1. CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................5
1.1. PRELIMINARY INFORMATIONS ............................................................................................................................ 5
1.2. INFORMATION FOR THE OPERATOR ................................................................................................................... 8
1.2.1. QUALITY DETERMINANTS IN X-RAY INTRAORAL RADIOGRAPHY ................................................................. 9
1.3. WARRANTY CONDITIONS ..................................................................................................................................... 9
1.4. TRANSPORT CONDITIONS..................................................................................................................................10
1.5. SAFETY WARNINGS..............................................................................................................................................11
X-RAY SYSTEM OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................16
2.1. SYSTEM COMPONENTS .......................................................................................................................................17
2.2. IDENTIFICATION TAGS ........................................................................................................................................ 19
CONTROL PANEL OVERVIEW ...................................................................................................23
3.1.STATUS LED ...........................................................................................................................................................24
3.2.INFORMATION DISPLAY ......................................................................................................................................24
3.3.SETTINGS ............................................................................................................................................................... 25
3.4.TYPE OF PATIENT ..................................................................................................................................................25
3.5.TYPE OF EXAMS ..................................................................................................................................................... 25
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS ....................................................................................................26
CONFIGURATION AND TAKING AN X-RAY EXPOSURE ..........................................................28
5.1.CHECK THE SELECTED TYPE OF CONE ...............................................................................................................30
5.2.CHECK THE SOURCE TO SKIN DISTANCE ...........................................................................................................30
5.3. CHECK THE SELECTED X-RAY TUBE VOLTAGE ..................................................................................................31
5.4.CHECK THE SELECTED X-RAY TUBE CURRENT ...................................................................................................31
5.5.CHECK THE SELECTED TYPE OF PATIENT ...........................................................................................................31
5.6.CHECK THE SELECTED X-RAY DETECTOR SUPPORT (FILM/DIGITAL/PSP) ......................................................32
5.7.CHECK THE SELECTED EXAM TYPE .....................................................................................................................32
5.7.1. PERIAPICAL EXAM ....................................................................................................................................................... 32
5.7.2. OCCLUSAL EXAM ......................................................................................................................................................... 32
5.7.3. BITEWING EXAM ......................................................................................................................................................... 33
5.8.CHECK THE SELECTED IRRADIATION TIME........................................................................................................33
5.9.CHECK THE DOSE AREA PRODUCT VALUES .......................................................................................................33
5.10. ENABLE ACE MODE (OPTIONAL SOPIX/SOPIX2 INSIDE INSTALLED) ..........................................................34
5.10.1. IMPORTANT NOTES ABOUT ACE TECHNOLOGY AND X-MIND UNITY ................................................................ 34
5.10.2. HOW TO USE THE X-MIND UNITY WITH SOPIX/SOPIX2 INSIDE & ACE TECHNOLOGY .................................... 35
5.11. POSITIONING THE PATIENT .............................................................................................................................40
5.12. POSITIONING FILM OR SENSOR .....................................................................................................................40
5.12.1. PARALLELING TECHNIQUE ...................................................................................................................................... 41
5.12.2. BISECTING ANGLE TECHNIQUE .............................................................................................................................. 41
5.13. POSITIONING THE X-RAY GENERATOR AND COLLIMATOR (BEAM LIMITING DEVICE) .............................42
5.13.1. SUGGESTED INCLINATION ANGLES ....................................................................................................................... 43
5.14. MAKE THE EXPOSURE .......................................................................................................................................43
5.15. TRANSPORT AND POSITIONING OF THE MOBILE STAND ............................................................................ 46
CHARTS OF DEFAULT EXPOSURE VALUES ............................................................................... 48
6.1.SHORT CONE: 8 INCHES – 20 CM SDD ...............................................................................................................49
6.2.LONG CONE: 12 INCHES – 30 CM SDD ...............................................................................................................50
CUSTOMIZE DEFAULT EXPOSUR VALUES ............................................................................... 52
7.1. RESTORING FACTORY VALUES ...........................................................................................................................53
X-RAY CALIBRATION PROCEDURE ..........................................................................................54
ERROR MESSAGES .....................................................................................................................55
SUGGESTED MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR ..............................................................................58
10.1. MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING ......................................................................................................................58
10.2. DISPOSAL ...........................................................................................................................................................59
SSD - SOURCE TO SKIN DISTANCE AND FOCAL SPOT POSITION .......................................... 60