service Manual: FUSION EQUINE DR® II...
1. System Overview Table 5: FUSION EQUINE DR Storage Options Item Details Part Number FUSION Equine DR II Lite 70-870 PLUS Accessory Kit FUSION Equine DR II Hard-side carrying case 34-907 Complete Case Assembly Sound Equine Backpack Protective backpack for 70-798 storage of Sound 14”...
1. System Overview Sound 14” Tablet The Sound 14” Tablet provides a rugged platform for the FUSION EQUINE DR ® and the Sound SmartDR™ Premier software. The tablet PC contains the following components: • Intel 8th Generation Core™ i5-8250U quad-core 1.6 GHz processor ®...
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1. System Overview Display resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels Parameter Description WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11ac, 2.4GHz/ 5GHz dual band Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.0 LE Ports HDMI (1), USB 3.0 (1), USB 2.0 (2), RJ-45 for Ethernet AC/DC adapter Input: 100-240VAC Output: 19VDC, 6.31A Battery packs 2, 60W Enclosure...
Connect the AC-DC adaptor to the tablet (at the DC input) and to a wall outlet to power tablet or charge the tablet's batteries. Figure 4: Battery latch locations on SOUND 14” Tablet To remove the battery, push the switch on the latch to unlock it. Then, slide the latch to remove the battery.
1. System Overview Wireless keyboard and mouse A foldable Bluetooth keyboard and mouse are supplied as part of the Sound accessory kit. About the Bluetooth keyboard and mouse Figure 5: Bluetooth keyboard and mouse Table 8: Bluetooth keyboard specifications Parameter...
1. System Overview Canon AX-B2735W Detector Specifications The FUSION EQUINE DR ® II system can include the AX-B2735W x-ray panel. The x-ray panel comes with the following components: • battery • battery charger • ready indicator Figure 6: AX-B2735W physical dimensions Figure 7: AX-B2735W physical dimensions Service Manual: FUSION EQUINE DR®...
1. System Overview Figure 9: AX Series battery charger dimensions Table 13: AX Series battery charger part name and functions Service Manual: FUSION EQUINE DR® II |...
1. System Overview Table 14: AX Series battery charger technical specifications Table 15: AX Series single bay battery charger part names and functions 16 | Service Manual: FUSION EQUINE DR® II...
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1. System Overview Canon AX-B3543W detector specifications Review the specifications for the detector before installing, configuring, or using the detector. Figure 11: Canon AX-B3543W Figure 12: Canon AX-B3543W detector physical dimensions Service Manual: FUSION EQUINE DR® II |...
1. System Overview Table 19: AX-B3543W RF transmitter specifications System Restore Thumb Drive The system Restore Thumb Drive is used to restore the system to the Sound Default settings. ™ Figure 13: FUSION DR Recovery media - Sound tablet PC Software The following software is supported for use with this digital radiography system.
™ You may choose to store the Sound system in the backpack described in this section. The backpack accommodates the Sound 14” Tablet, the AX-B2735W and AX-B3543W panel detectors, and two batteries for the AX-Series panel detectors. ® Figure 15: FUSION EQUINE DR...
The bag accommodates the Sound 14” Tablet, the AX-B2735W and AX-B3543W panel detectors, and two batteries for the AX-Series panel detectors. Figure 16: Sound Equine 14x17 Bag showing panel (1) and battery (2) storage areas Figure 17: The FUSION 1417 bag, panel storage area...
1. System Overview System storage accessories In addition to the system storage cases, you may choose to include one or more of the accessories described in this section to store FUSION EQUINE DR ® II system components. Neoprene Panel Cover The neoprene panel cover protects the panel detector.
1. System Overview Sound Panel Frame and Handle Figure 20: Sound custom frame for the AX-B3543W Panel Figure 21: AX-B3543W Frame Side View Power Button Connector & LEDs Service Manual: FUSION EQUINE DR® II |...
1. System Overview Figure 22: AX-B3543W Frame Top View Power Button Connector & LEDs Detector Tunnel Podoblock The Detector Tunnel Podoblock for the AX-Series offers another storage option. Figure 23: Detector Tunnel Podoblock for the AX-B2743W panel 28 | Service Manual: FUSION EQUINE DR® II...
1. System Overview Figure 24: Detector Tunnel Podoblock for the AX-B3543W panel Tablet Rotation The new/improved tablet cradle release/locking feature provides the user to quickly & easily release the top lid tablet cradle assembly to position the tablet height and use the rotation feature of the cradle assembly so it can be used in landscape and/or portrait mode.
