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Conventional X-ray Inspection Units HI-SCAN with HiTraX Electronics
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User's guide for users with
supervisor access level
SMITHS HEIMANN
www.smithsdetection.com
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Contents
Contents
Guide for users with operator access level................................................................Section 1
Additional guide for users with supervisor access level............................................Section 2
For users with operator access level, you can order the following, abridged user's guide. The guide only contains the 1st section.
Order no.
User's guide for users with operator access level.....................................................95584682
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Guide for users with operator access level
Preface................................................................................................................................................................1-1
How to ensure safety.........................................................................................................................................1-3
Warning signs used in the safety instructions..............................................................................................1-3
Warning signs installed on the X-ray inspection unit...................................................................................1-3
Comply with all legal requirements and official conditions of use ..............................................................1-4
Pay attention to the safety instructions........................................................................................................1-5
How to check the HI-SCAN X-ray unit before switching on..........................................................................1-9
What to observe when evaluating X-ray images.........................................................................................1-10
Here you find controls and indicators.............................................................................................................1-12
How to adjust the operating unit*...............................................................................................................1-12
How to unfold the keyboard*..................................................................................................................1-12
How to adjust the operating unit adjustable in height*.........................................................................1-12
How to adjust the operator rest*............................................................................................................1-13
The controls on the HI-SCAN X-ray unit housing.......................................................................................1-13
The main switch*....................................................................................................................................1-13
The power-on indicator*........................................................................................................................1-14
The emergency stop buttons..................................................................................................................1-14
The radiation indicators.........................................................................................................................1-15
The counters* ........................................................................................................................................1-16
Further control elements............................................................................................................................1-16
The separate emergency stop button for integrated units*..................................................................1-16
The contact mat* and the attendance detector*...................................................................................1-16
The hand-held bag code scanner*.........................................................................................................1-17
The keyboard of the HI-SCAN X-ray unit.....................................................................................................1-17
The screen indication field..........................................................................................................................1-23
The indication field on the second screen*.................................................................................................1-27
How to start and terminate your work............................................................................................................1-28
How to remove the tunnel covers*..............................................................................................................1-28
How to connect the X-ray unit to the mains................................................................................................1-28
How to shift a mobile X-ray unit*................................................................................................................1-30
How to switch on..........................................................................................................................................1-31
Restart after emergency stop................................................................................................................1-33
How to log in................................................................................................................................................1-34
Login via ISIS card*................................................................................................................................1-34
Login via keyboard..................................................................................................................................1-36
How to clear the tunnel and the conveyors.................................................................................................1-37
Automatic clearing.................................................................................................................................1-37
Controlled clearing.................................................................................................................................1-38
How to regenerate the X-ray generators*...................................................................................................1-39
How to test indicators and audible alarm...................................................................................................1-40
How to log out..............................................................................................................................................1-40
Logout via ISIS card*..............................................................................................................................1-40
Logout via keyboard................................................................................................................................1-41
How to switch off.........................................................................................................................................1-41
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How to carry out inspections...........................................................................................................................1-43
How to place baggage and freight items.....................................................................................................1-43
Particularities of units equipped with roller conveyors and modular plastic belt conveyors...............1-45
How to control the scanning process .........................................................................................................1-46
One-way mode........................................................................................................................................1-47
Automatic return mode*........................................................................................................................1-48
How to lead suspect items to the recheck..................................................................................................1-50
Mark suspicious objects in the X-ray image*........................................................................................1-50
Mark scanned baggage or freight item as suspicious...........................................................................1-50
Send X-ray image to recheck station(s)* ..............................................................................................1-51
Send X-ray image to Central Image Data Archive CIDA*.......................................................................1-51
Particularities of units equipped with the Xport image transfer system*..................................................1-51
Particularities of units equipped with Full-reverse mode* .......................................................................1-52
Particularities of units equipped with Reverse scanning*.........................................................................1-53
Particularities of units equipped with Continuous scanning*....................................................................1-53
Particularities of units equipped with Second, parallel conveyor control*................................................1-53
Particularities of units equipped with contact mat* or attendance detector*...........................................1-54
Particularities of units equipped with safety switches*.............................................................................1-54
Particularities of units integrated into a baggage handling line*..............................................................1-56
Particularities of units integrated into an iLane system*...........................................................................1-56
How to use the automatic detection functions*..............................................................................................1-57
The X-ACT system*......................................................................................................................................1-57
Radioactivity detector*................................................................................................................................1-58
The functions HI-SPOT* and High Density Alert* - HDA............................................................................1-59
How to display X-ray images...........................................................................................................................1-60
The default image display...........................................................................................................................1-60
How to select other image display modes..................................................................................................1-60
The black and white monitor*.....................................................................................................................1-60
The black and white image - BW.................................................................................................................1-61
The HI-MAT The image displays Organic Only(
PLUS
system* - the basic material detection*............................................................................1-61
PLUS
)* and Organic Stripping(
PLUS
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How to vary the absorption range - VARI....................................................................................................1-64
The image display with higher penetration - HIGH.....................................................................................1-65
The image display with lower penetration - LOW.......................................................................................1-66
The negative image display - NEG..............................................................................................................1-66
The special function X-PLORE*...................................................................................................................1-67
The image displays with Superenhancement* - SEN*...............................................................................1-67
The HI-CAT color- and HI-CAT black and white images.............................................................................1-69
The color images....................................................................................................................................1-69
The black and white images...................................................................................................................1-70
The function VARI-CAT.................................................................................................................................1-70
The Zoom function.......................................................................................................................................1-71
The function Opti-Zoom*.............................................................................................................................1-72
The object finder*........................................................................................................................................1-72
How to work with the HI-TIP
PLUS
* and aTIP* system*.....................................................................................1-73
Recognized objects.................................................................................................................................1-73
Missed objects........................................................................................................................................1-75
Aborted projections................................................................................................................................1-76
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How to work with the OTS Xtrain system*......................................................................................................1-77
Training with feedbacks...............................................................................................................................1-78
Recognized objects.................................................................................................................................1-78
Missed objects........................................................................................................................................1-79
Aborted projections................................................................................................................................1-80
Training without feedbacks.........................................................................................................................1-81
How to work with the IMS image store system*.............................................................................................1-82
Store images................................................................................................................................................1-82
Recall and print* images.............................................................................................................................1-84
Select a category/subcategory...............................................................................................................1-84
Select images.........................................................................................................................................1-86
Print images*.........................................................................................................................................1-88
Set recall options....................................................................................................................................1-88
Start the recall........................................................................................................................................1-89
Interrupt and terminate the recall.........................................................................................................1-89
How to work with the other functions.............................................................................................................1-90
The print function*.......................................................................................................................................1-90
The baggage counters.................................................................................................................................1-90
The audible baggage marking alarm..........................................................................................................1-91
The silent alarm*.........................................................................................................................................1-91
How to correct operating troubles..................................................................................................................1-92
The Configuration display............................................................................................................................1-92
The Error report...........................................................................................................................................1-93
The X-ray unit cannot be switched on or switches off by itself..................................................................1-93
How to reset the emergency stop buttons..................................................................................................1-94
The X-ray unit switches off because of a power failure .............................................................................1-94
No test image/wait indicator does not light up or flashes..........................................................................1-95
No or insufficient test image/wait indicator lights up briefly after switching on.......................................1-95
Error messages...........................................................................................................................................1-95
Error messages with error code............................................................................................................1-95
Messages without error code...............................................................................................................1-103
The image deteriorates after some time of operation .............................................................................1-104
The X-ACT system* does not work correctly.............................................................................................1-105
A short image scroll is triggered without any object being scanned .......................................................1-105
The X-ray unit shows other image interferences......................................................................................1-105
Conveyors reverse when stopping or starting them.................................................................................1-105
The conveyors only move when the start key is constantly actuated.......................................................1-105
When selecting certain image displays and/or the Zoom function, the conveyors stop..........................1-106
A warning signal is sounded......................................................................................................................1-106
Other errors...............................................................................................................................................1-106
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Preface
Preface
Using this manual you will be able to correctly operate the HI-SCAN X-ray unit as user with operator access level. The detection of objects searched for in X-ray images is, however, not dealt with in this manual.
These instructions include units that are equipped with an X-ray generator for generating an X-ray image with one view of the baggage and freight items (single view units) as well as units with two generators for displaying objects in two different views (dual view units - 2is). It also includes units with increased resolu- tion (HR - High Resolution) and units equipped with precision X-ray detectors (XADA). Units that are equipped with one or several conveyor belts or with one or several roller or modular plastic
belt conveyors are also included as well as units integrated into a baggage handling system or line, however, the conveyors of which are controlled manually (option InLine - Variante Start/Stop).
The following unit types are included:
HI-SCAN 5170-A HI-SCAN 5180i HI-SCAN 5180si HI-SCAN 6030di HI-SCAN 6040i HI-SCAN 6040-A HI-SCAN 6046si HI-SCAN 7085-A
Units with automatic conveyor control integrated into a baggage handling system or line (option InLine variants Handshake & Result and Integration Network) are not included in this instruction. For these units a separate User's Guide for integrated X-ray units is provided.
In order to effectively apply the numerous functions offered by the HI-SCAN X-ray unit and to detect objects searched for in the scanned items, a certain "Know-How" is required which you can obtain in operator train­ing courses tuned to the HI-SCAN X-ray unit and in training courses for the detection of objects in X-ray im­ages.
We recommend to read the instructions carefully before using the HI-SCAN X-ray unit. In particular, pay at­tention to the following paragraph “How to ensure safety” which contains important information regarding your safety.
HI-SCAN 7555i HI-SCAN 7555si HI-SCAN 7555-A HI-SCAN 7760 HI-SCAN 8585 HI-SCAN 85120 HI-SCAN 9075 HI-SCAN 100100T
HI-SCAN 100100T-2is HI-SCAN 100100V HI-SCAN 100100V-2is HI-SCAN 100170 HI-SCAN 11080 HI-SCAN 12080 HI-SCAN 13090 HI-SCAN 130100
HI-SCAN 130100T HI-SCAN 130130T-2is HI-SCAN 135135 HI-SCAN 145180 HI-SCAN 150150 (140kV) HI-SCAN 150150 (300kV) HI-SCAN 180180 (300kV) HI-SCAN 180180-2is (300kV)
The trouble shooting guide which is part of the manual (F 1-92 onwards) is to allow you to correct minor op­erating troubles yourself.
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Symbols and text representations used
Main menu Text displayed on the X-ray unit screen is printed in bold/italics in this manual.
(F 1-3) Page references lead to additional information and instructions.
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Equipment, accessories or functions marked * are options which are not part of the standard equipment of the HI-SCAN X-ray unit.
Your sales partner will inform you about which of the mentioned options are available to the X­ray inspection unit. To get to know the functions the X-ray unit is already equipped with, please have a look at the Configuration display (F 1-92).
These instructions give further important information and facilitate the use of the HI-SCAN X-ray unit.
This symbol refers to further documentation.
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The Technical specifications of the X-ray unit are contained in the corresponding Technical Manual.
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The X-ray inspection unit meets EC standards. The EC declaration of conformity or the manufactu­rer's declaration will be forwarded to you on request.
Use as agreed
The HI-SCAN X-ray inspection units are exclusively intended for the X-ray inspection of items. The X-ray in­spection may only be carried out by qualified personnel. Human beings and live animals must not be scanned. In particular, pay attention to the following paragraph “How to ensure safety”.
In case of questions referring to this instruction, please contact the editorial department:
[email protected]
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How to ensure safety
Warning signs used in the safety instructions
Danger!
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Indicates a directly threatening danger. Non-compliance leads to the most severe injuries or death!
Warning!
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Indicates a possibly dangerous situation. N death!
on-compliance leads to the most severe injuries or
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Caution!
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Indicates a possibly dangerous situation. Non-compliance can lead to slight or minor injuries!
Attention!
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Indicates a possibly detrimental situation for the unit. Non-compliance can lead to damages on the HI-SCAN X-ray inspection unit and to data loss and malfunctions!
Warning signs installed on the X-ray inspection unit
Sign Meaning
Hazard!
Observe the instructions in the documentation!
Dangerous voltage!
Doors or hatches marked by this symbol may only be opened by an electrician or personnel in­structed accordingly!
Danger of crushing!
Danger of crushing parts of the body between moving equipment.
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Sign Meaning
Danger of crushing!
Danger of crushing between moving equipment!
Overhead load!
Risk of injuries while staying in the load’s swinging area!
Ionizing radiation!
Hazard due to ionizing radiation!
Comply with all legal requirements and official conditions of use
Warning!
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Before operating the HI-SCAN X-ray unit, you have to be aware of the applicable radiation protection and accident prevention regulations!10
Attention!
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If necessary, you have to give notice of the installation and operation of the HI-SCAN X-ray unit to the competent authority and/or you may have to obtain the permission for it! When the HI-SCAN X-ray unit has been installed, a technical inspection (acceptance test) regarding X-ray protection must be carried out if necessary! Should the X-ray unit be moved to another installation site, these regulations also possibly apply! The inspection and approval of the X-ray unit with regard to radiation protection must be repeated at certain time intervals if required! The detection characteristics of the unit must possibly comply with national and international regu- lations depending on its use (e.g. use in the flight baggage inspection) and the unit may have to be checked periodically according to these regulations!20
You will be informed by your sales partner about the provisions applicable to your country. You r
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Attention!
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Do not switch on the HI-SCAN unit, if it has not been operated for a period of 6 months! The X-ray generators must first be regenerated by a competent service technician! The non-respect of this rule may lead to the destruction of the X-ray generators!30
Warning!
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Store the X-ray unit in closed rooms only and do not operate it outdoor! Only operate the unit if the operating conditions regarding ambient temperature (0°C to 40°C) and humidity of the air (10% to 90%, not condensing) are kept during operation! (In units with extended climatic range, please obtain the operating conditions from the unit's purchase documents.) Protect the unit entirely against heavy dirt (dust, waste gas etc.) as well as humidity (rain, snow etc.) and direct sunlight by appropriate measures! This also applies to units installed in vehicles, special containers etc. for mobile use! 40
How to ensure safety
Warning!
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If other persons are charged with the operation of the HI-SCAN X-ray unit, ensure that they are com­petent operators who know all the safety instructions and legal and official provisions! Roller and modular plastic belt conveyors may only be loaded and unloaded by trained staff who are familiar with the accident prevention regulations!50
Warning!
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Be absolutely sure that the local mains voltage corresponds to the value indicated on the X-ray unit type plate and the fusing of the provided mains outlet meets at least the value indicated on the type plate! Be also sure that the provided mains outlet is equipped with a protective earth conductor! A connec- tion without PE conductor is not allowed! If you connect the unit to the on-board supply system of a vehicle, airplane or ship or to another spe-
cial mains supply, pay attention to the prevailing safety instructions! 60
Warning!
