3-207-372-11 (1) Digital Film Imager Instructions for Use Page 2 Setup Manual Page 31 This manual is comprised of the Instructions for Use and the Setup Manual. The Instructions for Use gives the information on how to use the printer for the routine work. The Setup Manual gives the system administrator the information needed to setup the printer and connect it to the network.
Owner's Record The model and serial numbers are located at the rear. Record these numbers in the space provided below. Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. Model No. ____________________ Serial No. ____________________ For the customers in Canada This unit has been certified according to Standard CSA C22.2 NO.601.1. For the customers in the U.S.A and Canada Model UP-DF500 is Non-Patient Equipment. This unit can not be used in the vicinity of patients.
susceptible equipment. Plug this unit and the susceptible equipment into different branch circuit. Consult your dealer. (According to standard EN60601-1-2 and CISPR11, Class B, Group 1) Caution When you dispose of the unit or accessories, you must obey the law in the relative area or country and the regulation in the relative hospital. Warning on power connection Use a proper power cord for your local power supply. Warning on power connection for medical use Please use the following power supply cord.
Instructions for Use Table of Contents Introduction About this Manual .................................................5 System Overview ....................................................5 System Configuration Example ............................6 Location and Function of Parts and Controls .....6 Preparation Supplied Accessories ..............................................8 Assembly ............................................................8 Placing the Unit .........................................
Introduction Introduction Describes the features and system configuration of the digital film imager. Also provided is information on the location and function of parts. Preparation Explains the steps involved in placing and connecting the unit prior to getting started - checking the supplied accessories and assembly. Once all assembly and all connections have been made, there should be no need to perform these operations again during normal printing operations.
Introduction System Configuration Example Location and Function of Parts and Controls The system allows you to make printouts of the data in DICOM format, sent from image diagnosis equipment such as CTs, MRIs. The following shows a system configuration example. For details, refer to the pages given in parentheses.
When film is running short: Lights in yellow. When film has been exhausted: Goes off. The ALARM indicator lights in orange and the message is displayed in the LCD. PRINT indicator (14, 26) Lights in green while the printer is printing. D ALARM indicator (25) Lights in orange when the film has been used up, film jams occur, or other problems occur. E TOP cover (28) Open when removing jammed film. F Ventilation holes (23) There is a built-in fan to prevent the thermal head from overheating.
Preparation Assembly Insert the film tray into the unit. Holding both sides of the film tray and tray cover with both hands, insert the film tray all the way into the unit. Supplied Accessories The unit is packed together with the following accessories. Check that nothing is missing from your package. Preparation Film tray (1) Casters for vertical placement of the unit (2) Placing the Unit You can place the unit horizontally or vertically.
When placing the unit vertically You can place the unit vertically if you attach the casters provided. This is convenient for placing the unit under a desk and to pull it out easily. Connections Connect the unit to the 100BASE-TX LAN. Notes Preparation • Connect the AC power cord last. • Before connecting to the LAN, be sure to set up the required IP address and sub-net mask. For detailed information, consult the system administrator.
How to attach the ferrite cores Before using the unit, attach the supplied ferrite cores for noise prevention. To confirm to radiation standards, attach the supplied ferrite cores to both ends of the cable. Ferrite core Preparation Stoppers 12.5 mm (1/2 inch) 12.5 mm (1/2 inch) 10 1 Release the two stoppers to open the ferrite core. 2 Attach the ferrite cores to the end of the cable about 12.5 mm (1/2 inch) away from the connector. 3 Close the ferrite core until it clicks.
The film tray is partially ejected. Operation Loading Film Recommended Film The following blue thermal film is made especially for the UP-DF500. Push the EJECT TRAY button UPT-517BL Blue Thermal Film printing pack Contains blue thermal transparent film. 125 sheets of 14 × 17 inch film Be sure to use film made expressly for the UP-DF500. If you use other film, the quality of the printout cannot be guaranteed. Use of another type of film may also cause malfunction of the unit.
4 Cut the blank part of the bag from the wedges on the bag. 5 Hold the aluminum damp-proof bag with both hands so that the opened side faces toward the inner side of the tray and place the film in the film tray so that the printing surface faces down, with the printing surface protection sheet on the bottom. Operation Note Remove the seal after loading the film in the film tray. If you remove it before loading, the film may slip and drop.
roller, pinch roller, and separation rubbers” (on page 21). • Do not add film halfway through one bag of film. The reason for this is because the unit counts the remaining film using the IC tag on the printing protection sheet on the bottom. 6 Remove the seal from the film placed in the film tray. 1 Remove the sticky part of the seal, pulling the blank part of the seal toward you. Note Be sure to check that the hooks of the film tray cover and its magnets are attached firmly on the film tray.
