YOSHIDA XP73 - Page 11

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Operation Manual
* Warning
14. Do not hang down from or apply force on the Cephalometric unit (including the
Cephalometric-arm). The equipment may fall or be damaged.
15. Also, do not allow children to hang on or lean on to the Cephalometric unit (including
the Cephalometric-arm).
16. User or operator of the device is responsible to follow the relevant local law, regulation
and standards regarding the usage, the installation and the maintenance.
* Caution
1. Onlytrainedandqualiedpersonnelshouldtakeradiographicphotos.Theuseofthis
equipmentbyunqualiedpersonnelisprohibitedbylaw.
2. Usually, turning the power switch on moves the arm unit automatically to the patient
positioning point. To avoid damage to surrounding physical assets, do not place
anything within a movable range of the arm unit.
3. Be sure to press the correct switches, such as the Up and Down switches, during
positioning, otherwise the patient may be injured.
4. Be sure to carefully open or close the head support by gripping its base without
applying excessive force, otherwise the patient may be injured.
5. Do not wipe off the plastic or coated surfaces of the equipment with cloth dampened
with any solution containing chemicals, e.g. paint thinner, benzene, and alcohol.
It may cause discloration, malfunction or accident.
6. Carefully read "Safety Precautions in Using Medical Electric Equipment".
7. Ask the patient to wear an X-ray protective apron and the child patient to wear both the
X-ray protective apron and a thyroid shields.
8. Avoid taking X-ray of pregnant patient or patient with possibility of pregnancy.
9. Do not use any other accessories other than designated by YOSHIDA.
10. Keep the patient away from the equipment until the arm unit of the equipment has
returned to its start position. Patient may get caught by the arm unit and cause injury.
11. Be careful not to direct the positioning laser beam into patient’s eyes. And also, advise
the patient not to look directly into the beam.
12. To ensure proper function of the equipment, operate the equipment only under the
speciedconditiondenedin"11.1Specication".
13. Take great care when turning on the heater in the X-ray room. A sudden temparature
rise in the cold X-ray room may cause dew condensation, leading to malfuction of the
equipment.