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Make sure that all available emergency stop keys (F 1-12pp.), the mains plug and the main switch* at the mains input of the X-ray unit or the mains plug at the mains outlet are accessible during oper­ation! If required, remove objets that might obstruct the access! 70
Warning!
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Mechanical and electrical modifications of the X-ray unit may only be performed by a trained service technician! The regulations and instructions given in the Technical Manual must be adhered to! 80
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Warning!
A
Ensure that the HI-SCAN X-ray unit is regularly serviced and checked for electrical safety by a quali- fied service technician! 90
Warning!
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If there are damages on housing parts, cables, conveyors or lead curtains of the HI-SCAN X-ray unit you have to stop operation! 100
Warning!
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Inside the X-ray unit there are no parts to be operated or serviced by the user! Screwed covers and parts of the housing may only be removed by a qualified service technician!
The same applies to covers bearing the label illustrated even if such covers can be opened by means of a key!
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Caution!
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Ensure that the HI-SCAN X-ray unit is supervised as long as it is switched on! 120
Warning!
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The HI-SCAN X-ray unit exclusively serves the purpose of X-raying movable items! You must not in­spect human beings or live animals! 130
Warning!
A
Do not sit on the operator rest* of the X-ray unit! Keep your feet in contact with the ground! 140
Warning!
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To be able to adhere to the following instructions it is indispensable that you are able to see the con­veyor's entry and exit! If this is not possible, arrange for appropriate measures to be taken, e.g. cor- dons, video surveillance or further operating personnel to ensure that the following regulations are nevertheless observed! 150
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Warning! While the X-ray unit is activated ensure that nobody sits or stands on the conveyors or touches mov­ing parts! 160
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Warning!
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When working near running conveyor belts or rotating rollers, do not wear loose scarves or identity card or key lanyards put around your neck or ties, or, if so, only use those provided with a safety breakaway buckle! Do not wear your hair hanging loose! If you are charged with loading and unload- ing roller or modular plastic belt conveyors, wear clothes that fit tightly! 170
Warning!
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Ensure that no person puts a hand into the inspection tunnel while the X-ray unit is activated! Switch off the X-ray unit by means of the key switch and withdraw the key before you manually clear bag-
gage or freight items that have got stuck or before you correct other malfunctions in the inspection tunnel or on the conveyors! If the unit does not have a key switch, wait until all indicators on the key­board have extinguished and separate the unit from the mains by pulling the mains plug! 180
Attention!
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Stop the conveyors before baggage or freight items pile up inside the inspec­tion tunnel or at the end of the convey­ors! 190
Warning!
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Control the conveyors so that nobody risks to be injured by falling baggage or freight items and no baggage or freight item is damaged! 200
Warning!
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If you notice an electrical defect at the X-ray unit, e.g. through smoke or unusual heat build-up, switch off the unit at once and disconnect it from the mains by unplugging the mains plug! If the unit
is equipped with a UPS unit (Uninterruptible Power Supply unit), switch it off as well (F 1-31 "How to switch on") or ensure it is switched off! Make sure the unit remains turned off (e.g. by removing the mains cable (F 1-28 "How to connect the X-ray unit to the mains") or the key) until it has been checked by a competent service technician! 210
In case of proper use, the HI-SCAN X-ray
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unit is film safe, i.e. even highly sensit­ive film material (1600 ASA) is not af­fected after repeated exposures during several inspection cycles. Food, audio-/video tapes, magnetic data carri­ers and semiconductor memories (EPROMs) are not affected.
Attention!
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Keep away open containers with liquids or any other non-solid materials as well as dirty or wet ob­jects from all parts of the X-ray unit and from the feed and discharge conveyors! Closed containers with liquids or non-solid materials as well as dirty and rain-wet baggage or freight items may only be scanned after having been put into appropriate plastic containers (see below)! 220
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Attention!
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If liquids or other non-solid materials are spilled in the X-ray unit or on the feed and discharge con­veyors, or, if the X-ray unit has got dirty for any other reason, switch the unit off immediately and disconnect the unit from the mains by unplugging the mains plug in order to avoid damage to the unit or soiling of the objects to be scanned! If the unit is equipped with a UPS unit, switch it off as well (F 1-31 "How to switch on") or ensure it is switched off! Make sure the unit remains turned off (e.g. by removing the mains cable (F 1-28 "How to connect the X-ray unit to the mains") or the key) until it has been cleaned by a competent service technician! 230
Attention!
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Items with loose belts or loose packaging and objects which cannot be placed firmly on the convey­ors as well as all kinds of clothes must be placed into appropriate plastic containers (see below) to avoid damages! The objects must not move during the inspection. If required, use plastic containers with structured foam insert!240
Attention!
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Short or flat items have to be put into plastic containers (see below) to be sure they will be detected and scanned even if placed in an unfavorable position! Alternatively, the X-ray unit can be operated in
Continuous scanning mode! 250
Attention!
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Keep in mind that the material and structure of the plastic containers mentioned above may affect the X-ray unit's material detection characteristics! Inappropriate plastic containers may also cause electrostatic charging! Therefore, contact your sales partner when choosing suitable plastic contain- ers. 260
Attention!
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Do not cover the ventilation openings of the X-ray unit and the monitors! 270
Warning!
Do not look into the laser beam of the bar code scanner* which is available as an accessory and do not point the beam at other persons! 280
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Warning! Observe all warnings and instructions attached to the unit! 290
Attention! Switch the HI-SCAN X-ray unit off by means of the key switch before doing any cleaning and main­tenance work! You can clean the mechanical parts of the unit by means of a soft, slightly damp cloth
and a gentle cleaner. Do not use chemical cleaning agents because they might damage the unit's surface and/or labels! 300
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How to check the HI-SCAN X-ray unit before switching on
Warning!
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Be sure to perform the following visual checks before switching on the HI-SCAN X-ray unit!
How to ensure safety
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Check the HI-SCAN X-ray unit for damages on housing panels, monitors, keyboards and visible cables!
Warning!
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If there are damages, the X-ray unit must not be switched on and should be disconnected from the mains by unplugging the mains plug! If the unit is equipped with a UPS unit, switch it off as well (F 1-31 "How to switch on") or ensure it is switched off! Make sure the unit remains turned off (e.g. by removing the mains cable (F 1-28 "How to connect the X-ray unit to the mains") or the key) until it has been checked by a competent service techni­cian! 320
Check the lead curtains for tears and missing seg-
ments!
Warning!
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In case of defective lead curtains, the HI­SCAN X-ray unit must not be operated! Make sure the unit remains turned off (e.g. by removing the mains cable (F 1-28 "How to connect the X-ray unit to the mains") or the key) until it has been checked by a com­petent service technician! 330
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Check the conveyors of your X-ray unit for damages
and dirt as well as for items caught in the conveyors!
If the X-ray inspection unit is equipped with roller or
modular plastic belt conveyors, check, if objects have
fallen between the rollers or into they chain drive, and check if rollers, plastic belt or chains have been dam­aged.
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Major tears, especially on the edges of the belt, will lead to further damage!
Attention!
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If there are big damages, starting the conveyor will lead to further damages! Objects have to be removed before switching on! 350
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How to ensure safety
Between the conveyor belt of the HI-SCAN X-ray unit
and the roller input and output conveyors*, motorized belt conveyors* or baggage chutes* installed behind, a safety roller is located. Check, if this roller can be pushed down or lifted up.
Warning!
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The roller must not be fixed in any way. Other­wise, injuries may be caused when hands are put in the gap between the conveyors! 360
Warning!
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Obey the safety instructions of other manufacturers, if the X-ray unit is equipped with roller input and output conveyors not manufactured by Smiths Heimann!370
What to observe when evaluating X-ray images
Warning!
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Never work under time pressure when evaluating X-ray images. The obtained security standard de­pends decisively upon your work. Stop the conveyors if you have not enough time to carefully evalu­ate an image! 380
Warning!
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Make sure only scanned and checked baggage or freight items will be forwarded or returned to the passengers! 390
Warning!
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Be always aware of the fact that the HI-SCAN X-ray unit generally does not automatically detect dan­gerous items! 400
Warning!
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Regard objects which cannot be identified as suspect and lead such objects to the recheck!
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Warning! Objects represented in black, which cannot be brightened up with the different image display modes, always need a manual recheck. Dangerous objects might be hidden behind! 420
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Warning!
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Do not get distracted from evaluating the whole image by some easily recognizable details!
Warning!
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When rechecking suspect objects proceed according to the provisions and safety instructions given to you! 440
Warning!
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If you wear coloured or tinted seeing aids, bear in mind that you might see the colours in X-ray im- ages differently and thus interpret the image wrongly! 450
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Here you find controls and indicators
Here you find controls and indicators
As basic version, the HI-SCAN X-ray unit is equipped with a keyboard and a colour monitor. For single view units a further monitor* can be used to display the black and white image. Dual view units are equipped with a main monitor and a second monitor for displaying the two object views. Screen menus and messages are displayed only on the main monitor.
Keyboard and monitor(s) can be integrated in an operating unit*. The latter can either be attached to the X-ray unit as operating unit ad­justable in height* provided with a lifting pillar, or placed on top of the X-ray inspection unit (option operating console*), or located on an oper­ating desk*.
Further controls and indicators are located on the X-ray unit housing.
How to adjust the operating unit*
How to unfold the keyboard*
Insert the appropriate key into the lock of the keyboard
support and turn it to the right.
Pull out the black button to the left on the keyboard
support and pan the keyboard into the desired position. The button engages at 3 positions.
How to adjust the operating unit adjustable in height*
Use the two buttons on the lifting pillar arm to move
the operating unit up and down electrically.
Additionally, the operating unit can be panned by about
90° to the right/left.
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Take care not to catch any parts of the body or items when moving the operating unit! 460
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How to adjust the operator rest*
The upholstery can be adapted to your height by pulling and enga-
ging at the desired position. Do not adjust the upholstery to a pos­ition too low in order not to risk falling over when leaning against it.
Warning!
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Do not sit on the operator rest*! Keep your feet in contact with the ground! 470
Here you find controls and indicators
The controls on the HI-SCAN X-ray unit housing
The main switch*
By means of the main switch you can separate the X-ray unit com­pletely from the mains.
To separate the unit from the mains, first ensure that all indicators
on the keyboard have extinguished after you have switched off by means of the key switch. Then turn the switch from position I to po­sition 0.
Attention!
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If the X-ray inspection unit is equipped with the option power fail buffer*, audible warning signals will be sounded when the unit is separated from the mains! These signals will not stop until you reconnect the unit to the mains (see below) or switch off the incorporated UPS unit (Uninterrupt­ible Power Supply unit) (F 1-31 "How to switch on"). Even if you do not use the X-ray unit, it should always be connected to the mains to keep the buf- fer batteries charged! 480
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The power-on indicator*
The power-on indicator* shows that the X-ray unit is switched on.
The emergency stop buttons
The emergency stop buttons serve to quickly switch off conveyors and X-ray generators of the HI-SCAN X-ray unit or the complete unit in case of emergency.
If the X-ray inspection unit is integrated
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into a baggage handling line, the line is switched off as well. To restart the unit, follow the corres­ponding instructions (F 1-33).
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The radiation indicators
Here you find controls and indicators
The radiation indicators warn of X-rays inside the inspec­tion tunnel. The X-ray unit may be equipped with a blink- ing function* of the indicators. In this case, the indicators blink at a second's time.
In case of power failure or if an emer-
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gency stop button has been actuated, the radiation indicators may light up shortly several times. This is however meaningless.
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The counters*
The counters* serve statistical purposes.
TOTAL HOURS indication of the total working hours of the X-ray in-
spection unit
X-RAY HOURS indication of the working hours of the X-ray generat-
ors
LUGGAGE number of scanned baggage or freight items
ALARM number of suspect baggage or freight items marked with
Further control elements
The separate emergency stop button for integrated units*
On a unit integrated into a baggage handling line the emergency stop button* located beside the keyboard serves to quickly switch off convey­ors, baggage handling line and X-ray generators in case of emergency. On newer units the monitors and the electronics of the X-ray inspection unit stay on.
H (F 1-50)
To restart the unit, follow the corresponding instructions
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(F 1-33).
The contact mat* and the attendance detector*
The contact mat* or the attend­ance detector* mounted below the keyboard prevent the convey­ors and X-ray generators from remaining active when you leave the X-ray inspection unit (F 1-54).
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The hand-held bag code scanner*
Use the hand-held bar code scanner* to read in the bag identification code (bag ID) from the baggage or freight item's bag tag. After the in­spection, the X-ray image of such baggage or freight item will hence be automatically stored (F 1-82). X-ray images memorized that way may be searched for in the image directories later on by scanning the bag code again to recall or manage them (F 1-84).
Warning!
Do not look into the laser beam of the bar code scanner and do not point the beam at other persons!
Here you find controls and indicators
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The keyboard of the HI-SCAN X-ray unit
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Image display keys
2
use the key switch to switch on the HI-SCAN X-ray unit and to switch off (F 1-31 and -41) and reset the emergency stop state (only in units that are not entirely switched off when an emergency stop button is actuated - F 1-33).
negative image (NEG) (F 1-66)
image display mode Organic Only* (OxO = O²) or Organic Only
image display mode Organic Stripping* (OS) or Organic Stripping (F 1-63)
black/white X-ray image (BW) (F 1-61)
image display mode Superenhancement* (SEN) (F 1-67)
As an optional equipment, a turn-knob
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switch* without a key can be installed.
PLUS
* (O²+) (F 1-63)
PLUS
* (OS+)
vary the currently active image display mode (F 1-64, -67 and -70)
image display mode with higher penetration (HIGH) (F 1-65)
Indicator section
3
K
L
The power-on indicator shows that the X-ray unit is switched on.
The wait indicator shows, that the X-ray unit is not yet ready for operation.
J The radiation indicators warn of
X-rays in the inspection tunnel.
During the automatic shut down cycle
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the power-on indicator is illuminated for about 1 minute after turning the key switch to position O.
In case of power failure or if an emer-
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gency stop button has been actuated, the radiation indicators may light up shortly for several times. This is however meaningless.
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Function keys
The function keys are also used to select functions from screen menus and to enter digits and
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text. In this case, the numerals and letters printed above the keys prevail [1 abc] ... [0 _ .]. De­pending on the configuration of the X-ray unit, not all of the keys described in the following are available on the keyboard.
