Basic Operating Tasks
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Test Prints
You can initiate a test print to verify operation. The type of test print varies depending
on whether you have blue or mammography film loaded.
There are several options for mammography calibration prints; the default is configured
during installation. If you need a different type of test print for mammography film, you
can change the default at the Web Portal.
Make a SMPTE Image Print
The SMPTE test pattern is available when blue (non-mammography) film is loaded.
1. Press and hold the Calibrate symbol for the film cartridge (upper or lower) for
three
seconds
.
Figure 11:
In this example, the imager is printing a SMPTE test image from the upper cartridge.
The Calibration and Power symbols both flash while the test print is in progress.
2. When the symbols stop flashing, the SMPTE test print is complete.
Make a Mammography Test Print—Mammography Film Loaded
About Mammography Quality Control
There are several options for mammography calibration prints, for example, QC wedges,
multipurpose QC, TG18-PQC or QC, TG18-UN10 or 80, or TG18-UNL10 or 80. The default
is configured during installation, and you can change it any time from the Web Portal.
The QC step wedge test print provides density feedback at the conclusion of the test print
cycle, letting you track and record density variations on mammography film. Four
nominal output densities have been selected for control charting purposes:
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Step 1—Low density, not less than 0.45
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Step 2—High density, approximately 2.20
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Step 3—Minimum density (DMin) (Base + Fog)
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Step 4—Mid density, not less than 1.20
