Chapter A4: Image Acquisition
Definium AMX 700 X-Ray System 5161515-1EN Rev. 6 (10 February 2008) A4-5
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mAs Adjusts the mAs.
The mAs selection is in Renard steps. The available selections are: 
0.1, 0.12, 0.16, 0.20, 0.25, 0.32, 0.40, 0.50, 0.64, 0.80, 1.0, 1.25, 1.6, 
2.0, 2.5, 3.2, 4.0, 5.0, 6.4, 8.0, 10.0, 12.5, 16.0, 20.0, 25.0, 32.0, 40.0, 
50.0, 64.0, 80.0, 100.0, 125.0, 128.0, 160.0, 200.0, 250.0, 256.0, 
320.0, 400.0, 500.0, 512.0.
NOTE: Not all mAs selections are available at all kV settings.
Patient Side: If conducting an exam on paired anatomy (for example, 
extremities), selects the side of the patient being x-rayed.
Options are:
•Both
•Left
•Right
If conducting an exam on unpaired anatomy, the control is 
disabled and displays “Unpaired”, as shown here.
Recommended Position: Displays the recommended patient position relative to the 
detector. 
network connection status Appears when the Definium AMX 700 is connected to the hospital 
network.
wireless network connection 
status
If the wireless network connection is enabled, displays the status 
of the connection and signal strength. Refer to Chapter A2: 
General Information-Wireless Network Connection (p. A2-7) for 
more information. 
system status Displays the last system status message.
NOTE: To clear the system status area, open the Message Log and 
close it again.
Refer to Chapter A2: General Information-System Status and 
Messages (p. A2-10) for more information.
[MESSAGE LOG] Brings up the message log since the last system re-start.
Refer to Chapter A2: General Information-System Status and 
Messages (p. A2-10) for more information.
Function Description
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