1st key depression:
– acknowledgment and deletion of recognized fictional threat objects and threat
images projected by the HI-TIP systems* (F 1-73) or
– acknowledgment and deletion of recognized fictional threat objects and threat
images projected by the Operator Training System OTS XTrain* (F 1-77)
2nd key depression:
–electronic marking of suspect baggage or freight items to generate an audible
signal (F 1-50) as well as simultaneous transmission of the corresponding X­ray image to a recheck station* and/or to the Central Image Data Archive CIDA*
Units with newer software* can be adjusted in such a way that the electronic
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baggage marking takes already place simultaneously with the 1st key de- pression, however, only in case that no fictitious object was inserted by the TIP* system.
switching on and off the image markings* set by the user (F 1-50) and the inser- tion of markings of the automatic detection functions X-ACT*, radioactivity detect- or*, HDA* and HI-SPOT* (F 1-57)
key appropriate to store X-ray images by means of the IMS Image Store System* (F 1-82) as well as simultaneous transmission of the X-ray image to the Central Image Data Archive CIDA*
key to select the menu for im- age recall and organization of the IMS Image Store System* (F 1-82)
Though available, the keys X, S and T may have no function, if users of higher access
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levels have locked up the automatic detection functions or the store and recall functions.
When selecting this IMS menu, the con-
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veyors of the X-ray unit will be stopped and a running scanning process will be interrupted!
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key to select the Main menu
When selecting the Main menu, in
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most cases the conveyors of the X­ray unit will be stopped and a run­ning inspection will be interrupted!
return to the default image display (F 1-60)
call up the image display mode X-PLORE* (F 1-67)
key to select the X-ACT menu* (F 1-57)
starting and terminating a training session of the Operator Training System OTS
XTrain* (F 1-77).
magnification to screen size of the displayed item (Opti-Zoom*) (F 1-72)
print* current X-ray image
(F 1-90)
selection of the magnification factor for the Zoom function (F 1-71) and switchover of mode for alphanumerical entries
Key R may be without function if the
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users of higher access level have locked the print function.
In case of alphanumerical entries,
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pressing the key to the left [0...9] selects the entry of digits whereas pressing the key to the right [a...z] selects the entry of letters and special characters.
5
1-20
Emergency stop button to quickly switch off conveyors and X-ray generators of the HI-SCAN X-ray unit or the complete unit in case of emergency (possibly not existing at X-ray inspection units integrated into baggage handling lines. These are partly equipped with a separate emergency stop key located next to the keyboard (F 1-16)
To restart the unit, follow the corres-
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ponding instructions (F 1-33).
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7
Control keys
Navigator for the selection of image sections for the Zoom function (F 1-71) and
for the selection of functions in screen menus and windows
Move between items listed one on top of the other or next to each other in
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screen menus or windows by directing the navigator downward or upward. If you direct the navigator to the right or to the left, you change the entries or call up a selected menu item or function. You can delete wrong text entries by moving the cursor to the left using the navigator.
– start the conveyors to the left or right (F 1-43pp), – call the next image selected for recall by the IMS Image Store System* (F 1-82), – call the next image during a training session of the Operator Training System
OTS XTrain* (F 1-77) after a stop.
– stop the conveyors, – stop and abort the image recall of the IMS Image Store System* (F 1-82), – stop the image scroll during a training session of the Operator Training System
OTS XTrain* (F 1-77),
–leave the REVIEW function (F 1-48, -49, -77 and -89).
selection of the preceding X-ray images - REVIEW function (F 1-48, -49, -77 and -89).
Priority keys
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combinations of above mentioned image display functions and further individual functions can be assigned to three priority keys by users with higher access level. The programmed functions are indicated in the screen indication field (F 1-23).
In screen messages and within screen menus and windows, the keys have the following functions:
– acknowledging the message, – acknowledging and memor-
izing entries and returning to
the parent menu, – activating a function, – accepting a proposed action
When selecting the REVIEW function, the
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conveyors of the X-ray unit will be stopped and a running inspection will be interrupted!
Attention!
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If the parent menu to which you return also provides a key must also be left with ize the entries in the subordinate menu!
r, this menu
r to memor-
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– canceling entries and returning to the parent menu, – refusing a proposed action
calling up the help function* (only in some menus)
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Card reader* for logging in and out at the X-ray
0
unit via ISIS cards (Intelligent Screener Identifica­tion System)
This indicator or the indicator located next to the card reader (on older keyboards) lights up permanently as long as an ISIS card is correctly inserted in the keyboard's card reader does not light up at all, the card has either been wrongly inserted or it is not read­able.
0 (see below). If the indicator flashes after inserting a card, or if it
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The screen indication field
After switching on (F 1-31) the HI-SCAN X-ray unit, the indication field is displayed in the lower screen area (in dual view units only on the main monitor).
1 display of functions or combinations of functions to be called up via r, s and t
Display Function F
−− without function
ALARM send silent alarm 1-91
ALARM ON silent alarm is active 1-91
AUTO switching on/off markings set by the user and the insertion of markings of the automat-
ic detection functions
BW black/white image 1-61
BW-HIGH black/white image with higher penetration 1-65
BW-LOW black/white image with lower penetration 1-66
BW-NEG black/white image in negative image display 1-66
BW-NEG-SEN black/white image in negative image display with Superenhancement 1-66 & -67
BW-SEN black/white image with Superenhancement 1-67
ENTER BAG ID enter bag ID manually to store the next image 1-82
EXIT default image display 1-60
FRAME OBJECT mark suspicious object in the X-ray image 1-50
HI-CAT1...8 HI-CAT image 1...8 1-69
HI-MAT+ HI-MAT
PLUS
color image
1
HIDE INFORMATION Hide written information in X-ray images 1-89
HIGH+ current image with higher penetration 1-65
HIGH HI-MAT
PLUS
color image1 with higher penetration 1-65
HIGH-NEG+ current image with higher penetration in negative image display 1-65 & -66
HIGH-NEG HI-MAT
PLUS
color image1 with higher penetration in negative image display 1-65 & -66
IMS MENU call up image recall menu 1-82
LOW+ current image with lower penetration 1-66
LOW HI-MAT
PLUS
color image1 with lower penetration 1-66
MARK mark baggage item, acknowledge and delete recognized threat object or image 1-50, -73 & -77
PLUS
MAT+-HIGH HI-MAT
MAT+-HIGH-NEG HI-MAT
MAT+-LOW HI-MAT
MAT+-NEG HI-MAT
MAT+-NEG-SEN HI-MAT
MAT+-SEN HI-MAT
color image1 with higher penetration 1-65
PLUS
color image1 with higher penetration in negative image display 1-65 & -66
PLUS
color image1 with lower penetration 1-66
PLUS
color image1 in negative image display 1-66
PLUS
color image1 in negative image display with Superenhancement 1-66 & -67
PLUS
color image1 with Superenhancement 1-67
NEG+ current image in negative image display 1-66
1-50 & -57
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Display Function F
NEG HI-MAT
NEG-SEN+ current image with Superenhancement in negative image display 1-67 & -66
NEG-SEN HI-MAT
NO STOP avoid automatic conveyor stop of detection functions 1-57
OBJECT FINDER activating/deactivating the object finder 1-72
O² Organic Only image 1-63
O²+ Organic Only
O²-SEN Organic Only image with Superenhancement 1-67
O²+-SEN Organic Only
OPTI-ZOOM magnify displayed item optimally 1-72
OS Organic Stripping image 1-63
OS+ Organic Stripping
OS-SEN Organic Stripping image with Superenhancement 1-67
OS+-SEN Organic Stripping
PRINT print current image 1-90
SEN+ current image with Superenhancement 1-67
SEN HI-MAT
STORE store current image 1-82
TRANSFER IMAGE transfer current image by means of the Xport system 1-51
X-ACT MENU call up X-ACT menu 1-57
X-PLORE X-PLORE image 1-67
X-PL-SEN X-PLORE image with Superenhancement 1-67
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on the black/white monitor* you see the corresponding display for the black/white image
PLUS
color image1 in negative image display 1-66
PLUS
color image1 with Superenhancement in negative image display 1-67 & -66
PLUS
image 1-63
PLUS
image with Superenhancement 1-67
PLUS
image 1-63
PLUS
image with Superenhancement 1-67
PLUS
color image1 with Superenhancement 1-67
2 name or user identification code of the user logged in to the HI-SCAN X-ray unit (F 1-34)
3 indication of the current image display mode. The same abbreviations as under 1 are valid plus the
following:
Display Function F
VARI HI-MAT
VARI... the image display mode defined after VARI (see above) is optimized for a certain ab-
VARI-CAT1...9 HI-CAT image 1..9 with varied color-/absorption assignment 1-70
X-PLORE Z7...9 X-PLORE image at Z=7...9 1-67
X-PL Z7...9-SEN X-PLORE image at Z=7...9 with Superenhancement 1-67
PLUS
color image1 is optimized for a certain absorption range 1-64
sorption range
1
on the black/white monitor* you see the corresponding display for the black/white image
1-64
4 display of magnification factor for the Zoom function (F 1-71)
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5 display of the currently active operating mode of the HI-SCAN X-ray unit
Display Function F
−− normal
auto markings set by the user and markings of one or more automatic detection functions
(X-ACT*, radioactivity detector*, HDA* and HI-SPOT*) are inserted
IMS images stored in the IMS Image Store System* are recalled 1-82
(IMS) IMS recall stopped temporarily 1-82
IMS&auto IMS recall with markings of automatic detection functions 1-82
IMS&REV recalled IMS images are reviewed 1-82
OTS OTS training session is in progress 1-77
(OTS) OTS training session stopped temporarily 1-77
OTS&auto OTS training session is in progress with markings of the automatic detection functions 1-77
OTS&REV preceding OTS X-ray images are reviewed 1-77
REVIEW preceding X-ray images are reviewed 1-48, -49, -77
REV&auto review of images with markings of automatic detection functions 1-48, -49, -77
1-50& -57
& -89
& -89
6 display of date and time
display of conveying directions
7
In this direction scanning procedures can be carried out in the one-way mode (F 1-47). Press the corresponding key
veyors press
In this direction scanning procedures can be carried out in the one-way mode (F 1-47). The corresponding key
n must be kept depressed during the
inspection.
If the color of an arrow changes into red in the one-way mode (F 1-47), this means that
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the conveyor's run has been interrupted, or can still not be initiated despite pushing the conveyor start key. This may occur if safety switches* at the conveyor ends and/or the tunnel entrances and exits (conveyor end or oversize detectors* - F 1-54) have detected that baggage items have got stuck, or, if the X-ray inspection unit is integrated into a baggage handling sys­tem or line with the feed and discharge conveyors being out of service or occupied with bag­gage.
1.
m or n shortly to start the conveyors. To stop the con-
Attention!
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m or
Units with newer software* can also be set so as to stop the conveyors only after up to 3 seconds after the key is re­leased! Immediate conveyor stop is pos­sible with key
1! 510
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Objects can be scanned in the automatic return mode* (F 1-48) in this direction. The corres­ponding stopped with
m or n key must be pressed briefly to start the conveyor. The conveyor is
1.
Objects can be scanned in the automatic return mode* (F 1-48) in this direction.
The corresponding must be kept pressed constantly during the inspection and the following automat­ic return.
If the color of the arrow changes to red in the automatic return mode*, then the auto-
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matic return was interrupted and must be restarted manually. No further scanning can be started as long as this has not been done.
The active scanning direction can be inversed for one-way and automatic return mode*, if the
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unit is equipped with Full-reverse mode* (F 1-52). The inspection in both directions is possible with the function Reverse scanning* (F 1-53).
In this direction objects can only be reversed. Press the corresponding key shortly to start the conveyors (only on units equipped with newer software*). To stop the con­veyors press
m or n key
1.
Attention!
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The unit can also be set so as to stop the conveyor only after up to 3 seconds after the key is released! Immediate stopping is possible with
m or n
1!520
In this direction objects can only be re­versed. The corresponding key
m or
n must be kept depressed during the
reverse run.
Attention!
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Units with newer software* can also be set so as to stop the conveyors only after up to 3 seconds after the key is re­leased! Immediate conveyor stop is pos­sible with key
1!530
8 miniature display of the complete X-ray image. Image sections which are magnified on the screen will
be provided with a frame in the miniature display.
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The indication field on the second screen*
(only in dual view units)
2 name or user identification code of the user logged in to the HI-SCAN X-ray unit (F 1-34)
6 display of date and time
8 miniature display of the complete X-ray image with the second view of the baggage or freight item. Im-
age sections which are magnified on the screen will be provided with a frame in the miniature display.
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How to remove the tunnel covers*
Insert the key into the covers' locks one after another and turn it to the
right until the bolt comes out. To withdraw the key, turn it to the left again.
Afterwards you can take off the covers.
How to connect the X-ray unit to the mains
With the exception of mobile X-ray inspection units* (see following paragraph) the X-ray inspection unit will be con­nected to a mains outlet by the technician carrying out the installation. Adhere to the following instructions if you do the connection yourself.
If the X-ray unit has already been connected and you
want to disconnect it, make sure in advance that the unit has been shut down completely, i.e. no indicator lights up on the keyboard any more!
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Attention!
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An X-ray inspection unit which is not provided for mobile use requires special settings after a change of site. Such set­tings can only be carried out by a quali- fied technician! 540
Attention!
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If the unit has not yet completely switched off, first follow the instructions in paragraph "How to switch off" (F 1-41). 550
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Then withdraw the plug from the mains outlet and from the unit's
socket*.
For the plug illustrated beside, press the retaining clip to the left sim­ultaneously.
For the plugs illustrated below, press the small blue lever downward (figure left) or open the cover and turn the locking ring counterclock­wise (figure right).
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Attention!
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If the X-ray inspection unit is equipped with the option power fail buffer*, audible warning signals will be sounded when you unplug it! These signals will not stop until you reconnect the unit to the mains (see below) or switch off the incorporated UPS unit (Uninterruptible Power Supply unit), if accessible (F 1-31 "How to switch on"). Even if you do not use the X-ray unit, it should always be connected to the mains to keep the buf­fer batteries charged! 560
Before connecting the unit to the mains, adhere to the following instructions.
Attention!
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Do not switch on the HI-SCAN unit, if it has not been operated for a period of 6 months! The X-ray generators must first be regenerated by a competent service technician! The non-respect of this rule may lead to the destruction of the X-ray generators! 570
Warning!
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Be absolutely sure that the local mains voltage corresponds to the value indicated on the X-ray unit type plate and the fusing of the provided mains outlet meets at least the current value indicated on the type plate! Be also sure that the provided mains outlet is equipped with a protective earth conductor! A connec- tion without PE conductor is not allowed! If you connect the unit to the on-board supply system of a vehicle, airplane or ship or to another spe- cial mains supply, pay attention to the prevailing safety instructions! 580
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Warning!
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The supply cable should not be pulled over sharp edges! Keep the cable dry and protect it against heat, oil and grease! 590
Caution!
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Lay the mains cable in such a way that people do not step on or trip over cables! 600
Having successfully checked the latter, plug in the mains
cable at the unit and the appropriate mains outlet.
