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Service Manual

Service Manual

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English
Replaces: VER.C Doc. Gen. Mar/2004
8300096027 VER.D DGT XQ
Document revision level
The document corresponds to the version/revision level effective at the time of
system delivery. Revisions to hardcopy documentation are not automatically
distributed.
Please contact your local ESAOTE office to order current revision levels.

Disclaimer
The installation and service of equipment described herein is to be performed
by qualified personnel who are employed by ESAOTE or one of its affiliates or
who are otherwise authorized by ESAOTE or one of its affiliates to provide
such services.
Assemblers and other persons who are not employed by or otherwise directly
affiliated with or authorized by ESAOTE or one of its affiliates are directed to
contact one of the local offices of ESAOTE or one of its affiliates before
attempting installation or service procedures.
 Part 0 Table of Contents

Part 1 Introduction 93 Product Line Support Center _________________17

3.1 Sales and Service administration............................................ 17

3.2 Orders..................................................................................... 18
1 Overview __________________________________ 93.3 Repairs ................................................................................... 18
3.3.1 General conditions for repair ............................................ 18
2 General ___________________________________ 93.3.2 Procedure for returning goods to ESAOTE ...................... 18
3.3.3 Warranty after repair ........................................................ 20
2.1 Distribution ............................................................................. 10
2.2 Service Manual structure........................................................ 10 Part 3 System 21
2.3 Suggestions for use................................................................ 11
2.3.1 Strategy ........................................................................... 11
2.3.2 Procedures ...................................................................... 114 Troubleshooting strategy ____________________21
2.3.3 Repair ............................................................................. 11
2.3.4 Index ............................................................................. 114.1 System functionality ................................................................ 21
4.2 System error list ...................................................................... 22
Part 2 Service Policy 17 4.2.1 Window messages text syntax ......................................... 22
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4.2.2 Abbreviation codes .......................................................... 228.1 Multiple AC Sources ............................................................... 72

4.2.3 Symbols used .................................................................. 228.1.1 Probe positioning ............................................................. 72
4.2.4 Error messages list .......................................................... 238.1.2 Pick-Up Coil Position........................................................ 73
4.3 Troubleshooting...................................................................... 388.1.3 Single source procedure for 50/60 Hz.............................. 73
8.1.4 Single source procedure for 16 Hz................................... 76
5 Procedures _______________________________ 408.1.5 Double sources procedure ............................................... 77
8.2 Magnetic Compensation Test ................................................. 78
5.1 Recording files introduction .................................................... 408.2.1 Ghost Test ....................................................................... 78
5.1.1 Rec file list ....................................................................... 428.2.2 DC Ghost Test ................................................................. 80
5.1.2 Service RecFilePlot introduction ...................................... 488.3 Stability test ............................................................................ 81
5.1.3 Monitored quantities ........................................................ 49
5.2 System Check ........................................................................ 51
5.2.1 Description....................................................................... 51
Part 4 Software 83
5.2.2 Operation......................................................................... 51
5.2.3 Functions ......................................................................... 51
1.3 Image quality .......................................................................... 559 Trouble shooting strategy ___________________83
1.3.1 Common interference problem analysis .......................... 55
1.3.2 Lines on Image ................................................................ 60
1.3.3 Shielding efficiency .......................................................... 6110 Procedure _________________________________83
1.3.4 Detecting artifacts on images .......................................... 62
10.1 System backup ....................................................................... 83
6 Repair ___________________________________ 6610.2 Images Back up ...................................................................... 85
10.3 Configurations restore............................................................. 85
6.1 Magnetic Compensation Flag Settings ................................... 66
10.4 Images Restore....................................................................... 86
7 Hardware set-up ___________________________ 67
11 Repair ____________________________________87
7.1 DC Probe or Single Probe ...................................................... 67
11.1 Complete Software installation ............................................... 87
7.2 Probe Positioning ................................................................... 68
11.1.1 Necessary tools................................................................ 87
7.3 DC Compensation .................................................................. 7011.1.2 Hardware connection ....................................................... 87
11.1.3 Operating System SW Installation.................................... 88
8 AC Compensation _________________________ 7211.1.4 OPI SW Installation .......................................................... 93
11.1.5 How to solve conflicts....................................................... 94
 Part 5 Host 9516 Procedure ________________________________119

16.1 DSP test ............................................................................... 119

16.1.1 Necessary Tools ............................................................ 119
12 Trouble shooting strategy ___________________ 9516.1.2 Operations ..................................................................... 119
16.2 DSPCU test .......................................................................... 120
12.1 Images visualization and storing ............................................ 9516.2.1 Necessary tools.............................................................. 120
16.2.2 Operation ....................................................................... 120
13 Procedure ________________________________ 97
17 Repair instructions ________________________121
13.1 Computer and devices test..................................................... 97
13.1.1 CPU Board ...................................................................... 9917.1 Change DSP or DSPCU board ............................................. 121
13.1.2 PCA6178V Pentium III..................................................... 99
13.1.3 Pentium III with out SCSI on board code 9730630037 .. 100
13.1.4 Pentium III with SCSI on board code 9730630043 ........ 106 Part 7 RF Subsystem 123
13.1.5 SCSI On Board BIOS Setup .......................................... 112
13.2 Hard disk .............................................................................. 115
13.3 External CD BURNER .......................................................... 11518 Trouble Shooting Strategy __________________123
13.4 Fujitsu M2513 Optical disk drive........................................... 115
18.1 General ............................................................................... 123
13.5 SCSI PE LOGIC 1600 .......................................................... 115
13.6 PRINT Board ........................................................................ 11619 Procedure ________________________________124
14 Repair instructions________________________ 11719.1 Transmitting Coil Driving....................................................... 124
19.1.1 Use of system Check ..................................................... 125
14.1 Computer board set-up......................................................... 117
19.2 Receiving chain driving ......................................................... 126
19.2.1 How to disable the Automatic Coil Recognition.............. 127
Part 6 Control 119
19.3 RFR check ............................................................................ 127
19.3.1 Procedure ...................................................................... 127
19.4 SINT check ........................................................................... 127
15 Trouble Shooting Strategy _________________ 11919.4.1 Procedure ...................................................................... 127

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19.5 RFA check............................................................................ 12821 Trouble shooting strategy __________________165

19.5.1 Procedure ...................................................................... 128
19.6 Transmission Coil Check...................................................... 129
19.7 Receiving Coils Check.......................................................... 130
22 Procedure ________________________________165
19.7.1 Coil 1 Shoulder .............................................................. 130
19.7.2 Coil 2 Knee .................................................................... 13123 Repair ___________________________________166
19.7.3 Coil 3 Hand.................................................................... 132
19.7.4 Coil 4 Foot ..................................................................... 13323.1 Magnet Brackets ................................................................... 167
19.7.5 Coil 5 Shoulder .............................................................. 134
19.7.6 Coil 6 Flex...................................................................... 13523.2 Brackets level ....................................................................... 170
19.7.7 Gantry connectors ......................................................... 13623.3 Round Part of the Patient Table Level .................................. 172
23.4 Patient Table Mechanism ..................................................... 173
20 Repair __________________________________ 13823.5 Patient Table Level ............................................................... 176

20.1 Transmission Coil ................................................................. 138

20.1.1 Necessary Tools ............................................................ 138 Part 9 Gradient 177
20.1.2 Operations ..................................................................... 138
20.1.3 Tuning ....................................................................... 139
20.1.4 Matching ....................................................................... 140
24 Trouble shooting strategy __________________177
20.2 Coil Lock............................................................................... 141
20.2.1 Sequence of Operation.................................................. 141
20.3 Gantry ............................................................................... 14425 Procedure ________________________________177
20.3.1 Sequence operation....................................................... 144
20.4 Receiving coil ....................................................................... 14725.1 Gradient driving transmitting chain........................................ 177
20.4.1 Introduction.................................................................... 14725.1.1 Use of the system Check ............................................... 178
20.4.2 Necessary Tools ............................................................ 147
20.4.3 Ordering Information...................................................... 14726 Repair ___________________________________179
20.4.4 Tuning Procedure .......................................................... 148
26.1 Necessary tools .................................................................... 179
Part 8 Patient Handling 165 26.2 SGRA2 replacement ............................................................. 179
26.3 Gradients orientation............................................................. 179
26.3.1 Introduction .................................................................... 179
26.3.2 Sequence operation ....................................................... 179
26.4 4th Channel Polarity Check ................................................... 18029.1.2 Thermal Stability ............................................................ 205
26.5 SGRA2 Tune ........................................................................ 18129.2 Shimming.............................................................................. 207
26.6 Gradient delay ...................................................................... 18429.2.1 Access to the shimming plates....................................... 207
29.2.3 Shimming parameters correction ................................... 213
26.7 Gain Gradient Calibration ..................................................... 185
29.3 Test and adjustment table..................................................... 216
26.7.1 Necessary Tools ............................................................ 185
26.7.2 Operations ..................................................................... 185
26.8 Gradient Offset Calibration ................................................... 187 Part 11 Power Distribution 217
26.9 Gradient coils replacement................................................... 188
26.9.1 Sequence operation....................................................... 188
26.10 Test and adjustment table .................................................... 19030 Introduction ______________________________217

Part 10 Magnet 19131 Strategy _________________________________217

27 Trouble Shooting Strategy _________________ 19132 Repair ___________________________________219

32.1 Checking the line voltage...................................................... 219

28 Procedure _______________________________ 19232.2 Adapting transformer to the line voltage ............................... 219

28.1 Thermal control .................................................................... 192

28.1.1 Temp. Monitor ............................................................... 193
Part 12 Maintenance Instructions 223
28.1.2 Environment temperature control................................... 196
28.2 Shimming check ................................................................... 197
28.2.1 Phantom positioning ...................................................... 19933 Maintenance Protocol ______________________223
28.2.2 Shimming parameters acquisition.................................. 201

29 Repair __________________________________ 20534 Protective Conductor Test __________________228

29.1 Thermal Control.................................................................... 205

29.1.1 Check ....................................................................... 205
35 Pavilion Maintenance ______________________229

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35.1 Fingers and contact surfaces ............................................... 229

35.1.1 Upper and lower fingers................................................. 229
35.1.2 Fingers on the shutter closing set .................................. 229
35.1.3 Side finger ..................................................................... 229
35.2 Doors sliding device ............................................................. 230
35.3 Painting ............................................................................... 230
Part 1 Introduction

mentation is designed to give you an overview of this new trouble-

1Overview shooting concept for the system.

The installation and service of equipment described herein is

to be performed by qualified personnel which is employed or NOTICE Authorized personnel only must carry out any
authorized by ESAOTE or one of its affiliates. Assemblers and installation, assembly, maintenance, extensions,
other personnel not employed by nor directly affiliated with nor regulation, modifications, or repairs.
authorized by ESAOTE or one of its affiliates technical serv-
ices are directed to contact the local office of ESAOTE or its
affiliates before attempting installation or service procedures.
2General
Parallel to the advent of a whole new generation of MR systems, a
totally new service support philosophy is dawning, matching and
This register contains an introduction to the service manual: what
tailored to the modularity and efficiency of the latest hardware tech-
the service manual contains and how it can be best used. It will also
nologies incorporated into this advanced line of machines. In keep-
attempt to present how the service manual and FUN are coupled
ing with this progress of newer and enhanced designs, it has be-
together and complement one another. Here you will find a general
come not only feasible but necessary to adapt to a service strategy
explanation of the concept structure, the various sections compris-
making failure isolation and repair as economical as possible. In
ing the service manual and how they can be used most effectively
line with these trends, we have attained a level of service friendli-
for trouble-shooting and repair.
ness never before achieved. This introduction to the TSG docu-

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Information on the new page format and on-line documentation are 2.2Service Manual structure
covered in the manual FUN, part Prefix, section "Documentation
Intro“. The troubleshooting guide is structured as shown below:
The contents of the service manual will support service technicians • Table of Contents
during on-site trouble-shooting and faulty component isolation.
While the instructions are not a substitute for an in-depth knowledge • Introduction/Safety
of the system, its components or the underlying physics, they will
facilitate, on the one hand, trouble-shooting procedures for the less • System
experienced technician and, on the other, support the more experi-
• Software
enced technician in performing essential measurements and tests.
The instructions will also explain standard procedures such as • Host
measurements of power supplies, etc.
• Control
The service manual should not and does not take the place of an
error catalogue. In most cases hardware faults are easily and • RF system
quickly located. Intermittent errors require more time and patience.
• Patient handling
It is not within the scope of the service manual to list all possible
tests. Its purpose is to support the search for frequently occurring • Gradient system
errors, to allow the technician to limit the error search to certain
functional groups, and to propose measurements for localizing a • Magnet
faulty component. • Power distribution power
We are aware that the first versions of this manual do not provide
the reader with an entire spectrum of information. The manual will
• Maintenance instructions
be updated accordingly in the future. Any feedback is strongly en- • Changes
couraged and will be warmly welcomed to provide you with the tools
you need. We need your help! • Index

2.1Distribution
The goal is to distribute the Online-documentation as well as the
paper version to the MR CSE‘s via a distribution list. This means
that in the future this documentation will no longer be delivered with
the system.
 Furthermore you will find general information pertaining to parts
2.3Suggestions for use location, fuse ratings, power supply information, measuring points,
The information for the different system components has been sub- descriptions of LEDs and potentiometers in this section.
divided into:
– Test Strategy 2.3.3Repair
– Test Procedures
Should a FRU need to be replaced, procedures for its replacement
– Diagrams and subsequent necessary adjustments are described in this sec-
– Repair and Adjustment Procedures tion.

2.3.1Strategy 2.3.4Index
The flowchart is designed as a general guideline for selecting the An index at the end of the book provides you, in addition to the ta-
appropriate trouble-shooting procedures. ble of contents, with cross-references, to inform you about topics
The objective of the accompanying descriptions is not to give de- that you may wish to look into for further information. It is a helpful
tailed step-by-step instructions into the finer art of trouble-shooting, source of information when looking for related topics when you want
but to offer a means of guiding you, given a particular problem, to to concentrate on items of interest. For example, if you would like to
the right test procedure, briefly and simply. If more detailed instruc- know more about the "adjust frequency“ you could either look under
tions are necessary, then the CSE will be referred to the appropri- "A“ for "adjust“ or "F“ for "frequency“. Many topic listings are redun-
ate procedures in the section "Test Procedures“. dant to help make your search more successful.

2.3.2Procedures
Here the CSE will find detailed test instructions. You will also find
descriptions for "standard procedures“ - for example, starting the
SeSo, connecting the laptop to the Host, reading log files, etc. This
section also contains descriptions for interpreting the test results.

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Fig. 1: System layout

Fig. 2: Console cable connections front side

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Fig. 3: Console cable connections rear side

Fig. 4: Magnet cable connections

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Fig. 5: Magnet Connections

 Part 2 Service Policy

3Product Line Support Center All communications with the center must be in English at these ad-
dresses:

The Support Center provides all general activities targeted to cus- Esaote S.p.A
tomer support (manuals, training, Service Information, etc.) Via Siffredi 58
Specific Service activities and responsibilities include: 16153 Genoa Italy

• Service Manuals Fax +39106547275

E-mail: MRI.Service@Esaote.Com
• Service Information

• Service Training 3.1Sales and Service administration

• Product Part Lists The entire Service Administration is managed through your Sales
• Part repairing process Area Manager. Responsibilities include:

• On-line support (mail, phone, fax, etc.) • Spare Parts Price List

The support center are currently open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. • Order Processing
(local time) between Monday to Friday, excluding Public Holidays
and ESAOTE summer closing period.
• Repair Administration (invoices and shipments)

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3.2Orders 3.3.2Procedure for returning goods to ESAOTE

Orders shall be issued to the Export Sales Department according to
ESAOTE general rules and your Spare Parts Price List. NOTICE The modules shipped without following the cor-
Part Numbers are required for prompt order process; items not in- rect procedure won’t be accepted
cluded in Spare Part Price List cannot be ordered to ESAOTE.
All orders are subject to ESAOTE approval and orders below half
Follow this procedure to send back any item for reparation:
million of Italian Lire are not accepted.
Delivery terms on spare parts range between 60-90 days. • Fill the Trouble Report (one for every broken module)
– Make a copy of the T/R contained in this manual
– Fill the T/R number field following this criteria: XX – 001 – 01
3.3Repairs
XX = Distributor initials (ask Service Dep.)
001 = Progressive trouble number
3.3.1General conditions for repair
01 = Current year
• Any Defective item under warranty shall be returned to ESAOTE – Leave empty the ESAOTE T/R number field
for repair/substitution

• Parts declared ”non repairable” in the Spare Part Price List are NOTICE If you don’t have the T/R form, download it from
not accepted once warranty expires the ESAOTE web site
• Parts or products cannot be returned for upgrades unless the
upgrade has been previously agreed in writing with ESAOTE
• Send the filled T/R by fax to the attention of Mr. Antonio Toso or
• Parts damaged because of traumatic events or improper han- by e-mail to mri.service@esaote.com
dling (example: non-authorized modification or improperly per-
formed modification) will be automatically considered out of war- • If you want to send the broken module to ESAOTE, fill the RMA
ranty and can be declared non-repairable by ESAOTE form in every field indicating:
– ITEM name of the broken module
• Complete products cannot be returned for repair unless re-
quested by ESAOTE or previously agreed in writing – P/N part number of the broken module
– Item Ser/N serial number of the broken module
– System Ser/N serial number of the system
– T/R trouble report serial number
 – IC index configuration number (only for E-SCAN)
Code Components
– Warranty if the module is under warranty or out of warranty
9500722000 PRINT
– Comments for example, write if you need an urgent replace-
ment of one of the broken modules 9730630043 CPU PIII
9100704103 SPC DIGITAL E-SCAN XQ
The Medical Device Directive (MDD 93/42) mandatory forces 9101598100 SRFA 600W
manufacturer, distributor and technician to guarantee the Ser/N
traceability of some system components. See the below table. 9100805001 SINT02
Every Trouble Report must have the Ser/N of the broken and new
9500396100 SRFR
components.
9100712100 SRFR
9101148101 SCTERM
Tab. 1: The Ser/N of these modules must be written in the Trouble Report
9102175000 KIT SCOCCHE GANTRY E-SCAN
Code Components
9102106001 MAGC
9101819000 Shoulder Coil N.1
9101815001 SGRA 2
9101824000 Knee Coil N.2
9500649200 SREG NTC
9101912000 Hand Coil N.3
9101930000 SRIB
9101913000 Foot/Ankle Coil N.4
9101909001 Upper Gradient Kit E-SCAN
9102206000 Shoulder Coil N.5
9101909002 Lower Gradient Kit E-SCAN
9102313001 Flex Tunable Coil N.6
9102002000 Filter Panel
9700012002 CONSOLE E-SCAN XQ
8760103000 Insulating Transformer
9700018000 E-SCAN Magnet
9730650063 External SCSI CD Burner
9500166010 ACQ
9100711004 Magnetic Compensation Kit
9500864000 DSPCU
9101984001 Aluminum Pavilion
9500792010 DSP
9101721004 MONITOR CRT 19"

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Code Components • Make two orders and send them to silvia.bottino@esaote.com or

by fax (+39 010 6547275):
9101721005 MONITOR TFT 17"
– under warranty modules at price zero
– out of warranty modules insert the price contained into the Re-
pairable Item list (50% off) of the Spare Part list
NOTICE If you don’t have the RMA form, download it from
the ESAOTE web site NOTICE Indicate on the order the RMA number

• Send it by fax or e-mail to ESAOTE and wait for the RMA

authorization form. It is a word file that you will receive by e-mail 3.3.3Warranty after repair
If originally out of warranty, those parts are warranted after repair
for a period of ninety days from ESAOTE shipment.
NOTICE Not all the out of warranty modules will be
authorized (refer to the Repairable Item list) If in warranty, parts will be covered by saleable warranty or by the
extended ninety days, whichever is greater. As an example, should
the saleable warranty by expiring in 60 days, after repair warranty
• Print out the received RMA authorization form and place one
will be applied.
copy on the shipment crate. Send the goods to the following ad-
dress:
ESAOTE S.p.A.
Via Montecchi, 5
16153 Genova, ITALY
Att. Antonio Toso

NOTICE The shipment without RMA authorization form

attached will be rejects. In case parts have not
been accepted for repair, a Notice of Rejection
detailing the reasons will accompany goods.
 Part 3 System

4Troubleshooting strategy • Thermal control

• Images visualization and storing

In this chapter you will find test strategies encompassing the com- You can perform different tests for every chain to identify the defec-
plete system. tive modules.
A detailed description of the different chains and the different tests
4.1System functionality is given below.

All modules present in the system are necessary for different proc- The most useful and powerful test to check the status of the hard-
esses. ware components is the System Check test.

You must know how the system is composed and how it works in
order to identify any kind of trouble.
You can identify some different chains:

• Transmitting gradient driving

• Transmitting coil driving

• Receiving driving

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4.2System error list Configuration file error

This string means that the data of the configuration file,
which we are trying to read, are not in the expected for-
4.2.1Window messages text syntax
mat. This kind of error causes a NON RECOVERABLE
Error: (error code) "message" situation that might need service intervention.

Scan disabled
4.2.2Abbreviation codes
The control is turned off and an unrecoverable error is
indicated; the operator must click the "cancel" button to E: error
exit the message window. N: note
W: warning
Warning: (error code) "message"
4.2.3Symbols used
Do you want to proceed?
There is a recoverable error and the user can continue to COI: CPU control interface
work; the operator must decide whether he wants to con- LIF: lower control interface
tinue (button "Yes") or not (button "No"). After this he ex-
OPI: operator interface
its the message window.
DSP: digital signal processing
Predef: files with all predefined scan data information
Note: (error code) "message"
There may be a failure, but the user can continue to
work; the operator must click the "cancel" button to exit
the message window.

System call error

With this string we refer to a generic system error related
to an operation (as opening/reading/writing file) which
fails. This kind of error causes a NON RECOVERABLE
situation that might need service intervention.
4.2.4Error messages list Codes during COI and DSP acquisition time:
301 E: not recoverable error. scan disabled
302 E: system call error
NOTICE Typing SHIFT and right button mouse it’s possi-
ble to read what caused the system error 303 E: data loaded from DSP have size greater than expected

Ö Reload the SW, change the DSP board

1 E: input error from LIF command
9 E: general COI fatal error Codes during COI compile sequence time:
10 E: fatal timeout error from OPI after abort signal 401 E: bad input to compile MIF command

Ö Reload the SW 402 E: system call error

403 E: check error during compile time

Codes during COI MIF command parsing time: 406 E: syntax error on sequence source file

101 E: invalid MIF command Ö Reload the SW

102 E: system call error from MIF interpreter

Ö Reload the SW Codes during COI scan data load time:

501 E: bad input to scan data load MIF command

Codes during COI and DSP scan execution time: 502 E: system call error

201 E: bad input to scan execution MIF command 503 E: check error verifying scan data coherence

202 E: system call error 506 E: format error on scan data file

203 E: check error during preliminary phase of scan execution 507 E: format error on predef file

204 E: an error code has been returned by DSP during scan exec. Ö Reload the SW
205 E: error during reconstruction on DSP board

Ö Reload the SW, change the DSP board

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Codes during COI and DSP quit time: Frequency calibration codes:
601 E bad input to quit MIF command 901 E: not recoverable error. scan disabled
602 E: system call error 902 E: system call error
604 E: error from DSP performing the quitting command 908 E: configuration file error

Ö Reload the SW, change the DSP board Ö Check the magnet temperature and the RX chain

Codes during COI load scan vocabulary time: Gain calibration codes:
701 E: bad input to load scan MIF command 1001 E: not recoverable error. scan disabled
702 E: system call error 1002 E: system call error
703 E: check error during load time 1008 E: configuration file error
706 E: syntax error on vocabulary file Ö Check the RX chain
Ö Reload the SW
Codification calibration codes:
Codes during COI and DSP initialization time: 1101 E: not recoverable error. scan disabled
801 E: not recoverable error. scan disabled 1102 E: system call error
802 E: system call error 1108 E: configuration file error
803 E: check error verifying execution environment and data struc- Ö Check the RX chain
tures loaded from DSP
804 E: an error has been returned from DSP initialization code
90 calibration codes:
808 E: COI configuration error
1201 E: not recoverable error. scan disabled
810 E: timeout error waiting for DSP initialization code completion
1202 E: system call error
Ö Reload the SW, change the DSP board
1208 E: configuration file error

Ö Check the RX chain

Varicap calibration codes: 180 calibration codes:
1301 E: not recoverable error. scan disabled 1701 E: not recoverable error. scan disabled
1302 E: system call error 1702 E: system call error
1308 E: configuration file error 1708 E: configuration file error

Ö Check the RX chain Ö Check the magnet temperature and the RX chain

Step frequency calibration codes: Noise measurement codes:

1401 E: not recoverable error. scan disabled 1801 E: not recoverable error. scan disabled
1402 E: system call error 1802 E: system call error
1408 E: configuration file error 1808 E: configuration file error

Ö Check the magnet temperature and the RX chain Ö Check the magnet temperature and the RX chain

Noise level calibration codes: Codes during execution and calibration time:
1501 E: not recoverable error. scan disabled 1901 E: gradient amplifier not powered. Scan disable
1502 E: system call error 1902 E: gradient failure
1508 E: configuration file error 1903 E: gradient failure, gradient amplifier not powered

Ö Check the magnet temperature and the RX chain 1904 E: cterm failure
1905 E: cterm failure, gradient amplifier not powered

