Positioning The Patient - Acteon X MIND AC Benutzerhandbuch

BITE-WING EXAM
The LED of the selected type of test should be turned on.
LED ANT ON: the radiographic system is set for anterior bite-wing exam.
LED MAXILLA ON: the radiographic system is set for posterior bite-wing exam.
To change the selection press the key relevant to the examination chosen.

3- POSITIONING THE PATIENT

Position the patient according to standard intra-oral procedures.
4- POSITIONING THE FILM OR SENSOR
Position either the fi lm or the digital sensor depending on the technique to be used.
5- POSITIONING THE CONE
Position the cone according to standard intra-oral procedures.
6- CHECK THE SELECTED TIME ON THE DISPLAY
Before proceeding with the exposure, check the selected time on the display.
To change the selection press the following keys.
WARNING
This modifi cation of the exposure time is momentary and will be lost unless it is saved.
(refer to Chapter 6).
To restore the previous values, press one of the keys with the LED turned off on the control panel.
7- TO MAKE THE EXPOSURE
1- Take the control button of the timer relevant to the selected tubehead and keep a safety distance (of a least 2 meters)
from the tubehead, so as to be able to constantly check the radiographic exposure.
2- Advise the patient to remain still.
3- On the control button press the
LED turns off .
PLEASE NOTE
If the "X-RAY" key is released early, the exposure is immediately interrupted and the E12 error message appears
on the display.
4- At the end of the exposure the green LED fl ashes
5- The display indicates the actual exposure time.
6- All the timer functions are inhibited.
PLEASE NOTE
The pause time is necessary to allow the x-ray tube to cool down.
This time is calculated by the microprocessor, depending on the exposure time, with a ratio of 1:32 (32 second
of pause are required for each second of exposure).
A NEW EXPOSURE WILL BE POSSIBLE AFTER THE GREEN LED
REPEAT THE OPERATIVE SEQUENCE FROM POINT 2 TO POINT 7
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X-RAY key and keep it pressed until the acoustic signal (beep) stops and the yellow
PAUSE.
HAS TURNED OFF