Generator Adjustment - Siemens ARCOSKOP Troubleshooting Manual

Adjustments / Programming

Generator adjustment

NOTE
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Cover the radiation exit window with a lead cover or a folded lead apron.
WARNING
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Select the DIAGNOSTICS - MONITORING menu.
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Select "GENERATOR ADJUSTMENT" in the "Group 1" combo box.
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Click on "Update Start".
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After about 5 seconds, press the radiation release button on the hand control or the
ARCOSKOP fluoroscopy foot switch.
NOTE
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Click on "Update Stop".
Concluding tasks
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Perform the mAs counter adjustment.
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Switch the ARCOSKOP off and then on again.
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The mAs counter adjustment must be performed immediately
after the generator adjustment.
X-ray radiation!
See Chapter 1, Safety Information.
Use radiation protection.
Wear a lead apron when making adjustments! Maintain a safe
distance!
The collimator closes automatically.
When the generator adjustment begins, continue pressing the
radiation release button until the "Stop monitoring" message
appears in the "ACTIONS" line. If the radiation release button is
released too soon, the entire generator adjustment will have to be
repeated.
Exception: Briefly releasing the radiation release button (less
than 30 seconds) is permitted during the warm-up phase of the
POWERPHOS (the message "Warm-up" appears in the "Status"
line on the service PC). The generator adjustment will continue if
the radiation release button is pressed again within 30 seconds.
After approximately 8 minutes, the message "Learning pushfactor" appears.
A maximum of 15 exposures is automatically released.
When the generator adjustment has been successfully completed, the message
"Learning done" appears in the status display.
The message "Stop monitoring" then appears in the status line.
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