User's Guide
Table Of Contents
- 1 Overview
- DRYVIEW CHROMA Imager at your Site
- Intended Use
- Imager Features
- CHROMA Media
- Network Interfaces
- Power Management Features
- Configuring and Monitoring the System (using the Web Portal)
- Enhancing Serviceability with Remote Monitoring
- How the Imaging System Works
- System Components
- DICOM Interface
- Imager
- Back View
- Control Panel
- Display Screen
- Using the Web Portal to Access Additional Functionality
- Accessing the Web Portal
- Agency Compliance
- Reference Information
- User Guide Conventions
- 2 Working with the Media and Ink
- Handling the CHROMA Media (Film or Paper)
- Working with the Loaded Media
- Viewing the Loaded Media Size
- Monitoring the Amount of Loaded Media
- Checking the DICOM Interface for the Requested Media Size
- Understanding How Media is Selected for Print Requests
- Loading the Media Cassette (Cut Sheets)
- Loading the Roll Paper
- Placing the Roll Paper on the Spindle
- Loading the Roll Paper into the Imager
- Readying the Imager to Print to Roll Paper
- Cutting the Roll Paper
- Changing the Media in the Imager
- Handling a Print Request with a Different Requested Media
- Handling a Media Change when the New Print Request is Urgent
- Replacing the Cut Sheet Media
- Replacing the Roll Paper
- Working with Ink
- Extending the Life of Ink Cartridges During Periods of Inactivity or Low Use
- Checking the Ink Levels
- Replacing the Ink Cartridges
- Checking the Maintenance Tank Levels
- Replacing the Maintenance Tanks
- Replacing the Ink Maintenance Tank (Tank 1)
- Replacing the Borderless Maintenance Tank (Tank 2)
- 3 System Settings and Status
- Changing the Imager’s Date and Time
- Changing Configuration Items in Maintenance Mode
- Working in Maintenance Mode
- Imager Language
- Units of Measurement
- Temperature Units
- Auto Cleaning
- Alert Settings
- Number of Minutes Before Automatic Sleep Mode
- Return Settings to the Defaults
- Checking Imager Status
- Print a Status Sheet
- View Imager Status
- Firmware Version
- Ink Levels
- Maintenance Tank Levels
- Job History
- Total Print Count
- Setting up Automatic Nozzle Check
- Setting up Roll Paper Settings
- Media Selection
- Roll Paper Margins
- Paper Size Check
- Paper Skew Check
- Set Roll Paper Tension
- Optimizing the Look of the Image
- Optimizing Grayscale Images on Film
- Optimizing Color Images on Paper
- Optimizing Grayscale Images on Paper
- 4 Maintenance and Troubleshooting
- Overview
- Keeping the Imager Clean
- Clean the Outside
- Uneven Prints: Clean the Cassette Printing Path
- “Dirty” Prints: Clean the Inside
- White Powder on the Platen: Clean the Platen
- Smudged Prints from the Roller
- Running a Nozzle Check to Avoid or Correct Print Issues
- Checking and Cleaning the Nozzles
- Working with the Print Head
- Overview
- Clean the Print Head
- Align the Print Head
- Correcting Paper Cutting Problems
- Correcting Errors
- Introduction
- Messages at the Imager Display Screen and Suggested Actions
- Roll Paper Errors
- Maintenance or Service Call is Required
- Troubleshooting
- Imager is Not Printing
- Imager Sounds Like it is Printing, but Nothing Prints
- Prints Do Not Look as Expected
- Top Line of the DICOM Interface Screen is Blank
- Feeding or Ejecting Problems/Media Jams
- Clearing a Roll Paper Jam
- An Icon on my Print Indicates a Sizing Issue, or some of the Image or Information is Cut Off
- Miscellaneous Issues
- Restarting the Imager
- The DICOM Interface is Non-Responsive (How to Restart)
- Restoring the System Software - Ghosting
- Calling for Support
- 5 Specifications
- Dimensions and Clearance
- Packed Dimensions
- Environmental Recommendations
- Temperature
- Relative Humidity
- Surface Levelness
- Acoustical Noise
- Network Requirements
- Power Requirements
- Power Consumption -Imager
- Power Consumption -DICOM Interface
- Ink Cartridges
- Cartridge Life
- Temperature
- Capacity
- Weight
- Media
- Environmental
- Storage
- Publication History
System Settings and Status
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Optimizing the Look of the Image
You can adjust the look of the printed images. To access these options,
access the Web Portal (see “Accessing the Web Portal” on page 1-12).
NOTE: In the Web Portal, the Help (?) icons provide information about
each area. Also, click the Documentation link to access the Web
Portal procedures.
• For grayscale images on film, use the Grayscale Image Quality
wizard to print a test page with an image from a modality. The test
print provides several copies of the image with different processing
parameters applied. Select the optimal image (the image with the
“best” look). When you save your selection, all images from that
modality will have the same processing parameters applied. See
“Optimizing Grayscale Images on Film” on page 3-7.
• For grayscale images on paper, you can optimize the transfer
function table (TFT) settings. See “Optimizing Grayscale Images on
Paper” on page 3-8.
• For color images on paper, you can adjust the color density, with the
lower number providing a lower density of ink on the paper. See
“Optimizing Color Images on Paper” on page 3-8.
• There are also multiple types of test prints to view and experiment
with the system capabilities and image processing parameters such
as density, sharpness, and contrast.
• If the tools above do not result in an optimal image, it might be
necessary to contact your qualified service provider for help. There
are additional procedures for image adjustment at the Web Portal
(such as Service Class Provider configuration), but those are not
recommended unless you have a strong understanding of image
processing.
Optimizing Grayscale
Images on Film
1. Load film in the media cassette. See “Loading the Media Cassette
(Cut Sheets)” on page 2-4.
2. At a modality, send an image to the CHROMA imager.
3. Log on to the Web Portal. See “Accessing the Web Portal” on
page 1-12.
4. From the Web Portal menu, select Wizards > Grayscale Image
Quality.
5. Under Optimization Steps, click >>.
6. Return to the modality, and send an image to the imager.
7. Return the Web Portal. At the Grayscale Image Quality Wizard,
under Optimization Steps, click >>.
NOTE: The image does not print until you click >>. Then a test page
prints.
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