Temperature measurement codes: 1906 E: cterm failure, gradient failure

1601 E: not recoverable error. scan disabled 1907 E: cterm failure, gradient amplifier not powered or failure

1602 E: system call error 1908 E: RF amplifier failure

1608 E: configuration file error 1909 E: RF amplifier failure, gradient amplifier not powered
1910 E: RF amplifier failure, gradient failure
Ö Check the magnet temperature and the RX chain
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1911 E: RF amplifier failure, gradient amplifier not powered 1929 E: RF amplifier failure, RF amplifier not powered, cterm failure
and gradient amplifier not powered
1912 E: RF amplifier failure, cterm failure
1930 E: RF amplifier failure, RF amplifier not powered, cterm failure
1913 E: RF amplifier failure, cterm failure and gradient amplifier not
and gradient failure
powered
1931 E: RF amplifier failure, gradient amplifier not powered, cterm
1914 E: RF amplifier failure, cterm failure and gradient failure
failure, gradient failure and RF amplifier not powered
1915 E: RF amplifier failure, cterm failure, gradient amplifier not
powered and gradient failure Ö Change the module that the error is related to
1916 E: RF amplifier not powered
1917 E: RF amplifier not powered, gradient amplifier not powered Plot codes:
1918 E: RF amplifier not powered, gradient failure 1965 E: not recoverable error. scan disabled
1919 E: RF amplifier not powered, gradient failure and gradient 1966 E: system call error
amplifier not powered 1967 E: not coherent data
1920 E: RF amplifier not powered, cterm failure 1971 E: format error in file, predef
1921 E: RF amplifier not powered, cterm failure and gradient ampli- 1972 E: configuration file error
fier not powered
1975 E: graphical X Window error
1922 E: RF amplifier not powered, cterm failure and gradient failure
1923 E: RF amplifier not powered, cterm and gradient failure and Ö Reload the SW
gradient amplifier not powered
1924 E: RF amplifier failure, RF amplifier not powered Timeout codes between OPI-COI:
1925 E: RF amplifier failure, RF amplifier not powered and gradient 2065 E: error during initialization
amplifier not powered
2066 E: error during scan
1926 E: RF amplifier failure, RF amplifier not powered and gradient
failure Ö Reload the SW
1927 E: RF amplifier failure, RF amplifier not powered, gradient
failure and gradient amplifier not powered System codes in directory management:
1928 E: RF amplifier failure, RF amplifier not powered, cterm failure 2067 E: too many images in the directory
2068 E: damaged file with last image number
2069 E: damaged predef prototype file 2472 E: configuration file error

Ö Reload the SW Ö Check the magnetic compensation

Autofov codes: Reslice codes:

2165 E: not recoverable error. scan disabled 2566 E: system call error
2166 E: system call error 2572 E: configuration file error
2172 E: configuration file error Ö Reload the SW
Ö Reload the SW
Frequency calibration codes during scout:
Automatic selection codes of calibrations: 2665 E: not recoverable error. scan disabled
2265 E: not recoverable error. scan disabled 2666 E: system call error
2266 E: system call error 2672 E: configuration file error
2272 E: configuration file error Ö Check the magnet temperature and RX chain
Ö Reload the SW
90 180 calibration codes:
Ortho codes: 2765 E: not recoverable error. scan disabled
2366 E: system call error 2766 E: system call error
2372 E: configuration file error 2772 E: configuration file error

Ö Reload the SW Ö Check the magnet temperature and RX chain

Calibration codes of magnetic compensation: Alarm codes:

2465 E: not recoverable error. scan disabled 2865 E: not recoverable error. scan disabled
2466 E: system call error 2866 E: system call error
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2872 E: configuration file error 3272 E: configuration file error

Ö Check the System Check test Ö Check the System

Gain RF sweep codes: Frequency and Stress codes:

2965 E: not recoverable error. scan disabled 3365 E: not recoverable error. scan disabled
2966 E: system call error 3366 E: system call error
2972 E: configuration file error 3372 E: configuration file error

Ö Check the magnet temperature and RX chain Ö Check the System and magnet temperature

Temperature measurement codes during scout: Noise and temperature calibration:

3065 E: not recoverable error. scan disabled 3465 E: not recoverable error. scan disabled
3066 E: system call error 3466 E: system call error
3072 E: configuration file error 3472 E: configuration file error

Ö Check the magnet temperature Ö Check the magnet temperature and RX chain

Coil Tuning codes: Frequency calibration codes:

3165 E: not recoverable error. scan disabled 3565 E: not recoverable error. scan disabled
3166 E: system call error 3566 E: system call error
3172 E: configuration file error 3572 E: configuration file error

Ö Check the magnet temperature and RX chain Ö Check the magnet temperature and RX chain

Generic codes during Calibration: Gradient Delay calibration codes:

3265 E: not recoverable error. scan disabled 3665 E: not recoverable error. scan disabled
3266 E: system call error 3666 E: system call error
3672 E: configuration file error 4066 E: system call error

Ö Check the magnet temperature and RX chain 4072 E: configuration file error

Ö Check the magnet temperature and RX chain

Gradient Delay calibration codes:
3765 E: not recoverable error. scan disabled Gradient Delay calibration codes:
3766 E: system call error 4165 E: not recoverable error. scan disabled
3772 E: configuration file error 4166 E: system call error

Ö Check the magnet temperature and RX chain 4172 E: configuration file error

Ö Check the magnet temperature and RX chain

Gradient Delay calibration codes:
3865 E: not recoverable error. scan disabled DSPCU Alarm codes:
3866 E: system call error 4265 E: MAGC DSPCU failure
3872 E: configuration file error 4266 E: RF DSPCU failure

Ö Check the magnet temperature and RX chain 4267 E: RF and MAGC DSPCU failure
4268 E: GR DSPCU failure

Frequency (phase measurements) calibration codes: 4269 E: GR and MAGC DSPCU failure

3965 E: not recoverable error. scan disabled 4270 E: GR and RF DSPCU failure

3966 E: system call error 2272 E: Not recoverable error. Scan disabled. Configuration file
error
3972 E: configuration file error

Ö Check the magnet temperature and RX chain Varicap 2 Calibration codes:

4365 E: not recoverable error. scan disabled
Gradient Offset calibration codes: 4366 E: system call error
4065 E: not recoverable error. scan disabled
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4372 E: configuration file error 14501 W: Damaged optical disk

Ö Check the magnet temperature and RX chain 14502 W: New optical disk
14503 N: the optical disk has changed status, current procedure
has been interrupted
MAGC and DSPCU codes:
14504 N: There is not enough space on the optical disk to archive
4465 E: Not recoverable MAGC error the images.
4466 E: Not recoverable DSPCU-RF error 14505 N: You are deleting from optical disk. Do you want to pro-
4467 E: Not recoverable MAGC/DSPCU-RF error ceed anyway?

4468 E: Not recoverable DSPCU-GR error 14506 N: There is not enough space on the hard disk

4469 E: Not recoverable MAGC/DSPCU-GR error 14507 W: Number of images not yet archived, do you want to de-
lete anyway?
4470 E: Not recoverable DSPCU-RF/DSPCU-GR error
14508 N: The database on the optical disk needs a check that will
4471 E: Not recoverable MAGC/DSPCU-RF/DSPCU-GR error take some tens of seconds.
14509 N: The database on the optical disk is damaged. The rebuild
Optical disk codes: will take some minutes.
14000 E: system call error 14510 N: There is not enough space on the hard disk to transfer
images.
14001 E: optical disk is busy
14511 N: The database on the hard disk needs to be rebuilt.
14002 E: optical disk is not mounted
14512 W: There is not enough space on the hard disk. Do you want
14003 E: there is no device
to delete all the raw data files to free space?
14004 E: error in formatting optical disk
14513 N: Cannot convert the optical disk. Possible reasons:
14005 E: error in checking optical disk – Damaged optical disk
14006 E: error in archiving optical disk – Not a release 4 (or previous) optical disk

14007 E: error in removing image on optical disk – Optical disk not presents
14514 W: Release 4 (or previous) optical disk conversion.
14008 E: incongruous code has been received.
– Insert the new optical disk
14009 E: error in copying images to optical disk during release 4 or
– All images on it will be lost
previous optical disk conversion procedure.
– Do you want to proceed?
14500 N: the optical disk is not present.
14515 N: Some data have been found in release 4 conversion area 14613 N: The date string in Patient Setup doesn’t match the right
Maybe the last conversion didn't succeed. To complete the opera- format
tion go to the submenu ‘Convert r.4 OD’ and press the button ‘On a
14614 N: The year in the Patient Setup must be greater than 1800
New OD’.
14615 N: The Patient Identifier in Patient Setup is not unique
14516 N: Cannot format the destination optical disk. Conversion
aborted 14617 W: The dB/dt of the sequence you are going to run is over
the normal operating mode limit
14517 N: Number of images to be transferred: 3000
– There is not enough space on the hard disk 14618 N: There was a problem sending images to the DICOM
WORKSTATION
14619 N: There was a problem sending images to the DICOM
Various System errors: PRINTER
14601 W: Reconstruction running. Do you want to interrupt the op- 14664 N: The image for the S/N check has not to be acquired with
eration and display the images? the correct coil
14602 N: Signal/noise value is in the normal range Shimming Procedure:
14603 N: Signal/noise value isn't in the normal range 14620 N: You must use “Other” in the setup field “Anatomy exam-
14604 N: damaged user configuration files ined” for the SCOUT of the shimming scans
14605 E: damaged service configuration files 14621 N: Static magnetic field homogeneity out of specification
(FWHM> 4ppm on DSV 140mm) Proceed with second order har-
14606 W: possible wrong system date monic coefficient adjustment
14607 N: invalid hardware key serial number 14622 N: Static magnetic field homogeneity within specification
14608 N: the remote system cannot be contacted (FWHM< 4ppm on DSV 140mm) No coefficient adjustment required
14609 N: the remote system cannot receive the images now 14623 E: Fatal execution fault Repeat procedure
14610 N: The optical disk in use for GIF archiving isn’t a PC for-
matted Optical Disk Eddy Current calibration codes:
14611 N: There isn’t enough space on the PC formatted optical disk 14627 N: incorrect ‘Coil’ or ‘Anatomy Examined’ field used in the
for GIF archiving previous Scout Setup. The calibration needs ‘Other’ in Anatomy
14612 N: There isn’t enough space on the hard disk for GIF archiv- Examined field and ‘Knee’ in Coil field.
ing

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14628 E: Calculation or configuration Error during Signal Phase 14636 E: Configuration Error during NMR Eddy Current analysis.
Stability calibration. Check the connection of the coil and the phan- Some file has been damaged: check the sw installation and the PC.
tom position, verify that the shielding box is properly closed, im- (name of the executable: Curr_EC)
prove manually the homogeneity (Gradient offsets) (measure of
14637 E: Fatal error in FillHeader_EC.exe
External Field Interference with an NMR method, measuring the
phase of the signal; name of the executable: mis_dist_est) 14638 E: Fatal error in SpecifTab_client.exe
14629 E: Calculation failure during NMR Eddy Current analysis. 14639 E: Incorrect signal during Eddy Current measure analysis
Check the connection of the coil, the phantom position, the RX and 14648 N: Correct compensation during EFI DC Check. (name of
TX coils, verify that the shielding box is properly closed, improve the executable: mis_dist_est)
manually the homogeneity (Gradient offsets), perform manually the
180 and varicap calibrations, check the sw installation (reconstruc- 14649 N: Signal phase stability is out of specification during EFI DC
tion of the curve ‘Field vs time’ analysing the NMR signal; name of Check. (name of the executable: mis_dist_est)
the executable: Measure_EC) 14650 N: Correct NMR Eddy Current measurement analysis
14630 E: Configuration Error during NMR Eddy Current analysis. 14651 N: OPI_MEAS_EC_OK_SHOW_RES_NOTE
Some file has been damaged: check the sw installation and the PC.
(name of the executable: Measure_EC) 14653 N: End of ECC Check calibration

14631 E: Calculation failure during NMR Eddy Current analysis. 14654 N: End of ECC Tune calibration
(generation of the iterations in order to improve the previous step of 14655 N: Right 4th Channel polarity
eddy current calibration; name of the executable: Iter_EC)
14656 N: Wrong 4th Channel polarity
14632 E: Configuration Error during NMR Eddy Current analysis.
Some file has been damaged: check the sw installation and the PC. 14657 N: Incorrect signal during 4th Channel polarity calibration.
(name of the executable: Iter_EC) Check the connection of the coil, the phantom position, the RX and
TX coils, verify that the shielding box is properly closed, improve
14633 E: Calculation failure during NMR Eddy Current analysis. manually the homogeneity (Gradient offsets), perform manually the
(extraction of the field parameters from the curve ‘Field vs time’; 180 and varicap calibrations, check the sw installation
name of the executable: BFit_EC)
14658 N: End of Gradient Offset calibration
14634 E: Configuration Error during NMR Eddy Current analysis.
Some file has been damaged: check the sw installation and the PC. 14659 N: End of RX Offset calibration.
(name of the executable: BFit_EC) 14660 N: Correct 4th channel polarity. WARNING: before running
14635 E: Calculation failure during NMR Eddy Current analysis. ECC Tune modify the '4Ch. Sensitivity. Save the value: 6.3
Check the Gradients and 4th Channel polarity (generation of sys- 14661 N: Anomalous signal during Eddy Current measure analisys
tem parameters in order to eddy current calibration; name of the
14668 W: Signal phase stability out of specification: check EFI DC
executable: Curr_EC)
compensation. Do you want to proceed anyway?
14669 W: Signal phase stability is out of specification. Check EFI 18003 W: 90 calibration, there is no signal. Do you want to pro-
DC compensation. (name of the executable: mis_dist_est) ceed?
14670 W: The calibration requires the small spherical phantom in 18004 W: varicap calibration, there is no signal. Do you want to
the Knee (N.2) coil proceed?
14671 W: The calibration requires the visual check of the spherical 18005 W: frequency step calibration, there is no signal. Do you
phantom position. It must be inside the clip borders want to proceed?

14672 W: Place the 25 ml phantom in the center of the holder and 18007 W: 90-180 calibration, there is no signal. Do you want to
insert in the Knee coil (N. 2). When ready press 'Yes' to continue proceed?

14673 W: Anomalous signal during ddy Current Tune. Press ‘NO’ to 18008 W: frequency calibration during scout, there is no signal. Do
stop and save the System Configuration if not already, otherwise you want to proceed?
press ‘YES’ to continue 18009 W: gain sweep calibration, there is no signal. Do you want to
14674 W: Anomalous compensation during ddy Current Tune. proceed?
Press ‘NO’ to stop and save the System Configuration if not al- 18010 W: No signal. Do you want to proceed?
ready, otherwise press ‘YES’ to continue
18011 W: varicap2 calibration, there is no signal. Do you want to
14682 N: Cannot perform the Signal/Noise check: the image has proceed?
been acquired with the wrong coil. Please, repeat the operation
using the Knee coil.
14683 N: Operation successfully performed Noise level codes:
14684 E: Operation not performed 19000 W: media noise calculated from fft signal is over threshold
19001 W: there are spikes in the signal
Signal missing in calibration codes: 19002 W: media noise over threshold and spikes in the signal
18000 W: frequency calibration, there is no signal. Do you want to
proceed? Bad signal codes:
18001 W: gain calibration, there is no signal. Do you want to pro- 20000 W: frequency calibration, the shape of the signal during cali-
ceed? bration isn't in a required form, something is not OK and check the
18002 W: encoding calibration, there is no signal. Do you want to .rec files.
proceed?

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20001 W: gain calibration, the amplitude of the signal during cali- Anomalous signal code:
bration isn’t in a required form, something is not OK and check the
20500 W: temperature not in range. Do you want to proceed?
.rec files.
20002 W: encoding calibration, the amplitude of the signal during
calibration isn’t in a required form, something is not OK and check Eddy Current calibration codes
the .rec files. 20660 W: No signal during NMR frequency calibration.
20003 W: 90 calibration, the amplitude of the signal during calibra- 20661 W: Incorrect signal during NMR frequency calibration.
tion isn’t in a required form, something is not OK and check the .rec
files. 20662 W: Calculation failure during NMR frequency calibration.

20004 W: varicap calibration, the amplitude of the signal during 20670 W: No signal during NMR frequency calibration.
calibration isn’t in a required form, something is not OK and check 20671 W: Incorrect signal during NMR Gradient Offset calibration.
the .rec files.
20672 W: Calculation failure during NMR Gradient Offset calibra-
20005 W: frequency step calibration, we can't obtain the number of tion.
intersections required with zero, check the rec files
20680 W: No signal during RX Offset calibration.
20006 W: 180 calibration, the amplitude of the signal during calibra-
tion isn’t in a required form, something is not OK and check the .rec 20690 W: Anomalous number of trials during Gradient Delay cali-
files. bration. Do you want to proceed?
20007 W: 90-180 calibration, the amplitude of the signal during 20691 W: No signal during Gradient Delay calibration. Do you want
calibration isn’t in a required form, something is not OK and check to proceed?
the .rec files. 20692 W: Incorrect Gradient Delay calibration. Do you want to pro-
20008 W: frequency calibration during scout, we can't obtain the ceed?
number of intersections required with zero, check the .rec files 20700 W: Incorrect phantom position in X direction! Move towards
20009 W: gain sweeps calibration, the max value of the signal after the magnet openness and verify the other directions, then restart
calibration isn't in the required range, something is not OK. the procedure. Press 'Yes' to continue anyway or 'No' to abort."
20010 W: 90 pulse calibration anomaly: insulating belt is recom- 20701 W: Incorrect phantom position in X direction! Move towards
mended. Do you want to proceed? the magnet joke and verify the other directions, then restart the pro-
cedure. Press 'Yes' to continue anyway or 'No' to abort."
20011 W: Incorrect signal. Do you want to proceed?
20702 W: Incorrect phantom position in Y direction! Move towards
20013 W: Incorrect signal. Varicap2 calibration, the amplitude of the
the magnet top side and verify the other directions, then restart the
signal during calibration isn't in a wished form, there is something
procedure. Press 'Yes' to continue anyway or 'No' to abort."
not OK, check the .rec files. Do you want to proceed?
20703 W: Incorrect phantom position in Y direction! Move towards 23101 N: After calibration the 90 pulse isn't in the required range
the magnet bottom side and verify the other directions, then restart
23102 N: There isn't a signal during testing 90 pulse
the procedure. Press 'Yes' to continue anyway or 'No' to abort."
23150 N: After calibration the value of 180 pulse is correct
20704 W: Incorrect phantom position in Z direction! Move towards
the F bed position, then restart the procedure. Press 'Yes' to con- 23151 N: After calibration the 180 pulse isn't in the required range
tinue anyway or 'No' to abort." 23152 N: There isn't a signal during testing 180 pulse
20705 W: Incorrect phantom position in Z direction! Move towards
23200 N: After calibration the varicap values are in the right range
the A bed position, then restart the procedure. Press 'Yes' to con-
tinue anyway or 'No' to abort." 23201 N: After calibration the varicap values aren't in the right
range
MPR (reslice) problem 23202 N: No signal testing varicap tuning

21000 N: reslice process cannot load the selected 3D cube entering 23225N: Correct varicap2 tuning
the 3D Reconstruction positioning environment. 23226N: Incorrect varicap2 tuning
23227N: No signal testing varicap2
Signal out of range
23250 N: Correct gain value after calibration
22000 N: Signal saturation in acquisition
23251 N: The signal after calibration isn't in the correct range
23252 N: There isn't signal during calibration gain
Off line calibrations codes:
23300 N: Correct encoding gradient
23000 N: Correct temperature
23301 N: Incorrect encoding gradient
23001 N: Incorrect temperature, one or more temperatures aren't in
23302 N: There isn't a signal during encoding gradient calibration
the required range
23350 N: Noise sampling enabled
23002N: No signal testing temperature
23400 N: Noise sampling disabled
23050 N: Correct field, the frequency is in the expected range
23450 N: Correct Class calibration
23051 N: Incorrect field, the frequency isn't in the expected range
23451 N: Incorrect Class calibration
23052 N: There isn't a signal during testing field
23452 N: No signal calibrating Class
23100 N: After calibration the value of 90 pulse is correct

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24000 N: After frequency step calibration the values found are in 25210 N: Unstable state of Gradient Amplifier detected during
the required range Regulator calibration for Z channel.
24001 N: After frequency step calibration the values found aren't in 25211 N: Unstable state of Gradient Amplifier detected during
the required range Regulator calibration for 4th channel.
24002 N: No signal testing Frequency
25000 N: Correct signal Timeout between OPI and COI
25001 N: Signal with noise 26000 N: timeout on COI, Incorrect scan duration
25002 N: Signal with spikes
25003 N: Signal with noise and spikes Alarm test codes:
25004 N: No signal testing noise 26500 N: No alarms found
25100 N: correct magnetic compensation 26501 N: gradient amplifier not powered
25101 N: incorrect magnetic compensation 26502 N: gradient failure
26503 N: gradient amplifier not powered, gradient failure
Eddy Current calibration codes 26504 N: cterm failure
25204 N: Stop state of Gradient Amplifier detected during Regula- 26505 N: cterm failure, gradient amplifier not powered
tor calibration for X channel.
26506 N: cterm failure, gradient failure
25205 N: Stop state of Gradient Amplifier detected during Regula-
26507 N: cterm failure, gradient amplifier not powered and gradient
tor calibration for Y channel.
failure
25206 N: Stop state of Gradient Amplifier detected during Regula-
26508 N: RF amplifier failure
tor calibration for Z channel.
26509 N: RF amplifier failure, gradient amplifier not powered
25207 N: Stop state of Gradient Amplifier detected during Regula-
tor calibration for 4th channel. 26510 N: RF amplifier failure, gradient failure
25208 N: Unstable state of Gradient Amplifier detected during 26511 N: RF amplifier failure, gradient amplifier not powered and
Regulator calibration for X channel. gradient fail
25209 N: Unstable state of Gradient Amplifier detected during 26512 N: RF amplifier failure, cterm failure
Regulator calibration for Y channel. 26513 N: RF amplifier failure, cterm failure and gradient amplifier
not powered
26514 N: RF amplifier failure, cterm failure and gradient failure 26530 N: RF amplifier failure, RF amplifier not powered, cterm fail-
ure and gradient failure
26515 N: RF amplifier failure, cterm warning, gradient amplifier not
powered and gradient failure 26531 N: RF amplifier failure, amplifier not powered, cterm failure,
gradient failure, RF amplifier not powered
26516 N: RF amplifier not powered
26532 N: No signal testing alarms
26517 N: RF amplifier not powered, gradient amplifier not powered
26600 W: the signal after sweep calibration is in the required range
26518 N: RF amplifier not powered, gradient failure
26601 W: the signal after sweep calibration isn't in the required
26519 N: RF amplifier not powered, gradient failure and gradient
range
amplifier not powered
26602 W: during gain sweep calibration there isn't signal
26520 N: RF amplifier not powered, cterm failure
26521 N: RF amplifier not powered, cterm failure and gradient am-
Eddy Current calibration codes
plifier not powered
26522 N: RF amplifier not powered, cterm failure and gradient fail- 26700 N: Anomalous number of trials during Gradient Delay cali-
ure bration. Repeat the procedure

26523 N: RF amplifier not powered, cterm failure and gradient fail- 26701 N: Correct Gradient Delay calibration.
ure and gradient amplifier not powered 26702 N: Incorrect Gradient Delay calibration.
26524 N: RF amplifier failure, RF amplifier not powered 26703 N: No signal during Gradient Delay calibration. Please verify
26525 N: RF amplifier failure, RF amplifier not powered and gradi- the phantom position
ent amplifier not powered 26720 N: Correct 180 pulse.
26526 N: RF amplifier failure, RF amplifier not powered and gradi- 26721 N: Incorrect 180 pulse
ent failure
26740 N: Correct NMR frequency calibration.
26527N: RF amplifier failure, RF amplifier not powered and gradient
failure and gradient amplifier not powered 26741 N: Incorrect NMR frequency calibration.

26528 N: RF amplifier failure, RF amplifier not powered, cterm fail- 26760 N: Correct Gradient Offset calibration.
ure 26761 N: Incorrect Gradient Offset calibration.
26529 N: RF amplifier failure, RF amplifier not powered, cterm fail- 26780 N: Correct RX Offset calibration.
ure and gradient amplifier not powered
26781 N: Incorrect RX Offset calibration.

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disconnected 220VAC cable etc.) to overheating of the ampli-

4.3Troubleshooting fier (T > 50°C).
Some criteria to be followed in identifying the module that needs – RFA: RF amplifier malfunctioning (duty cycle over 25% and/or
replacing in the event of a malfunction are described below. reflected power greater than 40 watt). Not significant when
RFA-OFF is present.
A malfunction involving the CPU, HD, SVGA, monitor, keyboard,
– CTERM: direct power supply failure to the CTERM module.
mouse and optical disc (and/or relative SCSI card) should be im-
This event may also be due (as well as to the fuse being blown
mediately obvious since their operation (or failure) is plainly ”visi-
or to a disconnected 220VAC-cable etc.) to overheating of at
ble”. least one side of the magnet. This failure is detected by the
If the message ”Non recoverable error. Scan disabled” appears this temperature sensors (2 NTC in series) located on the side, or
means that the software has found problems with one of the Digital by a short circuit or an open circuit on at least one of the four
Signal Processor modules (DSP). Repeat the bootstrap and care- groups of the NTC sensors.
fully check if WIN2000 has started. The only correct messages After verifying that the standard part of the PC (successful comple-
relative the NDSP are the correct ones: tion of the bootstrap routine without any error messages) and the
– ”DSP initialization done” power modules (GRA, RFA and CTERM are operating correctly,
with the diagnostic alarms), you can proceed to run the <System
Instead if the following messages appear, the NDSP needs replac-
Check> diagnostic.
ing:
– ”Test memory failed” If the plot operates correctly, it is safe to assume that, generally
speaking, the control subsystems (DSP and DSPCU) and the ac-
– ”DSP unit 0 not present at address 0x360”
quisition subsystems (DSP and ACQ) are operating correctly too.
If the bootstrap routine was completed successfully, you are ad-
vised to run the alarm diagnostics. With this procedure, you can In particular, it is best to first display the values relative to the driv-
check whether amplifiers (SGRA and SRFA) and CTERM are oper- ing of the receiving subsystem (modules RFR, and BRX) which are
ating correctly. In the event of a malfunction, a message appears generated and monitored from within the module ACQ.
identifying the failed module. The acronyms used have the following Their correct behavior confirms substantially that acquisition is op-
meanings: erating correctly.
– GRA-OFF: direct power supply failure to the gradient amplifier. From <System Check> you can also verify the correct operation of
This event may also be due (besides to the fuse being blown, ”Gradients” and ”RF Pulse”. Regarding the RF pulse, you must
or a disconnected 220VAC cable etc.) to failure to receive ac- know the correct amplitude ratio between transmitted and reflected
knowledgement from the CTERM module. RF pulse (Pd/Pr>4) which shows that the connection is correct and
– GRA: gradient amplifier malfunction (failed PLL connection of
that the transmitting coil (BTX) tuning is correct. Conversely, the
its internal switching amplifier and/or output voltage clamp).
absence of the RF pulse may be due to:
Not significant when GRA-OFF is present.
– RFA-OFF: direct power supply failure to the RF amplifier. This – A malfunction of the SINT module: if, for instance, the module
event may also be due (as well as to the fuse being blown, or is not receiving power (fuse, cable, etc.). You can also make
 sure that the SINT is working at the correct frequency. To test
this, connect SINT5 (the local oscillator output, normally con-
nected with RFR4) to a scope and check that the frequency
(f0) and the signal amplitude (1.2 Volt p-p) are correct.
– Bad tuning of the transmitting coil. If the ratio is about 1 (i.e. all
the power is reflected), the problem could be due to a bad
connection between RF amplifier and transmitting coil or a
broken component inside the transmitting coil. For example the
central capacitor on the tuning circuit inside the ”gantry”.
– A wrong value of the frequency set in the ”Homogeneity” cali-
bration.
As for the receiving chain, you are advised to use the standard ma-
chine settings (central frequency search, noise level, S/N for the
various receiving coil and sequence calibration, etc.).

