User's Manual

Table Of Contents
Components
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Background Processing Button
The Background Processing button provides access to the Background Processing screen. This
button appears on the main screen and in the bottom right corner of every screen.
If the gears of this button are moving, image processing (or reconstruction) is under way.
Note: You may not begin a scan while any image processing is under way.
X-ray System Maintenance Button
Tap this button to access the maintenance procedures to regularly perform on Sprite.
These procedures – conditioning and detector calibration – are required for the X-ray source and
detector to perform at their highest levels.
When you tap this button the X-ray System Maintenance screen appears.
Begin X-ray Conditioning
If the X-rays have not been conditioned within the required time frame, a message reading "Begin
X-ray Conditioning" will appear below the X-ray System Maintenance button. (In addition, a
message readying "X-rays Need Conditioning" appears below the Begin a New Scan and One
Touch Scan buttons.) If you receive this message, you must condition the X-rays before
scanning.
Tap the X-ray System Maintenance button to begin X-ray conditioning. The conditioning begins
automatically, and the X-ray System Maintenance screen appears.