User manual

Figure 3-26 - DICOM Print Dialog

The figure above shows the settings that can be made for the DICOM Printer.

One selects the DICOM printer by selecting the printer from the printer Combo

Box. New printers can be created by clicking the button “New”. A printer can be

deleted by first selecting the printer to be deleted then clicking the button

“Delete”.

The Printer IP, Port and AE Title should now be entered. Note that the AE Title

is typically case sensitive. After the Network settings are entered, one should

test the connectivity to the printer by clicking the Printer Status button:

The printer should return with the NORMAL status. Click OK to return to the

DICOM Print settings screen.

One should then enter the proper settings for all of the fields on the DICOM Print

Dialog window. After entering the settings, one should click Save Settings to

save the settings for that printer. After the settings are entered and saved, click

Print to print the images. When the printing is complete, click Exit to return to the

Radlink main window.

The following are the permissible settings for the DICOM Printer:

Format: This field specifies the layout of the images on the film. The numbers at

the end are the number of rows and columns.

Cropping: These are Codonics “True Size” settings. Permissible values are:

CROP

DECIMATE

FAIL

NONE

The value NONE will make the Radlink software not to send the crop decimate

DICOM tag. This choice was added to ensure compatibility with other printer

manufacturers. The other values cause a new DICOM tag to be added. The tag

is (2020,0040) CS. This instructs the Codonics Horizon printer to either crop if

the image is bigger than the printable film size, decimate the image to fit the

printable film size, or fail if the image is bigger than the printable film size

respectively. This element gives “True Size” capability for images that are larger

than the film size being printed to.

Priority: This is the print job priority. Permissible values are:

HIGH

LOW

MED

Medium: This is the print medium. Permissible values are:

BLUE FILM

CLEAR FILM

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