User Manual: UM50566-EN
Optica 30/40/50 series
Revision: 3.0
Date of release: 2019-01-09
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Collimator Operating mode
The collimator can be used in MANUAL and AUTOMATIC operating mode. Actual settings are
available through CAN-bus. The active operating mode is displayed on the touch screen as indicated
in the picture below with the symbols described in the table.
Symbol
Definition
MANUAL operating mode.
Collimator operating is controlled by the Collimator user interface (Control knobs,
Light field and Laser button and Touch screen).
AUTOMATIC operating mode.
The AUTOMATIC operating mode can only be activated from the X-ray system,
through the CAN bus connection.
Tilting angle indication
The collimator can be tilted to different angles. The actual tilting angle is displayed on the touch
screen.
Symbol
Definition
Titling angle in degrees.
Positive (+) values for counter clockwise
Negative (-) values for clockwise values