1. System Overview Chapter Safety, Warranty, and Licensing Information Contents • Pre-installation Site Survey on page 30 • Service Technician Training on page 31 • Electromagnetic compatibility on page 31 • Emissions, immunity, and separation distances on page 32 • Effective Isotropic Radiated Power for mobile tablet - 2.4G WIFI on page 35 •...
We give them a short form, the Pre-installation Site Survey, to complete. They submit the Survey to Sound Technologies, Inc., and it helps us to send the correct equipment and configuration. This survey is helpful to the installer of the system, too.
2. Safety, Warranty, and Licensing Information The system is intended for use in the electromagnetic environment in which radiated disturbances are controlled. The customer or user of the system can help to prevent electromagnetic interference by maintaining a minimum distance between portable and mobile RF communications equipment and the system as recommended below, according to the maximum output power of the communications equipment.
2. Safety, Warranty, and Licensing Information Warning: Portable RF communications equipment (including peripherals such as antenna cables and external antennas) should be used no closer than 30 cm (12 inches) to any part of the FUSION EQUINE DR ® system, including cables specified by the manufacturer. Les équipements portatifs de communications RF (y compris les périphériques tels que les câbles d’antenne et les antennes externes) ne doivent pas être utilisés à...
2. Safety, Warranty, and Licensing Information EN/IEC 60601 Compliance Electromagnetic environment — guidance test level Immunity test level Mains power quality ±1 kV differential ±1 kV differential Surge EN/IEC should be that of a typical 61000-4-5 ±2 kV common ±2 kV common commercial or hospital environment >100% drop for...
2. Safety, Warranty, and Licensing Information EN/IEC Emissions 60601 Compliance Electromagnetic environment — guidance test test level level Note: Portable and mobile communications equipment should be separated from the system by no less than the distances Table 19: Immunity — All equipment and calculated or listed in systems not life-supporting on page 29.
2. Safety, Warranty, and Licensing Information Table 33: EIRP (802.11n20) - Transmitter Temp. Power Test Result (EIRP, dBm) Limit (°C) S upplie (VDC) Channel 149 Channel 157 Channel 165 ANT1 ANT2 ANT1+ AN AT N 2 T1 ANT2 ANT1+ AN AT N 2 T1 ANT2 ANT1+ ANT2 10.3 9.28...
2. Safety, Warranty, and Licensing Information Procedure 1. Upon receipt of your shipment from Sound Technologies, Inc., inspect the packaging. A packing list is attached to the outside of one of the boxes. Check this packing list when you first receive the shipment or if the items have been removed from the pallet when they are delivered to the x-ray room.
2. Safety, Warranty, and Licensing Information Ensure that all mounting and fastening hardware is tightened properly, and that all securing mechanisms on connectors and covers are properly latched. Inspect all cabling, mounting, and securing mechanisms during each Preventive Maintenance (PM) cycle to ensure that electrical connections and other hardware do not become loose over time.
Do not add or remove any component of the host operating system unless specifically directed to do so by Sound Technologies, Inc.. Note that Windows Updates have been known to change behaviors of the operating system and should be installed or removed only at the explicit direction of Sound Technologies, Inc..
2. Safety, Warranty, and Licensing Information The digital radiography system must not be powered up or used in the presence of a flammable or explosive atmosphere, including certain gases used for anesthesia. Electric motors and other electrical equipment within or related to the digital radiography system can ignite flammable or explosive gases or vapors, resulting in injury, death, or damage.
2. Safety, Warranty, and Licensing Information Some components of the digital radiography system are of significant size and weight. Observe appropriate lifting and handling techniques when moving heavy equipment or components. Obtain assistance when necessary to avoid injury to persons or damage to equipment.
Safety Apply the directions in this chapter precisely to avoid damage to the digital radiography system or its components, yourself, or others; loss of data; or corruption of files. Sound Technologies, Inc. assumes no liability for failure to comply. Service Manual: FUSION EQUINE DR® |...
Connectez uniquement les éléments qui ont été spécifiés dans le cadre du système Sound Technologies, Inc. ou qui ont été compatibles avec le système d'imagerie. All parts of the digital radiography system are suitable for use within patient environment.