If a separate earth clamp* exists on the unit, make sure an earthing wire is connected to the clamp.
Warning!
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Operation without protective earthing is not permitted! If necessary have the protective
earthing installed by a technician! 610
How to shift a mobile X-ray unit*
Attention!
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You may move the X-ray unit to another installation site only if it is installed on a mobile base de­livered by Smiths Heimann! 620
Attention!
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When changing the installation site, it is imperative that the legal and official regulations are com­plied with (F 1-3)! 630
Adhere to the instructions of the preceding paragraph, then withdraw the mains cable from the socket
and from the unit.
Use the enclosed wrench to turn all adjusting feet
completely upward.
Carefully shift the X-ray unit to the new place of in-
stallation. Be aware of ground unevenness.
Attention!
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In any case avoid heavy vibrations!
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At the new installation site, all the emergency stop buttons (F 1-12pp.) and the mains plug at the mains input* of the X-ray inspection unit or the mains outlet shall be easily accessible! 650
At the new place of installation, first turn the outer ad-
justing feet down until they touch the ground by means of the wrench. Observe the spirit level and exactly level the unit by further turning the adjusting feet down­ward. The adjustment being finished the unit may no longer stand on the castors.
If there are any other adjusting feet located inside, only
turn them downward until they touch the ground.
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Attention!
S
The rubber inlays of the unit's feet may cause coloring and bruises on floors! If required, place the unit on an appropriate base! 660
Establish the mains connection, as described in the preceding paragraph.
How to switch on
Attention!
S
Do not switch on the HI-SCAN unit, if it has not been operated for a period of 6 months! The X-ray generators must first be regenerated by a competent service technician! The non-respect of this rule may lead to the destruction of the X-ray generators! 670
If the HI-SCAN unit is equipped with a power fail buf-
fer*, you may have to switch on the associated UPS
unit* first, if it has been switched off during the trans­port or owing to a longer break of operation. This is, however, only possible in units allowing access to the UPS unit through a lockable cover*.
On externally accessible boxes for the UPS unit open the locks and remove the cover.
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Screwed covers and housing panels may only be removed by a competent service technician! 680
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Keep the ON/OFF key of the UPS unit depressed until
the unit switches on (see enclosed User's guide of the UPS unit).
The UPS unit can be switched off in the same
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way if the X-ray unit has to be disconnected from the mains for a longer period of time.
Close the cover again.
After having carried out the checks mentioned in para-
graph “How to ensure safety” (F 1-3) insert the appro­priate key into the key switch on the keyboard of the HI-SCAN X-ray unit and turn it to the right to position II as you do when starting a vehicle. As soon as you hear the X-ray unit switching on, release the key to position I.
Switch on the monitors if they have not been switched
on together with the unit.
On the keyboard of the HI-SCAN X-ray unit the power-
on indicator ator
L light up. The HI-SCAN X-ray unit is carrying
out a self-test first.
K and, after a short delay, the wait indic-
In units equipped with power fail buffer*
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you have to wait about 3 seconds after the end of a power failure before you can switch on again. If you have just turned off the unit also wait at least 3 seconds before turning on again.
In case of emergency, you can always
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switch off conveyors and X-ray generat­ors of the X-ray unit or the complete unit by actuating one of the emergency stop buttons (for the restart see next para­graph).
After a short moment, the display illustrated appears. In the upper screen area, a test image appears, in
the lower screen area, the indication field (F 1-23) is displayed. In dual view units a second test image appears on the second screen with a second indication field (F 1-27).
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The wait indicator
If required, you can adjust contrast and brightness on
the monitor so that all brightness and color levels of the test image can be clearly distinguished (see en­closed operating manual of the monitor).
L extinguishes.
If the screen saver is activated and the
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X-ray unit is not used for a certain time (adjustable from 1 to 30 minutes), the screen will be switched to dark. By pressing any key the last image will ap­pear again.
Restart after emergency stop
Variant 1 - complete switch-off in case of an emergency stop
Conveyors, conveyor line* and X-ray generators are switched off immediately when an emergency stop but­ton is pressed, the X-ray unit is then shut down and switched off as well.
After you have eliminated the safety risk reset the emergency stop button by turning or pulling (F 1-94)
and restart the unit as described above.
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Variant 2 - partial switch-off in case of an emergency stop
Conveyors, conveyor line* and X-ray generators are switched off immediately when an emergency stop but­ton is pressed, the electronics and monitors of the X-ray units remain switched on.
Possibly, the following window or other error message appears:
If neither the illustrated window nor any other error message appears after an emergency stop button
was actuated, press the diately when resetting the emergency stop state!
After you have eliminated the safety risk reset the emergency stop button by turning or pulling (F 1-94).
In older units the power supply for the conveyors and X-ray generators will be thus restored automatic- ally.
1 key first. Doing so, you avoid that the conveyors possibly start running imme-
In newer units, however, you have to briefly turn the key switch on the keyboard of the X-ray unit to the
right to position II (clearing the emergency stop state and restoring the power supply for conveyors an X-
ray generators).
Delete possibly existing error messages with
After a short while you can restart the conveyors.
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How to log in
If a login procedure has been selected for the HI-SCAN X-ray unit, the window for entering your User ID will be displayed on the screen.
Login via ISIS card*
If the X-ray unit is equipped with ISIS* (Intelligent Screener Identification System), you can or have to log in with your ISIS card.
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If this window appears, a login will only be possible for you by means of the card. Only users with higher authorization level are allowed to log in by entering their code via the keyboard (see following paragraph).
If this window appears, a login will be possible with the card as well as with entering the code via the keyboard (see following paragraph).
How to start and terminate your work
To log in with the ISIS card, just insert your card into
the card reader as illustrated. Now you have logged in. Your card remains in the card reader during your work. The indicator card reader (on older keyboards) lights up perman­ently as long as the card is correctly inserted.
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On units equipped with newer software the acknowledg-
ment illustrated beside is displayed if provided like that by higher access level users. After a short delay the message will automatically disappear; you may also delete it with
☐ or the indicator located next to the
If the indicator flashes after inserting a card, or if it does not light up at all, the card has either been wrongly inserted or it is not read­able.
Attention!
When using the X-ray unit in the following course, statistics and reports referring to your work will be recorded. It is therefore important to you to log out by withdrawing your card when you leave the X-ray unit or when you pass it over to a colleague! 690
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After login the HI-SCAN X-ray unit is ready to be operated by you. In the screen indication field your name is dis­played, or, instead, if your name was not entered by the higher level users, your user ID would be displayed.
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Login via keyboard
A flashing cursor markings the position of the first character to be entered.
If you have taken over the running X-ray unit from a colleague and
this colleague had not logged off before, you have to select the user ID entry window first.
Use the navigator to activate the first item Login/Logout in the
Main menu. The menu illustrated appears.
If message Wrong login data! is always displayed when inserting the card, your login data has been modified by a higher access level user, or you are not re­gistered as user to this unit.
Use the navigator to activate the first item Login. The entry win-
dow shown above appears.
To log in, you possibly need a password besides your
personal user identification code (User ID). You receive both from a higher access level user.
Use
Now enter your user ID via the keyboard. When entering letters
o to select the entry mode before entering a charac-
ter: pressing to the left [0...9] - entry of digits pressing to the right [a...z] - entry of letters and special char­acters
and special characters, you have to keep on pressing the keys labeled [1 abc] ... [0 _ .] as often and quickly until the desired character has been obtained. If you do not press quickly enough, you obtain two or more characters.
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Attention!
Always keep your user identification code and your password secret! 700
Key press 1x press 2x press 3x
[1 abc] AB C
[2 def] DE F
[3 ghi] GH I
[4 jkl] JK L
[5 mno] MN O
[6 pqr] PQ R
[7 stu] ST U
[8 vwx] VWX
[9 yz-] YZ −
[0 _ .] _space.
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You can delete wrong text entries by moving the cursor to the left using the navigator.
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After having correctly entered your user ID, acknowledge with
The entry window for your password will then appear.
Enter your password in the same way and acknow-
ledge with
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The HI-SCAN X-ray unit is now ready to be operated by you. In the screen indication field your name is dis­played, or, instead, if your name was not entered by the higher level users, your user ID is displayed.
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In order to keep your password secret, only symbols appear instead of your password.
If message Wrong login data! is always displayed when entering the data, the latter has been modi­fied by a higher access level user, or you are not registered as user to this X-ray unit.
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Attention!
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When using the X-ray unit in the follow­ing course, statistics and reports refer­ring to your work will be recorded. It is therefore important to you to log out when you leave the X-ray unit or when you pass it over to a colleague (F 1-40)!
710
How to clear the tunnel and the conveyors
If you did not take over the HI-SCAN X-ray unit in a ready-to-operate status, but switched on the X-ray unit yourself, the inspection tunnel must be cleared from left baggage or freight items as soon as you have logged on.
Warning!
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Switch off the X-ray unit by means of the key switch and withdraw the key before you manually clear baggage or freight items that have got stuck or before you correct other malfunctions in the inspec-
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tion tunnel or on the conveyors! If the unit does not have a key switch, wait until all indicators on the keyboard have extinguished and separate the unit from the mains by pulling the mains plug! 720
Automatic clearing
The window illustrated will appear at first.
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After your acknowledgment with
are activated in reverse direction.
Attention!
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Ensure that no baggage items fall down! The conveyors can be stopped with
If you have stopped the conveyors with
illustrated above is displayed again. The conveyors will only stop automatically until the tunnel has been prop­erly cleared.
r the conveyors
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1 the window
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Controlled clearing
The shown window will appear.
Select the desired Conveyor direction and start the conveyors with
the navigator or with
m or n.
The X-ray generators are active while the conveyors are being cleared for an automatic calibration of the imaging system and for the detection of baggage items.
If a standard HI-SCAN X-ray unit has only be turned off for a short moment, for example, because of the pressing of an emergency stop button, only one bag­gage item will be reversed and the X-ray generators will not be activated.
Warning!
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If you want to make sure objects which may have been left in the inspection tunnel do not pass the unit without being scanned, start the conveyors in reverse direction! 740
Attention!
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Units with newer software* may be set in a way that the keys pressed briefly or have to be kept depressed (according to the arrow symbols in the screen indica­tion field (F 1-25))! In the latter case the unit can also be set so as to stop the conveyors only after up to 3 seconds after the key is released! An immediate conveyor stop is possible with
Stop the conveyors again with
gage or freight items.
As soon as you have conveyed all items out of the tunnel in the manner described above, leave the window
with
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Attention!
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If the tunnel is not completely cleared, error messages regarding the light barriers and incom­plete or missing X-ray images will result during following inspections! 760
1 or in field Stop conveyor using the navigator to allow unloading bag-
n and m either have to be
1!
750
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How to regenerate the X-ray generators*
(applies only to X-ray units with 300kV X-ray generators*)
If the X-ray unit is equipped with 300kV X-ray generators*, the generators have to be regener­ated provided that more than 72 hours have passed after the last operation. After that period the window illustrated appears when switching on the X-ray unit.
If any freight items are still placed on the conveyors, do not start the regeneration, but abort the process
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with
To convey the freight items back, move the conveyors in reverse direction with
Attention!
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Units with newer software* may be set in a way that the keys pressed briefly or have to be kept depressed (according to the arrow symbols in the screen indica­tion field (F 1-25))! In the latter case the unit can also be set so as to stop the conveyors only after up to 3 seconds after the key is released! An immediate conveyor stop is possible with
If you are going to unload a freight item, stop the conveyors with
When you have unloaded all freight items in the manner described, press shortly the key
pointing into the scanning direction. With that the conveyors are not started, but the window illustrated above displayed again.
Confirm with
X-ray generators are automatically regenerated with re- duced high tension. During the process of 18 minutes the window illustrated is displayed.
r. The conveyors are started and the
n and m either have to be
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m or n.
1! 770
m or n
After longer break times it may happen that the regeneration must be prolonged because of tech-
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How to test indicators and audible alarm
You can test the indicators and the audible alarm of the X-ray unit.
Use the navigator to move to item Diagnosis in the Main menu
and activate this item. The menu illustrated beside is displayed.
Go to item Indicator test and activate it.
Use the navigator to activate the indicators on the key-
board, the radiation indicators and the audible alarm. After about 1 second the radiation indicators are deac­tivated again. As soon as you release the navigator the other indicators and the audible alarm will be deactiv­ated as well.
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In units with newer software, the access to this function can be disabled by users with higher authorisation.
How to log out
To protect the operators from overtiredness, newer soft­ware allows to request the operator to log out after a pre­defined time. Higher authorization users can activate this function and set the time interval.
Acknowledge the message and then log out (see below).
Logout via ISIS card*
Just withdraw your ISIS card from the card reader and you have logged out.
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Logout via keyboard
If a colleague takes over the X-ray unit from you, simply check, whether he/she has logged in correctly (F 1-34). Thus, you are logged out.
If you want to switch off the X-ray unit, you need not carry out a logout procedure either, since you will be logged out when switching off. If nobody takes over the X-ray unit, but, if the X-ray unit is not to be switched off either, you have to log out as follows:
Use the navigator to activate the first item Login/Logout in the
Main menu. The menu illustrated above appears.
Direct the navigator to the item Logout and activate it.
If you have logged in with your ISIS card*, the message illus-
trated appears reminding you of withdrawing your card.
Afterwards the user ID entry window for the next user
is displayed.
Until you or any other user has logged
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in, all other X-ray unit functions will be locked up.
How to switch off
Leave all menus.
Ensure that no baggage item is left on the conveyors. If necessary, have the conveyors move left or right
until the inspection tunnel is empty.
Check, if the recheck of the last baggage or freight item has been finished at the recheck station*.
Withdraw your ISIS card* from the card reader.
Then initiate the automatic shutdown cycle of the X-ray unit by turning the key switch to the left to position
O.
Withdraw the key from the key switch.
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Attention!
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The HI-SCAN X-ray unit is still active for about 1 minute until it will shut down itself. During this time the power-on indicator is illuminated
If, for some particular reasons, the X-ray unit is to be disconnected completely from the electrical mains supply, you have to wait until the power-on indicator has extinguished before withdrawing the mains plug or deactivating the mains supply! The non-compliance with this instruction may lead to the destruction of the X-ray unit.
If the X-ray inspection unit is equipped with the option power fail buffer*, audible warning signals will be sounded when you unplug it. These signals will not stop until you connect the unit to the mains or switch off the incorporated UPS unit, if accessible (F 1-31 - "How to switch on"). Even if you do not use the X-ray unit, you should not disconnect it from the mains since, other­wise, the buffer batteries will not be charged! 780
Fold up the keyboard* and remove the key.
Position the tunnel covers* correctly in front of the tunnel entrances and exits and depress the bolts.
K.
Keep all keys in a safe place.