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5Procedures Fig. 6: View Rec Folder Page

5.1Recording files introduction

This section explains the possibility of evaluating information re-

garding the system operations. In fact this information is written in
some recording files which can be seen by the operator.
The following paragraph gives the recording files list, in which the
name of every file is followed by an extension name ”.rec”.
The Rec Files contain all the operations performed by the system.
Some of them are generic other are more specific. The system cre-
ates a new folder every day and every folder contain only the rec
files filled in that day. If one calibration or test is not done the corre-
sponding Rec file is not created.
All the rec files are self-explaining and not always are created by
the system every day.
To have access to the rec files, open the Internet Explorer and,
from the homepage, open the Rec File Management folder then
View Rec Folder: from this page you have to select the interested
day, opening it the system will show the compiled rec files.
Some rec files and relative explanation of the file content is pro-
vided below.
Fig. 7: REC File of one working day

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5.1.1Rec file list Rec file name Meaning

Tab. 2: Rec file list (alphabetic order) opierr.rec The file contains the sentences written every
time an Error Message Window is displayed
Rec file name Meaning
regulators.rec The file contains the SGRA input values
180.rec The file contains the 180 pulse values
results.rec The file contains the data of the shimming cal-
alarms.rec Alarm messages are stored in this file culation
auto_eddy.rec The file contains the SGRA calibration data ring_out_4.rec The file contains the SGRA 4th CH output val-
autotar.rec This file contains information about two dif- ues
ferent gain processes ring_out_x.rec The file contains the SGRA X CH output val-
coi.rec The file keeps a record of the activity of every ues
work session of the Control Interface (COI) ring_out_y.rec The file contains the SGRA Y CH output val-
fov.rec The dimensions along the Y and X-axes of the ues
object are stored in this file ring_out_z.rec The file contains the SGRA Z CH output val-
freq.rec The file contains the course and fine step fre- ues
quency values shim_hist.rec The file contains all the shimming results
freq_fine.rec The file contains the fine step frequency val- sn.rec The file contains the <S/N Check> obtained
ues by pressing a button from the Operator Inter-
f_q_offset.rec The file contains the RX Offset values face

gdelay.rec The file contains the Gradient Delay values temp.rec The file contains the temperature and power
values of the magnet
noise.rec The file contains the shielding test values
varicap.rec The file contains the varicap The file contains
offgr.rec The file contains the Gradient Offset values the 180 pulse values
opi.rec The file contains all the sentences written by Work.rec The file is the trace of the general activity of
the Operator Interface (OPI) during the ex- the machine (working data)
amination
opicoi.rec The file contains information about the core
file
Opi.xml 180.rec
This file contains all the operations performed by the system from The 180° Pulse calibration is automatically done by the system
the switch on to the switch off. This file is useful to check improperly every scout acquisition to calibrate the necessary energy to rotate
shutdown for example (done by the operator or by software bugs). the spin during the sequence acquisition. The 90° Pulse is auto-
matically calculated by the system starting from the 180° Pulse
value. The 180.rec file is also filled in during the Service automatic
Fig. 8: Opi.xml calibrations. Looking at this file is possible to understand when the
system wasn’t able to calibrate the pulse and why the images went
black, for example.
Fig. 9: 180.rec

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Freq.rec Fig. 10: Freq.rec

Like for the 180.rec, the frequency calibration is automatically done
by the system every scout acquisition to find the magnet frequency
in that moment. A small frequency shift is normal and compensated
by the system.
A frequency shift is related to a thermal shift, usually, due to the
environmental thermal shift. During the day the temperature of the
room increase and the CTERM has to follow this shift decreasing
the power sent to the Magnet to warm up it.
In case of big Magnet thermal shift, perform the System Monitor to
follow in real time the temperature and provided power to every
channel.
Remember that the system is calibrated to the Magnet central fre-
quency and it must be stable, all the specification written in the
Planning Guide and related to the installation room must be met.
Stable frequency means good image quality.
Varicap.rec Fig. 11: Varicap.rec
The Varicap is a voltage value (0 – 9V) sent by the RFR to the Coil
in order to set it to the Magnet frequency taking care of the inserted
load.
Every Coil has its own Varicap value: when you save it manually
don’t overwrite the other values.
Also the Varicap is automatically calculated by the system during
every Scout acquisition.
The rec file is filled in by the system every time the varicap is cal-
culated either when is done automatically or manually by the Serv-
ice technicians.
If the Varicap is not correct or cannot be calculated by the system
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Offgr.rec f_g_offset.rec
This file contains the Gradient Offset values calculated by the Sys- This file contains the Phase and Quadrature Offset values calcu-
tem during the automatic procedure. lated by the System during the automatic procedure.

Fig. 12: Offgr.rec Fig. 13: f_g_offset.rec

gdelay.rec
This file contains the Gradient Delay values calculated by the Sys-
tem during the automatic procedure.

Fig. 14: gdelay.rec

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5.1.2Service RecFilePlot introduction The practical tool used to inspect the quantities versus time func-
tions resulting from the monitoring procedure is again the “Dia-
This section deals with the monitoring and subsequent analysis of scope” whose characteristics and functions are tailored for this spe-
various quantities whose time evolution is interesting while evalu- cific application as described below.
ating:
System history
• The characteristics of the environment in which the system must
operate (with particular reference to temperature and Magnetic – Environment temperature
DC field strength) – Central precession (Larmor) frequency of static magnetic field
– Noise (average FFT)
• System adjustments while responding to changing environmental
conditions (with particular reference to thermal and magnetic
compensation activities) Fig. 15: <RecFilePlot/System History> folder
• System parameters (with particular reference to central preces-
sion (Larmor) frequency and operating noise level).
This environment is organized in this way: analysis of the time evo-
lution of the above mentioned quantities plays a critical role in iden-
tifying troubles relating to the presence of incorrect environmental
conditions and/or damage or malfunctioning of thermal and mag-
netic compensation units. Moreover, the analysis performed over a
long period of time can provide meaningful information (from a sta-
tistical point of view) about the relationships between failures and
certain environmental conditions.
In order to provide a complete tool, the monitoring procedure can
be performed in three different ways, characterized by different time
ranges:

• For a maximum period of a day (<System Monitor>: short pe-

riod analysis)

• For a maximum period of one year (<System History>: analysis

performed over a part of the lifecycle of the system)
5.1.3Monitored quantities System monitor
– Temp/Power UP INNER; DOWN OUTER; DOWN INNER and
Three folders are available under the <Hist> icon of the ARAS tool- UP OUTER (Temperature/power associated with each of the
bar: <RecFilePlot/System History>, <RecFilePlot/System Moni- four heaters)
tor> and <RecFilePlot/Stress>. They make it possible to display
– Environment temperature
the data items previously collected with one of the time ranges de-
– Magnetic field strength
fined above. Here is a detailed list of the monitored quantities.
– Magnetic field strength/Magnetic field strength in the gantry
(The last logical channel is fundamental also as a tool while per-
NOTICE These files are created by the system only when forming magnetic compensation)
the corresponding test are performed (e.g.: the
<System Monitor> test compiles the <RecFile-
Plot/System Monitor> history file) Fig. 17: <RecFilePlot/System Monitor> folder

Fig. 16: History File Selection

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Stress

• Temp/Power UP INNER; DOWN OUTER; DOWN INNER and

UP OUTER (Temperature/power associated with each of the
four heaters)

• Environment temperature

• Central precession (Larmor) frequency of static magnetic field

Fig. 18: History file Diascope visualization

Like in all the other system features the scales can be set by the
user to better visualize the history data.
 gent line to the upper or lower edge of the window. Displacement is
5.2System Check relative to the visualization and not to the signal.
The message “Incorrect scan duration”, that is displayed when
5.2.1Description quitting, is not a warning of a malfunction, but rather indicates the
The <System Check> menu contains several functions allowing time (longer than in a normal scan) that the <System Check> envi-
the operator to perform various checks of the system operation. ronment has been active.

5.2.2Operation
5.2.3Functions
Perform the following operations to access the <System Check>
environment: You can run the following tests from the system Check environ-
ment:
• Turn on the system and wait for the operator interface to appear
on the screen. If after 20 seconds no error messages are dis- • X, Y, Z and 4th CH Gradients Coil Driving
played (e.g.: ”Non recoverable error. Scan disabled.”), this • Transmission Chain Driving (refer to RFA check paragraph)
means that the computer has successfully completed its self-
configuration (all modules are present) and is receiving the basic The control software operating on the DSP sends, on cable
clock (for control and acquisition) from the SINT module. HSSLO, the digital data, which are necessary to DSPCU PCB. Both
DSPCU and DSP are in the PC box.
• Inside ARAS select the command <Tests>, <Troubleshoot.>
Within the DSPCU command, data are processed and transformed
<System check> then press <Exec>
into analogue signals driving the gradient amplifier (SGRA) and
You have now entered the <System check> environment, from sent to the same amplifier by the SGRA2 cable, which starts from
which you can test the apparatus electronics. the PC07 connector on the PC and reaches the SGRA2 ”INPUT”
After approx. 10 seconds, you will hear the noise of pulsating gradi- connector.
ents. After another 10 seconds, the screen will turn into a 2-channel Gradients are sent to the magnet side through the filter panel to the
th
oscilloscope, displaying on the left a large window displaying a pair magnet connection panel (rear side). Gradient X, Y, Z and 4 CH
of signals at the rate of about one pass per second, and on the right coils are fixed into the ”GANTRY” to the magnet and are made of
a column containing a menu of commands. multi layer rigid circuit matter.
Please note that data is acquired with a 16-bit resolution in a two’s
complement mode and the display range of our oscilloscope (with
<Res. Div.> =1.0 and <Displacement> =0) is between -32768 and
+32767. Values exceeding the display range are shown with a tan-
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Fig. 19: Channel 0, 1 and 2 are respectively X, Y and Z gradients:

The first three channels of the

System Check test are the
gradient waveforms. The blue
traces are the output of the
DSPCU board and the input
of the GRA module. The red
traces are the output of the
GRA module.
If the input traces are not pre-
sent means that or the
DSPCU is broken or the cable
between the DSPCU and the
GRA is broken.
If all the output traces are flat
probably the GRA is broken or
not powered or disabled by
the CTERM module.
If only one of the output trace
is flat, swap the gradient ca-
bles (e.g.: X is flat, invert X
with Y).
If the problem moves to an-
other channel means that the
problem is from the GRA on
(cables or Gantry); if the
problem is still on the same
channel means that the gradi-
ent board is broken.
Fig. 20: IV CH Gradient waveform

Analyze it using the same

criteria explained for the Gra-
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Fig. 21: Channel 4 and 5 show the direct and reflected pulses

To change the spin orientation

we have to send power to the
phantom or patient. The RFA
takes care to amplifier the
signal received from the SINT
module and sent it to the
Gantry (transmission circuit).
The blue trace is the direct
pulse: the energy that the
RFA is transmitting to the
Gantry.
The red trace is the energy
that we are losing because
the Gantry is not equal to the
ideal load (50Ω). It must be
lower than 20% of the direct
pulse.
If the red trace is flat means
that the SINT module is bro-
ken or the cable between
SINT and RFA.
If the blue trace is flat discon-
nect the output cable and
connect a dummy plug (50Ω)
to the RFA output: if the trace
is still flat means that the RFA
is broken otherwise the Gan-
try or the cable are broken.
 5.3Image quality Fig. 22: Example of selective noise with a given frequency

5.3.1Common interference problem analysis

The most frequent cases are the presence of artifacts on the image
generated by external radio frequencies, interference created by
some electronic modules inside the electronic unit or ”spikes”.
A typical case of the radio-frequency problem generates a strip on
the image; this can be more or less thick. In both cases, the noise is
selective, but when the strip is thin, this means that the noise has
only a single frequency. On the other hand, if the strip is thick, it is
typically a frequency modulation. Instead, the ”spikes” could be
classified as a large bandwidth problem that is usually generated by
poor power supply or by certain motors (e.g. from elevators, air
conditioning, etc.).
After performing all the system’s calibrations and the relative quality
tests, check that the system is operating smoothly by performing
scans on patients using different sequence types (GE-FLASH,
Spin-Echo, Turbo-Multi-Echo, etc.). For this type of testing, perform
several acquisitions on all the four coils and assess the quality for
each type of sequence.
More specifically, the images obtained must be observed in order to
exclude the presence of artifacts (such as lines, light spots, bands,
etc.) and magnetic fluctuations in DC mode (e.g. blurring) and in AC
mode (e.g. ghosts). In order to check that the signal/noise ratio is
good and that the contrast is appropriate.
Consider that some related problems (for instance lines, spots, etc.)
may be caused by:
– RF external frequencies
– RF frequencies within the system due to the failure of any
hardware modules
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Fig. 23: Example of frequency modulation Fig. 24: Line generated by radio frequencies
Fig. 25: Example of artifact due to the presence of “spikes” Fig. 26: Radio frequency probably due to external factors

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Consider that some related problems like ghost images, may be Consider that some related problems, for instance, out of focus
caused by: images called ”blurring” effect, may be caused by:
– Phase and quadrature offsets a long way out of the zero level – Thermal instability of the system;
– Fluctuation of the signal due to external fields at about 50/60 – Fluctuation of the signal due to DC magnetic interference;
Hz and 16.6Hz – Fluctuation of the signal due to miscellaneous HW problems.

Fig. 27: Ghosts generated by external 50Hz Fig. 28: ”Blurring” artifact probably due to external DC
Consider that strong spikes in the power line may cause some If the operator detects the above-mentioned artifacts in the images,
problems, such as the “moire” artifact. he/she must first analyze them carefully.
A list of scans can be found in OPI, <Protocol List> under <Stan-
dard Sequences>. The Service operator may use them to check
Fig. 29: ”Moire” artifact probably due to strong spikes on the power line
the image quality, hence to identify any of the above-mentioned
problems.
All the current scans are to be taken in multi slice mode with the
slices oriented as desired. Have at least one standard direction and
one double oblique slice for each scan and change the directions
between scans.
Please note that, since before each scan an automatic fine calibra-
tion of resonance frequency and of the receiving chain gain is per-
formed, any problems should be detected through the calibration
procedures and suitably signaled. It may be advisable, however, to
check the results produced by calibration in the store files (freq.rec
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5.3.2Lines on Image
This test is performed in Factory to check the System Digital Com-
ponents. In same rare case, due too the high clock Frequency of
the digital components, lines appears on the images.
Repeat this test during installation only in case of ACQ and/or DSP
Card replacement.

Necessary tools

• Shoulder coil number 1

• Spherical phantom 140mm and its support

Operations

• Switch on the system and perform the log on like SERV then
type the correct password

• Place the spherical phantom 140mm on its holder inside the

Shoulder Coil 1 and insert them into the Magnet

• Select the RX Chain test inside ARAS, <Test> <Troubleshoot.>

<RX Chain> <Exec> then:
– Set the Average Acquisition to ten, the Gain 1 and Gain 2 to
zero, decrease the Y scale to better visualize the trace in ac-
cording to the displayed signals
– Change the Sampling Rate value from 7 to 15 checking if the
Noise Level goes over the threshold value of 700
• If the specification is not meet change the ACQ board and/or the
DSP board then repeat the test till to meet the specification
5.3.3Shielding efficiency sulting from external radio frequencies and to calculate the average
noise level.
This section covers some problems regarding high noise levels in
With regard to these problems, we recommend putting the power
the system room and their possible solutions.
line through an UPS system, so that the power line that arrives at
These kinds of problems could be generated by several things, the system or at other instruments is without noise, without selec-
such as: the power line cable lacking a good filtering system, net- tive interference or noise with a large bandwidth.
work lines to transmit data between different computers, the laser
Another critical factor for the noise level is the presence of personal
camera installed close to the system or any other source not per-
computers or other instruments that could create some interference
fectly shielded. In all these cases, the normal noise level increases
by increasing the noise level. This noise could be selective interfer-
until it exceeds the warning noise threshold, to the detriment of the
ence (lines on the images) or, more likely, white noise (noisy im-
quality and resolution of the images so obtained.
ages). However, in any case, the image quality decreases signifi-
This is to say that everything (line cables, personal computer, net- cantly.
work cable, central phone line, etc.) in the room must be checked
Both the machine ground and the central ground must also be
very carefully before installing the system to avoid any problems
checked, because they sometimes generate problems. As a matter
after installation.
of fact, it has often been noted that, if the grounding problem is
Therefore to reduce the noise level in the room, you must ascertain solved, the average-fft level decreases to a normal value (around
in advance which are the possible causes of the problems by ac- 500).
quiring images in different conditions. For example, this can be
A short list including things to be avoided during installation is given
done by turning off all possible sources of problems, step by step,
below:
then checking the average-fft value by clicking on the <Shielding>
in the <Automatic> service menu. If the problem has not been – Power lines without an UPS system
identified yet, proceed by making sure that all power lines use a line – Power lines must not pass close to the system
filter, that there are no other critical instruments in the system room – A layout of cables that creates a coupling between them
and that every ground cable of the machine is properly connected. – Avoid putting other kinds of instruments in the same room,
The purpose of this calibration is to check that no external noises such as a personal computer, laser printer, mediator, etc.
are present in the signal picked up by he coil, such as radio- – Ground cables wrongly connected
frequencies which would generate lines or light spots on the image. – Bad central ground
Moreover, the procedure checks that the noise level does not ex-
ceed a pre-set threshold value.
The program is based on running a sequence that carries out a
simple acquisition of the noise picked up by the receiving coil. By
submitting it to Fourier’s transform, you can detect the spikes re-
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5.3.4Detecting artifacts on images Fig. 30: Automatic Shielding Test

Necessary tools
– Geometrical phantom and its support

Operations

• Position the knee coil 2 with the geometrical phantom placed in

axial position into the magnet

• Under ARAS select <Automatic> <Shielding> then <Exec>

• Look at the message sent by the calibration procedure. If this

was not successful, do not continue, but rather check the store
file

• Under Internet Explorer, Rec Management page open the cur-

rent folder and select ”noise.rec”

• Use the scroll bar to reach the end of the file and record the av-
erage_fft value found
In the event of noise or of signal spikes exceeding the threshold • Put the homogeneous phantom inside the knee coil
(threshold_f), the program indicates their position (co-ordinate,
range 1 to 256), amplitude and frequency. • Under ARAS, select the <Test> <Trouble Shoot.> <RX
Chain> then <Exec>
Please note that a continuous signal corresponds to co-ordinate 1.
This is the so-called offset that is always present. Therefore, this • Set the <FFT> modality
spike must not be considered for the purpose of evaluating the
situation. • Set the Y-axis to 1K. It is thus possible to visualize the noise
peak better. In this modality two kinds of noise may occur
In the event of persistent interference, on-site measurements must
be taken exactly like those taken before installation. In addition, you • Selective noise with a given frequency: a single peak will be dis-
must check that noise is not generated by the electronics. You must played at that frequency; the higher the dB of the noise the
also make sure that any type of lines or spots does not damage the higher the peak
images. For this reason, some test scans must be taken.
• A large bandwidth noise (white noise): the whole level of the
Conversely, if the noise level exceeds the threshold, it is likely that signal increases; this means that the noise in the room is too
the receiving chain is malfunctioning or not properly calibrated. high
Please note that the cause of this might be white noise picked up
directly by the coil. Therefore, you are advised to check that there • To improve the signal display, click on the <Average> button
are no possible sources near the machine and that the shielding is and set a number around 20
properly sealed.
The noise level is represented by average_fft, whose threshold
value is written in the software and has been set taking into account
the situation of the first machines.
Please note that this calibration may also be performed from the
operator’s interface as a diagnostics scan.
A method to understand how the noise level changes during the
day is described, so it will be possible to look at noise variations in
real time. Here are the operations useful for this check:

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Fig. 31: RX Chain test, FFT visualization

When this window appears,

select the FFT mode then the
A visualization and apply
these settings to all the chan-
nels (right button mouse,
check the <Apply to all chan-
nel> box then click on <OK>
otherwise changing the chan-
nel you’ll lose you personal
display settings).
Set the Frequency to 5K to
visualize a larger bandwidth
(at least ±20 kHz from the
central magnet frequency).
Set the Y-axis to 1K.
If a central peak appears is
the SINT oscillator and means
that the Phase and Quadra-
ture offsets are not properly
calibrated to the zero level.
The meaning of this test is
check if any radio frequency
peaks appear close to the
magnet central frequency (in-
dicated by 0 kHz): if they ap-
pear they can generated
noises on the images.
When the previous operations are completed verify if the level of In the same way you can study RF interference using the <Rx
the signal is close to 1K (first step) of the vertical grid, or if the Chain> service menu. Also in this case you can have different
”May” variable in the information window has a value of around kinds of disturbance:
1350, that means that the noise level is good (average-fft less then 1. A well determined RF interference (one thin strip on the image)
500).
2. A frequency modulation (example: band of strips on the image)
On the contrary, if the level is higher, then you can carry out two
different trials: In the first case, set <FFT> mode in the <RX Chain> (ARAS pro-
gram, <Test> and <Trouble Shooting>) environment to see a thin
• Verify the noise level putting a Dummy Plug in the suitable sup- peak, whereas, in <Echo> modality a sinusoidal signal will appear.
port supplied in the Gradient Tuning Kit While if a frequency modulation (case 2) is present on the images,
always in <FFT> something like a narrow rectangle, formed by a
• Verify the noise level when a patient puts a limb inside the coil given number of peaks, will be displayed.
Regarding the first case you can reach this conclusion: if the noise
level is again in the specifications with the Dummy cup, this means
the problem could be external, otherwise some parts of the elec-
tronic unit would create a rise in the noise level. Check each mod-
ule and cable, one at a time.
If the problem is external you must check as described in the previ-
ous point 2. In fact when a patient's limb is inside the coil every ex-
ternal disturbance is increased, because the patient acts as an an-
tenna.
Therefore, at first you must check to see if the shielding parts are
correctly applied to the patient and if each ground cable is fixed,
then check what source could create the rise in noise.
If you find something such as a personal computer, telephone or
laser printer, that could be a source of noise, you will probably have
to apply the solutions described previously, decreasing the noise
level in the room (average-fft value around 500) until good quality
images are obtained.

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Fig. 32: MAGC Module

6Repair

6.1Magnetic Compensation Flag Settings

Before to start with the magnetic compensation procedure it’s nec-
essary to correctly set the MAGC flag (Internet Explorer, <HW Con-
figuration> page) in according with the MAGC revision level and
the procedure that the technician is going to apply.
Tab. 3: Compensation Flag Settings

Flag Meaning
0 Multi probe, extended dynamics (board IC = 1).
Use this setting only with MAGC IC 1 and if is not possible
to use the Single Probe setting
1 Multi probe, std. dynamics (board IC = 0).
Use this setting only with MAGC IC 0
2 Single probe, extended dynamics (board IC = 1).
Use this setting only with MAGC IC 1, start the magnetic
compensation procedure using this setting and check if the
DC and AC noises are correctly visualized and compensa-
ble (e.g.: if the DC probe is too close to the AC source set
the flag to 0 and use two different probes)
3 Single probe, std. dynamics (only for R&D).
Use this setting only with MAGC IC 0 and with new chip
installed
 7Hardware set-up Fig. 34: Upper and Lower Cover Installed

7.1DC Probe or Single Probe

In the next figure all the DC Probe support components and all the
screws, bolts and washers that are necessary for the DC probe
installation are shown.
The DC probe is already installed on its support, as shown.

Fig. 33: DC Probe support components

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7.2Probe Positioning Fig. 36: Example of Central Probe Positioning (A)

When positioning the probe there are three different positions inside
the cage using the suitable support.
In the next figure the rear wall of the pavilion and the probe posi-
tions are shown (Pavilion internal view).

Fig. 35: DC Probe Positioning

Insert one soft washer and one washer per bolt between the probe
support and the bolt head and insert two of them per bolt between
the probe support and the pavilion.
The soft washers are used to reduce the effect of the pavilion vibra-
The indicated position A (central) is the most common. tions.
The side positions B & C are used in the event of strong vibration or Fix the probe cable along the pavilion edge using the cable sup-
when the central position is too close to the magnetic noise source. ports contained in the magnetic compensation kit.
To fix the probe in the B or C position use the side slots of the
probe support.
Fig. 37: Example of Lateral Probe Positioning (C)

NOTICE Use the two upper screws of the central joint for
A position and the two screws at the magnet
center level of the lateral joint for B and C posi-
tion.