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2. Safety, Warranty, and Licensing Information Action Temperature Humidity Air pressure 30 – 75% 700 hPa – 1060 Operation 50 – 90ºF hPa (10 – 15 lb/ Non-condensing (10 – 32Cº) in2, 0.7 - 1.0 atm) Service Manual: FUSION EQUINE DR® |...
Non-integrated X-ray Generator on page 61 • Power-up the System on page 64 • Logging In to the Sound User Account on page 65 • Logging in to the Windows Administrator Account on page 65 • Logging Out of the FUSION EQUINE DR Software on page 65 •...
Charge these components before system use. Procedure 1. Connect the AC-DC adaptor to the DC input on the tablet and to the power source. You SOUND 14” TABLET controls, indicators, can operate the tablet while it charges. See and connectors on page 6 for more information.
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® 3. Installing the FUSION EQUINE DR II X-ray System Warning: Do not remove the battery charger cover. The battery charger contains no user-serviceable parts. Warning: Ne retirez pas le couvercle du chargeur de batterie. Le chargeur de batterie ne contient aucune pièce réparable par l'utilisateur.
® 3. Installing the FUSION EQUINE DR II System Figure 26 : AX Series battery charger operating procedures Table 38: AX Series battery charger charge status Service Manual: FUSION EQUINE DR® II |...
® 3. Installing the FUSION EQUINE DR II X-ray System Figure 27: AX Series single bay battery charger operating procedures 54 | Service Manual: FUSION EQUINE DR®...
® 3. Installing the FUSION EQUINE DR II X-ray System Troubleshooting the Battery Charger Table 40: Troubleshooting the battery charger 56 | Service Manual: FUSION EQUINE DR®...
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® 3. Installing the FUSION EQUINE DR II X-ray System Attaching or Removing the battery pack Figure 28: Procedure to remove or attach the AX-Series panel battery pack 60 | Service Manual: FUSION EQUINE DR®...
Attaching or Removing, the battery pack on page 52. 3. Optional: Install the Sound frame and handle. 4. Optional: Install the neoprene cover over the panel. Installing the AX-B3543W panel The AX-B3543W panel is a lightweight and portable digital X-ray imaging device for radiographic use but not for human diagnostic use.
The following diagram shows the connections between the main components of the digital radiography system. Figure 29: Connection diagram: AX-B2735W panel • Sound 14” Tablet and AX-B2735W Panel connected through WiFi • Sound 14” Tablet and DICOM Send (PACS) connected through WiFi 62 | Service Manual: FUSION EQUINE DR®...
The following diagram shows the connections between the main components of the digital radiography system. Figure 30: Connection diagram, AX-B3543W panel • Sound 14” Tablet and AX-B3543W Panel connected through WiFi • Sound 14” Tablet and DICOM Send (PACS) connected through WiFi Service Manual: FUSION EQUINE DR® II |...
3. Turn on the Tablet, keyboard (if used), and mouse (if used). The power button is on the upper-right edge of the casing. The Tablet automatically logs in to the Sound account. 4. Turn on the panel. The power button is on the upper-right side of the panel.
The Windows Administrator account provides full access to the operating system and is useful for some service-related tasks. Procedure 1. If the PC is not already on, power it up. and allow it to log into the Sound account and start the software. 2. Press Ctrl+Esc to bring up the Windows taskbar.
Procedure 1. From the Home Screen, click on the hamburger menu located on the upper right corner. Figure 31: Sound SmartDR™ Premier Software Home Screen 2. Select Log Out from the drop- down list. Figure 32: Sound SmartDR™ Premier Software drop-down menu 66 | Service Manual: FUSION EQUINE DR®...
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4. Click on EXIT to close the FUSION DR screen . 5. The following messages are displayed before the software closes to display the Windows desktop. IMPORTANT! The Sound SmartDR™ Premier software automatically backup the database if you log off or shutdown the software.
® 3. Installing the FUSION EQUINE DR II X-ray System Shutting Down the PC If desired, the PC can be shut down automatically on logging off of the PC About this task Note: If system updates are available, but have not been installed, you must complete this process twice to shut down the system.
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II System At the prompt, click on OK to shut down the system. The following messages are displayed before the software closes to display the Windows Sound SmartDR™ Premier desktop. IMPORTANT! The software automatically backup the database if you log off or shutdown the software.
® 3. Installing the FUSION EQUINE DR II X-ray System Connecting the X-ray Generator There are no physical connections to the x-ray generator. Procedure Ensure that both the x-ray generator and the panel are on, and refer to the x-ray generator documentation.
