Operation and Maintenance

Operation

Opening the Left Front When open, the left front door provides access to the film transport areas.

DoorUse the Door Control screen on the local panel to open the left front door in normal situations (see “Door Control Screen” on page 3-7). If the Door Control screen fails to open the door, use the manual door override latch (see “Film Drawers and Front Door Manual Override Latches” on

page 3-14).

Opening the Right Front The right front door is located on the lower right side of the imager and

Doorprovides access to the charcoal filter, which must be changed every 20,000 film cycles (see “Installing a New Charcoal Filter” on page 3-23). To open the door, pull on the lower left corner of the door.

Opening the Film Drawers The open film drawer controls on the local panel are available on two display screens: Door Control screen and Status screen. If a film drawer fails to open, use the manual drawer override latch (see “Film Drawers and Front Door Manual Override Latches” on page 3-14).

Film Drawers and Front

If the laser imager is shut down or if the Door Control screen fails to

Door Manual Override

open the drawers or door, use the manual override latches.

Latches

The door override is under the front of the imager. The drawer overrides

 

are under the right side of the imager.

 

NOTE: If the drawers are opened without the film cartridge closing,

 

several sheets of film at the top of the cartridge will be exposed

 

(fogged) and should be discarded.

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DryView 8900 specifications

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