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The conveying and scanning functions can be modified by means of accessories* such as contact
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mat*, attendance detector*, safety switches* at the conveyor ends and/or the tunnel entrances and exits conveyor end or oversize detectors*) as well as by means of special functions* such as Full-re­verse mode*, Reverse scanning*, Continuous scanning* and Second conveyor control*. The same
applies if the unit is integrated into a baggage handling system or line. Observe the appropriate in­structions in the following paragraphs (F 1-52).
Warning!
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Switch off the X-ray unit by means of the key switch and withdraw the key before you manually clear baggage or freight items that have got stuck or before you correct other malfunctions in the inspec-
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tion tunnel or on the conveyors! If the unit does not have a key switch, wait until all indicators on the keyboard have extinguished and separate the unit from the mains by pulling the mains plug! 790
How to carry out inspections
How to place baggage and freight items
Attention!
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When switching on the unit, first clear the inspection tunnel (F 1-37) before you place objects on the conveyors! 795
The baggage or freight items must always be placed in
front of the lead curtain!
Larger baggage or freight items must only be placed
on the conveyors when they are stopped.
Place baggage or freight items to be inspected in the
middle of the input roller table* or the conveyor input.
Attention!
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Keep away open containers with liquids or any other non-solid materials as well as dirty or wet ob­jects from all parts of the X-ray unit and from the feed and discharge conveyors! Closed containers with liquids or non-solid materials as well as dirty or rain-wet baggage or freight items may only be scanned after having been put into appropriate plastic containers (see below)! 810
Warning!
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Putting hands into the inspection tunnel is prohibited! 800
If the inspection tunnel height of the
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Attention!
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Items with loose belts or loose packaging and objects, which cannot be placed firmly on the convey­ors as well as all kinds of clothes must be placed into appropriate plastic containers (see below) to avoid damages! The objects must not move during the inspection. If required, use plastic containers with structured foam insert!820
Attention!
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Short or flat items have to be put into plastic containers (see below) to be sure they will be detected and scanned even if placed in an unfavourable position! Alternatively, the X-ray unit can be operated in Continuous scanning mode (F 1-53)! 830
Attention!
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Keep in mind that the material and structure of the plastic containers mentioned above may affect the X-ray unit's material detection characteristics! Inappropriate plastic containers may also cause electrostatic charging! Therefore, contact your sales partner when choosing suitable plastic contain- ers. 840
In order to be able to assign X-ray images to scanned
baggage or freight items later on, you should keep dis-
tances of 20cm between subsequent items.
Attention!
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Adhering to the minimum distances is particularly required when using the optional functions to store, transfer and print X-ray images; the distance is required to separate the images of sub­sequent bag or freight items from one another! The X-ray images of baggage or freight items that have been placed too close to one another will be unintentionally comprised in one single X-ray image! In the case of an X-ray unit equipped with a radioactivity detector* and if radioactivity is detected, the X-ray images of all objects adjacent to the one in which radioactivity has been detected will be also marked by frames, if such objects have been placed too close together on the conveyor belt!
Caution!
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If the automatic return mode* is used, place a new object for further scanning on the conveyor only if the previous object has run out again at the input and you have removed it from the conveyor belt! If you do not comply with this, objects can drop down from the conveyor belt and thus be destroyed, and also injure you or other persons! 860
When continuously scanning items
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which have been placed very close to one another, the image quality is re­duced after some time. In this case, it will be sufficient to keep a distance of at least 50cm once in order to optimize the image quality again.
850
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Particularities of units equipped with roller conveyors and modular plastic belt convey­ors
Warning!
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Roller and modular plastic belt conveyors may only be loaded and unloaded by trained staff who are familiar with the accident prevention regulations! To load and unload, these conveyors have to be stopped in any case! 870
Standard roller conveyors may only be loaded and un-
loaded from the front side. To be able to use a forklift truck, recesses have been provided in the unit's end stops*. The spacing between the forklift truck's fork arms must be adjusted to match the position of the re­cesses.
Attention!
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Lateral loading and unloading of roller con­veyors is not permitted! Avoid any contact between the forklift truck* and the conveyor and its end stops*!
880
3t heavy duty roller conveyors, however, can be
loaded from all sides.
Attention!
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Avoid any contact between forklift truck* and conveyor and light barriers on the con­veyor's corners! 885
Objets to be scanned must be placed on standard or 3t heavy duty roller conveyors in a way that they do
not dip into the gaps between the rollers. A wooden board should be put on the roller conveyor if neces­sary.
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Modular plastic belt conveyors may only be loaded
and unloaded from the front side and from the side on which no motor is installed.
Attention!
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Lateral loading and unloading from the mo­tor side is not permitted! Avoid any contact
between forklift truck* and conveyor and light barriers on the conveyor's corners!
890
How to control the scanning process
Attention!
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If the HI-SCAN X-ray unit is equipped with one of the options Full-reverse mode*, Reverse scanning*, Continuous scanning*, Second conveyor control*, contact mat*, attendance detector*, safety switches* at the conveyor ends and/or the tunnel entrances and exits (conveyor end or over-
size detectors*), or if the X-ray inspection unit is integrated into a baggage handling system, the X-ray unit works differently from the standard operation described in the following! Read the para- graphs dealing with the options ( F 1-52) before you carry out a scan! 900
Depending on the setting the X-ray unit works in the one- way or automatic return mode*.
You recognize the conventional one-way mode by one of the adjacent arrows in the indication field on the screen (F 1-25).
In the one-way mode the objects to be scanned are placed on the conveyor at the tunnel entrance, they are then con­veyed through the tunnel and scanned. The objects then run out at the tunnel exit.
Users with higher access level can
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You reco g nize the automatic return mode* by one of the adjacent arrows in the indication field on the screen (F 1-25).
In the automatic return mode an object to be scanned is placed on the conveyor at the tunnel entrance, it is then conveyed through the tunnel and scanned. The object is then returned automatically to the tunnel entrance and the conveyor is stopped.
This operating mode enables the unit to be in-
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One-way mode
How to carry out inspections
Press m or n according to the scanning direc-
tion indicated in the screen indication field (F 1-25) to start the conveyors.
Warning!
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Stop the conveyors immediately with somebody puts a hand behind the lead cur-
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tains! Also avoid that baggage or freight items fall down or pile up on the exit side. In case of such risk, stop the conveyors immediately!920
When the baggage or freight item enters the inspection tunnel, a light barrier is interrupted and the X-ray generators are activated. While the baggage or freight item is transported through the inspection tunnel, it is scanned line by line. Synchronously with the moving item, the corresponding X-ray image scrolls onto the monitor screen.
The image of a subsequent baggage or freight item will remove the display of the previous item from the
screen. Therefore, the time available to evaluate an X-ray image is limited. If a longer period of time is re­quired, you must stop the scroll and thus the conveyors' function with
If the conveyors were stopped though the inspection of a baggage or freight item had not yet been
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finished, the conveyors will possibly reverse* a short distance automatically. This way, cuts in the X-ray image are avoided (cutless image processing).
1, if
Attention!
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Units with newer software* may be set in a way that the keys either have to be pressed briefly or have to be kept depressed (according to the arrow symbols in the screen indication field (F 1-25))! In the latter case the unit can also be set so as to stop the convey­ors only after up to 3 seconds after the key is released! An immediate conveyor stop is possible with
n and m
1! 910
1.
You can now view the X-ray image in different image display modes (F 1-60) and evaluate it. You can also
memorize the X-ray image (F 1-82).
If the X-ray unit is equipped with an LCD/TFT monitor the X-ray images may appear unclear
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whilst they are in motion. In this case, stop the conveyors before you evaluate an image.
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If you have stopped the conveyors too late or if you want to review images of preceding baggage or freight
items, you can recall image parts or complete images with the REVIEW function. This way, you need not scan the items once more. Select the interesting image with age, press
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1 or reach the last image automatically with starting the conveyors.
In order to identify unknown objects, it might be necessary to scan the baggage or freight item once more from a different angle. For this purpose, turn the baggage or freight item and use
3 and 2. To switch back to the last im-
m or n (opposite to the scanning direction) to have the baggage item transported back to
the inspection tunnel entrance.
Then continue the scanning process in the way described above.
Attention!
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If the conveyors were stopped during the scanning of an item, and, if no brief reverse movement was initiated when stopping, an automatic reverse movement can be initiated when continuing the scanning; this way, no cuts will be caused in the X-ray image (cutless image processing)! In this case, pay attention to baggage or freight items, which have been placed on the entry side of the conveyors during the stop. These items might fall down when the conveyors are reversed!
930
Automatic return mode*
Press m or n according to the scanning direc-
tion indicated in the screen indication field (F 1-25) to start the conveyor.
Warning!
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Stop the conveyors immediately with somebody puts a hand behind the lead cur-
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tains! Also avoid that baggage or freight items fall
down. In case of such risk, stop the conveyors immediately!950
When the baggage or freight item enters the inspection tunnel, a light barrier is interrupted and the X-ray generators are activated. While the baggage or freight item is transported through the inspection tunnel, it is scanned line by line. Synchronously with the moving item, the corresponding X-ray image scrolls into the monitor screen. After scanning is completed the running direction of the conveyor is reversed automatically, the object is thus returned to the entrance and the conveyor is then stopped.
If the conveyor was stopped though the inspection of a baggage or freight item had not yet been
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finished, the conveyor will possibly reverse* a short distance automatically. This way, cuts in the X-ray image are avoided (cutless image processing).
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Attention!
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The unit may be set in a way that the keys
n and m either have to be
pressed briefly or have to be kept de­pressed (according to the arrow symbols in the screen indication field (F 1-25))! In the latter case the unit can also be set so as to stop the conveyors only after up to 3 seconds after the key is released! An immediate conveyor stop is possible with
1!940
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If the conveyor has been stopped during scanning, you can continue it with the corresponding
m or
n key.
Attention!
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If the conveyors was stopped during the scanning of an item, and, if no brief reverse movement was initiated when stopping, an automatic reverse movement can be initiated when continuing the scanning; this way, no cuts will be caused in the X-ray image (cutless image processing)! In this case, pay attention to baggage or freight items, which have been placed on the entry side of the conveyor during the stop. These items might fall down when the conveyor is reversed!
960
You can now view the X-ray image in different image display modes (F 1-60) and evaluate it. You can also
memorize the X-ray image (F 1-82).
If the X-ray unit is equipped with an LCD/TFT monitor the X-ray images may appear unclear
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whilst they are in motion. In this case, wait until the conveyor has stopped before you evaluate an X-ray image.
If you want to review images of preceding baggage or freight items, you can recall image parts or com-
plete images with the REVIEW function. This way, you need not scan the items once more. Select the in­teresting image with automatically with starting the conveyor.
3 and 2. To switch back to the last image, press 1 or reach the last image
In order to identify unknown objects, it might be necessary to scan the baggage or freight item
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once more from a different angle.
If the conveyor was stopped during the automatic re-
turn movement, then you must continue reversing
manually until this is ended automatically. To continue reversing, keep the corresponding depressed (grey arrow in reverse direction) or press the corresponding key briefly (white arrow in reverse direction).
If the adjacent message appears during scanning, then the scanned object is too long for scanning in the automatic return mode.
In this case run the conveyor and thus also the
object back to the entrance with
If you want to scan objects that are too long for the automatic return operating mode, then you
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must have the automatic return mode deactivated by a user with higher access level.
m or n key
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No further scanning can be started as
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long as the automatic return is not ended. This is displayed on the screen by the correspondingly red colored
arrow in the indication field.
or
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How to lead suspect items to the recheck
Mark suspicious objects in the X-ray image*
If you detect suspect objects in the scanned baggage or freight item, you can mark them with one or several red/yellow frames* for the subsequent recheck in units with newer software*.
Stop the conveyor and use the zoom function (F 1-71)
first to exactly display the section of the X-ray image on the screen which you want to frame. Then actuate the priority key assigned to the function FRAME OBJECT.
If you want to delete the set frame actuate the key an-
other time before you change the image section again.
Proceed the same way with further objects. If a larger
image section includes already framed sections com­pletely, the frames will be comprised in one large frame.
All frames can be removed if you go back to the unmagnified representation (F 1-71), set a frame and de-
lete it again by pressing the priority key two times.
If a TIP* system is activated, you have to
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delete a possibly fictitious object inser­ted by the TIP system with you mark a suspicious object (F 1-73).
H before
Mark scanned baggage or freight item as suspicious
Press H shortly to electronically mark the item for the recheck.
If a TIP system* is activated, a corresponding feedback from the TIP system will be usually
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triggered upon pressing be deleted (s F 1-73). For the electronic marking, you therefore have to actuate key once more. With newer software*, the TIP system can be adjusted in such a way that the marking for the recheck takes already place simultaneously with the first depression of possible in case that no fictitious object was inserted by the TIP* system.
Warning!
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The suspect baggage item must be marked as soon as it's complete image has been displayed on the monitor. This means that the empty section you are used to seeing behind the bag image has been created and the scroll has been stopped for at least a short moment! Otherwise, the preced­ing bag might unintentionally be marked! If the conveyor keeps on running, the marking must not be made too late, since, otherwise, the warning signal will be activated with the corresponding delay! 970
H for the first time and any fictional threat object possibly inserted will
H possibly
H. However, this is only
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When electronically marked items leave the inspection
tunnel, an audible signal is triggered. This function will help you or your colleague to separate the suspect item from the non-suspect items on the tunnel exit side.
If the X-ray inspection unit is not equipped with a sep-
arate recheck station*, the baggage or freight item should be rechecked manually at a place where you can have a look at the X-ray unit's monitor. To facilitate the recheck, you can recall the corresponding X-ray image on the monitor with the REVIEW function (
3 and 2) (see above).
Send X-ray image to recheck station(s)*
If one or more recheck station(s)* is/are connected to the HI-SCAN unit, pressing or freight item electronically (audible signal, see above) will, simultaneously, lead to the transfer of the corres­ponding X-ray image to a free recheck station.
H to mark the suspect baggage
You can set the time the audible signal is
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sounded (F 1-91).
Warning!
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When rechecking suspect objects, pro­ceed according to the provisions and safety instructions given to you! 980
A recheck station can store up to 3 X-ray
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images. Further images cannot be transferred until the previously trans­ferred images have been evaluated by the operators at the stations.
If the image cannot be transmitted to any recheck station, since all of them are occupied, a respective error
message (F 1-95) will appear.
Use
r to repeat the transmission in case of error.
Attention!
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If you cancel the transmission with
s, the image will be deleted and
cannot be used for the recheck! 990
Send X-ray image to Central Image Data Archive CIDA*
If the HI-SCAN unit is connected to a Central Image Data Archive* (CIDA) via a data network*, the suspect baggage or freight item will not only be marked with same time, the corresponding X-ray image will be transferred to the image data archive.