® 3. Installing the FUSION EQUINE DR II System Installation Report Form Important: Required. This installation report form, including acceptance testing, must be completed within 30 days of installing the system. Contact technical support for the correct mailing address for this form and any other questions you might have. Enter NA if an item is not applicable.
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® 3. Installing the FUSION EQUINE DR II X-ray System Mfr and model of second panel (if any) Wireless X-ray generator Manufacturer Model Integrated with the DR system Wireless 72 | Service Manual: FUSION EQUINE DR®...
Chapter ® Configuring the FUSION EQUINE DR System Contents • Configuring the X-ray Generator on page 74 • Displaying the Management screen on page 74 • Configuring Basic Options on page 75 • Configuring Intermediate Options on page 77 • Configuring Advanced Options on page 79 •...
(1 second). Displaying the Management screen The digital radiography system application is configured in the Management screen. Vet Techs and Vets have some access to the Management screen, but Sound users have full access. 74 | Service Manual: FUSION EQUINE...
X-ray System Procedure After the PC is powered up, it logs in to the Sound account and starts the software automatically. In the menu ribbon at the top of the Clinical screen, click the Hamburger icon: The following image shows where the icon is located at the top of the Clinical screen.
® 4. Configuring the FUSION EQUINE DR X-ray System Basic Options window Basic Configuration Options window Table 42: Basic configuration options Field Details Landscape Review Select Right or Left to determine the side of the screen that the Panel Side Review panel is displayed on.
Never is the default value. Notification When Set this option to sound an audible tone when the panel is ready to acquire. Options are: None, Beep 1, Beep 2, Beep 3, Beep 4, Ready and Beep 5.
® 4. Configuring the FUSION EQUINE DR X-ray System Table 43: Intermediate Configuration Options Field Details Default Species Select the default species for imaging. Canine is the default value. Default Weight Units Select the default unit for patient weights. The options are pounds (lbs) and kilograms (kg).
® 4. Configuring the FUSION EQUINE DR X-ray System Configuring Advanced Options As part of the system configuration, you can configure advanced options such as the COM port and I/O card. Procedure 1. Open the Management screen. See the topic, Displaying the Management screen on page 64, for instructions.
Log off admin on If True is selected, and the Sound user is logged in to the Window operating system, the Sound user is logged out exit automatically when the software client is closed.
® 4. Configuring the FUSION EQUINE DR X-ray System Site Information The site information is preconfigured at the factory. Figure 36: Site Information tab Configuring Panels This chapter describes how to configure the flat-panel detectors that are supported for use with this system.
® 4. Configuring the FUSION EQUINE DR X-ray System 4. Click on the Add Panel tab, select the detector that you want to install. Figure 37: Register Detector 5. Enter the SSID information by using the last 5 digits of the serial number of the detector. In this instance the last 5 digits of the panel serial is 00001.
® 4. Configuring the FUSION EQUINE DR X-ray System 7. Click on the Link button. This will initialize the software to register the panel. Figure 39: Initializing Software Service Manual: FUSION EQUINE DR® |...
® 4. Configuring the FUSION EQUINE DR X-ray System 8. Align the Ready Indicator and the Panel Press down on the power button on the panel. 9. When the linking process is complete, the dialog will automatically close. The Serial Number field should now be populated with the Detectors Serial Number.
® 4. Configuring the FUSION EQUINE DR X-ray System 11. Next the system will save the Detector to the Database. And the system will Initialize the Link with the Detector. Figure 42: Initializing Detector 12. Once the panel has been initialized, the registration process is complete. Press the Close button to close the Dialog.
® 4. Configuring the FUSION EQUINE DR X-ray System Panel configuration controls Controls for configuring detectors Panel Configuration Controls Control Description Steps Remove Removes the 1. Select the desired Active Panel. 2. Click the Panel panel from the subtab. 3. Tap Remove Panel and Save. configuration.
® 4. Configuring the FUSION EQUINE DR X-ray System Removing panels In some cases, it might be necessary to remove a panel. Procedure 1. Open the Management screen. See the topic, Displaying the Management screen on page 64, for instructions. The Configuration window is displayed automatically.
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® 4. Configuring the FUSION EQUINE DR X-ray System 3. Click Remove Panel. The panel is removed. If you add the same panel again, you must restart the PC before you can connect to the panel properly. 88 | Service Manual: FUSION EQUINE DR®...