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7.3DC Compensation AC noise are present select <DC…–50/60>. These features are
based on analysis and computation of the NMR signal to meas-
• Open the console front covers and connect the DC probe to the ure the internal magnetic field. Besides, within each couple,
CMAG connector of filter panel (internal side) there are a Fine measurement with a time resolution of 3 sam-
ples per second and a Coarse measurement with a time resolu-
• Insert the Knee Coil 2 with the Ghost Phantom placed in the tion of 1 sample per second. Use the Fine to minimize the DC
center hole of its soft support (see the next figure) and perform a magnetic interference to meet the specification, use the Coarse
scout selecting the district <Other> and <A> bed patient button to monitorize the DC noise

• Wait for the diascope display then change the Channel to display
Fig. 38: Ghost Phantom position for DC compensation
and set the following variables in according to the Pavilion in-
stalled (made of iron or aluminum)
Tab. 4: Settings due to the Pavilion metallic structure

Variable Value
IRON ALUMINUM
Gain 1 Slow -30 -29
Gain 1 Mid 50 100
Gain 1 Fast 0 100
Tau 1 Slow 270 100
Tau 1 Mid 10 4
Tau 1 Fast 3.3 0.8

• Select <A> channel (blue-internal field) and set the <Y> scale to
1 mG/Div (suggested value-decrease the scale during compen-
sation), use DISPLACEMENT to move the trace on the monitor
• Under ARAS, select <Test> <EFI>. The menu shows 2 couples
of buttons: each couple minimizes interference respectively to • Select <B> channel (red-external noise) and set the <Y> scale to
50/60 Hz AC or 50/16 Hz AC to better visualize the DC internal 1 mG/Div (suggested value) use DISPLACEMENT to move the
field. Performing the Stability test it’s possible to know if AC trace on the monitor
noises are present and select the corresponding DC button. If no
Fig. 39: Traces without magnetic compensation • Now increase the FINE GAIN DC1 and reduce the internal field
till to met the specification (see next figure) At the end of the
compensation procedure, perform the DC image test: in case of
results out of spec repeat this procedure

NOTICE Increase the internal field scale to better visualize

the trace and optimize the compensation

Fig. 40: Magnetic DC noise correctly compensated

• Select <AB> to display the internal and external DC noises (blue

and red traces respectively)

• Set the COARSE GAIN DC1 to zero and compare the two
traces: they must be very similar (like shown in the previous fig-
ure). In case of different traces move the DC probe to another
pre-defined position and repeat this procedure

• Increase the COARSE GAIN DC1 carefully till to overcompen-

sate (set the traces in opposite phase - symmetrical direction)
then come back a digital step
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Use the magnetic compensation procedure to measure the external

8AC Compensation noise in order to identify where it is stronger and place the AC
probe in that point. To do that, move the AC probe along the instal-
lation room walls.
8.1Multiple AC Sources Also the rear pavilion wall is available if the distance between the
wall and the pavilion is at least 30 cm.
It’s possible to compensate two AC noise sources, the possible
couples are

• Two 50 Hz sources
NOTICE The AC Probe must be fixed on the wall with the
out cable side at the bottom
• One 50 Hz source and one 16.6 Hz source

• Two 60 Hz sources Fig. 41: AC probe (don’t fix the probe like this but in the other way round)
• No other possibilities are allowed
IfNo DC compensation is necessary, set as follow:

• Under ARAS, select <Test> <EFI> <DC Fine –50/60> and set
GAIN DC1 to zero

• Check if the DC plug (placed on the MAGC3 connector of the

MAGC module front side) is present

8.1.1Probe positioning
The AC probe must be placed only if the multi probe compensation
is performed. Place it outside the pavilion, in a vertical position with
the cable side on the bottom.
The probe must be fixed on the wall at the end of the magnetic
compensation procedure: use tape to fix it during the compensation.
The best probe position is between the noise source and the mag-
net but not too close to the noise source (e.g.: cables and ferro-
magnetic material), at the level of the magnet center (if possible).
There should be a minimum distance of 2 meters between probes.
8.1.2Pick-Up Coil Position 8.1.3Single source procedure for 50/60 Hz
• Rotate the support till to set it at 95 mm height • Open the electronic unit rear covers

• Place the support inside the magnet and put the connected • Connect the Pick up coil to the ACGR1 connector of the MAGC
PICKUP coil on it module (rear side)

• Connect the AC compensation probe to the 50/60 Hz connector

NOTICE There is a soft washer under the support to pre- of the MAGC module (rear side)
vent vibration interference • Under ARAS select <Test> <EFI> then choose <50/60 Hz> but-
ton

Fig. 42: Pick-up coil and its support • Wait for the diascope then select <A>channel (internal field) and
set the <Y> scale to 500 µG/Div (suggested value), use DIS-
PLACEMENT to move the trace on the monitor

• Select <B> channel (external field) and set the <Y> scale to 1
mG/Div (suggested value), use DISPLACEMENT to move the
trace on the monitor

• Select <DUAL> to display the internal and external AC fields

(blue and red traces respectively)

• Set the GAIN PROBE 1 to one, GAIN PROBE 2 to one , PHASE

PROBE 2 to two and COARSE COMMON GAIN to zero

NOTICE If the external field is very noisy, set the AVER-

AGE to 4 or 5 but the traces will appear smaller
than they are

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Fig. 43: Traces not in phase Fig. 44: Traces in phase

• Now increase (or decrease) the PHASE PROBE 1 value till to • Now act on the COARSE COMMON GAIN till to reduce the in-
put the external AC noise (gray trace) in phase with the internal ternal AC field till to overcompensate it, then come back one
noise (blue trace) (or opposite phase for 60 Hz compensation) digital step and act on the FINE COMMON GAIN

• If necessary adjust the PHASE PROBE 1, as shown in the next

NOTICE In case of 60 Hz compensation the trace must set figure (increasing the GAIN the internal signal shifts)
in opposite phase to compensate an internal
System inversion
NOTICE Increase the internal field scale to better visualize
the trace and optimize the compensation
Fig. 45: Compensated internal field but shifted Fig. 46: Compensated internal field

• Increase FINE COMMON GAIN till to reduce the internal field in • Quit and save all the variables
specification
• Perform the AC Quality Test contained in the next chapter. In
case of bad results repeat this procedure

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8.1.4Single source procedure for 16 Hz • Now increase (or decrease) the PHASE PROBE value till to put
the external AC noise (gray trace) in phase with the internal
• Open the electronic unit rear covers noise (blue trace)
• Connect the Pick up coil to the ACGR1 connector of the MAGC • Now act on the GAIN PROBE till to reduce the internal AC field
module (rear side) in specification
• Connect the AC compensation probe to 50/16 Hz connector of • If necessary adjust the PHASE PROBE
the MAGC module (rear side)

• Under ARAS select <Test> <EFI> then choose <50/60 Hz> but-
NOTICE Increase the internal field Y scale to better visu-
ton and set GAIN PROBE 2 to zero and save it
alize the trace
• Quit for the diascope

• Under ARAS select <Test> <EFI> then choose <16 Hz> button
• Increase carefully the GAIN PROBE to avoid over compensation
• Wait for the diascope then select <A>channel (internal field) and
• Quit and save all the variables
set the <Y> scale to 0,5 mG/Div (suggested value), use DIS-
PLACEMENT to move the trace on the monitor • When the specification is met perform the AC Quality Test con-
• Select <B> channel (external field) and set the <Y> scale to 1
tained in the next chapter. In case of bad results repeat this pro-
cedure
mG/Div (suggested value), use DISPLACEMENT to move the
trace on the monitor

• Select <DUAL> to display the internal and external AC fields

(blue and red traces respectively)

• Set the GAIN PROBE to zero

NOTICE If the external field is very noisy, set the AVER-

AGE to 4 or 5 but the traces will appear smaller
than they are
8.1.5Double sources procedure – Move the AC probe connect to the 50/60 Hz connector of the
MAGC module along the room walls to measure the two AC
souses
– Take care of the measured values
NOTICE It’s possible to compensate only two 50 Hz
noises or one 50 Hz and one 16 Hz noises or two • Place the AC probe on the wall and start to compensate the
60 Hz noises. No other combinations are allowed stronger noise

• Now increase (or decrease) the PHASE PROBE 1 value till to

• Open the electronic unit rear covers
put the external AC noise (gray trace) in phase with the internal
noise (blue trace)
• Connect the Pick up coil to the ACGR1 connector of the MAGC
module (rear side)
NOTICE In case of 60 Hz compensation the traces must
• Connect the AC compensation probes to the 50/60 Hz and 50/16 set in opposite phase to compensate an internal
Hz connectors of the MAGC module (rear side) System inversion
• Under ARAS select <Test> <EFI> then <50/60 Hz> button

• Wait for the diascope then select <A>channel (internal field) and • Increase the COMMON GAIN till to reduce as much as possible
set the <Y> scale to 0.5 mG/Div (suggested value), use DIS- the internal field
PLACEMENT to move the trace on the monitor
• Place the second AC probe in order to compensate the smaller
• Select <B> channel (external field) and set the <Y> scale to 1 AC external source
mG/Div (suggested value), use DISPLACEMENT to move the
trace on the monitor • Increase the GAIN PROBE 2 (now the visualized external field is
the balanced sum of the two external components) till to reduce
• Select <DUAL> to display the internal and external AC noises the internal field in specification
(blue and red traces respectively)
• Act on PHASE PROBE 1 and PHASE PROBE 2 if necessary
• Set the GAIN PROBE 1 to one, GAIN PROBE 2 to zero (to
eliminate the second AC noise effect), PHASE PROBE 2 to two • Quit and save all the variables
and GAIN COMMON to zero
• When the specification is met perform the AC Quality Test con-
• Measure the external AC fields: tained in the next chapter. In case of bad results repeat this pro-
cedure

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8.2Magnetic Compensation Test Fig. 48: Phantom and support inserted into the Knee coil

8.2.1Ghost Test
NOTICE The “PREZOOM” user’s option must be disabled

Necessary tools
– Ghost phantom and its support: for this test, the phantom must
be inserted into the down left corner hole

Fig. 47: Ghost phantom and its support

Operations

• Insert the Knee Coil 2 inside the Gantry with the small homoge-
neous phantom in it (like shown in the previous image)

• Under OPI Click select <Protocol List> then select the correct
sequences following the Installation Quality Form and start them

• Wait until the images is obtained then, under ARAS, select

<SERV IMG> icon then the correct image
• Read on the right side of the display the automatically calculated
values

• Ghost and Quad G must be under 2%

Fig. 49: Ghost axial measurement – If they are correct, fill in the form
– If Ghost is bigger it means that 50/60Hz ghost is present: in
this case compensate the AC magnetic external noise
– If Quad G is bigger it means that Phase and Quadrature Offset
are not calibrated correctly: in this case perform the Gain
Channel Calibration
• Repeat this procedure for the other two acquired images (sagittal
and coronal)

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WARNING Set the Phase Corr flag to 1 only if

really necessary

8.2.2DC Ghost Test Fig. 50: Image with DC ghost (blurring)

This test is necessary to verify if DC magnetic fluctuations (<5 Hz)

are present and still present after the DC compensation procedure.

Necessary tools

• Knee coil number 2

• Homogeneous phantom (axial position)

Operations

• Place the coil and insert the phantom with its support

• Under OPI Click select <Protocol List> then select the correct
sequences following the Installation Quality Form and start them

• Wait until the images is obtained then, under ARAS, select

<SERV IMG> icon then the correct image

• Check if DC ghost are present also changing the LUT (e.g.: see
the next figure)

• If the ghost is not present fill the Installation Quality Form; if it’s
present check and repeat the magnetic compensation procedure

• If the ghost is still present after the magnetic compensation pro-

cedure, set to 1 the Phase Corr flag (Internet Explorer, DEBUG
page). In this condition some sequences are less sensitive to
external DC magnetic fluctuation
8.3Stability test Fig. 51: OPI Protocol List

This test is necessary to verify if AC magnetic fluctuation (16.6-20

Hz, 50-60 Hz) or DC magnetic fluctuation (<5 Hz) are present.

Necessary tools

• Knee coil number 2

• Geometrical phantom and its support (axial position)

Operations

• Insert the Knee Coil 2 in Axial position with the suitable phantom
in it and perform a Scout selecting the district <Other> and <A>
bed patient

• Under OPI select <Protocol List> then select the correct se-
quences following the Installation Quality Form and start them

• Wait for the images to be obtained

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• Under ARAS open the correct image and perform the measure- Fig. 52: Stability test
ment then write the value on the Installation Quality Form

• Check these values:

– Amp. Stability lower than 3%
– Phase Stability lower then 8°

• If the values are larger with respect to the reference values writ-
ten on the quality form magnetic fluctuation is not compensated
or the magnetic compensation doesn’t work properly

• You can check the calculated values by reading the stab.rec file

NOTICE Even if the magnetic compensation procedure

was correct applied but the stability DC values
are out of spec, set to 1 the Phase Corr flag
Internet Explorer, DEBUG page). In this condition
some sequences are less sensitive to external
DC magnetic fluctuation. If enabled the Amplitude
Stability values won’t be applicable, if the Phase
Stability is still out of spec check the image qual-
ity (refer to the DC Ghost Test)

WARNING Set the Phase Corr flag to 1 only if

really necessary
 Part 4 Software

9Trouble shooting strategy 10Procedure

Software repair is a difficult task due to the complexity of today’s
software.
10.1System backup
In most cases the first question that comes to mind is: “Is the prob-
lem caused by hardware or software?” This function allows the creation of a copy of the system software
with all the calibration data, but does not save the customer’s im-
Reinstalling the software will answer this question quite reliably, but ages.
will possibly cause other problems such as loss of data (e. g. pa-
tient’s images, customer protocols or system specific dynamic data To create a system back up:
that has not been saved).
• Log on the system like SERV (typing the correct password) and
To make software trouble-shooting as effective as possible some click on the Internet Explorer icon
procedures to assist you in dealing with software problems are
given below. • Insert a optical cartridge into the ODD 3 ½

• From the homepage, select Configuration Management and

Backup & Restore (like shown in the next figure)

• Follow the SW indications

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Fig. 53: Configuration backup and Restore

This page allows to create

the system software backup.
Don’t create the system
back up immediately after
the installation but do it
during the first maintenance
when the system parame-
ters are stabilized and the
customer created his own
protocols.
10.2Images Back up 10.3Configurations restore
To create a User’s images backup, act as described: • Log on the system like SERV (typing the correct password) and
• Log the system as SERV and type the correct password
launch Internet Explorer

• Launch the ARAS program

• Insert the back up optical cartridge (created during the Backup
procedure) into the ODD 3 ½
• Select TOOLS and Images Backup
• From the Internet Explore homepage, select Configuration Man-
agement and Backup & Restore
Fig. 54: Images Backup window • Follow the SW indications

• Insert an empty optical cartridge and store the image

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10.4Images Restore Fig. 55: Images Backup window

To restore the User’s images from the created backup, act as de-
scribed:

NOTICE The restore procedure erase the images con-

tained on the system Hard Disk

NOTICE The restore procedure works only if on the sys-

tem Hard Disk and on the Backup Cartridge is
present the same SW Release and on the same
System that created the Backup Cartridge

• Log the system as SERV and type the correct password

• Launch the ARAS program

• Select TOOLS and Images Restore • Load the images from the backup cartridge
 11.1.2Hardware connection
11Repair
NOTICE Perform this procedure only if the CD BURNER is
11.1Complete Software installation not installed or if is not possible to perform the
boot from it using the WIN2000 CD
This chapter describes how to install the system software in a new
system with an unformatted hard disk or in a system with 3.0A E-
Scan XQ software version. • Switch off the system

• Remove the Console front and rear covers (plastic and metallic)
Use this procedure only if the proce-
WARNING
dure contained into the Installation • Disconnect all the cables from the PC Unit (also rear side) and
Guide, Software chapter doesn’t work remove it
properly or in case of HD failure or in • Open the PC Unit and connect the CD-ROM to the Secondary
case of WIN2000 incorrect starting! IDE plug of the CPU card (upper side)

• Connect a free power plug of the PC Power Supply to the CD-

Using this procedure all the data con- ROM driver
WARNING
tained into the HD will be lost during • Place back the PC Unit (leaving it open) and re-connect all the
the formatting procedure of the Oper- cables
ating System installation!

11.1.1Necessary tools
– CD-ROM driver (24X or faster)
– IDE cable
– Screwdriver: Phillips and flat
– Allen wrenches: different measures

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11.1.3Operating System SW Installation NOTICE For some bios releases is necessary to press a
button to perform the boot from the CD-ROM

NOTICE From the software release 3.1A the drivers of the

computer components are present on the Soft- • Now the System performs the boot from CD (if the sentence
ware Version CD-ROM “Press any key to boot from CD” appears press ENTER)

• When the window “Welcome to setup” appears, press ENTER

• Switch on the system to continue

• Type the DEL key during the BIOS boot and enter in the BIOS • Press F8 to agree with the End User License
SETUP menu typing the correct password (the same as the user • Perform the following steps only if you are using a system HD
SERV) (not brand new HD) otherwise skip to the next dot
– Press ESC to continue with the installation without repairing
the present software (if you are installing on a brand new HD
NOTICE Ask the correct Password to your headquarter! this message doesn’t appear)
– Press D to delete the current partition
– Press ENTER and then L to confirm the previous selection
• Enter in the BIOS FEATURES SETUP menu and set the follow-
ing Boot Sequence: CDROM, A, C or CDROM, C, A (using the • Press ENTER to start the SW installation
PAG UP, PAG DOWN keys)
• Choose to format the partition using the NTSF File System and
• Enter in the PNP/PCI Configuration menu, and check if the press ENTER
IRQ5, IRQ12 and DMA6 voices are set to LEGACY ISA and if
the Interrupt Request for USB (or Assign IRQ for USB) is set • At the end of the formatting procedure, the system copies the
Disabled data on the HD and then performs some re-boots and some
automatically procedures
• Take the WIN2000PRO CD provided with the System and insert
it into the CDROM • Wait for the “Regional Setting” window and then check if the
English language and US Keyboard are set then press NEXT
• Quit from the BIOS SETUP saving the new configuration and the
system will re-boot automatically • In the “Personalize your software” window, insert the System
data (like system name) then press NEXT
• In the first “WIN2000PRO setup” window (Your Product Key), • Perform the log-on like Administrator user (NO PASSWORD
insert the Product Key code copying it from the label placed on NEEDED)
the Computer case or in the WIN2000 package then press NEXT
• Uncheck the box “Show this window at startup” and press
• In the second “WIN2000PRO setup” window (Computer Name EXIT to close the Windows welcome window
And Administrator Password), insert the Computer Name
(e.g.: E-SCAN) but leave empty the Administrator Password
field then press NEXT NOTICE Perform the following setting without re-booting
the system. Re-boot at the end of them, when is
• Insert the MODEM settings like Country, Area Code, etc and written in the procedure!!!
save them (at least the area code must be inserted to proceed
with the installation)

• In the third “WIN2000PRO setup” window (Date And Time Set- • From the desktop, select <START> <SETTINGS> <CONTROL
tings), check if the present DATE and TIME settings are correct PANEL> and the <DISPLAY> icon. In the Display window se-
then press NEXT lect <SETTINGS>. Inside the SETTING window set “True Color
24bit” and “1280x1024” screen resolution then press the “Ad-
• In the fourth “WIN2000PRO setup” window (Network Settings), vanced” button, press the “Monitor” flag and set the refresh fre-
select Typical Settings then press NEXT quency to “75Hz”, save and quit pressing OK in all the opened
• In the fifth “WIN2000PRO setup” window (Workgroup Or Com- windows
puter Domain), select “No this computer is not on a net- • From the <CONTROL PANEL> window, select the <ADMINIS-
work…” then press FINISH TRATIVE TOOLS> icon then in the opened window select <Lo-
• In the sixth “WIN2000PRO setup” window (Completing the cal Security Policy> <Local Policies> <User Right Assign-
WIN2000 Setup Wizard), press NEXT ments> <Change The System Time> <Add> then choose
<User> (at the end of the list). Now select <Add> <Ok> then
• Remove the CD-ROM during the re-boot close it with the button <Ok> to save the changes

• In the first “Network Identification Wizard” window, press • Insert the WIN2000PRO CD (close the welcome window if ap-
NEXT pears) and, from the <CONTROL PANEL> window, select the
<Add/Remove Programs> icon then Add/Remove window
• In the second “Network Identification Wizard” window, select components and wait for the System refresh, then check the
“User must enter a user name…” then press NEXT Internet Information Services box and press NEXT, wait for the
• In the third “Network Identification Wizard” window, press
end of the installation procedure then press FINISH and CLOSE
FINISH
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• From the <Control Panel> window, select the <System> icon, NOTICE The SCSI PE LOGIC 1600 uses the same drivers
select the Hardware flag and click on the <Device Manager…> and settings as the AHA-1510
button. Check if in the Modem voice the U.S. Robotics 56K
FAX INT PNP is set. If the Network Adapter and SCSI and • A dialog warns you that “The System could not detect the set-
RAID controller voices appear, remove them: expand them (+ tings”, you press OK
sign), click with the right mouse button on the present peripher-
als and select Uninstall • In the “Resources“ window set as follow:
– Select Input Output Range, press <Change Settings>, set
• From the <Control Panel> window, select the <Add/Remove 0140-015F and press OK
Hardware> icon
– Select Interrupt Request, press <Change Settings>, set the
• In the window “Add/Remove Hardware Wizard” press NEXT, interrupt 12 and press OK (press YES when the System warns
then select ADD/troubleshoot and device and press NEXT about possible conflict: we install two drivers but only one
SCSI board)
• Select <ADD a New Device> and press NEXT, then select No I
want to select the hardware from a list and press NEXT
NOTICE We use the same Input Output Range and same
• In the “Hardware Types” list select SCSI And RAID Controllers IRQ for all the installable SCSI card and for all
and press NEXT the installable Network card but physically only
one of them is present into the PC unit in order to
allow the technician to install any of them without
NOTICE Only the SCSI on board in the CPU card is auto- creating any hardware conflict!
matically recognized by the system using the
Plug&Play function. Check the CPU Bios Setup
and SCSI Bios setup against the bios setups pre-
sent in this manual (Pentium III with SCSI on
• Confirm the settings pressing NEXT and FINISH. Don’t re-boot!!!
board code 9730630043) • From the <Control Panel> window, select the <Add/Remove
Hardware> icon

• In the “Manufacturers” list select ADAPTEC, in the Models list

• In the window “Add/Remove Hardware Wizard” press NEXT,
then select ADD/troubleshoot a device and press NEXT
select ADAPTEC AHA-1510 SCSI Host Adapter and press
NEXT • Select <ADD a New Device> and press NEXT, then select No I
want to select the hardware from a list and press NEXT

• In the “Hardware Type” list select SCSI And RAID Controllers

and press NEXT
• In the “Manufacturing” list select ADAPTEC, in the Model list • In the “Resources“ window set as follow:
select ADAPTEC AHA-154X/AHA-164X SCSI Host Adapter – Select Input Output Range, press <Change Settings>, set
(non-pnp) and press NEXT 0300-031F and press OK
• A dialog warns you that “The System could not detect the set- • Select Interrupt Request, press <Change Settings>, set the
tings”, you press OK interrupt 5 and press OK (press YES when the System warns
about possible conflict: we install two drivers but only one LAN
• In the “Resources“ window set as follow:
board)
– Select Input Output Range, press <Change Settings>, set
0130-0133 and press OK • Confirm the settings pressing NEXT and FINISH. Don’t re-boot!!!
– Select Interrupt Request, press <Change Settings>, set the
• From the <Control Panel> window, select the <Add/Remove
interrupt 12 and press OK (press YES when the System warns
Hardware> icon
about possible conflict: we install two drivers but only one
SCSI board) • In the window “Add/Remove Hardware Wizard” press NEXT,
– Select DMA (Direct Memory Access), press <Change Set- then select ADD/troubleshoot a device and press NEXT
tings>, set 6 and press OK
• Select <ADD a New Device> and press NEXT, then select No I
• Confirm the settings pressing NEXT and FINISH. Don’t re-boot!!! want to select the hardware from a list and press NEXT
• From the <Control Panel> window, select the <Add/Remove • In the “Hardware Types” list select Network Adapters and
Hardware> icon press NEXT
• In the window “Add/Remove Hardware Wizard” press NEXT, • In the “Manufacturers” list select 3COM, in the Models list se-
then select ADD/troubleshoot a device and press NEXT lect 3COM Etherlink III ISA (3C509/3C509b) in Legacy Mode
and press NEXT
• Select <ADD a New Device> and press NEXT, then select No I
want to select the hardware from a list and press NEXT • A dialog warns you that “The System could not detect the set-
tings”, you press OK
• In the “Hardware Types” list select Network Adapters and
press NEXT • In the “Resources“ window set as follow:
• In the “Manufacturers” list select Novell/Anthem, in the Models – Select Input Output Range, press <Change Settings>, set
list select NE 2000 Compatible and press NEXT 0300-030F and press OK

• A dialog warns you that “The System could not detect the set- • Select Interrupt Request, press <Change Settings>, set the
tings”, you press OK interrupt 5 and press OK (press YES when the System warns
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about possible conflict: we install two drivers but only one LAN
board)

• Confirm the settings pressing NEXT and FINISH. Don’t re-boot!!!

• Switch off the system

• Disconnect all the cables from the PC Unit and remove the IDE
CD-ROM (if you connected it), close the PC Unit and insert it into
the Console then re-connect all the cables

• Switch on the system and type the DEL key during the BIOS
boot and enter in the BIOS SETUP menu typing the correct
password

• Enter in the BIOS FEATURES SETUP menu and set the follow-
ing Boot Sequence: C only (using the PAG UP, PAG DOWN
keys)

• Quit from the BIOS SETUP saving the new configuration

• Perform the OPI SW Installation

11.1.4OPI SW Installation NOTICE If performing the log on as SERVDRIVER an
error message appears (this operation has been
• Switch on the System and perform the log on like user ADMIN- restricted….) close it and don’t take care of it
ISTRATOR (no password required)

• Insert into the CDROM the CD containing the new software re-
lease and the loading procedure will start automatically, a DOS • Perform a log off and then log on like SERV
window appears and the System will ask if you want to install the
SW release, press OK and the SW installation starts, several re- • Open Internet Explorer and check all the System data (e.g.: RFA
boot will be performed automatically setting, C-TERM offsets, filter enable code, etc)

NOTICE If an error message appears during the multi- NOTICE You will get error opening for the first time Ex-
language installation, type OK and close it be- plorer because it will look for the Microsoft
cause is just a warning message notices that Homepage!
some languages are already installed

• The procedure is finished

NOTICE Form this step on this procedure is just an exam-
ple: refer to the procedure contained into the
Service information related to the SW Release
you are going to install!!!

