Planmeca ProMax X-ray Instruction Manual page 5

Chapter F PATIENT SUPPORT ARM
Technical Manual
1.1 Required tools.............................................................................................E-1
1.2 Checking the panoramic beam position......................................................E-4
1.3 Adjusting the sensor head angle................................................................. E-7
1.4 Primary collimator angle adjustment........................................................... E-9
1.5 Panoramic beam adjustment ....................................................................E-10
1.6 X-ray unit with fixed primary collimator - primary collimator adjustment ...E-14
1.7 Beam check ..............................................................................................E-18
1.8 Calibrating panoramic sensor head ..........................................................E-22
1.9 Checking the adjustments.........................................................................E-31
1.10 Patient positioning mechanism adjustment...............................................E-33
1.11 Additional adjustment method to check the eccentricity of the rotation
movement: reference axis mode............................................................... E-44
1.12 Additional adjustment method of the patient support alignment ...............E-52
2 OTHER ADJUSTMENTS AND CALIBRATIONS..........................................E-56
2.1 Calibration of angle sensors ..................................................................... E-56
2.2 Calibrating the elbow arm and C-arm gear ratios ..................................... E-63
2.3 Adjustment of tomo mode patient positioning lights..................................E-65
2.4 Calibrating the panoramic dynamic exposure control (DEC) ....................E-78
3 REMOVING THE COVERS ...................................................................... E-85
3.1 C-arm upper covers .................................................................................. E-85
3.2 Removing the fixed sensor head holder covers........................................E-86
3.3 Removing the movable sensor head holder covers..................................E-88
3.4 C-arm inner cover .....................................................................................E-89
3.5 Tube head covers .....................................................................................E-90
3.6 Shoulder arm covers.................................................................................E-92
4 REPLACING THE SENSOR HEAD.............................................................E-94
4.1 Attaching and removing the fixed sensor head.........................................E-94
4.2 Sensor head with quick connector mechanism.........................................E-98
5 REPLACING PCBs.................................................................................E-101
5.1 C-arm PCB..............................................................................................E-101
6 REPLACING TUBE HEAD .......................................................................E-102
1 ADJUSTMENTS .......................................................................................... F-1
1.1 Patient positioning mechanism adjustment................................................. F-1
1.2 Panoramic mode patient positioning lights ................................................. F-1
2 REMOVING THE COVERS ........................................................................ F-7
2.1 Patient support table cover ......................................................................... F-7
2.2 Support arm lower cover............................................................................. F-8
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