® 4. Configuring the FUSION EQUINE DR X-ray System DICOM Storage Devices ® FUSION EQUINE DR II can communicate with DICOM devices at the site or at remote locations. Warning: It is the responsibility of the service technician or the site network administrator to ensure that the DICOM devices and the ®...
® 4. Configuring the FUSION EQUINE DR X-ray System Valid configuration characters The following table lists the characters that may be used to configure DICOM attributes. Table 46: Valid characters for DICOM configuration <space> " ‘ & < > ‘ Configuring general DICOM settings The digital radiography system can communicate onsite and remotely with DICOM devices such as storage devices and worklists.
® 4. Configuring the FUSION EQUINE DR X-ray System 3. Configure the settings as necessary for the site. See DICOM General configuration settings on page 88 for information. Figure 46: DICOM General tab DICOM General configuration settings DICOM General tab parameters Figure 47: DICOM General tab Parameters Table 47: DICOM General configuration settings Service Manual: FUSION EQUINE DR®...
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® 4. Configuring the FUSION EQUINE DR X-ray System Set the Process Images option to True or False. True is the default. When set to True, the images are sent to the DICOM device with image processing and all user-applied image processing. Set the Send Unique Image UID option to True or False.
® 4. Configuring the FUSION EQUINE DR X-ray System Adding DICOM storage servers This topic describes how to add DICOM storage servers. About this task The system tracks DICOM batch sends by server. Procedure 1. Open the Management screen. See the topic, Displaying the Management screen on page 64, for instructions.
® 4. Configuring the FUSION EQUINE DR X-ray System Type the name for the device. The field supports a name of up to 64 characters. The characters ^ and \ are not supported. The AE Title of the DICOM device. This is the Application Entity title that is required for DICOM functionality.
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Complete this task only if the default settings do not meet the needs of the site. About this task Sound and Vet users can modify the image profiles for acquisition profiles. Procedure 1. Open the Management screen. See the topic,...
® 4. Configuring the FUSION EQUINE DR X-ray System 2. Click Acq Profiles. The Profile Settings tab is displayed by default. Figure 50: Acq Profiles — Profile Settings Tab 3. Select the species, region, anatomy, and shots for which you want to modify the image profile.
® 4. Configuring the FUSION EQUINE DR X-ray System 4. If desired, select the Autocrop Preview check box on the Imaging Profile tab. When enabled, the digital radiography system tries to detect the proper cropping region and allows you to make changes as needed. a) Following image capture, a box drawn in dotted lines indicates the proposed dropping region.
V-Reverse Set this to off or on. Creating protocols Sound and Vet users can create protocols for acquisition profiles in the Management screen. All users can create protocols when they select shots in the clinical interface. About this task Creating protocols allows users to select the same shots in the future by selecting a Protocol tile instead of selecting all of the shots again.
Keeneland Repository and reviewed digitally by veterinarians at horse auctions. It is not for use with the small animal ™ configuration of Sound SMART DR The PennHIP protocol is also provided as a default protocol for use with canines.
® 4. Configuring the FUSION EQUINE DR X-ray System 3. Click Add. A new protocol is added to the Protocols list. Figure 55: Acq Profiles — Protocols tab, new protocol 4. Select the species that you want to use for the protocol. The Select Region list is populated.
® 4. Configuring the FUSION EQUINE DR X-ray System 5. Select the region that you want to include in protocol. The Select Anatomy list is populated. Figure 57: Acq Profiles — Protocols tab, region selected 6. Select the part of anatomy that you want to include in the protocol. The Select Shots list is populated.
® 4. Configuring the FUSION EQUINE DR X-ray System 7. Select the shots that you want to include in the protocol. The shots are added to the Shot List when you click on them. Figure 59: Acq Profiles — Protocols tab, shot selected 8.
® 4. Configuring the FUSION EQUINE DR X-ray System Editing protocols Sound and Vet users can edit existing protocols. Procedure 1. Open the Management screen. See the topic, Displaying the Management screen on page 64, for instructions. 2. Click Acq Profiles > Protocols tab.
The protocol is deleted from the system. 5. After your changes are complete, click Save. Managing Users Sound users can create, delete, or edit a user in the Management screen. All users can edit their preferences in this screen. Prerequisites...