H for being audibly identified (see above) but at the
Particularities of units equipped with the Xport image transfer system*
If the Xport image transfer system is set to automatic transfer all X-ray images will be converted by means of the Xport image transfer system and then transferred either via a data network* to the Xport target com­puter* or to a USB memory* that is connected to the X-ray unit as soon as the corresponding baggage or freight items have been completely scanned.
If the automatic transfer is switched off* (with newer software) you can transfer single X-ray images by
pressing the priority key assigned to the TRANSFER IMAGE* function.
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Attention!
S
Do not transfer an image until it has been displayed completely on the monitor. This means that the empty section you are used to seeing behind the bag image has been created and the scroll has been stopped for at least a short moment! Otherwise, the image of the preceding baggage item might unintentionally be transferred! 1000
During the conversion and transfer process, no baggage or freight item can be scanned. If a baggage or
freight item enters the inspection tunnel in this time, the conveyors will be stopped and the message "Last Xport image transfer still in progress!" will be displayed. After having acknowledged the message
r and a short wait period, you can restart the conveyor.
with
If you want to make sure that the conveyors are not automatically stopped, enlarge the distances between
the baggage or freight items accordingly.
Particularities of units equipped with Full-reverse mode*
If the X-ray unit is equipped with Full-reverse mode, you can change the scanning direction.
If the function Reverse scanning* (see below) is activated and if both direction arrows in
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the screen indication field appear in black (units with newer software*), no changeover of the inspection direction is required.
Use the navigator to move to item Scanning functions in the Main
menu and activate this item. The menu beside is displayed.
Switch over item Scanning direction.
Leave the menu with
opted.
r in order to have the new direction ad-
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In units with newer software, the access to this function can be disabled by users with higher authorisation. If a possibly installed radioactivity detector* is activ­ated the inspection direction cannot be switched.
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Particularities of units equipped with Reverse scanning*
With function Reverse scanning, you can scan items once more already during the reverse run. If this function is available at the X-ray unit, the second arrow in the screen indication field is dis­played in dark grey or black.
To scan in reverse direction, hold the corresponding
key
n or m (dark grey arrow) or actuate the
appropriate key (black arrow). Use veyors.
Attention!
S
Always terminate the inspection of a baggage or freight item completely, before scanning it once more in reverse direction! Otherwise, there may be areas left in the object that have not yet been scanned! 1010
1 to stop the con-
Function Reverse scanning* can be re-
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leased by higher access level users, if the HI-SCAN X-ray unit is equipped with the option Full-reverse mode* (see above). If the automatic return mode is active on the X-ray unit (F 1-48), then reverse scanning* is not possible.
Particularities of units equipped with Continuous scanning*
With the function Continuous scanning, you can scan very short and very flat objects, such as letters, which are not detected by the light barriers.
Function Continuous scanning is re-
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leased by the higher access level users.
As compared to the normal scanning procedure without function Continuous scanning, the X-rays and the
image scroll are permanently activated as long as the conveyor are running. For reasons of safety, you have to keep scroll will stop and the emission of X-rays is deactivated.
m or n depressed. As soon as you release the key, the conveyors and the image
Particularities of units equipped with Second, parallel conveyor control*
The conveyors of the X-ray unit cannot only be controlled via the keyboard but also via a supplementary remote con­trol box* or via remote-control signals.
When switching on the X-ray unit the control of the con­veyor is only possible via the keyboard.
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To be able to adhere to the safety rules, it is indispensable that the operator controlling the second conveyor control is also able to see the inspection tun­nel's entry and exit side! If this is not possible, arrange for appropriate meas­ures to be taken, i.e. cordons or further operating personnel so that the safety rules can nevertheless be adhered to!
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As soon as you have started the conveyors via the key-
board with (forward or reverse), the operator in charge of the second control is able to stop the conveyors. He or she thus gains control of the conveyors, i.e. only the oper­ator in charge of the second control will be able to re­start the conveyors.
You regain control of the conveyors by stopping them with
ator controlling the second conveyor control.
m or n (or for clearing the tunnel)
With the arrow in the indica-
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tion field changing to red you are notified* that the conveyors have been stopped by the second control operator.
1 after their having been started by the oper-
Particularities of units equipped with contact mat* or attendance detector*
For reasons of safety, the HI-SCAN X-ray unit can be equipped with a contact mat or an optical attendance detector.
Before starting the conveyor and until stopping the conveyors with
you have to stay in front of the attendance detector which is mounted below the keyboard.
1, you have to step on the mat or
Particularities of units equipped with safety switches*
(conveyor end and/or oversize detectors*)
Light barriers installed as safety switches* at the convey- or ends (conveyor end detectors*) stop the conveyors as soon as baggage or freight items reach the end of the conveyors or when reversing, the beginning of the convey­ors to prevent them from falling down.
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To avoid that too high baggage or freight items abut against the tunnel entrances and exits and get stuck, the conveyors are stopped by the light barriers* installed there (oversize detectors*).
How to carry out inspections
The setting of the X-ray inspection unit may be such as
to allow the conveyors to keep on running as soon as the baggage or freight item has been removed by hand (pause mode*). The setting may also be such as to the conveyors being restarted manually afterwards with
m or n (normal stop mode).
In both cases you can also start the conveyors in the opposite direction without removing the baggage or
freight item in advance.
Together with the conveyors'
stop, corresponding messages* may additionally appear.
You will be notified by the
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arrow in the indication field changing to red that the conveyors have only been stopped briefly and will continue to run as soon as you remove the baggage or freight item.
If the conveyors are in pause mode, the message will be deleted automatically when you remove items.
Otherwise you have to delete the message with
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Particularities of units integrated into a baggage handling line*
(Units with option InLine - variant Start/Stop)
If the X-ray inspection unit is integrated into a baggage handling line the conveyors cannot be started in for­ward direction until the discharge baggage conveyors are running and clear of baggage items. In reverse dir­ection the conveyors can only be operated if the feeding conveyors are standing or reversing too.
If you try to start the conveyors into a currently locked direction with
of the arrow will change to red without t conveyors starting.
Warning!
A
Make sure that nobody places items on the conveyors or removes items from them at this mo­ment, since the latter can at any time start automatically if the baggage handling system activ- ates the feed and/or discharge conveyors! 1030
If the baggage handling line stops feed or discharge conveyors or if the discharge conveyors are occupied
with other baggage items the conveyors of the X-ray inspection unit will also be stopped. The color of the arrow in the indication field changes to red.
If you want to avoid that the conveyors start automatically after a momentaneous stop, actuate key
m or n the color
1.
Particularities of units integrated into an iLane system*
(also see the iLane system manual)
Operating the conveyor in reverse mode is not possible since the iLane conveyor system can only be operated in forward direction.
If baggage items pile up on the conveyor line following the unit the conveyor of the X-ray unit is automatically stopped. Once the baggage items are removed the belt restarts automatically.
If an object was completely scanned it is marked by a
blue-yellow frame. As long as this frame is displayed you can mark the object with
recheck station* is available the X-ray image will be transferred to it simultaneously. (F 1-50).
If you pressed
the suspicious baggage item to the recheck station only via the appropriate key of the iLane conveyor sys­tem. However, the X-ray image will not be transferred in this case.
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H late you can subsequently transfer
H for a recheck. If a
Warning!
A
With running conveyor, the blue-yellow frame is displayed only a few seconds. When in doubt, stop the conveyor with
1 to gain time. Otherwise, the
baggage item will be automatically conveyed on as unsuspicious!
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How to use the automatic detection functions*
How to use the automatic detection functions*
If suspect objects are detected by means of the automatic detection functions described in the following, this will pointed out to you by means of markings which are inserted into the associated X-ray image.
You can switch on and off the markings with
the screen indication field.
The detection functions can be programmed so that, in addition to certain markings, an audible alarm will be triggered.
Higher access level users can also define that the convey­ors stop automatically as soon as a suspect or high-ab­sorbing object has been detected. In this case the mes­sage illustrated appears on the screen.
You then have to acknowledge and delete the message with
X. In active status, indication auto appears in field mode in
If one of the priority keys is assigned to
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function NO STOP, you can avoid the automatic conveyor stop by pressing the key in time.
r.
The X-ACT system*
With the X-ACT system, your attention will automatically be drawn to suspect and higher absorbing objects in the X-ray image by corresponding markings. Depending on the setting of the detection class, certain explosives and/or certain drugs* are recognized.
Objects, which may be explosives are provided with a red frame in the X-ray image, objects which may be drugs with a green frame and the higher absorbing objects with a blue frame. On dual view units frames are inserted only on the main monitor.
Baggage or freight items with many details following closely behind one another may cause that sec-
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tions of an object or possibly the complete object are not evaluated. In this case, the corresponding section or complete object is marked with a red frame.
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How to use the automatic detection functions*
To ensure that the X-ACT system is functioning without fault, the material detection of the HI-SCAN
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X-ray unit must be calibrated monthly by a higher access level user.
To define the detection class, call up the X-ACT menu*
M.
with
Set the detection class by means of the navigator.
Then leave the menu with
accepted.
r to have the new class
Radioactivity detector*
The integrated radioactivity detector* detects gamma ra­diation (γ radiation). In the extended version the detection
of neutron radiation is also included*.
If radiation is detected, the respective baggage or freight item is marked by a frame and a suitable symbol is displayed.
The kind and intensity of radiation are distinguished as follows:
Display Meaning
Yellow-black
frame
Red-black frame Radiation alarm (see below)
Radiation warning (see below)
Low-intensity radiation
Radiation of higher intensity
Due to the high absorption, shielded
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containers used for the transport of ra­diation sources will appear black on the X-ray image.
Symbol
Symbol
Symbol
Radiation warning
Due to the high sensitivity of the integrated radioactivity detector, even very low intensity radiation sources will be detected.
To be sure that the detected radiation really comes from the scanned bag or freight item, you should turn
the object round (bottom side on top) and repeat the scanning. If no radiation is detected now, the previ­ously detected radiation source might have been carried by a passenger. A detection of γ radiation may also occur if persons who have undergone a medical treatment using radioactive nuclides are near the X­ray inspection unit.
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γ radiation
Neutron radiation
γ and neutron radiation
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In case you are in doubt of the location of the γ radiation source you can detect the latter by means of a
hand-held meter suitable for measuring γ radiation.
Radiation alarm
The detected radiation source's intensity is by several times higher than that of the radiation warning.
Warning!
A
When rechecking suspect and possibly contaminated items and individuals, proceed according to the provisions and safety instructions given to you! Observe that radiation sources may be of microscop-
R
ic quantity so that a detection with the naked eye is not possible! 1120
The functions HI-SPOT* and High Density Alert* - HDA
Using the functions HI-SPOT and High Density Alert your attention will automatically be drawn to higher absorbing objects in the X-ray image by corresponding markings, if the objects have a certain minimum size and absorption degree.
Function HI-SPOT highlights the image sections contain­ing higher absorbing objects with the display of higher penetration (HIGH). Higher access level users can select a constant or a blinking display.
Function High Density Alert provides higher absorbing objects with a pink frame.
The minimum absorption level and the
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minimum object size is defined by the higher access level users.
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How to display X-ray images
The default image display
After scanning an item it is first shown in the default im­age display until you select a different image display
mode. In a dual view unit you see a further view of the scanned object on the second monitor in the same image display as on the main monitor.
Nearly all of the image display modes referred to in the following can be defined as default image display by the higher access level users.
You can return to the default image display with
V at any time.
The default image display defined is in-
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dicated in field Image display in the screen indication field (F 1-23) after switching on.
How to select other image display modes
The most important image display modes described in the following can be selected via a proper key de­scribed in the following.
All other image display modes as well as combinations of them can only be selected with a priority key
r,
s, t which has been configured accordingly by
the higher access level users before.
The functions allocated to the priority
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keys and the image display mode cur­rently selected can be read from the screen indication field (F 1-23).
The keys to select the different image display modes must either be permanently depressed (non-locking key) or you have to press the key only briefly (locking key) to switch on and off an image display mode. This is configured by the higher level users.
Furthermore, higher access level users can determine not to use certain image display modes as long as the conveyors are running. As a result, the conveyors will stop automatically when selecting such display modes
and such display modes will be switched off when starting the conveyors.
The black and white monitor*
If a HI-SCAN single view unit is equipped with a second monitor*, the black and white image is represented on this monitor as second default image display.
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The black and white image - BW
The B/W image obtained with the scan represents the dif­ferent objects of the baggage or freight item in different brightness levels (grey levels) ranging from white to black. The brightness corresponds to the current absorp­tion characteristics of the scanned objects: – objects of high absorption are represented in dark col-
or or black. These are either objects of higher density (e.g. steel, lead) or objects of lower density but higher thickness.
– objects of low absorption appear in bright color or
white. These are objects of lower density and thick- ness (e.g. paper, textiles),
How to display X-ray images
In an X-ray unit without separate b/w monitor, you ob-
tain the b/w image with to function BW.
The HI-MAT
Contrary to the b/w image, in addition to the different brightness levels, the HI-MAT the material composition of the objects contained in the scanned item by coloring with three different basic colors
and varying shades.
The image display is improved by a real-time
I
sharpening filter.
PLUS
8 or a priority key assigned
system* - the basic material detection*
PLUS
color image indicates
The image display will be improved by a
I
real-time sharpening filter.
The materials an object is composed of are assigned to three groups according to the effective atomic weight of the chemical elements contained; the three groups are represented in orange, green and blue. This assignment is effected on the basis of a real time calculation from the degrees of absorption measured depending on the radiation hardness.
The effective atomic number Z als. If different materials are overlapping in a baggage or freight item, the effective atomic number Z ults from the mean values of the involved atoms and molecules.
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eff
Materials which cannot be defined due
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to very low or very high absorption, are represented in white or black.
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So, the color indicates the kind of material, the brightness (intensity) of the color indicates the material
thickness.
Colour gradient
Owing to physical reasons, very heavy elements with an effective atomic number over 56, which oc-
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cur in an extremely thin layer e.g. lead or gold foils, will be displayed in green or orange depending on the foil thickness. Already starting at a layer thickness of a few millimeters these elements will be displayed in dark grey to black due to the high absorption.
eff. atomic number
below 10 lighter elements: hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen and the molecular
between 10 and 15
between 15 and 56
pure materials and compounds
compounds of the latter, the organic materials: many explosives (e.g. C3H5(NO3)3 nitroglycerine), plastics such as acrylic material, paper, textiles, food, wood, water
medium heavy elements: pure aluminum, sodium, chlorine, cooking salt
heavier elements: the metals titanium, chromium, iron, nickel, copper, zinc, tin, silver etc.
If different materials are overlying, the colouring shifts towards the material absorbing most of the radiation. An overlying of light materials with heavy materials can therefore be represented in orange, green or blue depending on the thickness of the individual material layers. The same applies to metal alloys. If for example aluminium is alloyed with heavier metals, the colouring shifts from green to blue.
