Air Techniques F3700T Instruction Manual page 16

Classic & Intraoral
PLATE CARE & PREPARATION
Handle PSPs with Care.
 Do not crease PSPs .
 Avoid scratching or soiling PSPs .
 Do not store PSPs in a hot or moist area .
 Protect the PSPs from direct sunlight and ultraviolet rays .
 Pick up the PSPs using two fingers around the edges to avoid unnecessary contact with the plates .
Plate Protection
When storing or transferring extraoral size PSPs use an X-ray Cassette for PSPs so as not to scratch or
soil the sensitive surface or nick the edges .
Note: Cassettes must not contain intensifying screens when using PSPs.
X-ray Cassette. Place the PSP into the appropriate X-ray Cassette with the sensitive (front) side of the
PSP towards the Tube-side of the cassette and close cassette .
IMPORTANT:
Note: Use PSPs within 24 hours of last erasure. Repeat erasing process if PSPs
have been stored longer than 24 hours.
Erasing PSPs
Each PSP should be used (i .e . X-ray exposed and scanned) within 24 hours of erasure since natural
radiation will add noise to the PSP . Erase PSPs by simply using the In-Line Erase Feature . Erasing of PSPs
can be accomplished using one of the following methods .
Note: Both erasing methods will result in an erased PSP suitable for reuse. The user
will not observe any difference in ScanX operation when using either method.
Method #1
Perform the Activate Scanner and the Scanning and Erasing Plates procedures on pages 19 thru
21 for either intraoral or extraoral as necessary . Except when performing step 4 of the Activate
Scanner procedure, select the Erase option from the installed imaging software to activate ScanX .
This method does not scan the plate and no image will be acquired .
Method #2
Perform the Activate Scanner and the Scanning and Erasing Plates procedures on pages
19 thru 21 for either intraoral or extraoral as necessary . This method scans the plate and
then erases the plate . Using this method, the imaging software may acquire a "junk image"
(scanned latent plate image) that should be subsequently deleted from the imaging software .
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PSPs must always be erased prior to use.
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