User's Manual Part 2
Table Of Contents
- Table of contents
- Introducing the Drystar5300
- Basic operation (Operator mode)
- Advanced operation (Key-operator mode)
- Overview of key-operator functions
- Viewing printer information
- Accessing the Show settings menu
- Viewing general information
- Viewing input tray information
- Viewing network (DICOM) information
- Viewing general image quality information
- Viewing default densitometer information
- Viewing image quality information of a modality
- Viewing installed data-sets information
- Viewing logical printers information
- Changing the configuration settings
- Printing images
- Saving the configuration settings
- Restoring the configuration settings
- Maintaining optimal image quality
- Service actions
- Quality control procedure
- Installation operations
- Controlling the Drystar5300 via a remote PC (with browser)
- System description
- Preventive maintenance
- Troubleshooting
- Equipment information sheet
- Drystar media density response data
- Quality Control Charts
- Index
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2920B EN 20031206
Maintaining optimal image quality
Calibration is necessary to maintain optimal image quality. This is required in
the following situations:
• Before initial use of a film,
• After a certain number of copies have been printed.
Overview of calibration functions
One calibration function is provided for the Drystar 5300.
" Before performing a calibration, read the general guidelines as described
in ‘Understanding the calibration policy’ on page 102.
Calibration Purpose When?
‘Film calibration’
• To measure and set the
system density of the
printer.
• To measure and set the
film sensitometry
values.
• Automatic
• After an explicit action of
the operator