LORAD AFFINITY Series - C-Arm Safety Function Check

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Service Manual
Chapter 4: Calibrations and Performance Checks
Automatic Exposure Control System Calibration
5.19 C-arm Safety Function Check
The C-arm Safety Function Check procedures should be performed on a semi-annual basis or
whenever the C-arm Safety Microprocessor Board or Load Cell has been replaced.
1. Set C-arm at 0°. Place an obstruction (padded chair, table) below C-arm.
2. Press and hold C-arm down button until C-arm moves onto obstruction.
3. Verify C-arm stops automatically. If not, perform the C-arm Safety Microprocessor Board
Calibration procedures as per Section 8.4.
4. Check that all C-arm down buttons are disabled.
5. Verify “Safety Switch” alert appears on the display. (Alert Code 6, see Chapter 5, Section
3.2, Table 5-2.)
6. Press C-arm Up button and verify C-arm moves upward.
7. Press Reset on Control Panel to clear message. Remove obstruction from C-arm area.