Barco MediCal Pro, Installation & User Manual

Page 1: ...Installation User Manual MediCal Pro...

Page 2: ...www barco com B4100132 02 July 2004...

Page 3: ...on 25 Minimum System requirements 25 Before installing MediCal Pro 25 Installing MediCal Pro 25 Uninstalling MediCal Pro 26 Starting up for the first time 26 MediCal Pro start up 26 Connection to Medi...

Page 4: ...mode 67 Changing passwords 67 Calibrating displays 68 Calibrating Barco flat panel displays 69 Calibrating Barco projectors 69 Calibrating Barco CRT displays 70 Full screen calibration 71 Calibrating...

Page 5: ...d imaging board properties 94 Controlling Contrast Brightness 99 Luminance Uniformity Correction on off 101 Full Screen Calibration 101 Degaussing displays 101 Sensor patch position 102 Changing the p...

Page 6: ...sfer as provided below of all Software and Product Materials You may only use the Software in conjunction with Software licenses by BARCO NV Copyright The Software is owned by BARCO NV and is protecte...

Page 7: ...abuse or misapplication Any replacement product will be warranted for the remainder of the original warranty period or 30 days whichever is longer Limitation on Liability In no event shall BARCO NV or...

Page 8: ...information MediCal BarcoMed and MeDis are registered trademarks of BARCO NV Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation The Java based logos are registered...

Page 9: ...Introduction 9 INTRODUCTION...

Page 10: ...an verify the results of the Q A tasks and get hints how to regain consistency should a Q A task turn out not to be OK Any necessary measures for regaining consistency can be taken from MediCal Pro or...

Page 11: ...ll be executed at the scheduled moments thanks to a service MediCal Communicator installed together with MediCal Pro However you can also run the tasks manually at any time when this would be necessar...

Page 12: ...lt of the last Q A check Sometimes the Info symbol is visible next to the result When you move the mouse pointer over the symbol a tooltip with more information pops up The following results are possi...

Page 13: ...sire from the Select Style drop down list The selected style applies to the height of texts icons and windows To activate the selected style exit MediCal Pro and open it again Tools menu As standard u...

Page 14: ...s in the computer E g if the computer contains one dual head imaging board you will notice two squares in the Configuration section one for each head For each display that you wish to control and chec...

Page 15: ...the configuration setup Wizard can be done by clicking on the Configuration Setup button If an optical sensor has been used for executing a certain task the last used sensor is depicted in the Configu...

Page 16: ...ction and store them in a preset Calibrate Start display calibration immediately Brightness Contrast Control Contrast and Brightness manually or automatically by means of Ambient Light Com pensation i...

Page 17: ...e measure ment in the center of the screen It proceeds with calibration in a number of zones over the picture tube to obtain the same luminance in each of the zones The function is applicable to some...

Page 18: ...Introduction 18...

Page 19: ...First installation 19 FIRST INSTALLATION...

Page 20: ...onents or check the installation of the hardware Video connection Address setting Barco CRT displays only Data connection Barco CRT displays only Optical sensor connection if applicable See Installati...

Page 21: ...t up the configuration See Setting up the configuration Setting up the configuration 5 Align the displays if necessary See Aligning the displays Aligning the displays 6 Define the presets See Defining...

Page 22: ...rating displays Calibrating displays 8 Define the Q A task schedule See Setting up the Q A schedule Setting up the Q A schedule 9 Change the application settings if necessary See Defining the Q A task...

Page 23: ...llow during the installation of the hardware Barco flat panel display installation In case of a DVI connection Connect the DVI cable of each display to a different imaging board head inside the viewin...

Page 24: ...ration to the viewing station s computer Connect Remote In of the leftmost display to one of the computer s COM ports Connect Remote Out of the leftmost display to Remote In of the second leftmost dis...

Page 25: ...ftware 2 If there are older versions of MediCal Pro or MediCal Control installed on the PC remove them Please refer to the Uninstalling MediCal Pro further in this chapter Installing MediCal Pro To in...

Page 26: ...be redirected automatically to a web page for registration Please fill in the requested data and register 14 Select Yes I want to restart my computer now and click on Finish to complete the setup Uni...

Page 27: ...want to log in as Advanced user to set up the configuration Select Yes 5 MediCal Pro opens the Log in window because you have to be advanced user to set up the configuration In the User Password box e...

Page 28: ...nstalled later you can still connect to it from within MediCal Pro Please proceed with Setting up the configuration Setting up the configuration If you have MediCal Administrator installed select Yes...

Page 29: ...ck on Next to start the search If the Wizard does not find the server or if there are problems to register to the server you will have to exit the Wizard Contact the system administrator to solve the...

