TABLE OF CONTENTS
2 Planmeca Proline XC with Dimax3
Technical manual
Chapter D ADJUSTMENT & CALIBRATION
1 REQUIRED TOOLS .........................................................................................1
2 PANORAMIC X-RAY BEAM ADJUSTMENT ..................................................4
2.1 Checking the panoramic beam position ......................................................................... 4
2.2 Primary collimator adjustment, Planmeca Proline XC Panoramic X-ray unit ............... 10
2.3 Primary collimator adjustment, Planmeca Proline XC Pan/Ceph X-ray unit ................ 12
3 PATIENT POSITIONING MECHANISM .........................................................16
3.1 Checking the mechanism ............................................................................................. 16
3.2 Patient positioning mechanism adjustment .................................................................. 21
4 MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENT OF THE ROTATIONAL PART .....................27
4.1 Guiding profile and counterprofile ................................................................................ 27
4.2 Adjustment of the guidance wheel ............................................................................... 29
4.3 Rotation limits .............................................................................................................. 30
5 PATIENT POSITIONING LIGHTS ..................................................................31
5.1 Checking the lights ....................................................................................................... 31
5.2 Positioning light adjustment ......................................................................................... 33
6 AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE CONTROL (AEC) CALIBRATION ......................34
6.1 Checking/adjusting the primary collimator position ...................................................... 34
6.2 Base value adjustment ................................................................................................. 36
6.3 Adjusting the AEC-signals ........................................................................................... 39
7 CEPHALOSTAT ADJUSTMENT ...................................................................43
7.1 Removing the cassette holder cover ............................................................................ 43
7.2 Checking the head support position ............................................................................. 44
7.3 Head support adjustment ............................................................................................. 46
7.4 Checking the soft tissue filter ....................................................................................... 48
7.5 Soft tissue filter adjustment .......................................................................................... 51
7.6 Checking the cephalometric beam alignment .............................................................. 52
Chapter E DIMAX3 DIGITAL SYSTEM ADJUSTMENT
1 REQUIRED TOOLS .........................................................................................1
2 PANORAMIC X-RAY BEAM ADJUSTMENT ..................................................4
2.1 Removing and attaching the fixed sensor head ............................................................. 4
2.2 Sensor head with quick connector mechanism - removing the covers .......................... 9
2.3 Checking the panoramic beam position ....................................................................... 10
2.4 Radiation beam adjustment, Planmeca Proline XC Panoramic X-ray unit .................. 16
2.5 Radiation beam adjustment, Planmeca Proline XC Pan/Ceph X-ray unit .................... 19
2.6 Beam check ................................................................................................................. 23
3 CALIBRATING PANORAMIC SENSOR HEAD .............................................27
4 PATIENT POSITIONING MECHANISM .........................................................35
4.1 Checking the mechanism ............................................................................................. 35
4.2 Patient positioning mechanism adjustment .................................................................. 41
4.3 Adjusting the position of the sensor head .................................................................... 48
4.4 X-ray units with two fixed sensor heads: panoramic sensor head adjustments ........... 49