® 4. Configuring the FUSION EQUINE DR X-ray System Windows Administrator user account privileges and credentials The Windows Administrator user account has full access to the Windows operating system. The default password is RedCat07. Vet user account The Vet user type: •...
2. Click Users. The User window is displayed, showing the users that already exist in the system. The following figure shows only the Sound user because no other users have been created yet. Figure 63: Users window 106 | Service Manual: FUSION EQUINE...
® 4. Configuring the FUSION EQUINE DR X-ray System 3. In the Users window, click Add in the upper-right corner of the screen. The fields for creating a user are displayed. The fields outlined in red are required. Figure 64: Users window — add user User-type selection buttons.
® 4. Configuring the FUSION EQUINE DR X-ray System 8. Select Save. The new user is added to the system and displayed in the Users area at the top of the screen. Figure 65: Users window — saved user Editing users After a user has been created, you can edit any of the user information and preferences except the username and password.
Resetting passwords User passwords can be reset and changed through the Windows operating system. Procedure Sound SmartDR™ Premier 1. If you are at the Windows desktop, go to the next step. If the software is running, log out of the software.
® 4. Configuring the FUSION EQUINE DR X-ray System 2. Right-click the Windows Start button and select Control Panel. Figure 67: Windows Start button Figure 68: Windows Start menu — Control Panel 3. In the User Accounts window, select Manage another account. Figure 69: Make changes to your account window 110 | Service Manual: FUSION EQUINE DR®...
® 4. Configuring the FUSION EQUINE DR X-ray System 4. In the Manage Accounts window, select the user account that you want to change. Figure 70: Choose the user you would like to change window 5. In the Make changes to XXX account window, select Change the password. Figure 71: Make changes to user account Service Manual: FUSION EQUINE DR®...
Figure 72: Change Password window 7. Select the Change password button to save the changes. 8. Close the Change an Account window. Sound SmartDR™ The Windows menu ribbon is hidden again, and you remain in the software interface. Premier Deleting users Users can be deleted in Management screen in the Users tab.
® 4. Configuring the FUSION EQUINE DR X-ray System 3. In the Users area of the window, select the user that you want to delete. 4. Click Delete. A dialog with the message Are you sure? is displayed. Select the check mark to delete the user.
3. Select the tab for the log files that you want to configure, and select the configuration options. Important: Set Sound (Application) logging to Verbose mode only when instructed to do so by a technical support representative. 114 | Service Manual: FUSION EQUINE...
X-ray System Customizing Overlays Using the Overlay Editor, Vet and Sound users can customize image overlay to display the DICOM tags that they want to display. About this task The Overlay Editor consists of two main parts; the DICOM Tag List and the Layout Grid, both of which are displayed to the right.
® 4. Configuring the FUSION EQUINE DR X-ray System 2. Select the overlay data and click on the desired area of the grid. You can select as much or as little data onto the grid as you choose. For example, the following image shows the Patient Breed Description, Patient Orientation, Referring Physician, and Responsible Person data points have been added to the grid.
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The value for the selected tags will be displayed in the Acquire/Review screen when the user selects the Overlay icon in that screen's tool bar: Deleting overlay data elements Overlay data elements can be deleted from overlays by Vet and Sound users. Procedure 1. Open the Management screen. See the topic,...
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® 4. Configuring the FUSION EQUINE DR X-ray System 3. Click the data element that you want to remove from the overlay grid. The data attribute window opens. 4. In the data attribute window, click Delete. 1. In the Overlay Editor, click Save. Service Manual: FUSION EQUINE DR®...
Restoring FUSION EQUINE DR Data and Settings on page 122 • Restoring the Tablet Hard Drive on page 123 • Updating the Sound SMART DR Software with Auto Update on page 125 • Windows Operating System Updates on page 127 •...
® Backing Up FUSION EQUINE DR II Data and Settings A Sound or Vet user can back up the patient database, configuration settings, panel calibration, images, and other system files. Procedure 1. Open the Management screen. See the topic,...
YYMMDDHHMMSS is the two-digit year, month, day, hour, minute, and second of the backup. ® Restoring FUSION EQUINE DR II Data and Settings Sound and Vet users can restore a system that has been backed up. Procedure 1. Open the Management screen. See the topic, Displaying the Management screen on page 64, for instructions.
5. Restart the system when you are ready for the restoration to take effect. Restoring the Tablet Hard Drive This topic describes how to restore the SOUND 14” TABLET hard drive from a thumb drive. About this task Warning: This process permanently overwrites the entire contents of the hard drive.