Page 30: ...which this viewing station belongs is not in the list you should exit the Wizard by clicking on Cancel The medical facility should be added from within MediCal Administrator If the facility is in the...

Page 31: ...First installation 31 7 The entered information is added to MediCal Administrator Click on Next...

Page 32: ...viewing station consisting of one PC with four imaging board heads and four Barco flat panels connected Those panels have an internal optical sensor The configuration is the logical representation of...

Page 33: ...in two ways Using the Configuration Setup Wizard which will guide you through the setup process Adding the displays or projector s directly by right clicking on the icons of the imaging board heads a...

Page 34: ...nected to It will be visible during the complete setup process Click on Next to continue 2 Barco displays This page indicates the Wizard will start looking for connected Barco displays Choose the setu...

Page 35: ...puter via serial data connection After a few seconds it returns the number of found Barco displays Notes In case Barco flat panel displays are connected to the workstation the Wizard can identify the...

Page 36: ...ads in the viewing station Click on Next to continue Please continue with step 5 4b The number of found Barco displays does not equal the number of imaging board heads in the viewing station The Wizar...

Page 37: ...dentifies the first one by communicating its serial number and by dimming the display s screen a few times Add the display to the configuration by selecting the imaging board head it is connected to T...

Page 38: ...er of the projected image You will have to attach the optical sensor on the place where the patch is projected see the Dicom Theater System Manual If necessary you can adjust the patch position and si...

Page 39: ...und at all the Wizard asks if you want to add non Barco displays to the configuration Yes You can proceed with the Wizard defining the non Barco displays Continue with step 8 No The Wizard continues w...

Page 40: ...ct No if you do not want to add the display to that head Click on Next The Wizard continues with only the Barco display s added In case no Barco displays were added at all the Wizard exits 9 Define di...

Page 41: ...to which the display is connected has an editable gamma table If you select Uncorrected the program fills the imaging board gamma table with a linear function Ambient light compensation Check this opt...

Page 42: ...ll the displays This screen does not appear for Dicom Theater applications Select Yes only if all displays are the same type and if you are sure about the value to specify If you proceed in that case...

Page 43: ...an be checked only if the Calibrate option is checked We advise not to check either of these options at this time because the displays have to be aligned CRT displays only after the configuration setu...

Page 44: ...he uniformity task is not needed for flat panels This message appears only if the Measure Uniformity task is loaded into the QA check schedule Now the Barco CRT displays must be aligned if necessary t...

Page 45: ...e data cables This is the most common cause and the easiest one to examine Therefore we suggest you consider this option first Proceed as follows 1 Check the hardware connection of data cables Please...

Page 46: ...you can add This is the number of imaging board heads in the computer In the field enter the total number of Barco displays you want to add This number should not exceed the number given by the Wizar...

Page 47: ...last Barco display E g if 4 Barco displays are connected you need to unplug the Remote Out connection of the 3rd one When ready click on Next 7 You have to repeat the previous step on the other Barco...

Page 48: ...up Wizard see previous sections To add displays 1 Right click on the imaging board head icon and select Add Display from the drop down menu In case of a Dicom Theater application both head icons are p...

Page 49: ...mes b Select the No Link tab if you want to add a non Barco display Enter the brand name type and serial number Also you have to indicate whether the display is a grayscale display or not and a CRT or...

Page 50: ...Alignment from the drop down menu After a few seconds the selected display shows a test pattern At the same time the display alignment dialog appears The adjustments in the Alignment window are combin...

Page 51: ...you move the mouse pointer over their icons The slider under the icons allows you to perform the alignment Drag the slider or click inside the slider bar Click on the Reset button to undo the alignme...

Page 52: ...n those at the right These lines are marked by arrows Horizontal S correction Adjust until the distance between the vertical lines in the center of the test image is the same as between those at the l...

Page 53: ...bottom These lines are marked by arrows Vertical S correction Adjust until the distance between the horizontal lines in the center of the test image is the same as between those at the top and the bot...

Page 54: ...Select the AKB removal adjustment Increase the adjustment until the line on top of the test image has completely disappeared East West geometry settings Skewing Adjust until the vertical lines in the...

Page 55: ...ormity This adjustment compensates mostly around the edges of the image As a side effect the image rotates because of the adjustment You can compensate this by means of the Rotation deviation adjustme...

Page 56: ...r you can define in the Preset if glare compensation and ambient light compensation must be taken into account during calibration Procedure To define the preset right click on the icon of the display...

Page 57: ...s properties Alternatively you can first copy an installed preset by clicking on the Copy button and then modify its properties to create a brand new preset without overwriting one of the others Prese...

Page 58: ...this field enter the required target value expressed in Cd m The field will be grayed if the Measure on next calibration option is selected Chroma color displays only Note This item is grayed for pred...