If the HI-MAT
user, it can only be called up via a priority key assigned to function (HI-)MAT+.
PLUS
color image has not been defined as default image display by the higher access level
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The image displays Organic Only
- O²/O²+/OS/OS+
(
)
PLUS
* and Organic Stripping
How to display X-ray images
(
)
PLUS
*
These four image display modes are available to the HI-MAT
If you apply the first two special functions Organic Only (O²) and Organic Only
PLUS
system*.
PLUS
(O²+) you can limit the dis-
play to organic objects, i.e. objects made of light material.
Depending on the unit's configuration you can select one of the two functions with
tion can only be called up via a priority key assigned to function O² or O²+.
Organic Only image - O² Organic Only
PLUS
image - O²+
0. The second func-
If you apply the other two special functions Organic Stripping (OS) and Organic Stripping
PLUS
(OS+) you can
limit the display to non-organic materials made of denser materials. Organic objects will be merely displayed in grey shades.
Depending on the unit's configuration you can select one of the two functions with
9. The second func-
tion can only be called up via a priority key assigned to function OS or OS+.
Organic Stripping image - OS Organic Stripping
PLUS
image - OS+
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How to vary the absorption range - VARI
If you are interested in detecting objects of a certain absorption degree exclusively, you can intentionally em­phasize such objects in the above mentioned image display modes black/white, HI-MAT
(
Only
)
PLUS
* and Organic Stripping
(
)
PLUS
* and, at the same time, filter out objects of a different absorption de-
PLUS
*, Organic
gree.
Only those objects lying within the selected absorption range will be represented with all the available brightness levels. As a result, a considerable contrast enhancement is achieved, since no brightness levels are required for non-
Objects the absorption of which is below
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the selected range are displayed in white, objects the absorption of which is above the selected range are displayed in black.
interesting absorption ranges now.
By pressing
the absorption range towards objects of high absorp­tion degrees (e.g. metallic objects).
v to the right repeatedly, you can shift
The higher the absorption range is se-
I
lected, the smaller it is set automatic­ally. In the highest level, you only see high-absorbing objects with the highest contrast.
HI-MAT
PLUS
color image - VARI(-MAT+) Black/white image – VARI-BW
Organic only image - VARI-O² Organic Stripping image - VARI-OS
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By pressing
v several times to the left, you shift the absorption range towards objects of low absorp-
tion degrees (e.g. textile, paper).
PLUS
HI-MAT
color image - VARI(-MAT+) Black/white image - VARI-BW
If you switch to another image display mode, the absorption range you selected before will be stored. So
you need not select it again when calling up the function once more.
The image display with higher penetration - HIGH
The contrast of the darker image sections, i.e. materials which are difficult to penetrate, will be increased in the above mentioned image display modes b/w and HI-MAT higher penetration is generated. This way, you can detect objects hidden behind other high-absorbing ob­jects. Details of high-absorbing objects become more clearly visible. Even thicker layers of light organic ma­terial (explosives, drugs) are definitely emphasized. At the same time, low-absorbing objects are filtered out.
PLUS
HI-MAT
color image - (MAT+-)HIGH Black/white image - BW-HIGH
PLUS
* with this function. An image with virtually
Depending on the unit's configuration you can select the function with
for the current image display mode (HI-MAT
PLUS
image* or black and white image).
z for the HI-MAT
It is also possible to use a priority key assigned to the function (MAT+-)HIGH (for the HI-MAT
PLUS
image* or
PLUS
image*),
BW-HIGH (for the black and white image) or HIGH+. The function last mentioned takes effect on the cur- rent image display (HI-MAT
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image* or black and white image).
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The image display with lower penetration - LOW
The contrast of the brighter image sections, i.e. materials which are easy to penetrate, is increased in the above mentioned image display modes b/w and HI-MAT
PLUS
* by this function. An image of virtually reduced
penetration is generated. Details of low-absorbing objects become more clearly visible. At the same time, high-absorbing objects are displayed in black.
PLUS
HI-MAT
You can select the function via a priority key assigned to the functions (MAT+-)LOW (for the HI-MAT
color image - (MAT+-)LOW Black/white image - BW-LOW
PLUS
age*), BW-LOW (for the black and white image) or LOW+. The function last mentioned takes effect on the
PLUS
current image display (HI-MAT
image* or black and white image).
im-
The negative image display - NEG
In the negative image, high-absorbing objects appear bright, low-absorbing objects appear black. This way, smaller or thinner objects of higher density (e.g. wires) become more clearly visible.
HI-MAT
Depending on the unit's configuration you can select the function via
the current image display (HI-MAT
PLUS
color image - (MAT+-)NEG Black/white image - BW-NEG
4 for the HI-MAT
PLUS
image* or black and white image).
PLUS
image* or for
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PLUS
It is also possible to use a priority key assigned to the function (MAT+-)NEG (for the HI-MAT
image*),
BW-NEG (for the black and white image) or NEG+. The function last mentioned takes effect on the current
PLUS
image display (HI-MAT
image* or black and white image).
The special function X-PLORE*
By means of the special function X-PLORE you can further distinguish the organic objects displayed in orange color in the HI-MAT
PLUS
color image.
You can have displayed the materials with the effective
atomic weight Z
of 7, 8 or 9 (F 1-61) one after another.
eff
The image display becomes a black and white image; only the image parts representing materials of selected effect­ive atomic weight will be displayed in red.
You select the function with
materials with the effective atomic weight Z
W. The image display of
selected
eff
last time appears.
Press
v to the right or left to obtain the displays of
higher and lower atomic weights.
If materials are covered by materials with different
I
atomic weights, e.g. by the container in which the material is packed, the effective atomic weight is changed! When evaluating the image, you should therefore prefer to regard those parts of the X-ray image, which do not show overlying objects.
Z
eff
Materials
7water
plastic explosives
8 impure drugs
9 pure drugs
X-PLORE image Z = 8
The image displays with Superenhancement* - SEN*
(
)
For the above mentioned image display modes black/white, HI-MAT
(
)
PLUS
ping
* and X-PLORE* you can obtain an optimum contrast over the whole X-ray image when using Super-
PLUS
*, Organic Only
enhancement. Low-absorbing objects in bright image sections (e.g. clothes) as well as objects in dark image sections (hidden below high-absorbing objects) are made visible at the same time. By means of electronic real time image processing, the contrast enhancement is calculated automatically for every single image section. An X-ray image with highest detail resolution is obtained. The detectability of in- dividual objects such as plastic arms, explosives and drugs is considerably improved. Objects of lower density can be easily recognized even if such objects are hidden between metal plates. High penetration and, at the same time, high resolution are achieved.
Depending on the unit's configuration you can select the Superenhancement display mode via
HI-MAT
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PLUS
image* or for the current image display (HI-MAT
PLUS
image* or black and white image).
PLUS
*, Organic Strip-
7 for the
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PLUS
It is also possible to use a priority key assigned to the function (MAT+-)SEN (for the HI-MAT
image*),
BW-SEN (for the black and white image) or SEN+. The function last mentioned takes effect on the current
PLUS
image display (HI-MAT
For the Organic Only
image* or black and white image).
(
)
PLUS
* and Organic Stripping
(
)
PLUS
* images the Superenhancement function can only be
selected via the priority key assigned to the functions O²(+)-SEN and OS(+)-SEN.
HI-MAT
PLUS
color image - (MAT+-)SEN Black/white image - BW-SEN
Organic Only image - O²-SEN Organic Stripping image - OS-SEN
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Organic Only
PLUS
image - O²+-SEN Organic Stripping
PLUS
image - OS+-SEN
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The HI-CAT color- and HI-CAT black and white images
Use the HI-CAT system to generate 6 different color images (HI-CAT 1...6) and 2 different black and white im- ages (HI-CAT 7 and 8).
HI-CAT color and black and white images can only be selected via priority keys assigned to the functions
HI-CAT1...8, or they must be defined as default image display.
The color images
In the various HI-CAT color images the varying absorption degrees of the scanned object are displayed in greatly different colors. All color images have one thing in common: there is no direct relation between ab-
sorption and grey levels/brightness and between color and material kind as it is the case in the HI-MAT color image*.
PLUS
In this case, the contrast of the X-ray image surpasses the normal B/W and HI-MAT man eye can much better distinguish different colors than brightness levels which are proportional to the absorption. Object structures will become much better visible that way.
HI-CAT color image 1 HI-CAT color image 2
PLUS
image displays since the hu-
The image display is improved by a real-
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HI-CAT color image 3 HI-CAT color image 4
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HI-CAT color image 5 HI-CAT color image 6
The black and white images
The HI-CAT black and white image 7 differs from the standard black and white image only in one point: the highest absorption level is displayed in red. The HI-CAT black and white image 8 does not differ from the standard black and white image. However, both images can be manipulated with the function VARI-CAT as described in the following.
HI-CAT black/white image 7 HI-CAT black/white image 8
The function VARI-CAT
For HI-CAT images you can steplessly select different assignments between absorption and colors or grey levels. The detectability of small details is thus selectively increased, finest object structures become clearly visible.
For the HI-CAT black and white images the direct relation between absorption and grey levels is canceled. Very similar absorption degrees are displayed in greatly varying colors or grey levels.
Concentrate on the object detail to be examined. By alternately pressing
can steplessly adapt the image display to the scanned object until the detectability of details has been op­timized.
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v to the left and right, you
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The Zoom function
Use the Zoom function to display image sections enlarged by several magnification factors.
Warning!
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If higher access level users have released the use of the Zoom function even with running conveyors on the HI-SCAN X-ray unit, hazardous objects may remain unrecognized in the other, non-visible parts of the baggage or freight item! 1040
With the navigator, you can have one image section out
of eight possible, overlapping sections, directly magni­fied twice.
If you want to magnify the middle section of the X-ray
image, press
o to the right.
Afterwards, you can shift the magnified section with
the navigator.
In a dual view unit you shift the image detail on the left-hand/lower monitor up or down by press-
I
ing the navigator to the left and upward or to the left and downward. Pressing to the right and up- ward or to the right and downward has a corresponding effect on the image of the right-hand/up- per monitor. Switching the navigator upward, downward, to the right or to the left controls both
monitor images simultaneously.
Use
On newer units you can continuously raise and reduce
o to increase the magnification factor. Every
time you press the key to the right, the middle section of the currently selected image section is magnified by one more step. By pressing left, you return to the non-magnified display.
the magnification factor (if this was not deactivated by a user with higher access level). Just keep the key
o several times to the
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o depressed until the desired magnification is
reached.
On the miniature display in the indication field you can always re-
cognize the section currently magnified.
The maximum magnification factor is defined by the higher access level users.
On newer units the Zoom interpolation can be selected additionally, which provides an improved representation of the magnified sections.
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Zoom x 2 Zoom x 3
The function Opti-Zoom*
Opti-Zoom allows to magnify the displayed item optimally by pressing just one key.
With
When pressing
N you magnify the displayed item to screen size.
N a second time you return to the non-magnified display.
The object finder*
(only in dual view units)
If you have discovered a suspicious object in one of the views of the baggage or freight item, the object finder makes it easier for you to locate the object in the second view.
Activate the finder with the priority button that is as-
signed the OBJECT FINDER function. A thin, vertical, light blue line appears on both monitors.
Now use
ject in the first view. At the same time the line moves on the second monitor on the object concerned, which you can now assess in its second view.
v to steer this line on the discovered ob-
You can deactivate the object finder again with
the corresponding priority key.
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How to work with the HI-TIP
By means of the HI-TIP systems, complete X-ray images of fictional baggage items containing threat objects are automatically projected, at arbitrary intervals, among the images of real baggage items. Equally, single threat ob- jects of different kinds are automatically projected on the real X-ray images of scanned baggage items. You do not notice the projection process.
Your task is to detect dangerous or suspect objects and mark them with
When the conveyors are running, the time you need to evaluate the image and make a decision is limited
to a few seconds (range 1 to 10 s.). If you need more time, stop the conveyors. Usually, the time is auto­matically extended then (range 0 to 45 s.).
PLUS
* and aTIP* system*
Statistics referring to every user and his
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activities on the X-ray unit are created. From such reports higher level users can read how many times projected ob­jects and images have been recognized and how many of them have been missed by the individual users.
H.
Recognized objects
If you have recognized a suspect object and marked it with H, the conveyors are stopped automatically and one of the following messages is displayed on the screen.
Warning!
A
Units with newer software* may be set in a way that the conveyors will only be stopped and a mes­sage will only appear if the suspect object has been projected by means of the TIP system, i.e. if it is not a real object! If no message appears when actuating have detected a real, suspect object which has to be rechecked! 1050
Message 1
One fictional threat object was projected on the image of
a real baggage item by the TIP system. It is now provided with a black/yellow frame and will be deleted afterwards.
Warning!
A
In any case check if the framed object is actually the object you recognized! 1060
H and if the conveyors do not stop, you
Delete the message with
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Now check, if there is any further suspect object in the X-ray image. If so, press
the baggage item to the recheck then.
The real X-ray images together with the recognized objects are automatically stored under category
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TIP/RECOGN.OBJECTS* by the IMS Image Store System. You can recall these images using the IMS Image Store System (F 1-82).
Message 2
The complete X-ray image was projected by the TIP system and is now provided with a black/yellow frame. Afterwards it will be deleted.
Delete the message with
Message 3
r.
H once again and send
No threat object was projected on the image by the TIP system. As a result, no frame is inserted.
Delete the message with
Nevertheless, as you have recognized a suspect ob-
ject, press again recheck then.
H and send the baggage item to the
r.
Units with newer software* can be ad-
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justed in such a way that the electronic
baggage marking takes already place simultaneously with the first depression
of
H. In this case, the H key should
not be pressed for a second time.
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Missed objects
If you have missed an object projected, the conveyors will be stopped automatically and one of the following messages is displayed on the screen:
Message 4
One fictional threat object was projected on the image of
a real baggage item by the TIP system. It is now provided with a black/yellow frame and will be deleted afterwards.
Delete the message with
Now check, if any further suspect object can be found
in the X-ray image. If so, press gage item to the recheck then.
The real X-ray images together with the missed threat objects are automatically stored under cat-
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egory TIP/MISSED.OBJECTS by the IMS Image Store System*. You can recall these images using the IMS Image Store System (F 1-82).
Message 5
r.
H and send the bag-
The complete X-ray image was projected by the TIP system and is now provided with a black/yellow frame. Afterwards it will be deleted.
Delete the message with
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Aborted projections
It is not always possible for the TIP systems to project a complete fictional X-ray image or a fictional threat object; for example, if the projected object exceeds the length of the baggage item. In this case, the conveyors are stopped and the object, which has partly been projected, or the fictional X-ray image, are provided with a black/yellow frame. Then the object or image is deleted and one of the following messages appears on the screen (the messages can alternatively appear with blue background colour in units with newer software):
Message 6
The projection of a fictional threat object on the image of a real baggage item has been aborted by the TIP system.