• After more or less twenty minutes, a window called “Welcome to

the MRI SCANNER setup” appears, insert the correct values
and press <Continue>

• The installation go ahead automatically and after the re-boot, you

must perform the log-on like SERVDRIVER (the same psw as
the user SERV) to allow the System to complete the software in-
stallation

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11.1.5How to solve conflicts

• Perform the log on as the user SERVDRIVER (same password
NOTICE Conflicts between the same boards (e.g. LAN
cards) are normal: we install more then one driv-
as user SERV) and select <Start>, <Programs> and <Device
ers but only one board!
Manager> then select the item that has to be re-configured

Fig. 56: Device Manager – Lan Card – General Flag Fig. 57: Device Manager – Lan Card – General Flag

• Select the Resources flag from the previous image and modify
the address and interrupt as written in the Operating System SW
Installation paragraph
 Part 5 Host

12Trouble shooting strategy

In this chapter you will find test strategies encompassing the com-
plete host system.

12.1Images visualization and storing

Image visualization and storing is an important system chain. It
contains all the modules responsible for the last part of the image
process.
The following figure shows which PC modules are in this chain.

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Fig. 58: The modules in gray are involved in the Image Storing and Visualization chain
13Procedure
13.1Computer and devices test
This section is designed to give the CSE an in-depth description of
trouble-shooting procedures for the complete host system.

Fig. 59: Computer Front Side and Board Locations

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Fig. 60: Computer Internal Connections

13.1.1CPU Board

13.1.2PCA6178V Pentium III

There are two Pentium card: with and with out SCSI on board and its connector.

Fig. 61: Pentium III card with SCSI on board layout

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Switch on the system and press the “delete” key during the boot to enter in the CPU board bios set-up.

13.1.3Pentium III with out SCSI on board code 9730630037

Standard CMOS set-up

Date (mn/date/year) : xxx,xxxx xx xxxx

Time (hour/min/sec) : xx:xx:xx
HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE
Primary Master Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auto
Primary Slave Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auto
Secondary Master Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auto
Secondary Slave Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auto

Drive A 1.44M 3.5 inch

Drive B None
Video EGA/VGA
Halt On All, but keyboard
Bios features set-up

Virus Warning Disabled Video BIOS Shadow Enabled

CPU Internal Cache Enabled C8000-CBFFF Shadow Disabled
CPU L2 Cache ECC Check ing Enabled CC000-CFFFF Shadow Disabled
Processor Serial Number Enabled D0000-D3FFF Shadow Disabled
Quick Power On Self Test Disabled D4000-D7FFF Shadow Disabled
On Board Lan Bootrom Disabled D8000-DBFFF Shadow Disabled
Boot Sequence C Only DC000-DFFFF Shadow Disabled
Swap Floppy Drive Disabled
Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled
Boot Up Num Lock Status Off
Gate A20 Option Normal
Typematic Rate Setting Enabled
Typematic Rate (Char/sec) 6
Typematic Delay (Msec) 250
Security Option Setup
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop Disabled
OS Select For DRAM > 64MB Non-OS2
Report No FDD For Win95 No

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Chipset features set-up

SDRAM RAS-to-CAS Delay 3 CPU Host Clock Default

SDRAM RAS Precharge Time 3 CPU Warning Temperature Disabled
SDRAM CAS Latency Time Auto Current CPU Temperature Xxx°C /Xxx°F
SDRAM RAS Precharge Control Disabled Current CPUFan Speed 6250 RPM
DRAM Data Integriti Mode Non-ECC CPU_VCC (V) XxxV
System BIOS Cacheable Enabled TRANS_VCC (V) XxxV
Video BIOS Cacheable Disabled CHIP_VCC (V) XxxV
Video RAM Cacheable Disabled +5 V XxxV
8-bit I/O Recovery Time 1 BUSCLK +12 V XxxV
16-bit I/O Recovery Time 1 BUSCLK -12 V -XxxV
Memory Hole At 15M-16M Disabled -5V -XxxV
Passive Release Disabled Shutdown Temperature 70°C /158°F
Delayed Transaction Disabled
AGP Aperture Size (MB) 64
Power management set-up

Power Supply Type AT ** Reload Global Timer Events **

IRQ[3-7,9-15], NMI Disabled
Power Management User Define Primary IDE0 Disabled
PM Control By APM Yes Primary IDE1 Disabled
Video Off Method V/HSync+Blank Secondary IDE0 Disabled
Video Off After Suspend Secondary IDE1 Disabled
MODEM Use IRQ NA Floppy Disk Disabled
Suspend Mode Disabled Serial Port Disabled
HDD Power Down Disabled Parallel Port Disabled

Soft Off by PWR-BTTN Instant-Off

CPUFAN Off In Suspend Enabled
Power On by Modem Disabled
Power On by Lan Disabled
Power On by Allarm Disabled

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PNP/PCI configuration

PNP OS Installed No
Resourced Controlled By Manual
Reset Configuration Data Disabled Used MEM base addr N/A
IRQ-3 assigned to PCI/ISA PnP Assign IRQ for USB Disabled
IRQ-4 assigned to PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-5 assigned to Legacy ISA
IRQ-7 assigned to PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-9 assigned to PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-10 assigned to PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-11 assigned to PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-12 assigned to Legacy ISA
IRQ-14 assigned to PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-15 assigned to PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-0 assigned to PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-1 assigned to PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-3 assigned to PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-5 assigned to PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-6 assigned to Legacy ISA
DMA-7 assigned to PCI/ISA PnP
Integrated peripherals

IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled

IDE Primary Master PIO AUTO
IDE Primary Slave PIO AUTO
IDE Secondary Master PIO AUTO
IDE Secondary Slave PIO AUTO
IDE Primary Master UDMA AUTO On Board FDC Controlled Enabled
IDE Primary Slave UDMA AUTO On Board Serial Port 1 3F8 / IRQ4
IDE Secondary Master UDMA AUTO On Board Serial Port 2 2F8 / IRQ3
IDE Secondary Slave UDMA AUTO UART Mode Select Normal
On Chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled
On Chip Secondary PCI IDE Enabled On Board Parallel Port Enabled
On Board PCI SCSI Chip Disabled Parallel Port Mode SPP
On Board SCSI Terminator Disabled
USB Keyboard Support Disabled
Init Display First PCI Slot

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13.1.4Pentium III with SCSI on board code 9730630043

Standard CMOS set-up

Date (mn/date/year) : xxx,xxxx xx xxxx

Time (hour/min/sec) : xx:xx:xx
HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE
Primary Master Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auto
Primary Slave Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auto
Secondary Master Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auto
Secondary Slave Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auto

Drive A 1.44M 3.5 inch

Drive B None
Video EGA/VGA
Halt On All, but keyboard
Bios features set-up

Virus Warning Disabled Video BIOS Shadow Enabled

CPU Internal Cache Enabled C8000-CBFFF Shadow Disabled
CPU L2 Cache ECC Check ing Enabled CC000-CFFFF Shadow Disabled
Processor Serial Number Enabled D0000-D3FFF Shadow Disabled
Quick Power On Self Test Disabled D4000-D7FFF Shadow Disabled
On Board Lan Bootrom Disabled D8000-DBFFF Shadow Disabled
Boot Sequence C Only DC000-DFFFF Shadow Disabled
Swap Floppy Drive Disabled
Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled
Boot Up Num Lock Status Off
Gate A20 Option Normal
Typematic Rate Setting Enabled
Typematic Rate (Char/sec) 6
Typematic Delay (Msec) 250
Security Option Setup
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop Disabled
OS Select For DRAM > 64MB Non-OS2
Report No FDD For Win95 No

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Chipset features set-up

SDRAM RAS-to-CAS Delay 3 CPU Host Clock Default

SDRAM RAS Precharge Time 3 CPU Warning Temperature Disabled
SDRAM CAS Latency Time Auto Current CPU Temperature Xxx°C /Xxx°F
SDRAM RAS Precharge Control Disabled Current CPU Fan Speed 6250 RPM
DRAM Data Integriti Mode Non-ECC CPU_VCC (V) XxxV
System BIOS Cacheable Enabled TRANS_VCC (V) XxxV
Video BIOS Cacheable Disabled CHIP_VCC (V) XxxV
Video RAM Cacheable Disabled +5 V XxxV
8-bit I/O Recovery Time 1 BUSCLK +12 V XxxV
16-bit I/O Recovery Time 1 BUSCLK -12 V -XxxV
Memory Hole At 15M-16M Disabled -5V -XxxV
Passive Release Disabled Shutdown Temperature 70°C /158°F
Delayed Transaction Disabled
AGP Aperture Size (MB) 64
Power management set-up

Power Supply Type AT ** Reload Global Timer Events **

IRQ[3-7,9-15], NMI Disabled
Power Management User Define Primary IDE0 Disabled
PM Control By APM Yes Primary IDE1 Disabled
Video Off Method V/HSync+Blank Secondary IDE0 Disabled
Video Off After Suspend Secondary IDE1 Disabled
MODEM Use IRQ NA Floppy Disk Disabled
Suspend Mode Disabled Serial Port Disabled
HDD Power Down Disabled Parallel Port Disabled

Soft Off by PWR-BTTN Instant-Off

CPUFAN Off In Suspend Enabled
Power On by Modem Disabled
Power On by Lan Disabled
Power On by Allarm Disabled

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PNP/PCI configuration

PNP OS Installed No
Resourced Controlled By Manual
Reset Configuration Data Disabled Used MEM base addr N/A
IRQ-3 assigned to PCI/ISA PnP Assign IRQ for USB Disabled
IRQ-4 assigned to PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-5 assigned to Legacy ISA
IRQ-7 assigned to PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-9 assigned to PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-10 assigned to PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-11 assigned to PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-12 assigned to Legacy ISA
IRQ-14 assigned to PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-15 assigned to PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-0 assigned to PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-1 assigned to PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-3 assigned to PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-5 assigned to PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-6 assigned to Legacy ISA
DMA-7 assigned to PCI/ISA PnP
Integrated peripherals

IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled

IDE Primary Master PIO AUTO
IDE Primary Slave PIO AUTO
IDE Secondary Master PIO AUTO
IDE Secondary Slave PIO AUTO
IDE Primary Master UDMA AUTO On Board FDC Controlled Enabled
IDE Primary Slave UDMA AUTO On Board Serial Port 1 3F8 / IRQ4
IDE Secondary Master UDMA AUTO On Board Serial Port 2 2F8 / IRQ3
IDE Secondary Slave UDMA AUTO UART Mode Select Normal
On Chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled
On Chip Secondary PCI IDE Enabled On Board Parallel Port Enabled
On Board PCI SCSI Chip Enabled Parallel Port Mode SPP
On Board SCSI Terminator Disabled
USB Keyboard Support Disabled
Init Display First PCI Slot

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13.1.5SCSI On Board BIOS Setup

To enter in the SCSI Bios setup, press “CTRL–C” during the System Boot when the written appears on monitor.

Main Menu

Port Num Irq Level Current Next-Boot

SYM53C89 E400 11 On On
Change Adapter Status
Adapter Boot Order
Additional Adapter Configuration
Dysplay Mode=Verbose
Mono/Color
Language
Help
Quit

In the previous menu, using the Arrow Keys, select the SYM53C89 and press ENTER

Adapter Setup
Device Selection
Help
Exit This Menu
In the previous menu, using the Arrow Keys, select the Device Selection and press ENTER

Sync Data Disc Time-out Scan Queue Init

Rate With Tags Boot
Dev0 N/A 10 16 On 10 Bus LUNS On No
Dev1 N/A 10 16 On 10 Bus LUNS On No
Fujitsu MCE3064SS 10 16 On 10 Bus LUNS On No
Dev3 N/A 10 16 On 10 Bus LUNS On No
Plextor CD-R PX-W11.03 10 16 On 10 Bus LUNS On No
Dev5 N/A 10 16 On 10 Bus LUNS On No
Dev6 N/A 10 16 On 10 Bus LUNS On No
SYM53C895 -- 16 On 10 Bus LUNS On No
Devices 8 to 15
Help
Exit this Menu

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In the previous menu, using the Arrow Keys, select the Fujitsu MCE3064SS and the Plextor CD-R PX-W11.03 and press ENTER

Sync Rate (Mbytes/sec) 10

With (bits) 16
Disconnect On
Read Write I/O Timeout (sec) 10
Scan for Device at Boot Time Yes
Scan for SCSI LUNS Yes
Queue Tags On
Initial Boot Device No
Format
Verify
Help
Restore Default Setup
Exit this menu
 03 on
13.2Hard disk 04 SCSI data bus parity check On Enabled
The hard disk must be set at “Master”. Look for the jumpers at the 05 SCAM mode Off Disabled
back of the HD and look at the labels at the top for their correct
06 Device type mode for INQUIRY On Fixed disk
configuration.
command
07 Spindle automatic stop mode Off Disabled
13.3External CD BURNER
08 LED mode Off Normal
Set the DIP-switch in the rear part of the driver as follow:
Tab. 5: SW1
13.5SCSI PE LOGIC 1600
Key position Set the DIP-switch as follow:
01 On Tab. 7: SW
02 On
Key position
03 Off
01 Off
04 Off
02 Off
05 Off
03 Off
04 On
13.4Fujitsu M2513 Optical disk drive 05 Off
Set the DIP-switch in the upper part of the ODD 3 ½” as follow: 06 Off
Tab. 6: SW1 07 Off

Key function position mode 08 On

01 SCSI ID off ID = 2
02 off
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13.6PRINT Board Set the jumper on the board as follow:

Tab. 8: Jumpers

Fig. 62: Print board layout Jumper Setting

W1 1-2
W2 OPEN
W3 CLOSE
W4 CLOSE
W5 OPEN
W6 CLOSE
W7 CLOSE
W8 OPEN
W9 OPEN
W10 OPEN
W11 OPEN
W12 OPEN
W5 OPEN
14Repair instructions
In this chapter you will find repair instructions encompassing the complete host system.

14.1Computer board set-up

The table lists the adjustments required after replacing individual boards or assemblies.

Tab. 9: Test and adjustment

MODULE TEST ADJUSTMENT

PC : ACQ Try to acquire one images then perform the Lines on Image Set ACQ Flag in according to be installed ACQ
Test board Under ARAS, select under Internet Ex-
plorer, Hardware Configuration page the ACQ
flag and then calibrate the system sequences

PC : MODEM Try to connect the system or vice-versa try to connect a PC No adjustment required
to the system

PC : LAN Try to connect the system to another system No adjustment required

PC : CPU Check the BIOS (refer to this chapter) No adjustment required

PC : PRINT BOARD Check if the card is correctly set then try to print some im- No adjustment required
ages

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MODULE TEST ADJUSTMENT

PC : SCSI Watch when the system is booting the Solaris operating Check the switch present on the SCSI (refer to
system to see if it recognizes the SCSI and if the SCSI rec- this chapter)
ognizes the ODD. Try to receive or send some images to
the ODD

PC : HD Switch on the system, go inside the bios set-up and recog- Insert back all the system data (using the sys-
nize the new HD tem back-up or manually)

OPTICAL DISK DRIVE Try to receive or send some images to the ODD Check the jumper and deep switches settings

CD BURNER Try to receive or send some images to the CD BURNER Check the jumper and deep switches settings
 Part 6 Control

15Trouble Shooting Strategy

16.1DSP test
This chapter contains the test strategies encompassing the com-
plete control system. 16.1.1Necessary Tools
– Not necessary

16Procedure 16.1.2Operations

This part contains the exchange procedures and the necessary • Switch on the system
adjustment procedures. Please observe normal safety precautions
in connection with the particular area in which you are working and
• To test the DSP use these methods:
overall safety precautions in general. – During the OPI boot (at the end of the operating system boot)
see if the DSP is correctly initialized by the software or if any
This part is designed to give the CSE an in-depth description of error message is reported
trouble-shooting procedures for the complete control system.
– Try to acquire an image, if the system shows digital black the
DSP is probably broken
– Perform the Lines on Image Test

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16.2DSPCU test Fig. 63: System check

16.2.1Necessary tools
– Not necessary

16.2.2Operation
• Switch on the system

• Under ARAS, select <Test> < Troubleshoot.> <System

check>

• Click on Channel field and select the gradients X, Y Z and 4th

CH. The red trace is the output from the SGRA2; the blue trace
is the input from the DSPCU board. If the blue traces are flat or
smaller with respect to the correct value, the DSPCU board or
the cable between the board and the SGRA2 module could be
broken (remember that all the signals are collected by the ACQ
board and if the trace is displayed on monitor doesn’t mean that
reaches the module correctly!)
17Repair instructions
This chapter contains repair instructions encompassing the com-
plete control system.

17.1Change DSP or DSPCU board

• Open the Console unit front and rear covers

• Disconnect all the cables connected to the PC unit

• Remove and open the PC unit

• Take out the broken DSP and change it

• Close the PC unit

• Re connect all the cables

• Close the Console

• Refer to the following table for necessary tests and adjustment

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Tab. 10: Test and adjustment

MODULE TEST ADJUSTMENT

PC : DSP Check if the card is correctly set then try to acquire one im- No adjustment required
age then perform the Lines on Image Test

PC : DSPCU Go to Under ARAS, select <Test> <Troubleshoot.> <Sys- ECC Tune

th
tem check> and look for the gradient the X, Y, Z and 4
CH input to the SGRA2 module
 Part 7 RF Subsystem

18Trouble Shooting Strategy For more explanations about the module described in this chapter
refer to the Functional Description manual RF chapter.

18.1General
One of the essential prerequisites for the excellent image quality of
an MR- system is a correct and stable RF system.
However, due to the complexity of a MR- system, image quality is
influenced by a great variety of components and functions, such as

• Communication systems (e. g.: general data transfer,..)

• Control systems (e. g. Host,...)

• Image generating systems (e. g. RF system, gradient system,..)

• Image acquisition, processing and archiving systems

• Software performance

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These commands are processed (multiplexed and synchronized)

19Procedure inside the DSPCU and sent to SINT module.
SINT processes the commands received by DSPCU digitally and
sends, on SINT1, the driving RF signal to RFA (in connector RF).
19.1Transmitting Coil Driving Inside SINT, PCB, SINT2 connector, the GATE signal is also avail-
able to enable the GRFA. This signal is a TTL type-high active sig-
A description of the process and identification of the modules re- nal (RFA enable).
sponsible for the transmission process is shown in the following
RFA amplifies the RF signal (impulse) and sends it through RFOUT
figure.
connector to the RFAOUT of the filter panel connected to the MBTX
connector of the magnet panel (BTX, flexible pressed matter circuit,
fixed inside GANTRY). On RFA there is another connector called
Fig. 64: Transmission chain description (coil driving)
CONTROL connected (RFD cable) to the ACQ module. Inside the
CONTROL connector, there are the reference signals from reflected
and direct RF power, GATE signal and ALARM RFA signal.

The control software operating on DSP sends, through HSSL0 ca-

ble, the digital commands necessary for driving the transmission
coil to the DSPCU. Both DSPCU and DSP are in the PC unit.
19.1.1Use of system Check time base of a regular oscilloscope and allows enlarging or reducing
the RF pulse envelope.
You can display reflected and direct RF power using <System
In this case too, before displaying the two signals, click on <Scale>,
Check>,. Selecting <Channel> = ”4” and <Channel> = ”5”, you can
then select the <Dec> mode on the y axis, so that the values on the
examine the envelope of the RF pulse, as measured at the RF am-
y grid will be expressed in Volts.
plifier output (RFA module) by a reflectometer. It gives a voltage
proportional to the square root of the transmitted power (white track The following figure shows the RF pulse using <Dec. Div.> = 1V
or channel A), another voltage proportional to the square root of the and <Res. Div.> = 2.0. The window information shows the values in
reflected power (gray track or channel B). Volts of the transmitted (channel A) and of the reflected power
(channel B).
If their ratio (Pd/Pr) is close to 1, you can locate the error by con-
necting a 50-Ohm load to RFOUT:

• If you cannot see the direct pulse, the RFA is out of order Fig. 65: Direct and reflected pulse visualization

• If you see the direct pulse this means that the trouble is on the
cables or on the Gantry
Check if the transmission circuits in the gantry are tuned to the cor-
rect frequency, which may be out of tune or not-adjusted: the signal
going out from SINT5 allows checking of the frequency. If the fre-
quency is correct, check the tuning capacitor inside the gantry with
a tester to identify any open or short circuit.
It is thus possible to check both the correct envelope form (gener-
ated with the contribution of the DSP, DSPCU and SINT modules
and, of course, of the RFA module) and the quality of the coupling
with the transmission coil (BTX). If the ratio between the two direct
and reflected voltages (measurable in <Pause>) is less than 4 there
may be a tuning problem on the transmission coil or a malfunction
in the RFA output.
If the ratio is close to 1 (e.g. the tracks are virtually overlapping),
the RFA-BTX connection may be broken.
<Channel> = ”4” is used to modify the sampling frequency of the
acquisition subsystem (<Sampling rate>). It corresponds to the
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19.2Receiving chain driving Within RFR, the RF signal is amplified and demodulated in
quadrature (removing the local oscillator signal, central frequency of
A description of the process and which modules are responsible for magnet). Two 90° (degree) out of phase LF signals are generated.
the receiving process is shown in the following figure. The frequency digital synthesizer (SINT module), ”SINT5” connec-
tor, sends the local oscillator (FRX) to RFR, inside the ”RFR4” con-
nector.
Fig. 66: Receiving channel description
You can check the “SINT5”’s amplitude (1.2 Vpp), frequency (f0 of
the magnet) and shape (sinusoidal) by connecting it to an oscillo-
scope.
The two LF signals going out of RFR, through the ”RFR2” connec-
tor, reach ACQ (inside the PC) ”PC10” connector.
ACQ converts the signals into digital signals and sends them to
DSP (inside the PC).
You can test the RF signal on RFR5 of the RFR module.
The RIB module is installed under the magnet; this box is the card
devoted to automatic coil acknowledgement. The signal is sent to
the RIB box through the cable in the “RIB4” connector, from the
”GANTRY”. The signal goes out of the ”RIB5” connector to the filter
panel connector CRIB and reaches the DSP. This module is pow-
ered by the RFR from the RFR6 connector.
The Varicap (varicaps in case of DPA coil) driving signal (neces-
sary for the fine-tuning of the coil) is sent to the coil from the RFR,
through the RFR5 (RFR7) connector. The voltage can vary between
0 to 9V (center 2.1V) depending on the digital value, between 0 and
255. Also if the second varicap signal is used, the driving signal will
be sent by the RFR, from RFR7 through the filter panel of the
shielding box.
The RF signal picked up by the reception linear coil (BRX) is sent
Use Coil Tuning test to check the coil varicap signals (under
through the cables from the RFR connectors (RFR5 and RFR7) to
ARAS, select <Manual> <Coil Tuning>).
the filter panel connectors (respectively FRF0 and FRF1) to the
magnet panel connectors (respectively MRF and MRF1).
19.2.1How to disable the Automatic Coil Recognition 19.4SINT check
If the automatic coil recognition doesn’t work the system doesn’t
allow you to perform any scan. An easy work around for this prob- 19.4.1Procedure
lem in order to continue the patient’s examinations waiting for a new
part is disabling it. – Under ARAS, select <Test> <Trouble Shoot.> <System
Check>
To do that:
– Click on channel and select the 5 channel, as shown in the
• perform a log on as ESAMRI next figure
– If the direct and reflected pulses are not present the SINT
• open Internet Explorer module does not enable the RFA module and is probably bro-
ken
• select System Management and then open the page HD Con-
figuration Or
– Open the front console covers
• uncheck the Automatic Coil Recognition flag and save the new – Disconnect the SINT5 BNC and connect the oscilloscope
configuration clicking on the SAVE button
probe to the SINT5 plug
– Check if the output is a sinusoidal wave of the same frequency
as the magnet (1.2Vpp). If it is not this means that the SINT
19.3RFR check module is broken

19.3.1Procedure
– Under ARAS, select <Manual> <Coil Tuning> and check if
the signal is present
– If is not present open the Console rear cover, disconnect the
RFR cables (rear side) connected to RFR6 and RFR8 (re-
spectively linear varicap and saddle varicap) and measure if
the continuo voltages are present
– If the voltages are not present the RFR module is broken

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19.5RFA check
– The pulse values are different for every system (the displayed
The RFA module is the system’s power amplifier. It is located inside 90° Pulse value is obtained dividing by 2 the 180° pulse value
the system console. of the system Knee Coil 2)
– Check the direct and reflected pulses: the reflected pulse (gray
19.5.1Procedure trace) must be lower then the fifth part of the direct pulse (blue
trace)
– Under ARAS, select <Test> <Trouble Shoot.> <System – If the reflected pulse is equal to the direct pulse something is
Check> broken in the transmission chain
– Click on channel and select the channel 5, as show in the next – Open the Console front covers and connect a dummy load to
figure the RFA output disconnecting the present cable
– If the reflected pulse remains equal to the direct the RFA mod-
ule is broken
Fig. 67: Direct and reflected pulses
19.6Transmission Coil Check • Check if the pulse is in the central position of the screen because
the magnet frequency is shown at the screen center. The maxi-
The purpose of transmission coil calibration is to check the imped- mum acceptable range is ±2.5KHz from the central frequency.
ance matching to 50Ω ± 5Ω and the tuning to the central frequency Otherwise you must adjust the tuning circuit
of the magnet.
• Check if the highest point of the peak is at least 20dB, otherwise
The ”Diascope” allows the display of the ”return loss” between the you must adjust the matching circuit
transmitted and the reflected power in dB. This waveform has a
peak that must be moved to the center of the X-axis, which means The system shows all the information about the visualized pulse on
that the coil is tuned to the correct frequency. Besides, it is very the bottom right-hand corner of the screen.
important to check the impedance matching to 50Ω.
Fig. 68: TX Coil Test
Operations:

• Using the TX Coil test, check the position and the matching of
the transmission pulse

• Insert the Coil 2 (Knee) with the homogeneous phantom into the
magnet in axial position then Under ARAS, select <Test>
<Hardware> <TX Coil> <EXEC>. The pulse is shown in the fol-
lowing figure

• Changing the channel, select the SPAN STEP field and set it to
100 Hz

• Select the channel number 4 clicking on the up arrow and set the
GAIN RF to 210. It’s possible to set the GAIN RF from 0 (0 Watt)
to 255 (600 Watt)

NOTICE If the TX peak is not tuned to the magnet fre-

quency it is possible that setting the gain RF to
210 causes the RFA to go into protection mode.
In this case set the gain RF after the peak ad-
justment
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– Giallo Cable: connect the coil and measure the powers supply
19.7Receiving Coils Check (15V)
Following the transmission chain you can perform some checks – C14: disconnect the coil and measure 0.6V (diode voltage)
directly on the coil circuits in order to test if the Varicaps and power using the multi meter in diode function
supply voltages reach the coil. – Verde Cable or TP2&TP4: recognition resistor of the coil
To do this, open the coil covers to access the circuits and check the – Rosso Cable: connect the coil, move the Varicap value by
signal with a multi meter. software (Under ARAS, select <Test> <Manual> <Coil tun-
ing>)

19.7.1Coil 1 Shoulder
Remove the coil cover at the top, unscrewing the three plastic
screws.