Page 59: ...display is connected has an editable gamma table If you select Uncorrected the program fills the imaging board gamma table with a linear function Ambient light compensation Check this option if you w...

Page 60: ...ome due They will start even when no user is logged in Transparent inter vention free The task runs completely in background It does not require any action from the user and does not change the image...

Page 61: ...installation 61 To define the task trigger settings 1 From the Tools menu select Options Application Settings 2 Select the Trigger Settings tab 3 Set the trigger settings The possible trigger setting...

Page 62: ...busy on the workstation when the task starts When the task becomes due The tasks will be executed at the time they become due This is the time entered in the Q A Setup schedule However intervention f...

Page 63: ...dition Trigger settings Once a task is due its execution depends on the Trigger settings In that way you can prevent that certain tasks would be executed while the workstation is occupied by a user So...

Page 64: ...off and leaves the workstation The workstation s screen saver is set to wait 15 minutes So at 11 00 PM the screen saver is activated At that time the task will start You cannot set trigger settings p...

Page 65: ...65 USING MEDICAL PRO...

Page 66: ...ant to restore the gamma to the value defined in MediCal Pro This is the preferred choice if you were satisfied with the appearance of the images on the displays when you last closed MediCal Pro Selec...

Page 67: ...in as advanced user 1 Press Alt A on the keyboard or select Tools Options User Login from the menus The User Login dialog appears 2 In field User name fill in your user name maximum 20 characters 3 In...

Page 68: ...o obtain conformance and to maintain consistency It is inevitable during Configuration setup and may be necessary as intervention when a Q A check turns out to be Not OK You can calibrate Barco displa...

Page 69: ...Barco projectors are calibrated by means of the I Guard external sensor connected to the USB bus The sensor is included in the Dicom Theater package The calibration runs completely automatically Durin...

Page 70: ...ere are no application windows or other items e g the cursor displayed under the sensor They would cause the calibration to fail When ready click on OK 3 For sensors that have an ambient light shieldi...

Page 71: ...uniform luminance all over the screen When full screen calibration is done AND the option Luminance Uniformity Correction see Luminance Uniformity Correction on off Luminance Uniformity Correction on...

Page 72: ...ce The zone where you have to put the sensor is indicated by a white blinking square Calibrating non Barco displays 1 If you use an X Rite DTP92 sensor you may be asked to calibrate the sensor first M...

Page 73: ...get value is determined now The sensor measures a black patch The result of the measurement is shown in a small Measure window in the corner a If you have specified an absolute value for black luminan...

Page 74: ...value will be taken as white luminance target 7 The black luminance and white luminance measurements may influence each other so that the value of the first step changes when the second step is done...

Page 75: ...on the display E g an Automatic I Guard Check on a BARCO Coronis display is such a task These tasks can run also when no user is logged in on the workstation Intervention free The task does not requi...

Page 76: ...tton The Add New Task window appears Task Name The task s name or description Status Whether the task is enabled or disabled Schedule The frequency with which you wish the task to be exe cuted Last Ex...

Page 77: ...to disable it see below To see which plug ins are installed you can open the Help menu of MediCal Pro Enabling or disabling tasks To enable or disable a task 1 In the Q A setup window right click on t...

Page 78: ...e task will be executed automatically depends on the moment it becomes due the trigger settings for this category of tasks if a user is logged in on the workstation Checking and changing task properti...

Page 79: ...Performing Q A checks Running Q A tasks MediCal Communicator service During installation of MediCal Pro a Windows service is installed as well This service called MediCal Communicator will run the due...

Page 80: ...sks from within MediCal Pro Running all due tasks To run all today s due tasks from within MediCal Pro first start up MediCal Pro see Starting up for the first time on page 26 To run the due tasks cli...

Page 81: ...n a single task 1 In the main window click on Q A Setup 2 In the Q A setup window right click on the name of the task you wish to run A drop down menu appears 3 Select Run Now The task will start imme...

Page 82: ...question mark in the Current Status field in the Q A Setup window To see a description of the problem s click on the question mark The problem description appears To get hints for a possible solution...

Page 83: ...sk click the task name in the All Results window For tasks that were Not OK To see a problem description and a hint to solve the problem click on the question mark next to the task in the All Results...

Page 84: ...lem click on the question mark next to the task in the Last Result window To display a particular task s history of results In the Last Result window see above click on the underlined name of the task...

Page 85: ...ialog box To display details about one of the results To display details about one of the results select a result in the Task History window see above and click on the Details button Using test patter...

Page 86: ...e following options depending on the configuration and pattern some of them may not be available Test pattern description The default test patterns are Invert LUT Invert the values in the imaging boar...