Delete the message with
Now check, if any further suspect object can be found in the X-ray image. If so, press
send the baggage item to the recheck then.
Message 7
The projection of a fictional X-ray image has been canceled by the TIP system.
Delete the message with
r.
r.
H once more and
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How to work with the OTS Xtrain system*
Use the operator training system OTS XTrain* to display stored X-ray images of various bags which do not
contain any suspect items. In the following, such images are
called basic images. The operational flow is not different from that of real baggage screenings.
At arbitrary intervals, complete X-ray images of baggage items with threat objects are automatically projected among the basic images. Equally, single threat objects of different kinds are automatically projected on the basic images. You do not notice the projection process.
Start and terminate a training session with
Your task is to detect dangerous or suspect objects and
mark them with
When the images are scrolling over the screen, the time you need to evaluate the image and to make a
decision is limited to a few seconds (range 1 to 10 s.). If you need more time, stop the image scroll. Usu- ally, the time is automatically extended then (range 0 to 45 s.). Restart the image scroll with
H.
I.
Statistics referring to every user and his
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activities on the X-ray unit are created. From such reports higher level users can read how many times projected ob­jects and images have been recognized and how many of them have been missed by the individual users.
The OTS Xtrain system can be locked up
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by users of higher access level.
m or
n.
If you want to review preceding images, you can recall them with the REVIEW function. Select the inter-
esting image with matically with restarting the image scroll with
3 and 2. To switch back to the last image, press 1 or reach the last image auto-
m or n.
As a general rule, the users of higher access levels define whether or not you receive feedbacks from a train- ing session.
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Training with feedbacks
Recognized objects
If you have recognized a suspect object and marked it with H, the image scroll is stopped automatically and one of the following messages is displayed on the screen:
Message 1
A fictional threat object was projected on the basic image of a baggage item. It is now provided with a black/yellow frame and will be deleted afterwards.
Delete the message with
Threat objects which have been recognized will be
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stored automatically under category TRAINING/RECOGN.OBJECTS* by the IMS Image Store System together with the basic images into which they were projected. You can recall these images using the IMS Image Store System (F 1-82).
Message 2
A complete X-ray image was projected between two basic images. It is now provided with a black/yellow frame and will be deleted afterwards.
r.
Delete the message with
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Message 3
Nothing was projected. As a result, no frame is inserted.
How to work with the OTS Xtrain system*
Delete the message with
r.
Missed objects
If you have missed an object projected, the image scroll will be stopped automatically and one of the follow­ing messages is displayed on the screen:
Message 4
A fictional threat object was projected on the basic image of a baggage item. It is now provided with a black/yellow frame and will be deleted afterwards.
Delete the message with r.
Threat objects which have been missed will be
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stored automatically under category TRAINING/ MISSED.OBJECTS by the IMS Image Store Sys-
tem together with the basic images into which they were projected. You can recall these im­ages using the IMS Image Store System (F 1-82).
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Message 5
A complete X-ray image was projected between two basic images.
Delete the message with
r.
Aborted projections
It is not always possible for the OTS XTrain system to project a complete threat image or threat object. In this case, the image scroll is stopped and the object, which has partly been projected or the threat image is provided with a black/yellow frame and deleted afterwards. Simultaneously one of the following messages appears on the screen (the messages can alternatively appear with blue background colour in units with newer software):
Message 6
The projection of a threat object on the basic image of a baggage item has been aborted.
Delete the message with
Message 7
The projection of a threat image between two basic images has been canceled.
Delete the message with
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How to work with the OTS Xtrain system*
If users of higher access levels have deactivated the feed­back function, the projected threat objects and threat im­ages are merely provided with black/yellow frames and deleted afterwards.
In this case as well, recognized* and
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missed threat objects are automatically stored under categories TRAINING/RE-
COGN.OBJECTS* and TRAINING/MISSED.OBJECTS by the IMS
Image Store System together with the basic images into which they were pro­jected. You can recall these images us­ing the IMS Image Store System (F 1-82).
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How to work with the IMS image store system*
How to work with the IMS image store system*
The IMS Image Store System allows the digital storage of both single X-ray images of the HI-SCAN X-ray unit and images of all scanned baggage or freight items (standard Online recording) on the storage disk (hard disk) of the in­tegrated electronics without any loss of quality.
Additionally, the images of all scanned baggage or freight items can be stored – on a supplementary, removable image data archive*
(Online recording RIDA*) as well as
– via network* on a central image data archive (Online
recording CIDA*)
for the purpose of training and archiving.
It is also possible to initiate an automatic storage of the images transmitted by you with analyst stations* according to the different evaluation results.
X-ray images stored on the X-ray unit can be recalled on the monitor of the X-ray unit. Higher access level users can copy them to ZIP disks*, CDs* or USB memories* or transfer them digitally to other computer sys­tems via a network*.
The Online recording functions and the
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storage of the images transmitted to the recheck or analyst stations* can only be started and stopped by higher access level users. The same applies to the re­call of these images. Furthermore, the storage, recall and print* functions for single images can be deactivated by the higher access level users so that you may possibly not be able to use the func­tions referred to in the following.
H to the recheck or
Store images
The current image, i.e. the image of the object
scanned last is stored in the category Clipboard when you press
I
S
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S.
If a priority key is assigned to the function FRAME OBJECT* (F 1-50) you can provide suspicious objects with a red/yellow frame before you store or transfer it.
Attention!
Do not store the image until it has been displayed completely on the monitor. This means that the empty section you are used to seeing behind the bag image has been created and the scroll has been stopped for at least a short moment! Otherwise, the image of the preceding baggage item might unintentionally be stored! 1070
If the HI-SCAN unit is connected to a
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Central Image Data Archive CIDA* via a data network, the current image will be simultaneously transferred to this archive with
S.
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If the X-ray inspection unit is equipped with a bag code
scanner*, you can store X-ray images together with
the respective bag identification codes of the baggage or freight items. After scanning the bag code, the next X-ray image generated by the X-ray unit will be stored
automatically.
Attention!
S
Make sure there are no more other baggage or freight items in the tunnel that have not yet been inspected, before the baggage or freight item the image of which you want to store has entered
the inspection tunnel! Otherwise, the X-ray image of the other baggage or freight items will be stored! It is advisable to keep a distance of about half the tunnel length to the preceding baggage or freight items. 1080
Scan the bag ID from the baggage or freight item's bag
tag, before it enters the inspection tunnel. If required, stop the conveyors with bar code and press the button integrated in the handle until a short audible signal is sounded and the green LED lights up. Afterwards, have the baggage or freight item enter the tunnel.
1. Point the scanner at the
The images are stored in the category
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Online Recording which is only access­ible by users with superior access rights.
Warning! Do not look into the laser beam of the bar code scanner* and do not point the beam at
other persons! 1090
If the bag code cannot be read from the baggage or freight item's
tag, you can also enter it manually*. Actuate the priority key* as­signed to the function ENTER BAG ID. The window illustrated is displayed. The entry of letters and digits is carried out as de­scribed for the user ID code ( F 1-36). Afterwards, inspect the baggage or freight item by means of X-rays.
If you actuate
tion code in the category Clipboard.
Attention!
S
If the IMS system has no more free memory, always the oldest image will automatically be overwrit­ten. 1100
S after the inspection, the image will be stored again together with the baggage identifica-
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Recall and print* images
If you want to recall or print* images, press T. The illustrated IMS recall menu appears:
In units with more recent software, the Clipboard category (directory) is displayed on the left side of the menu including its subcategories* or a list of the X-ray images stored in this category .
Select a category/subcategory
In units equipped with more recent software in the left side of the
menu you can either switch to the left with the navigator on the ../ symbol or to one of the displayed categories*. This way you change from the current category into the parent one.
To open a category move with the navigator to it and either switch with the navigator to the left or to the
right*. If a category contains subcategories, this is indicated by a slash / after the name of the category.
After the category is activated, the subcategories are listed on the left side of the menu.
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In units with older software, use key [5 mno] to open the window
for selecting a category (also possible on units with more recent software).
Select the desired category with the navigator and activate the lat-
ter with
r. Simultaneously, you return to the IMS recall menu.
If a category is divided into subcategories the latter will be listed in units equipped with older software
version together with the names of the parent category (separated by a slash /). However, in units equipped with newer software the symbol >> behind a category name indicates that there are further sub­categories. By means of switching the navigator to the right you can open the category and have the sub­categories indicated. With
s or by switching the navigator to the left* you return to the respective
parent list.
The following categories are available:
Category Content
Clipboard with subcategories* X-ray images stored individually with
S. Possibly, this category is
subdivided into subcategories that will be generated automatically from the calendar years, the months and the days on which the im­ages have been stored.
TIP/RECOGN.OBJECTS* X-ray images of real baggage or freight items with threat objects pro-
jected by the HI-TIP
PLUS
*/aTIP* system which have been recognized
by the user
TIP/MISSED.OBJECTS* X-ray images of real baggage or freight items with threat objects pro-
jected by the HI-TIP
PLUS
*/aTIP* system which have been missed by
the user
TRAINING/RECOGN.OBJECTS* Training images of real baggage or freight items with threat objects
projected by the OTS XTrain-System* which have been recognized by the user
TRAINING/MISSED.OBJECTS* Training images of real baggage or freight items with threat objects
projected by the OTS XTrain-System* which have been missed by the user
Print jobs* The last 10 images that could not be printed out because of a printing
problem
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Select images
After a category is selected, a list of the X-ray images stored in it appears.
As long as higher access level users have not renamed images, the images stored last appear on top of the list, oldest images appear at the end (listing according to date and time). Otherwise the images are sorted al­phabetically.
Use the navigator to select individual images. On the right menu side you see a miniature display of the
selected image as well as some additional information. There are:
File name: Under this name, the image is stored on the hard disk of the integrated elec-
tronics. New images are first named according to the date and time of the stor­age and the serial number of the X-ray unit. Higher access level users can change the name.
Date/time: Point of time of the image memorization.
User: Name or ID of the user who stored the image.
Unit network name: Network name of the HI-SCAN X-ray unit where the image was taken.
Unit type: Type of the HI-SCAN X-ray unit where the image was taken.
Bag ID*: Bag identification code of baggage or freight item, if available
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If you want to recall or print* one or several images in
original size, you first have to mark them with key [1 abc]. If you want to recall almost all images with the exception of a few images, only mark those images you do not intend to recall with key [1 abc] and invert the marks with key [2 def] then.
If the X-ray inspection unit is equipped with a hand-held bar code scanner*, you can select those images
automatically that have been stored with a bag ID code and are filed in the category Clipboard.
First select the category Clipboard (F 1-84).
The bag ID being read in, all the images that have been stored with this bag ID will now be
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searched for and selected from the category Clipboard and its subcategories*.
Scan the bag ID from the baggage or freight item's tag
by pointing the scanner at the bar code and pressing the button integrated in the scanner handle until a short audible signal is sounded and the green LED lights up.
Warning! Do not look into the laser beam of the bar code scanner* and do not point the beam at
other persons! 1110
If you want to select all images, simply
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press key [2 def] without marking any images before.
If the bag code cannot be read from the baggage or freight item's
tag (error signal from bag code scanner), you can enter it manu- ally* instead. Actuate key [9 yz-]. The window illustrated beside is displayed. The entry of letters and digits via keyboard is carried out as described for the user ID code (F 1-36).
If the search for an X-ray image is
not successful after having scanned or entered the bag code, the message illustrated beside is displayed.
If you acknowledge the message with
In units with more recent software, a list of all found images together with the information on the category
in which they are located appears on the left side of the menu under Search results.
r, the search will be continued in other categories.
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If images are found in more than one other category,
those categories will be listed in units with older soft­ware. You can then choose one out of them. If, however, images are found in one other category only, the latter will be automatically selected. When selecting a category manually or automatically, all images belonging to the scanned or entered bag ID will be marked.
Print images*
Marked images can be printed out pressing key [8 vwx] on the network printer.
Set recall options
If you wish to recall images, set the Recall
options first. Press key [3 ghi]. The window
illustrated appears.
Use the navigator to move to the desired option and activate/deactivate it with the navigator, or change the
value. There are the following options:
Random order: the recall of the marked images, for example, for training purposes, is
carried out at random order
Reverse order: the image stored last is displayed first (Random order must be deactivated
(see above)!)
Repeat images: after all marked images were displayed once, the recall starts from the
beginning
Change images automatically:
after 1...240 seconds:
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the image changing is carried out automatically,
alternating interval with automatic image changing
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Quit the recall options with
r.
Start the recall
Leave the IMS recall menu with r. The X-ray im-
age selected first is moving on the screen now. In field Mode in the indication field of the screen, IMS is indic- ated. To have a look at the image and to evaluate, all image display modes are available (F 1-60ff). You can also print the images* (F 1-90).
Use
m or n to request the recall of the next
image, if no automatic image change has been defined.
In units with newer software*, in the up-
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per lines of the screen it is displayed of which category originates the recalled image and when it was taken. If you want to hide this information, press the priority key assigned with the function HIDE INFORMATION*.
Interrupt and terminate the recall
Use 1 to interrupt the image changing at any time.
If you want to review preceding images, you can recall them with the REVIEW function once more. Select
the interesting image with age automatically with restarting the IMS recall with
3 and 2. To switch back to the last image, press 1 or reach the last im-
m or n.
If no image changing is being carried out, you can terminate the recall with
operation of the HI-SCAN X-ray unit. The image remains on the screen until you perform an inspection.
1 and return to the normal
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How to work with the other functions
In units with newer software, the access to these functions can be disabled by users with higher au-
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thorisation.
The print function*
If the X-ray inspection unit is connected to a printer* via data network*, you can print out the current X-ray image. Depending on the setting made by a user of higher access level, either the image of the object scanned last (even if this image exceeds the screen dimensions) or the current screen contents including the screen indication field is printed out.
Start the printout with
ning before starting the printout, they will be stopped.
If a priority key is assigned to the function FRAME OBJECT* (F 1-50) you can provide suspicious
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objects with a red/yellow frame before you print it.
R or with a priority key assigned to the function PRINT . If the conveyors were run-
Attention!
S
Do not print the image until it has been displayed completely on the monitor. This means that the empty section you are used to seeing behind the bag image has been created and the scroll has been stopped for at least a short mo­ment! Otherwise, the preceding image might unintentionally be printed! 1130
The baggage counters
The HI-SCAN X-ray unit is equipped with a total baggage counter which cannot be reset and a temporary counter which can be reset for scanned baggage or freight items.
Use the navigator to move to item Operating options in the Main
menu and activate the item. The menu illustrated beside is dis-
played.
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