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® 5. Maintaining the FUSION EQUINE DR X-ray System 4. Ensure the wireless keyboard and mouse are connected and operational. 5. Press the power button on the tablet to power it up. The blue LED above the button lights. 6. During initial boot-up, press the ESC key repeatedly until the system displays the Configuration screen.
Digital radiography system updates can be installed or not as needed by the site. About this task When you log in to the Sound SmartDR™ PC, the software automatically checks for updates. If updates are available, the following message is displayed: Procedure 1.
When the update is complete, the software restarts, and a web page is displayed that provides information about the update. Sound SmartDR™ Premier 4. Close the web browser to return to the software.
PRO / 100 pilote Intel est mis à jour , la connexion au panneau x -ray PaxScan ne fonctionnera plus correctement. Export/Import the System Configurations Sound SmartDR™ Premier software has the capability to export/import system ® configuration and patient data and import that same data onto another FUSION EQUINE DR II system.
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Or, you can use this backup to repair a damaged system configuration, also running the same version of the software. Note: This tool is distributed with version 1.0 of the Sound SmartDR™ Premier software. Note: You can use this tool transfer configurations or data between systems running the same version of the software.
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® 5. Maintaining the FUSION EQUINE DR X-ray System Advanced Options window 3. Click on Export. Name the file and select the desired location you would like to export the FUSION DR configuration settings. Ex, filename: Fusion SNXXXXX Configuration Backup, location: C:\Fusion DR Backup Service Manual: FUSION EQUINE DR®...
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® 5. Maintaining the FUSION EQUINE DR X-ray System 4. Click on Save. The following prompts will be displayed. 5. Click on Close when the export is completed. 6. Verify the file was exported in the file location 130 | Service Manual: FUSION EQUINE DR®...
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® 5. Maintaining the FUSION EQUINE DR X-ray System Importing a system configuration Use the System Configuration tool to import a system configuration and database created by the tool's export process. About this task This tool allows you save system configuration and patient data for transfer to another system. Note: The process requires that you have a set of backup files created using the System Configuration available to load onto the system.
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® 5. Maintaining the FUSION EQUINE DR X-ray System 3. Click on Import. Go to the location of the file to be imported, select it, and click OPEN. Ex, filename: Fusion SNXXXXX Configuration Backup, location: C:\Fusion DR Backup. 4. The following window will prompt. Acquisition Profile, Protocols, Configuration Options (excluding Site Info), and Storage Servers are selected by default.
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® 5. Maintaining the FUSION EQUINE DR X-ray System 6. Click on Close when the import is completed. Sound SmartDR™ Premier 7. The software will close and relaunch automatically. Panel Data Collection Sound SmartDR™ Premier software has the capability to collect the panel data. This tool allows you to export and backup the panel data.
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II system. Or, you can use this backup to repair and troubleshoot a damaged system configuration, also running the same version of the software. Note: This tool is distributed with version 1.0 of the Sound SmartDR™ Premier software. Note: You can use this tool transfer configurations or data between systems running the same version of the software.
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® 5. Maintaining the FUSION EQUINE DR X-ray System Click on Collect Data. Successfully collected data will display in the status window. Verify the export by browsing the location backed up files. Service Manual: FUSION EQUINE DR® |...
5. Maintaining the FUSION EQUINE DR X-ray System Performing Panel Calibration The Sound user can perform gain calibration on the active panel. Set the gain calibration frequency Config> Advanced Options screen. The calibration consists on 4 Successful exposures. Prerequisites Before you begin this task, ensure that the panel is installed, configured, and active on the x- ray system.
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® 5. Maintaining the FUSION EQUINE DR X-ray System 2. Click Calib. The Calibration tab is displayed by default. 3. Setup the Technique on your generator to the following: a. SID distance between panel and the front of the collimator = 40 in b.
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® 5. Maintaining the FUSION EQUINE DR X-ray System Note: The panel will experience a time-out if you allow more than two minutes between image acquisitions during gain calibration. If the time-out occurs, cancel and restart the calibration. 5. The calibration window will prompt and prepare. 6.
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® 5. Maintaining the FUSION EQUINE DR X-ray System The software will display the Dosage % and determine if the exposure was a success of failure. Note: Failure of a successful calibration exposure consists on being too high or too low. Adjust technique on the generator and retake the calibration shot., you have a 3 to 5 second window to take an exposure.