Printing 2 The stored image data is printed. During printing, the PRINT indicator is lit. Before printing • Ensure that the unit is properly connected to the LAN. (page 9) • Ensure that the film sheets are properly loaded in the film tray. (page 11) LCD PRINT indicator It takes about 70 seconds for a printout to emerge from the film outlet. Once printing has been completed, the PRINT indicator goes off, and the unit returns to READY status. Operation 1 1 Turn on the power of the unit.
Adjustment 3 Select the item you want to confirm by pressing the F or f button. To display the IP address Select IP ADDRESS.
The unit enters the sharpness adjustment mode. 3 Display the CALIBRATION menu by pressing the F or f button, then press the g button. The calibration menu is displayed. The unit enters the automatic calibration mode. 3 Select the desired calibration type by pressing the F or f button. Select the desired level by pressing the G or g button. Current sharpness Adjustment The sharpness can be adjusted among 15 levels between 1 and 14 including OFF.
1 Display LIMITED CAL, by pressing the F or f button. Adjusting the Tone You can adjust the high tone (dark areas of the images) and the low one (light areas of images). 1 3 5 2 Select ON by pressing the G or g button. 2 Display ON in capital letters by pressing the G or g button. 2 Press the EXEC button. 4 1 Press the MENU button. 2 Display the DENSITY ADJ menu by pressing the F or f button, then press the g button. The unit enters the automatic tone adjustment mode.
The unit starts the printing of the tone pattern. 3 Display the selected number by pressing the G or g button. Display the selected number. To reset to the default setting of the low tone range Display 25. 5 Adjust the tone while checking the pattern print. To adjust the high tone Select the way the dark areas of images will be printed. 1 Display SELECT POINT 5% by pressing the F or f button. Adjustment To adjust the low tone Select the way the light areas of images will be printed.
3 Display the selected number by pressing the G or g button. Display the selected number. To reset to the default setting of the high tone range Display 75. Gamma curve Meaning SONY 1 Default setting SONY 2 The half tone is darker compared to SONY 1 SONY 3 The half tone is lighter compared to SONY 1 SONY 4 The half tone is smoother compared to SONY 1 SONY 5 The half tone is sharper compared to SONY 1 USER 6 to 10 Not preset. For advice on settings, contact your nearest Sony dealer.
Miscellaneous Precautions film tray. This will cause the printer to malfunction. Also, if the film is used in this state, spots are likely to appear on the printout. • To store a half-used package of film, replace the film in its original packing and reseal the package. If possible, before using sealed film, place it, in its sealed package, in a warm room for several hours. Doing so prevents condensation from forming when the film is removed from its package.
To replace the cleaning roller The supplied cleaning kit contains the cleaning rollers (for replacement) and wet pads. Proceed as follows to replace the cleaning roller with a new one. 1 3 Remove the packing film on the new cleaning roller and attach a new cleaning roller. Pull the lever toward you to open the front cover. Insert the right side of the cleaning roller and push it toward the right. Then push the left side of the cleaning roller until it is locked.
1 Pull the lever toward you to open the front cover. 3 Wipe the platen roller (black rubber roller) gently. Platen roller (black rubber roll) 2 Wipe the platen roller gently with the wet pad while turning it. Wipe the thermal head with the wet pad. Note Before wiping the thermal head, touch the metallic part of the unit to remove static electricity from your body. 4 Wipe the pinch roller (dark blue rubber roller).
Note When removing the film tray, hold both sides of the film tray and the tray cover with both hands and remove it. 7 Open the tray cover and wipe the separation rubbers with the wet pad. To clean the filters Ventilation holes are provided on the unit to prevent it from overheating. Three filters are provided on the front cover for covering the ventilation holes. To clean the filters, proceed as follows. 1 Pull the lock lever to open the front cover.
4 Reset the filters and close the cover. Specifications After you have finished all cleaning tasks Set the main POWER switch on the rear panel to ON, and then set the ON/STANDBY switch on the front panel to ON. The following message appears for about several minutes. Miscellaneous After the following message is displayed after about several minutes, you can start printing again. Power requirements 100 to 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz Input current 4.4 to 1.
Medical Specifications Protection against electric shock: Class I Protection against harmful ingress of water: Ordinary Degree of safety in the presence of flammable anesthetics or oxygen: Not suitable for use in the presence of flammable anesthetics or oxygen Mode of operation: Continuous Design and specifications are subject to change without notice. SOP and Meta SOP Classes SOP Class Name SOP Class UID Verification SOP 1.2.840.10008.1.1 Basic Grayscale Print Management Meta SOP Class 1.2.840.10008.
Error messages Possible causes and remedies REMOVE FILM TOP The film has jammed around the front & INNER:J6 or inside the unit. tOpen the top cover, then the inner cover and remove the jammed film.(page 28) Miscellaneous 26 Other Messages When the following message appears, the ALARM indicator does not light. The PRINT indicator blinks. Messages Possible causes and remedies REMOVE FILM TRAY:J7 The film has jammed near the film tray. tPull out the film tray and remove the jammed film.