Page 87: ...image focus Check that the characters are sharp Contrast noise This pattern can be used to check the video signal Check that there is no ghosting or smearing near the white squares Focus Just like th...

Page 88: ...sitioned on top of each other so that only one icon per board is visible at the time To activate the head that is hidden select Toggle head from the Select image Browse and select your own test patter...

Page 89: ...communication port to which the display is connected Click on Identify to see which display is connected to which head For a few seconds you will see the letter of the heads on the displays They autom...

Page 90: ...istories related to that display will no longer be visible in MediCal Pro However the histories are not deleted When you connect the same display again the histories will be visible as well 3 8 Connec...

Page 91: ...in a log file MediCal Pro stores the results of the Q A checks in a log file and if it is connected to a MediCal Administrator server it sends the result data to MediCal Administrator Apart from these...

Page 92: ...ols menu select Options Application Settings 2 Select the General tab 3 If Logging is checked the manipulations are registered in the log file If Logging is not checked the manipulations are not regis...

Page 93: ...on Settings see above 2 Select the General tab see above 3 Select the desired unit of length 3 12 Setting up optical sensor list and priority MediCal Pro supports a list of possible optical sensors To...

Page 94: ...or type and use the and buttons left of the sensor list to change the priority of sensors 3 13 Additional display functions Viewing display and imaging board properties In the Configuration section in...

Page 95: ...and name The display brand name Display type The display type or description Serial number The display s serial number Software number The order number of the display s internal software BARCO display...

Page 96: ...get additional informa tion about the display and activate deactivate some additional features see below Display Number The order number of the display Software Number The order number of the display...

Page 97: ...f the power LED Display Number The order number of the projector Software Number The order number of the projector s internal software Display Runtime The time in hours the projector has been operatin...

Page 98: ...rbiter Check this option to switch on the Orbiter The option is grayed if not applicable to the selected display Powersave Check this option to switch on the Power Saving util ity DPMS The option is g...

Page 99: ...r brightness of Type The type or brand of the board Serial number The imaging board serial number Resolution The resolution of the imaging board head Gamma table Whether the board contains an editable...

Page 100: ...ound the display This function is grayed if the Ambient Light Compensation option is not installed in the display Contrast Brightness sliders If Automatic Contrast Brightness is not checked you can co...

Page 101: ...if calibrated by means of Full Screen Calibration see below ensures a uniform luminance even in the corners of the picture tube This function is grayed if the function is not available on the display...

Page 102: ...oved The display automatically degausses at switch on Sensor patch position This function is available only for Dicom Theater applications With this dialog box you can adjust the projector sensor patc...

Page 103: ...he computer keyboard As a result the online help pages will open at the desired help page Help menu The Help menu contains the following items Help Open the online help pages Send Feedback After selec...

Page 104: ...104 About Displays the details of this version of MediCal Pro...

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Page 106: ...106 GLOSSARY...

Page 107: ...oncept of MediCal tasks can be scheduled to start automatically running in background Some of the tasks do not require any user interaction at all The tasks are executed and the results are immediatel...

Page 108: ...s at the inputs into light In the context of a medical viewing station a display device is the combination of imaging board and display The display function is a graph that shows how the light from th...

Page 109: ...ands for Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine It is a standard developed by the American College of Radiology ACR and the National Electrical Manufacturers Association NEMA The standard spec...

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Page 111: ...hift 53 Alignment 16 50 Ambient Light Compensation 41 59 70 73 100 Ambient Light Shield 70 72 Automatic Contrast Brightness 100 Axial uniformity 55 B Black luminance 55 56 57 73 Black point 53 Bowing...

Page 112: ...Properties 95 E Every Screen 86 F FL 93 Flat panel display 11 27 35 37 44 49 68 90 93 96 Footlambert 93 Full Screen 86 Full screen calibration 16 101 G Gamma 26 Has changed 66 Gamma Initializer 26 66...

Page 113: ...g 92 Luminance Uniformity Correction 71 M Main window 12 MediCal Administrator 27 Medical viewing station 32 108 Monthly 78 N Not OK 12 O OK 12 Optical sensor 11 70 72 Orbiter 98 P Parabola deformatio...

Page 114: ...ut 98 Remove Display 16 90 Result 12 Rotation 53 S Screen height 53 Screen width 52 Select Style 103 Send Feedback 103 Sensor 70 72 Skewing 54 Skipped 12 Standard user mode 10 12 T Task frequency Dail...

Page 115: ...e a Year 78 U Unknown 12 User Login 67 User mode 10 V Vertical linearity 53 Vertical position 53 Vertical S correction 53 Vertical uniformity 55 Video connection 24 View menu 13 Viewing station 32 W W...