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® 5. Maintaining the FUSION EQUINE DR X-ray System 9. Continue taking the calibration exposures by repeating steps 6 and 7. Panel calibration consists of 4 successful exposures. 2nd Calibration Exposure 10. When the calibration is complete, a message is displayed indicating success or failure. Click Close to exit out of Panel Calibration.
® 5. Maintaining the FUSION EQUINE DR X-ray System Viewing Calibration History Procedure 1. Open the Management screen. See the topic, Displaying the Management screen on page 64, for instructions. 2. Select Calib. Calibration History Tab is selected by default 3.
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5. Maintaining the FUSION EQUINE DR X-ray System Performing Panel Self Test The Sound user can perform self test on the active panel. Prerequisites Before you begin this task, ensure that the panel is installed, configured, and active on the x- ray system.
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® 5. Maintaining the FUSION EQUINE DR X-ray System Viewing Panel Self Test History Procedure 1. Open the Management screen. See the topic, Displaying the Management screen on page 64, for instructions. 2. Select Calib. 3. Select Self Test History. 4.
® 5. Maintaining the FUSION EQUINE DR X-ray System Cleaning the Digital Radiography System About this task The digital radiography system is designed and suitable for use in typical clinical environments. During use, the system, all peripherals, and the detector should be adequately protected against spilled or splashed fluids and should therefore not require disinfection beyond routine cleaning as part of preventive maintenance of the equipment.
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® 5. Maintaining the FUSION EQUINE DR X-ray System Cautions The system must be out-of-service for the duration of cleaning. Cleaning should therefore be performed during scheduled maintenance unless made necessary by contamination. Do not use the digital radiography system for patient imaging when cleaning the equipment. •...
® 4. Configuring the FUSION EQUINE DR X-ray System Chapter Diagnostics Contents • Verifying Application Version Information on page 147 • Log Files on page 147 • Collecting Data on page 149 • Viewing Panel Software Versions on page 151 •...
6. Diagnostics This chapter describes the diagnostic tools that are available to Sound users for troubleshooting issues that might arise after the system is installed and configured. Verifying Application Version Information Sound and Vet users can verify version information for the system software and components.
6. Diagnostics Figure 82: Logs window 1. Application Logging is set to Normal as default. 2. For increased logging levels, click on the drop down menu and select Verbose. 3. Click on Save. This mode provides additional details for troubleshooting and service purposes. WARNING! Increasing the logging levels can affect system performance.
6. Diagnostics Collecting Data The Data Collector feature can be used to gather information about the digital radiography system for backup and diagnostic purposes. About this task Any user type can access all of the fields in Data Collector. Procedure 1.
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6. Diagnostics 4. Selected the desired location you would like to backup these files and click OK. Ex, C:\Fusion DR Backup. 5. Click on Collect Data. 6. Successfully collected data will display in the status window. 7. Verify the export by browsing the location backed up files. 150 | Service Manual: FUSION EQUINE DR®...
6. Diagnostics Viewing Panel Software Versions Viewing the panel software version can be useful in diagnosing problems with the panel. Procedure 1. Open the Management screen. See the topic, Displaying the Management screen on page 64, for instructions. 2. Select Diag. 3.
6. Diagnostics Diagnosing WiFi Connection Issues Information about the panel WiFi connection can be viewed in the Management screen. Procedure 1. Open the Management screen. See the topic, Displaying the Management screen on page 64, for instructions. 2. Select Diag 3.
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6. Diagnostics Field Description Valid values Temperature Current panel temperature 5 - 35 C in degrees Celsius. Serial Number The serial number of the Panel battery Serial Number installed panel. Service Manual: FUSION EQUINE DR® |...
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® 4. Configuring the FUSION EQUINE DR X-ray System Chapter Access Help Contents • Help Options window on page 156 154 | Service Manual: FUSION EQUINE DR®...
Sound provides options for help with the user interface. Access them from the Help icon main screen and in other locations in the application. Help Options window The Help Options window provides access to information about icons used in the Sound ™...
7. Access Help 7. Access Help Item Descriptions Closes the window. Figure 84: Access the Sound Experience Support Portal Figure 85: Suggest a Feature Figure 86: Training 156 | Service Manual: FUSION EQUINE DR®...
- Open the Management screen, select Config > Site Information. The system serial number is located in the Model Information section. - On the side of the FUSION Equine DR II case, there is a label with the serial number.
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