Fig. 69: Upper circuit

19.7.2Coil 2 Knee – Rosso Cable: connect the coil move the Varicap1 value by
software (Under ARAS, select <Test> <Manual> <Coil tun-
Remove the coil covers on the sides, unscrewing the three plastic ing>)
screws. – Giallo Cable: connect the coil and measure the powers supply
(15V)
– Verde Cable or TP7&TP8: recognition resistor of the coil
Fig. 70: Coax Cable side circuits

Fig. 71: No Coax Cable side circuits

– Blue Cable or C8: connect the coil and move the Varicap2
value by software (Under ARAS, select <Test> <Manual>
<Coil tuning>); disconnect the coil and measure 0.6V (diode WARNING Do not remove the copper stripes or
voltage) using the multi meter in diode function the Coil will lose the decoupling be-
– C14: disconnect the coil and measure 0.6V (diode voltage) tween the linear and saddle circuits
using the multi meter in diode function

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19.7.3Coil 3 Hand – C6: disconnect the coil and measure 0.6V (diode voltage) us-
ing the multi meter in diode function
Remove the coil cover on the side, unscrewing the two plastic – TP2&TP3: disconnect the coil and measure 0.6V (diode volt-
screws. age) using the multi meter in diode function
– Giallo Cable: connect the coil and measure the powers supply
(15V)
Fig. 72: Coil 3 circuits
– TP5&TP6 saddle: connect the coil move the Varicap2 value by
software (Under ARAS, select <Test> <Manual> <Coil tun-
ing>)
– Verde Cable or TP11&TP12: recognition resistor of the coil
– TP13&TP14: connect the coil move the Varicap1 value by
software (Under ARAS, select <Test> <Manual> <Coil tun-
ing>)

WARNING Do not remove the copper stripes or

the Coil will lose the decoupling be-
tween the linear and saddle circuits
19.7.4Coil 4 Foot – Rosso Cable or TP6&TP8: connect the coil and move the
Varicap1 value by software (Under ARAS, select <Test>
Remove the coil cover on the side unscrewing the four plastic <Manual> <Coil tuning>)
screws. – C4: disconnect the coil and measure 0.6V (diode voltage) us-
ing the multi meter in diode function
– Blue Cable or TP5&TP6: connect the coil and move the Vari-
Fig. 73: Coil 4 Circuits cap2 value by software (Under ARAS, select <Test> <Manual>
<Coil tuning>)

WARNING Do not remove the copper stripes or

the Coil will lose the decoupling be-
tween the linear and saddle circuits

– TP5&TP2, TP7&TP4: disconnect the coil and measure 0.6V

(diode voltage) using the multi meter in diode function
– Giallo Cable or TP9&TP10: connect the coil and measure the
powers supply (15V)
– Verde Cable: recognition resistor of the coil

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19.7.5Coil 5 Shoulder – TP &TP : disconnect the coil and measure 0.6V (diode volt-
age) using the multi meter in diode function
Remove the coil cover on the side unscrewing the four plastic – Giallo Cable: connect the coil and measure the powers supply
screws. (15V)
– Verde Cable or TP1&TP2: recognition resistor of the coil
– Rosso Cable: connect the coil and move the Varicap1 value
Fig. 74: Upper Tuning circuit screws
by software (Under ARAS, select <Test> <Manual> <Coil tun-
ing>)
19.7.6Coil 6 Flex Fig. 76: Upper Tuning circuit screws

Remove the coil cover on the side unscrewing the four plastic
screws.

Fig. 75: Coil 6 Flex

– TP11&TP12: disconnect the coil and measure 0.6V (diode

voltage) using the multi meter in diode function
– Giallo Cable: connect the coil and measure the powers supply
(15V)
– Verde Cable: recognition resistor of the coil
– Rosso Cable: connect the coil and move the Varicap1 value
by software (Under ARAS, select <Test> <Manual> <Coil tun-
ing>)

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19.7.7Gantry connectors Tab. 11: Resistance coil recognition values

Every coil uses the same connector to receive and send information Coil Type Value
to the system; this connector is fixed to the upper patient bed cover,
1 Shoulder 427Ω
inside the gantry, and slides with it.
2 Knee 274Ω
All the cables are connected to the connector panel fixed to the
gantry, from this cover to the magnet. To have access to it, you 3 Hand/Wrist 352Ω
must remove the transmitting circuit cover fixed to the gantry and
unscrew the four screws that hold it. 4 Foot/Ankle 583Ω

In the next figures the coil connector and the gantry connector 5 Shoulder 665Ω
panel are shown. 6 Flex 505Ω

Fig. 77: Receiving cables In the next figure the gantry connector layout and all the connection
from the magnet panel and RIB module are shown.
Fig. 78: Magnet cable layout

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20Repair Fig. 80:Transmission circuits without cover

20.1Transmission Coil

20.1.1Necessary Tools
– Non ferromagnetic screwdriver
– Kit capacitors for Transmission Coil tuning
– Solder

20.1.2Operations
If the transmission peak is not correct, first of all remove the trans-
mission circuits cover (removing the four screws in the cover cor-
ners) in order to access the transmission circuits.

Fig. 79: The transmitting circuits cover

There are two circuits for the transmission coil: the left circuit is for
tuning; the right circuit for matching. The diodes present on both the
circuits are for de-coupling between the transmitting and receiving
coils.
20.1.3Tuning If the variable capacitors are not sufficient to reach the correct fre-
quency you can solder another capacitor (if you must increase the
Using the variable capacitors present on the tuning circuit you can capacitance) in the empty place on the circuit or change the value
move the pulse to a maximum of 50KHz (±25KHz). The variable of the fixed capacitor.
capacitor position is shown in the following figure.

Fig. 82: Example of transmission peaks

Fig. 81: Tuning circuit

Quit the TX coil test and remove the circuit from the gantry (remove
the screws), change the capacitance value and fix the circuit again.
Change one capacitor at a time, choosing between these capaci-
tors: C2, C4, C8, C9, C11, C12, C13 and C14. Increasing the ca-
pacitance means decreasing the frequency; decreasing the ca-
pacitance means increasing the frequency.

Turn the three variable capacitors the same amount (Example: two NOTICE Check that the TX peak is still in the correct posi-
turns for each capacitor) and check on the monitor if you are mov- tion after re-assembling the transmission circuits
ing the pulse in the right direction. and cover

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20.1.4Matching • If the value of the matching increases you must decrease the
capacitance
If the pulse is lower than 20dB you must increase the matching of
the transmission coil. • If it decreases you must increase the capacitance
In this case change the value of the fixed capacitors on the match- Decrease or increase the capacitors by a small amount, then repeat
ing circuit shown in the following figure. the test checking if the deepness of the peak is at least 20dB.
Quit the TX coil test and remove the circuit from the gantry to solder
another capacitors and remember that: C2+C8 = C15+C16. It
Fig. 83: Matching circuit
means that you must change at least two capacitors at a time.

NOTICE C2+C8 value must always be equal to the

C15+C16 value

Repeat the test until you obtain the correct matching value.

NOTICE Check that the TX peak is still in the correct posi-

tion after re-assembling the transmission circuits
cover

To find out if you have to increase or decrease the capacitance

value to obtain the correct matching value, touch the TX-coil with
your hand close to the matching circuit:
20.2Coil Lock • Slide the patient bed a short distance out from the magnet and
disconnect the cable drawer mechanism removing the four
This mechanism locks the coil to the gantry during patient examina- screws and disconnect the receiving cables
tion.
• Remove the white cover in which the mechanism is placed.
This mechanism allows you to rotate the coils to the best position Along the white cover edge there are screws which fix it to the
for the patient examination. round table of the patient bed, as shown in the following figure

20.2.1Sequence of Operation • When the cover is removed, put the rear side in the upper posi-
tion to access the mechanism and remove the three screws on it.
• Remove the transmission circuits cover removing the four As shown in the following figure
screws placed in the cover corners

Fig. 85: Coil lock mechanism

Fig. 84: Transmission circuits cover position

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• Rotate the cover again and remove the other three screws that Fig. 87: Cover upper side
lock the mechanism to the white cover

Fig. 86: Cover bottom view

• Now you can remove the mechanism, screws are fitted to the
center at the back: remove them to open the mechanism. The
following figure shows all the parts that comprise the mechanism
Fig. 88: Coil lock parts Fig. 89: Internal view of the circle lower part

In this figure you can see the handle and the plastic bar, the two • Now to re-install the mechanism follow the same procedure as
circular parts (upper and lower) and the three sliding pieces. described above and, before fixing the white cover to the round
On the inside of the lower circular part there are two special holes part of the patient bed, check that the mechanism works by
where the nuts used to fix the plastic bar are inserted. moving the handle and checking if the sliding pieces come out to
lock the coil. See the following figure.

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Fig. 90: Lock mechanism in the close position 20.3Gantry

You must remove the gantry to check or change the gradient coils
or to access the shimming plates. One lower and one upper cover
comprise the gantry and the transmission coil circuits which are
glued to them.

20.3.1Sequence operation
• Follow the procedure explained above for the Magnet brackets

• Now remove the rear and upper magnet covers

• Remove the tuning and matching circuits

Fig. 91: Transmitting circuits and coil

• Re-install the white coil lock cover: if the cover touches the
transmission coil or if it is impossible to insert all the screws
along the cover edge follow this procedure:
– Slightly unscrew the screws that fix the round part of the pa-
tient table to the magnet brackets (four per side) and those to
the wheeled structure (five)
– Fix all the screws along the coil lock cover edge
– Tighten all the screws that fix the round part of the patient ta-
ble again.
• Remove the screws on the receiving cables panel Fig. 93: Upper metallic profile

• Remove the upper screws (four metallic and four plastic) from
the upper gantry cover

• Before starting to disassemble the gantry insert something in the

magnet to prevent the gantry from breaking. As written before,
two covers comprise the gantry and they are joined by the alu-
minum plates

Fig. 92: Insert a box into the magnet to avoid gantry breaking

• Using a Philips screwdriver remove the screws that fix the metal-
lic upper profile to the magnet to remove the upper gantry cover

NOTICE In the new Magnet the Gantry is fixed by clips

• The gantry is fixed to the magnet structure by screws along the

upper and lower metallic profile as shown in the following two
figures
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Fig. 94: Lower metallic profile: Fig. 95: BNC cable

• In the lower side using a Philips screwdriver, remove the screws

that fix the metallic lower profile to the magnet structure and • Now you can check the gradients upper and lower connection or
leave the lower metallic profile fixed to the gantry remove the gradient coils by unscrewing the plastic screws

• Before removing the lower gantry cover, disconnect the BNC • Follow the procedure in reverse order to replace the gantry
cable connected on the back of the gantry as shown in the next
figure
20.4Receiving coil 20.4.2Necessary Tools
• Soldering
20.4.1Introduction
• Flat screwdriver medium tip
This chapter describes the Service coils tuning procedure. This
procedure allows the Service technician to tune the RX coil in the • Pincers
field, using the special capacitors kit and RX coils prepared for this • Nippers
purpose.
In this way time will be saved because the technician will be able to 20.4.3Ordering Information
tune the coil directly on the system.
Every coil must be ordered separately.
The special coils will be pre-tuned by the factory and by following
the tables (each coil has a different table reporting the correct value
of capacitors) the technician is able to calibrate them exactly to the
frequency of the system. Each coil has a capacitors kit including • Coil 1 Shoulder
different capacitor values. In the event of a coil failure the CSE is • Coil 2 Knee
now able to tune one of the coils contained in the Service Coils kit
to the correct magnet frequency and to send the broken one back. • Coil 3 Hand
Every coil contained in the kit is tuned at 7.65 ± 0.02 MHz. This • Coil 4 Ankle
means that if your frequency system is between 7.63 to 7.67 MHz
the coils are already tuned. Otherwise look for your system fre- • Coil 5 Shoulder
quency on the Frequency Tables to find out which capacitor values
you must solder on the receiving circuit of the coils. • Coil 6 Flex

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20.4.4Tuning Procedure • Insert the tuned coil and connect it to the system

• Take the same Coil that you want to replace • Place a homogeneous phantom inside the coil

• The Frequency Tables (different for each coil and filled by the • Perform a scout
testing department) gives the suggested capacitors to be
changed on the printed circuits of the coil, according to the band
• Perform a signal to noise sequence (refer to the Installation
Guide, Tune-Up chapter, Signal to Noise paragraph)
to which the frequency of the magnet belongs. These bands are
40kHz wide. The coil is calibrated for the band centered on • Compare the S/N value to the specification (refer to the Installa-
7.65MHz in the factory. You can identify PCB’s by their codes. tion Guide: Installation Protocol chapter): if it is not correct try the
The central band (gray line) indicates the basic configuration of calibrate Coil 180° pulse and Varicaps again
the coil, functioning at 7.65 MHz. If your system frequency is less
than 7.63 MHz or higher than 7.67 MHz, use the Frequency Ta- • Write down the magnet frequency on the sticker placed on the
ble and make sure that only capacitors to be changed are indi- bottom of the tuned coil and erase the original coil tuning fre-
cated: remove the original value and insert the new one or a quency
combination. Otherwise you can expect the following cases:
– Signed or NC cases mean “unchanged capacitor with respect
to basic configuration” NOTICE Unused capacitors must be shipped back, to-
gether with the broken coil, otherwise an extra
– Cases with 0 mean “remove capacitor ”
amount will be charged.
– The sum of two capacitors means that you are advised to in-
sert two capacitors in parallel
– SMD means use a Surface Mounted Capacitor

• Change the capacitors indicated on the Frequency Table on the

printed circuits of the coil. The circuits and tables of every coil
and circuit are listed below.

• Close the coil

• Insert the coil into the gantry and connect it to the system

• Perform a scout then calibrate Varicaps and 180° Pulse on the

tuned coil (refer to the Installation Guide: Tune-Up chapter)

• Check if the Varicaps and 180° Pulse values are in specification

(refer to the Installation Guide: Installation Protocol chapter)
Coil 1 Shoulder Fig. 96: Upper Shoulder Coil circuit
Tab. 12: PCB Code 9500793000 upper circuit table

Frequency of the magnet C13 C14

7.51-7.55 MHz
7.55-7.59 MHz
7.59-7.63 MHz
7.63-7.67 MHz
7.67-7.71 MHz
7.71-7.75 MHz
7.75-7.79 MHz

LEGEND:
/ or NC = unchanged capacitor with respect to basic configuration
0 = remove capacitor
sum of two capacitors = you are advised to insert two capacitors
in parallel l
SMD = use a Surface Mount capacitor

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Tab. 13: PCB Code 9500794000 lower circuit table

Fig. 97: Lower Shoulder Coil circuit
Frequency of the magnet C7 C8
7.51-7.55 MHz
7.55-7.59 MHz
7.59-7.63 MHz
7.63-7.67 MHz
7.67-7.71 MHz
7.71-7.75 MHz
7.75-7.79 MHz

LEGEND:
/ or NC = unchanged capacitor with respect to basic configuration
0 = remove capacitor
sum of two capacitors = you are advised to insert two capacitors
in parallel.
SMD = use a Surface Mount capacitor
Coil 2 Knee Tab. 15: PCB Code 9500800300 left saddle circuit multi-coax cable side

On the Coil 2 Knee there are two saddle circuits per side and two Frequency of the magnet C9
solenoidal circuits placed in a vertical position between the saddle
circuits. To better identify the correct coil side, this procedure is 7.51-7.55 MHz
divided into a multi-coax cable side and non-multi-coax cable side. 7.55-7.59 MHz
7.59-7.63 MHz
Tab. 14: PCB Code 9500798100 solenoidal circuit multi-coax cable side 7.63-7.67 MHz
Frequency of 7.67-7.71 MHz
C13 C14 C1 C17 C12 C15 C9
the magnet
7.71-7.75 MHz
7.51-7.55 MHz
7.75-7.79 MHz
7.55-7.59 MHz
7.59-7.63 MHz LEGENDA:
7.63-7.67 MHz / or NC = unchanged capacitor with respect to basic configuration
7.67-7.71 MHz 0 = remove capacitor
7.71-7.75 MHz sum of two capacitors = you are advised to insert two capacitors
7.75-7.79 MHz in parallel
SMD = use a Surface Mount capacitor

LEGEND:
/ or NC = unchanged capacitor with respect to basic configuration
0 = remove capacitor
sum of two capacitors = you are advised to insert two capacitors
in parallel
SMD = use a Surface Mount capacitor

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Tab. 16: PCB Code 9500801300 right saddle circuit multi-coax cable side

Frequency of the magnet C1 C2 C5

7.51-7.55 MHz
7.55-7.59 MHz
7.59-7.63 MHz
7.63-7.67 MHz
7.67-7.71 MHz
7.71-7.75 MHz
7.75-7.79 MHz

LEGENDA:
/ or NC = unchanged capacitor with respect to basic configuration
0 = remove capacitor
sum of two capacitors = you are advised to insert two capacitors
in parallel
SMD = use a Surface Mount capacitor
Fig. 98: Knee Coil 2 Coax Cable Side

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Tab. 17: PCB Code 9500799000 solenoidal circuit no multi-coax cable side Tab. 18: PCB Code 9500800200 left saddle circuit no multi-coax cable side

Frequency of the magnet C13 C14 Frequency of the magnet C9 C4+C6 C14+C16
7.51-7.55 MHz 7.51-7.55 MHz
7.55-7.59 MHz 7.55-7.59 MHz
7.59-7.63 MHz 7.59-7.63 MHz
7.63-7.67 MHz 7.63-7.67 MHz
7.67-7.71 MHz 7.67-7.71 MHz
7.71-7.75 MHz 7.71-7.75 MHz
7.75-7.79 MHz 7.75-7.79 MHz

LEGEND: LEGEND:
/ or NC = unchanged capacitor with respect to basic configuration / or NC = unchanged capacitor with respect to basic configuration
0 = remove capacitor 0 = remove capacitor
sum of two capacitors = you are advised to insert two capacitors sum of two capacitors = you are advised to insert two capacitors
in parallel in parallel
SMD = use a Surface Mount capacitor SMD = use a Surface Mount capacitor
Tab. 19: PCB Code 9500801200 right saddle circuit multi-coax cable side

Frequency of the magnet C1 C2 C5

7.51-7.55 MHz
7.55-7.59 MHz
7.59-7.63 MHz
7.63-7.67 MHz
7.67-7.71 MHz
7.71-7.75 MHz
7.75-7.79 MHz

LEGEND:
/ or NC = unchanged capacitor with respect to basic configuration
0 = remove capacitor
sum of two capacitors = you are advised to insert two capacitors
in parallel
SMD = use a Surface Mount capacitor

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Fig. 99: Knee Coil 2 No Coax Cable Side

 Tab. 21: PCB Code 9500816000 Wrist saddle circuit (left one)
Coil 3 wrist
Magnet frequency C6 C1 C4
Tab. 20: PCB Code 9500798100 Wrist solenoidal circuit (right one) 7.51-7.55 MHz
7.55-7.59 MHz
Frequency of
C4 C6 C2 C5 C8 C1 C3
the magnet 7.59-7.63 MHz
7.51-7.55 MHz 7.63-7.67 MHz
7.55-7.59 MHz 7.67-7.71 MHz
7.59-7.63 MHz 7.71-7.75 MHz
7.63-7.67 MHz 7.75-7.79 MHz
7.67-7.71 MHz
7.71-7.75 MHz LEGEND:

7.75-7.79 MHz / or NC = unchanged capacitor with respect to basic configuration

0 = remove capacitor

LEGEND: sum of two capacitors = you are advised to insert two capacitors
in parallel
/ or NC = unchanged capacitor with respect to basic configuration
SMD = use a Surface Mount capacitor
0 = remove capacitor
sum of two capacitors = you are advised to insert two capacitors
in parallel
SMD = use a Surface Mount capacitor

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Fig. 100: Wrist Coil 3

Coil 4 Ankle Tab. 23: PCB Code 9500852000 Ankle saddle circuit (left one)

Frequency of
C4 C5 C3 C2 C1
Tab. 22: PCB Code 9500851000 Ankle solenoidal circuit (right one) the magnet
7.51-7.55 MHz
Frequency of
C6 C7 C1 C22 C9
the magnet 7.55-7.59 MHz

7.51-7.55 MHz 7.59-7.63 MHz

7.55-7.59 MHz 7.63-7.67 MHz

7.59-7.63 MHz 7.67-7.71 MHz

7.63-7.67 MHz 7.71-7.75 MHz

7.67-7.71 MHz 7.75-7.79 MHz

7.71-7.75 MHz
7.75-7.79 MHz LEGEND:
/ or NC = unchanged capacitor with respect to basic configuration

LEGEND: 0 = remove capacitor

/ or NC = unchanged capacitor with respect to basic configuration sum of two capacitors = you are advised to insert two capacitors
in parallel
0 = remove capacitor
SMD = use a Surface Mount capacitor
sum of two capacitors = you are advised to insert two capacitors
in parallel
SMD = use a Surface Mount capacitor

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Fig. 101: Ankle Coil 4

 • Find the Magnet frequency in the following table:
Coil 5 Shoulder
Tab. 24: Coil settings
• The Service Coil 5 is tuned at 7.65MHz: if the Magnet frequency
is between 7.6 and 7.7MHz go directly to the next paragraph Coil Frequency of
Calibration; if the magnet frequency is over the range 7.6 ÷ W2 W3 W4 W5
the magnet
7.7MHz go ahead the procedure
7.5-7.6 MHz closed closed closed closed
• Open the lateral cover to gain access to the Tuning circuits and
7.6-7.6 MHz closed open open closed
remove the upper Tuning circuit
7.7-7.8 MHz open open open open

Fig. 102: Shoulder Coil 5 Upper Circuit

Legenda: Closed = leave or sold the SMD Jumper; Open = un-sold
the SMD Jumper

• Identify the Jumpers on the Tuning circuit and set the Coil in
according to the Magnet frequency and to the previous table

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Fig. 103: Jumper positions on the Tuning circuit

Coil 6 Flex Tab. 25: Coil settings

• The Service Coil 6 is tuned at 7.65MHz: if the Magnet frequency Frequency of

W3 W4 W8 W9
is between 7.6 and 7.7MHz go directly to the next paragraph Coil the magnet
Calibration; if the magnet frequency is over the range 7.6 ÷
7.7MHz go ahead the procedure 7.5-7.6 MHz Closed Closed Closed Closed
7.6-7.6 MHz Closed Open Closed Open
• Open the cover to gain access to the Tuning circuits
7.7-7.8 MHz Open Open Open Open
Legenda: Closed = leave or sold the SMD Jumper; Open = un-sold
Fig. 104: Coil 6 Flex
the SMD Jumper

Fig. 105: Coil 6 Flex circuit

• Find the Magnet frequency in the following table, then identify

the Jumpers on the Tuning circuit and set the Coil in according to
the Magnet frequency and to the table
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Tab. 26: Test and adjustment

MODULE TEST ADJUSTMENT

RFR Check the phase and quadrature channel (under ARAS, Calibrate the Phase and Quadrature offsets
select <Test> <Trouble Shoot.> <RX Chain Check>) then selecting Under ARAS, select <Test> <HW
try to acquire some images Automatic> <RX Offset> and the Channel
Gain selecting Under ARAS, select <Test>
<Manual> <Channel Gain>

SINT Under ARAS, select <Test> <Trouble Shoot.> <System Calibrate the 180° Pulse of every coil selecting
Check> and check if direct and reflect pulses are present Under ARAS, select <Test> <Automatic> <RF
then try to acquire some images 180 Gain>

RFA Under ARAS, select <Test> <Trouble Shoot.> <System Carry out automatically 180° pulse inside
check> and check if direct and reflect pulses are present. ARAS, select <Test> <Automatic> <> <RF 180
Gain > and calibrate the Transmission coil Un-
der ARAS, select <Test> <Trouble Shoot.>
<TX coil>

COIL Try to acquire one image Tune the Coil to Magnet frequency selecting,
under ARAS, <Test> <Automatic> <Coil
Tuning> and <RF 180 Gain> then save the
values manually

GANTRY Under ARAS, select <Test> <Trouble Shoot.> <System Under ARAS, select <Test> <Trouble Shoot.>
check> and check if direct and reflect pulses are present <TX coil> and set the gantry tuning and
matching to the system frequency
 Part 8 Patient Handling

21Trouble shooting strategy 22Procedure

In this chapter you will find test strategies encompassing Patient • Check all the possible positions of the patient table
Handling.
Refer to the Functional Description manual Patient Handling chap-
• Check the Patient Table handle and lock mechanism
ter for more information. • Check if the Patient Table can slide into and out of the magnet
correctly

• Check the patient bed level and stability

If it is impossible to move the Patient Table or if it is not stable fol-
low the Repair instruction to identify the problem.

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23Repair
Fig. 106: Magnet Accessories Assembling
23.1Magnet Brackets • Now remove the horizontal bar shown in the following figures. To
remove it unscrew the bolts on each side used to fix the hori-
The two magnet brackets, one each side, make it possible to move zontal bar to the vertical bars
the patient bed.