When REMOVE FILM TRAY: J0 appears Troubleshooting 1 If Damage is Suspected Note If a problem appears, check the following trouble shooting guide first and perform whatever action is necessary to solve the problem. If the problem persists, turn off the printer and consult your Sony dealer. Symptom Remove the film tray. When the unit is not turned on, you can pull the film tray out without pushing the EJECT TRAY button.
When the rear cover is opened When the front cover is opened When the top cover is opened When the top and inner covers are opened Miscellaneous When the top and the front covers are opened 2 Close the opened cover firmly. The following message appears on the LCD. Wait until the message disappears. When the unit enters standby status, the following message appears.
When REMOVE FILM TRAY: J7 appears 1 Remove the film tray completely. 2 Remove the jammed film near the inside of the unit. 3 Re-insert the film tray as it was. Miscellaneous When REMOVE FILM SOME PLACES: J8 Several film sheets have jammed. Open all of the covers, rear, front, top and inner covers and check the location of the jammed film. Since there may be a film sheet jammed around the film tray, pull the film tray out and check for the jammed films.
Index A About this Manual 5 C Calibrating the density each time the unit makes a printout 16 unit 16 CALIBRATION FULL RANGE CAL 16 LIMITED CAL 17 Cleaning cabinet 20 cleaning roller 20 filters 23 pinch roller 22 platen roller 22 separation rubbers 23 thermal head 22 Connections 9 D DENSITY ADJ adjusting the high tone 18 adjusting the low tone 18 F Index Film confirming the remaining amount of film 11 loading 11 note on storing 13 recommended film 11 removing the jammed film 27 Films total number of pri
Setup Manual Table of Contents Preparation Overview ...............................................................32 Requirements ........................................................32 IP Address .............................................................33 Setup Setting up the Personal Computer to be Used for Setup ......................................................................34 About the Setup Window ....................................34 Opening the Setup Window ..........................
Preparation Preparation Overview This setup manual gives the system administrator information needed to setup the unit on the network or to reset the IP address and so on. This setup manual describes the preparation for the setup, gives an overview of the setup window, explains how to perform setup related to IP address and so on, and explains how to setup an E-mail warning to tell automatically when any trouble occurs.
IP Address Preparation When you use the unit for the first time immediately after you purchase the unit, it is necessary to set up the DICOM part placed inside the unit, adding an IP address and so on. Before starting the setup, confirm the following with the network administrator. • The IP address the UP-DF500 will use on the network • Sub-net mask of the network • Gateway address, if a gateway is included in the network To confirm the IP address The IP address assigned to the UP-DF500 can be confirmed.
Setup Setting up the Personal Computer to be Used for Setup Setup 1 Start the personal computer to be used for setup. 2 Open the TCP/IP setting page. 3 Enter the IP address of the computer and the subnet mask. IP address of the computer: NNN.NNN.NNN.nnn NNN.NNN.NNN.NNN: IP address assigned to the UP-DF500 on the network nnn: Arbitrary numbers (from 1 to 254, should not be the same as those of the fourth NNN of the UP-DF500 IP address.) Sub-net Mask:255.255.255.0 4 Restart the personal computer.
Components of Pages Summary/Print Job Page DICOM Settings Page This page allows you to set up the IP address and DICOM AE title. This page displays information on the UP-DF500. Setup A Printer (printer status) display section Printer Status: Displays the printer status. Thermosensitive Film: Displays the type of film in use. 14 × 17: Displays the size of the film in use (14 × 17 inches) B Printer Job List display section Displays when a job is waiting to be printed.
Printer Status Page This page displays the status of the UP-DF500. D Refresh button Click this button to update the window. E-Mail Settings Page This page allows you to perform settings related to Email. Setup A Printer Status display area Motor/Sensor: Displays the error status of the motor/sensor system. Film Path: Displays the status of the printing path. Cover: Displays the status of covers (opened or closed). Film Tray: Displays whether or not the film tray is inserted.
Setup of E-Mail Perform the following settings when the unit is used for the first time after being purchased, or when the IP address assigned to the UP-DF500 is changed. The E-Mail settings page allows you to set up E-mail service so that an e-mail message will be sent automatically when an error occurs in the UP-DF500. 1 Open the DICOM Settings page. For detailed information on how to open the page, see “Opening the Setup Window” (on page 34). 1 Open the E-Mail settings page.
3 Perform the settings related to e-mail. Mail Server IP Address text box User ID text box Confirmation After Setup After all of settings have been completed Turn off the power of the UP-DF500 and disconnect the UP-DF500 and the personal computer for setup. Proceed as follows to confirm the operation of the UPDF500. Setup From text box Send to text box 1 Connect the UP-DF500 to the network. 2 Turn on the power of the UP-DF500. 3 Insert a film tray in which film sheets have been loaded.
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