• Remove the two lower lateral covers of the patient bed. Screws
Fig. 108: Horizontal bar
are fitted along the covers to fix them to the other covers and on
the top to fix them to the round table on the patient bed

Fig. 107: Lower lateral cover

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Fig. 109: Bolts fix the horizontal to the vertical bars Fig. 110: Patient bed stop

• To take the patient bed out completely you must first remove the
two patient bed stops (one each side) placed on the magnet
brackets and fixed using two bolts, as shown in the following fig-
ure. In order to gain better access to them you can also remove
• Now take the patient bed out completely, to access the bracket
mechanisms shown in the following figure
the upper lateral covers
Fig. 111: Brackets mechanism (right side) Fig. 112: Remove the mechanism

• To remove the mechanism, unscrew the NUT indicated in the • The magnet brackets without mechanism are shown in the fol-
previous figure. The removed mechanism is shown in the fol- lowing figure
lowing figure

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Fig. 113: Brackets mechanism removed 23.2Brackets level

It is very important to check the movement of the magnet brackets:
check if they slide on the magnet wheels in the correct way.

• Remove the lateral Patient Table covers as explained before

• Check the correct bracket movement (as shown in the following

two pictures)

Fig. 114: Check the magnet brackets movement

• Check the spring function and the bed stop position: loosen the
nuts, move the stops (two front and two rear per side) and
tighten the nuts again to fix it in the correct position
Fig. 115: The patient bed is adjusted properly
Fig. 116: Magnet wheels structure

If the patient bed or the magnet wheels are not at the correct height
you can adjust it.
See above to adjust the patient bed height.
The magnet wheels can be removed: remove the two bolts per
wheel and put on the rectangular piece if you must increase the
distance between the wheel and the magnet, or move the wheel up
or down, if you need to increase or decrease the wheel height.
The two wheel bolts are inserted in long slots and not in circular
holes.
See the following picture, that shows the magnet wheels structure.
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23.3Round Part of the Patient Table Level • Now you can adjust the wheeled structure height

Test if you can complete the bed extension and if the wheels touch
the floor during the movement. Fig. 118: Wheels pivot nut position
Otherwise you can adjust the wheeled structure height turning the
nuts already mounted on the wheel pivots.
To access the nuts, follow this procedure:

• Remove the central lower cover

Fig. 117: Central lower cover

• At the end of the procedure, re-install the covers

23.4Patient Table Mechanism • At the back of the patient bed, screw the two nuts (one per bolt)
and put the wheels in the lowest position, as shown in the fol-
This mechanism makes it possible to lock the patient table in differ- lowing figure
ent positions along the round bar. To use it you must pull up the
patient table handle on the front of the patient table as shown in the
following figure. Fig. 120: Rear side of the patient bed

• Remove the patient table handle, unscrewing the two screws

that fix it to the handle pivots

• Remove the patient table cover, unscrewing the screws along

the cover edge

Fig. 119: Patient bed cover

• The round bar slides between the highest and lowest wheel
– Put the patient bed lock in the upper position, using the handle
pivots, and take out the patient bed from the round bar
– Now the mechanism is accessible, rotating the patient bed up-
side down, as shown in the following figure

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Fig. 121: Patient bed lock mechanism Fig. 122: Handle pivot and lock mechanism bar

The next figure shows the handle pivot and how it is connected to You can adjust the length of the locking mechanism bar at the mid-
the locking mechanism bar. dle.
Fig. 123: Bed lock mechanism bar Fig. 124: Spring position

Fig. 125: Lift up the handle to release the patient bed

Screw cuttings are present on the lock mechanism bar: unscrew the
nuts to adjust it, rotating the central piece and then screw them
again for normal use.
The last part of the mechanism is placed at the back of the patient
bed. In the following two figures you can see it and the position of
the spring used to lock the patient bed automatically by moving it
along the round bar.

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23.5Patient Table Level Fig. 127: Patient bed washers with different thickness

Fig. 126: Patient bed

Now check if you can move the patient bed in all its possible posi-
tions and if the wheels touch the floor during the whole movement.

You can adjust the patient table height and level putting special
washers, of different thicknesses, on the wheel pivots between the
wheels and the vertical structure of the patient bed.
The special washers are shown in the following figure.
 Part 9 Gradient

24Trouble shooting strategy Fig. 128: Transmission chain description (gradient driving)

In this section you will find test strategies, procedures and repair
instructions encompassing the complete gradient system.
For more information refer to the Functional Description manual
Gradient chapter.

25Procedure

25.1Gradient driving transmitting chain

A description of the process and which modules are responsible for
the transmission process is shown in the following figure.

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25.1.1Use of the system Check Fig. 129: Gradient waveforms

Select the test and wait for the diascope, then click on the <Chan-
nel> button and move the arrows to change the logical channel.
When you select channel 0, the first line at the top right corner of
the monitor shows the label “X Grad”; channels 1 represents the “Y
th
GRAD”, channel 2 the ”Z GRAD” and channel 3 the ”4 GRAD”.
The blue track (real component) is the driving voltage of the gradi-
ent amplifier’s X channel (SGRA module), measured at the output
of the DSPCU module, located in the personal computer. The red
track (imaginary component) is the output current of the SGRA2 X
channel, measured by shunting a part of it from the corresponding
final stage.
The sequence used by <System Check> is designed specifically to
examine the variables concerned (X gradient, Y gradient or Z gradi-
ent).
If the coil relative to the Y gradient is driven correctly, the monitor
will display this waveform (use the <Res. Div.> and <Dec Div>
commands to display the optimal dimensions) for both channels.
Please note that the SGRA2 drive voltage (blue track) must have a
rather square shape since it is driven directly by the D/A (except for
gains and offset). Whilst the output current (red track), besides the If the blue track (GRA input) is correct, but the gray (GRA output) is
different gain value, shows overshoots and undershoots generated not, there is probably a problem with the gradient amplifier.
by the eddy current compensation circuit located at SGRA2 input.
If the blue track is not correct as well, probably the problem is with
Obviously, using the apparatus as an oscilloscope assumes that the the DSPCU module (or DSP, which programs DSPCU).
acquisition subsystem (consisting of the DSP and ACQ modules) is
operating correctly. Any problems with this subsystem must be To check if the SGRA2 is properly working, perform the <ECC
identified if, for instance, the oscilloscope behaves incorrectly re- Check> and the <Current Check> inside the menu <Trouble-
gardless of the selected channel. shooting>. The test respectively show you if the SGRA2 outputs
th
(X, Y, Z and 4 Ch) are calibrated and working and if the input sig-
nals from the DSPCU are correct and working.
26Repair 26.3Gradients orientation

26.3.1Introduction
26.1Necessary tools Perform this check to identify gradient inversions.

• Allen key 4 mm
26.3.2Sequence operation
• Flat screwdriver
• Place the geometrical phantom into the Knee coil 2 taking care
• Small Spherical Phantom and its support to place it with the plastic screw to the right side of the magnet
(patient bed A position), then insert the Knee coil into the magnet
• Geometrical phantom and its support
• Perform a scout selecting the district <Other> and <A> position
on the patient bed
26.2SGRA2 replacement
• Compare the first two scout images (axial and sagittal) to the
The SGRA2 module (gradient amplifier) is placed into the system images shown: they must be equal. If they have a different ori-
console. Follow this procedure to replace it. entation check the gradient cables looking for inversions then re-
• Open the front and rear console covers
peat this test until the correct scout images are obtained

• Disconnect the SGRA2 power plug (rear side)

Fig. 130: Scout images
• Disconnect all the cables (front side) as shown in the next figure

• Take out the broken module and insert the new one replacing all
the cables

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Fig. 131: Test correct result

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26.44 Channel Polarity Check

NOTICE The Gradient Orientation test must be performed

before this test

• Under ARAS select <Test> <Troubleshoot.> <4 Ch. Polarity>

<Exec> and the system will perform automatically the polarity
th
check of the 4 Channel looking for cable inversion

• The system will ask to insert the Knee Coil 2 and the small
spherical phantom

NOTICE The system will show the Phase stability window

message only in case of incorrect value, if the
value is correct the procedure will continue auto-
matically. In case of Phase Stability problem • If No inversion are present the system will show you a correct
perform the magnetic compensation procedure polarity message. In case of inversion the system will show you
then calibrate the System a message with the opposite meaning: check the 4th channel ca-
bles connected to the SGRA2 and to the filter panel (internal and
external side) looking for any inversion, then repeat the test

• When the correct message is displayed, fill in the Installation

Quality Form
26.5SGRA2 Tune
Fig. 132: X channel regulator calibration message window
• Insert the Knee Coil 2 with the Small Spherical phantom in it

• Perform one scout selecting the district <Other> and <A> bed
patient

• Under ARAS select <Test> <HW Automatic> <ECC Tune>

<Exec> then follow the software instructions and the system will
automatically calibrate the SGRA2 module. The automatic pro-
th
cedure comprehends: the Regulator calibrations (X, Y, Z and 4
channel), the Phase Stability check, the phantom position check
(axial, sagittal and coronal images) and the ECC (acronym for
eddy current compensation) tune

NOTICE The system will show the Phase stability window

message only in case of incorrect value, if the
value is correct the procedure will continue auto-
matically. In case of Phase Stability problem
perform the magnetic compensation procedure
and repeat the ECC Tune

NOTICE If the procedure is aborted the values are not

saved and the system restores the original values
• After the complete calibration it’s possible to check the Regulator
obtained values reading the regulatorsX.rec (and Y, Z and IV
CH of course) file and scrolling it to read the Channel values. If
this file is opened during the calibration the system will not re-
• The system will ask you to insert the small spherical phantom fresh it: quit and re-open the file to refresh it
into the Knee coil 2

• The first automatically step is the Regulator calibration: the sys-

tem will show the regulator value after every channel calibration
like shown in the following figures
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Fig. 133: Regulators4.rec • The system performs the ECC calibration for every channel and
shows the result as soon as they are available

Fig. 134: X Eddy Current result

• Wait for the end of calibration (1 hour) when the system com-
• Now the system performs the Phase Stability check. An error pletes the shown table like in the next figure. The values are
message is shown just in case of problem, otherwise the proce- automatically saved. Use the scroll bar to read all the values:
dure goes on automatically. In case of Phase Stability problem they must be under specification (an asterisk put in evidence the
perform the magnetic compensation procedure and repeat the not correct values)
ECC Tune • At the end of the calibration, fill in the Installation Quality Form
• The system performs a automatic check of the Phantom position, with the saved values
an error message is shown only in case of problem asking you to
re-set the Phantom position and in which direction you have to
move it
Fig. 135: ECC Tune results tion the system will not refresh it: quit and re-open the file to re-
fresh it

Fig. 136: Gradient calibration result values

• It’s possible to read the obtained values also selecting the file
auto_eddy_tune.rec, then scroll the file to read the X, Y, Z and
th
4 channel values. The values of the last performed check are in
the bottom part of the file. If this file is opened during the calibra-

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26.6Gradient delay Fig. 138: Gradient Delay automatic calibration

• Insert into the Knee Coil 2 the ghosting phantom (in central posi-
tion) using its support. Like shown in the next figure

Fig. 137: Ghosting Phantom position

• Perform the Gradient delay calibration selecting, under ARAS,

<Test> <HW Automatic> <Gradient Delay> <Exec>. The sys-
tem automatically finds and save the best G-Readout value for
every sequence
• Fill in the Installation Quality Form with the saved values

• The corresponding rec file is called gdelay.rec

26.7Gain Gradient Calibration • Repeat the measurements till to reach the specification

26.7.1Necessary Tools NOTICE The reference values for the pins at 40 mm are:
– Geometrical Phantom and its supports 39.6 mm ÷ 40.4 mm

The reference values for the pins at 60 mm are:

26.7.2Operations 59.4 mm ÷ 60.6 mm

By adjusting the gradient gains, it is possible to change the relation-

ship between actual dimensions and those rendered by the images.
For this purpose, the geometrical phantom has been fitted with pins
• Keep the phantom in the Axial position and acquire the se-
quence Y GRADIENT GAIN CALIBRATION
at a pre-set distance. After checking their distance in the medium
and largest square (40 and 60 mm), modify the gains until the error • Measure the vertical distance between the pins 40 and 60 mm
obtained is below a tenth of a millimeter. and record it in the form
• Put the Geometrical Phantom in Axial position inside the Knee • If the measurement has an error exceeding 1% of the ideal
Coil 2 and perform one scout selecting the district “Other” value, adjust the gain of the Y gradient. Under Internet Exploring
• Under OPI click on <Protocol list> and select the sequence X select the <Hardware Configuration> page then change the
Linear Gain Y increasing or decreasing its value in according if
GRADIENT GAIN CALIBRATION
the measured distance is smaller or bigger than the ideal one
• When the images is obtained, load it from ARAS then select the then save it. One digital step means 0.2 mm (increase it to in-
<Distance> or <Profile> tools crease the distance and vice-versa)

• Measure the vertical distance between the pins 40 and 60 mm • Repeat the measurements till to reach the specification
and record it in the form

• If the measurement has an error exceeding 1% of the ideal NOTICE The reference values for the pins at 40 mm are:
value, adjust the gain of the X gradient. Under Internet Exploring 39.6 mm ÷ 40.4 mm
select the <Hardware Configuration> page then change the
Linear Gain X increasing or decreasing its value in according if The reference values for the pins at 60 mm are:
the measured distance is smaller or bigger than the ideal one 59.4 mm ÷ 60.6 mm
then save it. One digital step means 0.2 mm (increase it to in-
crease the distance and vice-versa)

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• Place, the phantom in Coronal position, using the suitable sup-

port, and acquire the sequence: 4C__GRZ_GAIN: Z GRADIENT
GAIN CALIBRATION

• Select <Service/Measurements> and click on <Profiles>

• Display the reconstructed image in format 1. Zoom in if neces-

sary

• Measure the horizontal distance between the pins 40 and 60

mm and record it in the form

• If the measurement has an error exceeding 1% of the ideal

value, adjust the gain of the Z gradient. Under Internet Exploring
select the <Hardware Configuration> page then change the
Linear Gain Z increasing or decreasing its value in according if
the measured distance is smaller or bigger than the ideal one
then save it. One digital step means 0.2 mm (increase it to in-
crease the distance and vice-versa)

• Repeat the measurements till to reach the specification

NOTICE The reference values for the pins at 40 mm are:

39.6 mm ÷ 40.4 mm

The reference values for the pins at 60 mm are:

59.4 mm ÷ 60.6 mm

• Fill in the Installation Quality Form with the saved values

26.8Gradient Offset Calibration • The corresponding rec file is called offgr.rec

• Place the small spherical phantom into the Knee coil 2 and per-
form a Scout selecting the district <Other> and the bed patient Fig. 140: Gradient Offset Calibration rec file
position <A>

• Select <Test> <Automatic> <Gradient Offset> <Exec>, the

system will calibrate and save the gradient offsets

• At the end of the calibration the system will show the a correct
calibration message

Fig. 139: System message

• Fill in the Installation Quality Form with the saved values

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26.9Gradient coils replacement • The cables in the lower gradient cable connection are as follows,
from left to right:
Remove the gradients if you need to check or change them or to – The yellow and green cable is the ground cable
gain access to the shimming plates.
– The fourth channel has the white cable (negative) and the blue
These are composed of one lower and one upper gradient plate. cable (connected to the upper fourth channel coil)
– Y gradient has the red cable (connected to the Y upper coil)
26.9.1Sequence operation and the blue cable (negative)
– Z gradient has the blue cable (negative) and the red cable
• Disable the SGRA (remove the rear power plug) (connected the Z upper coil)
– X gradient has the blue cable (negative) and the red cable
• Follow the procedure explained in the RF chapter
(connected the X upper coil)
• When the Gantry is removed, take out all the plastic screws
Fig. 142: Lower gradient cables connection

Fig. 141: Lower gradient coils (in white the plastic screws)
• From left to right, the upper gradient connecting cables are as Fig. 144: Gradient cables connection scheme
follows:
– The yellow and green cable is the ground cable
– The fourth channel has the brown cable (connected to the
lower fourth channel coil) and the black cable (positive)
– Y gradient has the red cable (connected to the Y lower coil)
and the brown cable (positive)
– Z gradient has the brown cable (negative) and the red cable
(connected the Z lower coil)
– X gradient has the brown cable (negative) and the red cable
(connected the X lower coil)

Fig. 143: Upper gradient cables connection

• The gradient coils are separated one from the others by plastic
plates and have their own layout. One of the gradient coils is
shown in the following figure

• Follow the procedure in reverse order to re-place gradient coils

and gantry

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26.10Test and adjustment table

MODULE TEST ADJUSTMENT
SGRA2 Under ARAS, select <Test> <Trouble Shoot.> <System Check the gradient rise time and the geometri-
check> and see if the output signals from the SGRA2 (gra- cal distortion test for every channel , then cali-
dients) are present. Perform the Image Orientation Test brate the system (ECC Tune, Gradient Delay,
th
and the 4 Channel Polarity Check to be sure about the Gradient Gain Calibration and Gradient Off-
correct Gradient Cables connection set Calibration)
Gradient coil Under ARAS, select <Test> < Trouble Shoot.> <System Check the gradient rise time and the geometri-
check> and see if the output signals from the SGRA2 (gra- cal distortion test for every channel, then cali-
dients) are present. Perform the Image Orientation Test brate the system (ECC Tune, Gradient Delay,
th
and the 4 Channel Polarity Check to be sure about the Gradient Gain Calibration and Gradient Off-
correct Gradient Cables connection set Calibration)
 Part 10 Magnet

27Trouble Shooting Strategy WARNING Make sure you use only non-
ferromagnetic tools near the magnet.
Do not place any other ferromagnetic
You will find test strategies, procedures and repair instructions en- objects near the magnet (e.g. the metal
compassing the complete Magnet system in this section. support for the transportation of the
For more information refer to the Functional Description manual magnet).
Magnet chapter.
Be careful that screws, etc. or other
foreign metallic bodies do not fall into
the equipment, because they could
cause a short circuit.

Be careful with the cables coming from

the unit: they should be positioned so
that they do not represent an obstacle
otherwise they could break, causing
damage to the unit and could be haz-
ardous for both the patient and opera-
tor.

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28Procedure Fig. 145: Automatic temperature test

28.1Thermal control
The magnet must always be at the correct temperature, to achieve
this result two dedicated modules have been fitted to the system.
The first one is the CTERM module: installed on the console, be-
tween the RFR and the SINT modules, on the system and con-
nected to the magnet through the NTC board.
The NTC board is installed on the right side of the magnet; a small-
dedicated panel used to check it is installed on the magnet’s side
cover. Resistors are fitted to the board and their values are calcu-
lated by taking note of the value of the thermal sensors in the mag-
net. This means that every magnet has its own NTC board.
To check if the magnet is at the correct temperature, perform the
automatic temperature test present under ARAS, select <Test>
<Troubleshoot.> <Temp. Check>.
This test will give some information shown in the following figure.
But if you must visualize the temperature in real time to evaluate
any kind of temperature instability, another test is available called
system monitor.
28.1.1Temp. Monitor Data Representation
All the information given above in the corresponding section of the
• Online analysis is made available by pressing the <Temp Moni- previous paragraph (RecFilePlot application) is still valid.
tor> button in the menu Under ARAS, select - <Test> - <Trou-
bleshoot.>: it is thus possible to store the data items of the se-
Thermal Control
lected logical channel and observe their time evolution at the
same time CTERM provides for the magnet to keep the desired temperature.
CTERM inputs signal, coming from NTC sensors, and the way out
• Each logical channel is associated to a historical file that belongs power output to heaters are on the CTERM connector, connected
to <Temp. Monitor> category (in this way distinguished from the by cable through the filter panel REG NTC connector and from it to
files resulting from data acquisition in <System History> and the NTC board.
<Stress> modes)
The CTERM, through CTERM2 connector is connected from the
• The time scale zero is defined as the moment at which the CTEI cable to ACQ module; the PC09 connector, which sends the
measurement session starts. reference signal, concerns the power output and temperature errors
on the four sides of the magnet.
• Data visualization and analysis can be performed on only one
screen at a time: once a new screen is available, the previous These data are such that you must only set the right scale of visu-
one cannot be recovered alization in m °C on the Y-axis

• The minimum time resolution is 1s (in accordance with the avail-

These data can be displayed in real time in the <Temp. Monitor>
tool where, on only one screen, you can see how a particular signal
able divisions on time scale in the <RecFilePlot> application).
evolves in a range time of eight minutes.
This value does not lead to severe analysis limitations, since
time variations in the monitored quantities always take place at It is also possible to measure the temperature on one magnet side,
longer intervals disconnecting the CTEMA cable from the CTERM4 connector, and
to measure the resistance between pins on the cable connector.
• The Pause function operates in this context on the data on the
current screen which is frozen when Pause is activated In the following table the resistor values of the heaters and sensors
are shown.

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Tab. 27: Heaters and sensors values Logical channels 0, 1, 2 and 3 are used to visualize the situation of
the thermal control system, which includes the CTERM module,
MINIMUM MAXIMUM heaters and thermal sensors (NTC) located at the four sides inside
PIN PIN TYPE
VALUE VALUE the magnet, as well as the thermal insulation structure of the mag-
net itself.
1 5 Heater up inner 45Ω 55Ω
Specifically, channel 0 monitors the <UP INNER>, channel 1
2 5 Heater up outer 90Ω 110Ω
<DOWN OUTER>, channel 2 <DOWN INNER> and channel 3 <UP
3 5 Heater down 90Ω 110Ω OUTER>. Each channel displays the power output to the heaters
outer (red trace) and the temperature error detected by the two sensors
(blue trace) located on the side being monitored.
4 5 Heater down 45Ω 55Ω
inner No value may be changed since the thermal subsystem is inde-
pendent from the personal computer (it also works when the com-
11 15 Sensor up inner 17KΩ 20KΩ puter is off).
12 15 Sensor up outer 17KΩ 20KΩ It is only possible to act on the visualization commands (<Scale
13 15 Sensor down 17KΩ 20KΩ Div.>, <Res. Div.>, <Displacement>, <Dual> and the icons
outer <Channel A>and <Channel B>).

14 15 Sensor down 17KΩ 20KΩ If you click on the<Channel A> icon, the ”Diascope” allows you to
inner see the temperature error, so that you must only set the correct
scale of visualization in m °C on the Y-axis.
If you select the <Channel B> icon, the ”Diascope” displays the
NOTICE The above Sensor values are measured with the power output to the heaters, so that you must only set the right
Magnet at around 20° C. If the temperature is scale of visualization in Watts on the Y-axis.
higher (ideal 36° C) the values are different (gen-
Instead, if you click on the <Dual> button, the temperature error
erally around 13KΩ)
and the power output to the heaters are displayed together. The
following figure shows these couples of magnet UP INNER data
(Channel 0) after about four minutes of acquisition.
CTERM can disable SGRA2 by sending on the GROFF cable, con-
nected between the CTERM1 connector and the ENABLE of GRA. If the behavior is correct, we should be able to see straight lines
Its function is to protect the gantry: if the temperature on at least that either do not change in time or change very slowly.
one side of the magnet is higher than 0.5° C compared with the As for the numerical values, the temperature error must have an
normal magnet operating temperature or if the magnet temperature absolute value smaller than a few m °C and the power output to the
is too low, it switches the heaters and SGRA2 off. Alternatively, heaters, always positive, must be lower than 50 Watt for the inner
CTERM3 is connected to MAGC (magnetic compensation module). and 20 Watt for the outer channels.
 Fig. 146: Temp Monitor
Operations

• Enter the service menu and click on <Test> <Trouble Shoot.>

and <Temp. Monitor> button

• Use the arrow to set the logical channels 0, 1, 2, 3 to display the

parameters on the four sides of the magnet

• Click on the <Channel A> icon to display only the temperature

error or on the <Channel B> icon to display the power output to
the heaters, or on the <Dual> button to display them together

• Press <Scale Div.> to set the correct value of the scale on the Y
axis (for example: 1m°C for the temperature error and 15 Watt
for the power output to the heaters)

• Then, with the mouse cursor, click on the signal trace to obtain
some information about it in the information window

NOTICE The system monitor test visualizes a flat line if the

temperature error is higher then 0.7°C (depending
of the CTERM offset) with respect to the ideal
value

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28.1.2Environment temperature control • Then, with the mouse cursor, click on the signal trace to obtain
some information about it in the information window
The <Temp. Monitor> environment makes it possible to also dis-
play external temperature. As a matter of fact, a particular probe is
placed outside the system to check the external temperature, so
that you can understand if something has changed in the external
conditions.
To check this parameter, you must enter <Temp. Monitor> and set
the logical channel 4.

WARNING Before performing this test check if the

correct CTERM offset values are in-
serted under ARAS, select <TOOLS>
<SYS PARAMETERS>

The correct temperature value can be monitored, but you must

probably change the scale on the Y-axis with the <Scale Div.>
Button in °C and the <Displacement> button to improve the signal
display.
At this point, you can find out the exact external temperature value
by clicking with the mouse on the signal trace.
Operations:

• Enter the service menu and click on <Test> < Trouble Shoot.>
<Temp Monitor> button

• Use the arrow to set the logical channel 4 to display the external
temperature

• Press <Scale Div.> to set the correct value for the scale on the
Y-axis (usually 1°C or 5°C)
28.2Shimming check Pos. Amount Part No. Item

Good homogeneity of the static field of the magnet is a necessary 5 160 810 5294 018 Neodymium 4.5x4.5x1.0
condition if you want to obtain good quality images. The shimming 6 80 810 5294 017 Neodymium 4.2x4.2x1.0
procedure made in the factory guarantees that magnetic field ho-
mogeneity is within specification when the magnet leaves the fac- 7 80 810 5294 016 Neodymium 3.5x3.5x1.0
tory. 8 80 810 5294 015 Neodymium 2.7x2.7x1.0
However, due to several factors (transportation, storage, etc.), the 9 480 810 5294 008 Neodymium 10.0x10.0x1.0
magnetic field may change, and the service operator might find that,
on site, the homogeneity is not within specification anymore: this is 10 400 810 5294 007 Neodymium 10.0x7.5x1.0
due to the fact that some field coefficients (notably the second order
11 240 810 5294 006 Neodymium 10.0x5.0x1.0
coefficients) have increased.
12 200 810 5294 005 Neodymium 5.0x5.0x1.0
The aim of this procedure is to detect and (if necessary) correct on
site the second order coefficients of the magnetic field. 13 120 810 5294 004 Neodymium 4.7x4.7x1.0
Perform this procedure at installation and every year from the in- 14 120 810 5294 003 Neodymium 3.9x3.9x1.0
stallation date to check the shimming parameters and the homoge-
neity of the magnet. 15 120 810 5294 002 Neodymium 3.2x3.2x1.0

Use the Shimming kit code 5754770 and the Shimming Phantom to 16 120 810 5294 001 Neodymium 2.2x2.2x1.0
perform shimming adjustment. The Shimming Phantom is contained 17 1 200 0000 072 Double sided tape
into the kit code 7106797.
18 1 200 0000 073 Tape
The shimming kit contains the items written in the following table.
19 1 030 0000 046 Glue LOCTITE 401
Tab. 28: Contents of the shimming kit
20 1 030 0000 047 Spray glue activator LOC-
Pos. Amount Part No. Item TITE 401
1 64 810 5294 023 Neodymium 15.8x15.8x2.5 21 5 060 0000 398 Gradient nylon screw M5x12
2 160 810 5294 022 Neodymium 12.3x12.3x2.5 22 5 060 0000 414 Gradient nylon screw M5x30
3 320 810 5294 021 Neodymium 10.0x10.0x2.5 23 10 060 0000 302 Screw M3x05
4 160 810 5294 020 Neodymium 10.0x5.0x2.5 24 10 810 0195 003 Washer for screw M3

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Fig. 147: Shimming Flowchart

28.2.1Phantom positioning Fig. 149: Shimming Phantom correctly inserted into the Knee Coil 2

• Take the shimming phantom

Fig. 148: Shimming Phantom

• Check if the lower pivot of the phantom is also in contact with the
coil

• Insert the shimming phantom into the Knee Coil 2 taking care to
insert the pivot at the top of the phantom perfectly along the coil
line
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Fig. 150: Shimming Phantom correctly inserted into the Knee Coil 2 Fig. 151: Knee Coil 2

• Place the coil into the Gantry of the Magnet and connect it. The
coil must be in the axial position: two triangles have been fitted
(one on the coil base and one on the gantry). If the system
doesn’t have the triangle, refer to the following figures to place
the phantom and the coil
Fig. 152: Phantom and Knee Coil placed into the Gantry in Axial 28.2.2Shimming parameters acquisition
• Perform the shimming sequence acquisition selecting them from
OPI inside Protocol List, <Shimming> folder (Shimming Test
Tra, Sag and Cor sequences)

• When the three shimming phantom views have been obtained,

the operator can access the shimming mask and perform the
second order coefficients measurement

• Open Internet Explorer, <Shimming> Page

Fig. 153: Shimming page

• In order to be certain that the phantom has been correctly posi-

tioned, the operator must perform a Scout sequence (select the
district OTHER in the anatomy field) then check on the axial
scout view if the vertical axis of the phantom is in vertical position

NOTICE Perform the Transmission Coil Check before the

Scout

• Now you can perform the shimming parameter acquisition

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• Press the Measure Distortion button and the axial view will be • Now, using the mouse-right button, center the X prompt on the
automatically displayed image center. When the X prompt is on the image center, re-
lease the mouse right button. Then, using the same method,
align the X prompts along the image vertical axis (like shown in
Fig. 154: Axial image the next figure)

Fig. 155: X prompt centered on the image center

• When all the X prompts are correctly aligned click on the OK • When all the X prompts are correctly aligned click on the OK
button and align the X prompts along the image diagonal axis button and repeat the procedure centering and aligning the X
otherwise click on the Undo button and repeat the alignment prompt on the diagonal axis of the Sagittal image

Fig. 156: X prompts aligned on the image diagonal axis Fig. 157: Sagittal image with center and X prompt aligned

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• When all the X prompts are correctly aligned click on the OK • When all the X prompts are correctly aligned click on the OK
button and repeat the procedure centering and aligning the X button and the System will compute the shimming calculation
prompt on the diagonal axis of the Coronal image, otherwise telling you if it’s necessary or not proceed with the parameters
click on the Undo button and repeat the alignment correction, otherwise click on the Undo button and repeat the
alignment. If the parameters are correct the procedure is finished
and you have to fill in the Installation Quality Form with the
Fig. 158: Coronal image with center and X prompt aligned saved values

Fig. 159: Shimming Parameters out of specification

• If the parameters are not correct disable the SGRA module dis-
connecting the power cable from the rear side, how to open the
magnet and remove the shimming plates is described below

NOTICE The shimming parameters values are contained

into the results.rec file and in the z2coeff.rec

• If the parameters are correct the procedure is finished

• If the parameters are not correct disable the SGRA2 module

disconnecting the enable cable from the CTERM unit or from the
DSPCU board, then open the magnet and remove the shimming
plates as described in the Repair section
 29.1.2Thermal Stability
29Repair
• Select, under ARAS, <Test> <Troubleshoot. > <Temp. Moni-
tor> <Exec>
29.1Thermal Control • The System diascope displays the power and the temperature of
every magnet channel, as shown in figure
• Switch off the system
• Select one magnet channel clicking on Channel arrow buttons
• Open the front and rear console covers
• Select <A> and <Y> from the menu bar
• Disconnect all the CTERM cables
• Center the temperature line changing the <Displacement> and
• Disconnect the rear main power CTERM plug zoom it using <Dec. Div.>
• Take-off the broken module and insert the new one • Select <B> from the menu bar
• Replace all the cables • Center the power line changing the <Displacement> and zoom
• Switch on the system
it using <Dec. Div.>

• Under Internet Explorer, select the System Temperature page

• Select <Dual> function in the diascope bar to display power and
temperature
• Select the CTERM offset channel and insert the new values
written on the CTERM module label
• Let the System test run until the temperature and power lines are
almost at the end of the visualization display then click on
<Pause> function in the diascope bar
29.1.1Check
After 12 hours repeat the Thermal Stability test.

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Fig. 160: Temperature and Power traces • Fill the Quality Form with the calculated values

• Select the next channel and repeat the centering and measuring
procedure for every magnet channel

• At the end, click on <Quit> to escape from the test

If the calculated Mean and Deviation values are not correct check:
– Temperature rec file (temp.rec)
– CTERM cables connection
– Filter panel cables connection
– Magnet cables connection (panel and NTC board)
– Repeat the Thermal Stability test after one hour

• Using the cursor, measure the maximum and minimum values of

the temperature line
Temp Mean = (Temp MAX + Temp MIN) / 2
Temp Deviation = Temp MAX - Temp MIN
• Fill the Quality Form with the calculated values

• Using the cursor, measure the maximum and minimum values of

the power line
Power Mean = (Power MAX + Power MIN) / 2
Power Deviation = Power MAX - Power MIN
29.2Shimming • Now remove the horizontal bar shown in the following figure. To
remove it unscrew the bolts on each side used to fix the hori-
29.2.1Access to the shimming plates zontal bar to the vertical bars
29.2.2
• Remove the two lower side covers of the patient bed. Screws are
fitted along the covers to fix them to the other covers and on the Fig. 162: Horizontal bar
top to fix them to the round table on the patient bed

Fig. 161: Lower lateral cover

• To take the patient bed out completely you must first remove the
two patient bed stops (one per side) placed on the magnet
brackets and fixed using two bolts, as shown in the following fig-
ure. In order to gain better access to them you can also remove
the top covers

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Fig. 163: Magnet brackets stop Fig. 164: Receiving cable drawer

• Disconnect the receiving cable drawer and slide the patient table
out completely. • Remove the receiving cables panel
Fig. 165: Transmitting circuits and coil Fig. 166: Insert a box into the magnet to avoid gantry breaking

• The gantry is fixed to the magnet structure by screws along the

• Remove the transmitting circuits (matching and tuning shown in upper and lower metallic profile as shown in the following two
the previous figure) figures
• Remove the top screws (four metallic and four plastic) from the
top gantry cover

• Before starting to dissemble the gantry insert something in the

magnet to prevent the gantry from breaking. As written before
two covers comprise the gantry and they are joined by the alu-
minum plates

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Fig. 167: Upper metallic profile Fig. 168: Lower metallic profile

• In the lower side using a Philips screwdriver, remove the screws

• Using a Philips screwdriver remove the screws that fix the metal- that fix the metallic lower profile to the magnet structure and
lic upper profile to the magnet to remove the upper gantry cover leave the lower metallic profile fixed to the gantry

• Before removing the lower gantry cover disconnect the BNC

cable connected on the back of the gantry as shown in the next
figure
Fig. 169: Gantry BNC cable and aluminum plate (rear view) Fig. 170: Lower gradient coil connections

• Remove the gradient coils by unscrewing the plastic screw s

• Now you can disconnect the gradient upper and lower cables
and WARNING The SGRA2 must be disabled when
disconnecting the gradient cables.

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Fig. 171: Lower gradient coil Fig. 172: Lower shimming plate

• Remove them (upper and lower) and switch on the system

• The plastic shimming plates are visible after removing the gradi-
ent coil

WARNING Don’t remove any other hardware after

removing the Gradient Coils. Remov-
ing any other hardware may cause the
permanent shims to come loose from
their position and ruin the magnet
shimming and image quality perma-
nently!
29.2.3Shimming parameters correction Fig. 173: Use the scroll bar to display also the Lower plate

• From Explorer, Shimming page, press the Compute button and

the system will give you the easiest of many possible solutions

• Check if the suggested position on the shimming plate is empty

or not: if it’s empty select <YES>; otherwise select <NO>

NOTICE You only need to check one position because the

neodymium pieces are glued on symmetrical
positions

• If you type <YES> the system will show you or the solution to
correct another wrong parameter or all the positions that com-
pound the accepted solution

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Fig. 174: Shimming plate and reference neodymium coins (always-positive polarity!)
 NOTICE In case of two or more out of spec shimming pa- • Enable the SGRA module re-connecting the Power cable (rear
rameters, the software suggests different solu- side)
tions for each parameter: if two or more solutions
use the same positions the system shows the
• Repeat the shimming parameters procedure from the beginning
final values taking care of all the pieces sug- – If the parameters are now correct fix the neodymium pieces
gested during the computation with glue using this procedure to have access to the shimming
plates
– If the parameters are not correct remove the shimming plates
• Take notes of the positions and select <Quit>. If you need to
and check the polarity and position of the shimming material
placed on the plates to correct the wrong parameters. If eve-
read the solution again press the Last Result button of the rything is correct proceed with another shimming parameter
Shimming page correction using this procedure
• Now place the neodymium pieces on the shimming plates mak-
ing sure their positions, dimensions and polarity comply with the
software indications. Regarding polarity, use the two pieces indi- NOTICE When making shimming adjustments repeat the
cated by arrows in the previous figure of the shimming plate as a System calibration from the Frequency Calibra-
reference: their polarity is always positive in every magnet. Use tion on skipping the Shimming Check
double-sided tape and paper tape to fix the pieces, do not use
glue for the moment

NOTICE Positive for the upper shimming plate means

negative for the lower shimming plate and vice
versa

• Re-place the shimming plates into the magnet and re-place all
the parts that make up the magnet (gantry and patient bed) and
re-connect all the cables following the procedures before ex-
plained

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29.3Test and adjustment table

MODULE TEST ADJUSTMENT
CTERM Check if the new module is working perform the automatic Read on the CTERM label the new offsets and
test, under ARAS, select <Test> <Trouble Shoot.> <Temp. insert them into the system software selecting,
Check>. under Internet Explorer, the System Tempera-
ture page.
Or monitoring powers and the temperatures selecting, under
ARAS, <Test> <Trouble Shoot.> <System Monitor>
MAGNET SHIMMING Perform the Gradient orientation check to be sure about Calibrate the system and fill in the Quality Form
the correct Gradient Cables connection
 Part 11 Power Distribution

30Introduction 31 Strategy
In this section you will find the strategies for trouble shooting on the This chapter describes the test strategy for the Power Distribution
power distribution

CAUTION Voltage continues to be present at the line

voltage transformer even after the MR system
has been switched off. The line power Dis-
tributor must be switched off for service work
and the on-site circuit breakers must be set to
OFF

The green Power Light is located on the left side of the console.
If it goes off there is a problem in the main line or the light bulb.

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Fig. 175: system Power Light Fig. 176: Console fuses and main power cable position

• Check if the insulation transformer input and output are correctly

set

• Check if the feeder circuit breaker is switched off

• Check if the main system fuse is interrupted

• Check if the secondary system fuse is interrupted

32Repair 32.2Adapting transformer to the line voltage
Check if the primary stage of the insulation transformer is correctly
set for the main supply voltage of the country where the system is
installed. Refer to the figure for transformer settings.
Checking the line voltage
32.1
Use the cables supplied for the additional bridge if necessary.
• Lock all emergency shutdown buttons The insulation transformer is inside the console above the SRFA
module at the right side of the main fuse, as shown in the next fig-
– Prior to switch-on, several adaptations to the line voltage must
ure.
be made
• Ask your project manager about the on-site line voltage and
perform your own measurement Fig. 177: Insulating system transformer

The on-site line voltage is: V AC

NOTICE Switch off the on-site power supply and secure it

with a lock to prevent anyone from inadvertently
switching it on

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Fig. 178: Possible transformer input voltages Other kinds of fuses are used in the system: the position of some of
them is shown in the following figure.
They are accessible without removing or opening the modules.
Remove the small cover on the main power plug of these system
modules to change their fuse or check that they work. Their values
are indicated in the next table.
Other fuses are present in the system modules and their values are
indicated in the following table.

Tab. 29: Fuses values and position

Module Fuse value Ch

SGRA 6.3 A 10 A 4A T
SRFA 3.15 A T
SINT 0.16 A 2A 0.8 A T
SRIB 1A T
SCTERM 1.6 A 4A T

NOTICE The secondary voltage from the console trans- These fuses are present in the spare part installation kit.
former is 220V
The equipment must be permanently connected to the mains Power
supply: 100/110/220/230/240 VAC ±10%, 50/60 ±10%Hz, 1.3kW
Check if the main fuse has the correct value (depending on the (refer to the Site Planning Guide).
country main power supply) and check if it’s interrupted:
– Fuse 15A for 100÷110VAC supply voltage, Ch T
– Fuse 6.3A for 220÷240VAC supply voltage, Ch T NOTICE A TWO POLE SEPARATING SWITCH MUST
ALWAYS BE INSTALLED BETWEEN THE
The secondary fuse already inserted in the secondary stage of the
MAINS AND THE SYSTEM
transformer is:
– Fuse 6.3A for 220 out put voltage, Ch T
Fig. 179: Main fuse positions (Console rear view)

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Grounding is required. An electric wire with a minimum nominal – The blue wire is the neutral wire: it must be connected to the
cross-section of 1.5 mm² must be used to ground the equipment neutral terminal of the separating switch
2
(according to EN 60601-1). – Nominal cross-section of each of its wires is 1.5 mm

If the mains is equipped with a feeder circuit breaker, the system

must be connected to a standard two-pole separating switch. Be sure to correctly identify the phase
WARNING
If the mains is not equipped with a feeder circuit breaker, the sys- and neutral wires when connecting the
tem must be connected to a 16 A feeder circuit breaker. equipment or when wiring the sepa-
rating switch
These switches must have been approved according to the interna-
tional and/or national and/or federal and/or local regulations in force
and they must be installed in a wall-mounted sheltered box near the
If additional optional lights are installed in the pavilion, you must
unit.
install a dedicated separating switch and insert the power cables
System has to be connected to the main line using one of the two into a dedicated duct to avoid electric shocks.
provided cables, this wiring must be permanent; therefore the cable
The dedicated plug for the optional lights is located on the filter
can be removed only by means of a special tool (e.g. a screw-
panel and has the following characteristics: 250V MAX and 5A
driver):
MAX.
• Code 810 5901 000 it is the UL/CSA one and must be used in No dimmer or fluorescent lights may be used.
USA and Canada:
– 10 m long
– The yellow-green wire is the grounding wire: it must be con- WARNING All the main power cables and the ca-
nected to the ground terminal of the main line bles from the console to the filter panel
– Two black numbered cables (phase and neutral) and from the filter panel to the magnet
– Nominal cross-section of each of its wires is 15 AWG (about
must be inserted under the floor or into
1,65 mm2) the delivered duct that must be fixed to
the floor
• Code 810 5901 001 it is the IMQ one and must be used in
Europe:
– 10 m long
– The yellow-green wire is the grounding wire: it must be con-
nected to the ground terminal of the main line.
– The brown wire is the phase wire: it must be connected to the
phase terminal of the separating switch
 Part 12 Maintenance Instructions

33Maintenance Protocol
The system maintenance does not require any critical or difficult
operations, but some periodic controls are summarized in the fol-
lowing table.
Make a paper copy of the following Maintenance table and fill it

NOTICE At the end of maintenance procedure, make a

copy of the table that has been filled in and file it
in the Logbook

NOTICE Don’t use alcohol to clean the system compo-

nents

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Page 1 of 4

Tab. 30: Maintenance instructions period six months and year

Performed by System Ser/N Customer Date

DESCRIPTION TOOLS & FORMS PROCEDURE FREQUENCY DONE N/A OK NOK

System calibration control Quality form See the Installation Guide, Tune Up every six months
chapter

TX signal control for See the Installation Guide, Tune Up every six months
transmission coil chapter

Power cord check Visual inspection of the integrity of the

external sheath

Power light check Visual inspection of the green light, and every six months
of the switch placed in the left cover of
the Electronic box

Cleaning the gantry brush (or com- Extract the coil possibly present in the every six months
pressed air spray) gantry and clean the TX coil using the
brush to remove any dust
DESCRIPTION TOOLS & FORMS PROCEDURE FREQUENCY DONE N/A OK NOK
Console and PC internal Screwdrivers Phil- Following the standard procedure shut every six months
dust cleaning ips tip medium down the system. Open the white plastic
size, standard tip, cover and the electronic unit metallic
Allen key 4mm, covers. Take the power cord off the PC
brush rear panel. Take the cables off the front
panel and extract the PC from the op-
erator side of the electronic unit. Re-
move the PC case fixing screws. Using
the brush remove any dust from the
boards (removing them from their places
if needed). At the end of the cleaning
procedure connect everything again and
check for proper functioning

Cleaning and functional Screwdriver stan- Following the standard procedure shut every six months
check of the cooling fan dard tip , Allen key down the system. Open the electronic
(with the exception of the n. 4, brush (or unit box patient side to get access to the
CTERM ones ) compressed air fan and remove any dust. Be careful of
spray) the two smaller fans (for CTERM mod-
ule) which are still in function. At the end
restart the system and check fan func-
tionality, then close the metallic cover
and check for functionality of the cover
fan. Close the plastic cover.

Cleaning of the RX coils soft cloth, water, Extract the RX coils and remove any every six months
and functionality test of in- neutral detergent dust using the soft cloth and the neutral
sertion in the gantry detergent. Allow the detergent residuals
to evaporate, then mount the coil in
place and check functionality.
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DESCRIPTION TOOLS & FORMS PROCEDURE FREQUENCY DONE N/A OK NOK

Patient bed functional Check the wheel and brake functionality, every six months
control if necessary lubricate the wheel bearings

Modular shielding box Check the doors and the fingers every six months

Check for integrity and For the number of cushions required, every six months
number of cushions refer to the relevant chapter in the User
Manual

RX coils tuning check Quality Form Check varicap and 180° pulse for every every six months
coils

Check of the following: Screwdrivers Phil- Remove the Electronic Unit and Magnet every six months
ground screws, cables, ips tips , standard Unit covers to gain access to the cables
connector caps both of the tips, Allen keys or and connectors: after checking and
Magnet and of the Elec- adjustable span- screwing all the covers until they are
tronic units ners closed

Check of the safety labels Inspect the labels on the Magnet and on every six months
the Site door to make sure they are legi-
ble

Shimming parameters Shimming kit Check and eventually correct the Magnet every year
check shimming parameters
DESCRIPTION TOOLS & FORMS PROCEDURE FREQUENCY DONE N/A OK NOK
Pavilion fingers Fingers Check the condition and eventually re- every year
place the Pavilion fingers

Protective Conductor Check the System insulation every year

Measurements

Note

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Tab. 31: Fuses values and position

34Protective Conductor Test
Measure- Type Ser/N Date Performed
ment device by
NOTICE The entire grounding cabling must be installed,
before this test can be performed.

Use the protective conductor meter and measure the ohmic resis-
tance.
Between the protective conductor connection on top of the cabinet
and an un-coated metallic part of the:

• Host housing

• RF-room / Filter plate

• Magnet / Patient table

• Digital camera (If available)

Should the resistance exceed 200mΩ in one instance, test the pro-
tective conductor in question for satisfactory galvanic connection.
If this is not successful for devices with inlet-connectors (for non-
heating appliances), an additional 16mm² protective conductor
should be connected to the respective housing. Do not disconnect
the protective conductor in the line voltage cable.
 35Pavilion Maintenance 35.1.2Fingers on the shutter closing set
The parts of the Pavilion subject to periodical maintenance are: To replace these fingers:
– Dismantle the U profile on the shutter closing set (DC code)
– Fingers and contact surfaces
– Remove the finger strip to be replaced and insert the new strip
– Upper and lower sliding device of the two shutters
(A16 code)
– Re-install the U profile on the DL shutter
NOTICE In case of replacement perform the Pavilion
Shielding Check (refer to the Installation Guide) 35.1.3Side finger
To replace the side fingers:
35.1Fingers and contact surfaces – De-install the joints according to Doors structure installation
paragraph
In order to maintain the Pavilion’s performance during operation, – De-install the finger supporting element (DFL and/or DFR
contact surfaces and fingers must be periodically polished, that is to code)
say, cleaned and greased. – Remove the finger strip to be replaced and insert the new strip
Clean the above-mentioned elements with an alcohol or proper – Re-install according to Doors structure installation paragraph
electric contact cleaner.
The fingers called A16 and A17 in the Pavilion Installation para-
graph are contained in the Set Of Fingers (ITEL code 7106813).

35.1.1Upper and lower fingers

For type 2 fingers, fixed on the upper and lower part of the door,
you must:
– dismantle the shutter by loosening the fixing bolts on the upper
sliding system
– remove the finger strip to be replaced
– clean the contact surface with alcohol or solvent, remove the
protecting film from the new finger strip and stick it
– reinstall the shutter and adjust it
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If necessary use the potassium nitrate solvent.

35.2Doors sliding device
The top and bottom sliding devices of the door must be greased
periodically to ensure that they move easily and comfortably and NOTICE Check that the Pavilion attenuation is correct
they must be adjusted following the instruction in the paragraph after working on the Pavilion fingers
dealing with the installation of the top mechanism.
These ordinary maintenance operations must be carried out every
six-months or when the door becomes difficult to handle.
The Door Closing Set is available use this ITEL code to order it:
7106821.

35.3Painting
A painting kit is provided with the Pavilion. Use it to perform main-
tenance on the Pavilion in accordance with its color.
Part 13 Index

Coil3 hand ................................................................................. 134

Coil4 foot ................................................................... 135, 136, 137
A Coils check ................................................................................ 132
Abbreviation codes...................................................................... 22 Common interference problem analysis ...................................... 55
AC Compensation ....................................................................... 72 Computer board set-up.............................................................. 119
Computer test .............................................................................. 99
Configuration restore ................................................................... 87
B
Bed patient mechanism............................................................. 175 D
Bios features set-up .......................................................... 103, 109
Bios Set-up................................................................................ 101 DC magnetic interference compensation..................................... 70
Broken modules identify .............................................................. 38 devices test.................................................................................. 99
Door’s sliding device.................................................................. 232
DSP0 & DSP1 test..................................................................... 121
C
Chipset features set-up ..................................................... 104, 110 E
CMOS set-up .................................................................... 102, 108
Coil 1 shoulder .......................................................................... 132 Error list explanation.................................................................... 23
Coil 2 Knee................................................................................ 133
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F O
Fingers and contact surfaces .................................................... 231 Operating System SW Installation ............................................... 90
Fingers of the shutter closing set .............................................. 231 OPI SW Installation ..................................................................... 95
Fujitsu M2513 Optical disk drive ............................................... 117
P
G
PNP/PCI configuration....................................................... 106, 112
Gain gradient calibration ........................................................... 187 Power management set-up ............................................... 105, 111
Gantry connectors..................................................................... 138 Probe positioning......................................................................... 72
Gradient driving transmitting chain............................................ 179 Probe Positioning ........................................................................ 68

H R
Hard disk ................................................................................... 117 RecFilePlot .................................................................................. 48
Hardware connection .................................................................. 89 Recording files............................................................................. 40
Repair Coil Lock ........................................................................ 143
Repair Gantry ............................................................................ 146
I Repair instructions..................................................................... 119
Image quality check .................................................................... 62 Repair TX .................................................................................. 140
Images Back up .......................................................................... 87 RFA ..................................................................................... 51, 130
Images Restore........................................................................... 88 RFR ........................................................................................... 129
Images visualization and storing ................................................. 97 RX chain driving ........................................................................ 128
Integrated peripherals ....................................................... 107, 113
S
M Shielding efficiency...................................................................... 61
Maintenance.............................................................................. 231 Side fingers................................................................................ 231
Monitored quantities.................................................................... 49 SINT .......................................................................................... 129
Multiple AC Sources.................................................................... 72 Stress .......................................................................................... 50
Support assembly........................................................................ 67
System back-up........................................................................... 85
N System Check ............................................................................. 51
Necessary tools........................................................................... 89 System functionality..................................................................... 21
System history ............................................................................. 48
System monitor ........................................................................... 49 U
Upper and lower fingers ............................................................ 231
T Used symbols .............................................................................. 22
Table of Contents.......................................................................... 3
Thermal control ......................................................................... 194 W
TX Check .................................................................................. 131
TX Coil Driving .......................................................................... 126 Window messages text syntax .................................................... 22
TX System Check ..................................................................... 127

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0 Table of Contents

1 Introduction

2 Service Policy

3 System

4 Software

5 Host

6 Control

7 RF Subsystems

8 Patient Handling

9 Gradient

10 Magnet

11 Power Distribution

12 Maintenance Instructions

13 Index

14 Tbd