Kodak DirectView CR500
Kodak · Model DirectView CR500
Rapid Image Access: process more than 60 (35 x 43-cm) cassettes per hour. Premium Performance: delivers high image quality, sophisticated image processing, and an intuitive user interface equivalent to that of premium Kodak DirectView CR systems. Fits virtually anywhere: place the system close to the exam room to improve workflow, boost productivity, and optimize image access. Built to last: Minimize downtime and maximize return on investment with a robust system designed, manufactured, and tested for reliability and durability. Capture high-quality images, exam after exam, with durability. Helps you work smarter: Work in normal roomlight, store approximately 1,500 images online for rapid recall, and connect easily to PACS, laser imagers, other DICOM devices.
Key tips
- ·Never bypass a radiation interlock to "just get the image" - this is one of the few true zero-tolerance rules in BMET work.
- ·Trend image-quality phantom results over time - drift shows up before an outright failure does.
- ·Portable/mobile units take real physical abuse from transport - check wheel locks and cable strain reliefs more often than fixed units.
Typical Failure Modes
Compiled for this model from its own documentation and established engineering knowledge for this equipment class - not from a verified service record. Confirm against the manufacturer's service manual.
Poor image quality / artefacts
HighSymptoms: Banding, streaks, ghost images, non-uniform density, dust artefacts.
Root cause: Dirty light guide / scanning optics, a worn erase-lamp array, imaging-plate wear, or transport-roller contamination.
Plate / cassette transport jam or mis-feed
MediumSymptoms: Plate jams in the reader, transport error, plate not returned.
Root cause: Worn or contaminated transport rollers / belts, or a sensor fault.
Incomplete erase / residual latent image
MediumSymptoms: Faint previous image on the next exposure.
Root cause: Erase-lamp array degradation or a driver fault.
Laser / PMT scanning fault
MediumSymptoms: No or very noisy image, scan-error message.
Root cause: Scanning laser or the photomultiplier / detection chain.
Workstation / DICOM fault
MediumSymptoms: Images will not display, annotate or send to PACS.
Root cause: Workstation PC or the DICOM configuration.
Serviceable Parts & Consumables
Serviceable items for this model, compiled from its documentation and engineering knowledge for this equipment class. Service class and relative cost are estimates, not manufacturer figures; no part numbers are given. Confirm intervals and pricing against the manufacturer.
Transport rollers / belts
Class Periodic replacementRel. cost $$R&R Moderate
Erase-lamp array
Class Periodic replacementRel. cost $$$R&R Moderate
Imaging plates / cassettes
Class Periodic replacementRel. cost $$$R&R Easy
Light guide / scanning optics
Class Major service partRel. cost $$$R&R Difficult
Workstation PC
Class Major service partRel. cost $$$R&R Moderate
| Part | Service class | Relative cost | R&R difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport rollers / belts | Periodic replacement | $$ | Moderate |
| Erase-lamp array | Periodic replacement | $$$ | Moderate |
| Imaging plates / cassettes | Periodic replacement | $$$ | Easy |
| Light guide / scanning optics | Major service part | $$$ | Difficult |
| Workstation PC | Major service part | $$$ | Moderate |
Relative cost: $ lowest · $$$$ highest service-part cost for this equipment class. Not a price.
PM Checklist
Preventive-maintenance tasks typical of this equipment class. Perform to the manufacturer's procedure and your facility's policy - this is general reference, not a schedule for this specific unit.
- ·Daily QC per modality: image-quality phantom test
- ·Tube and detector inspection
- ·Annual state-required radiation safety survey
- ·Vendor-scheduled preventive maintenance
Troubleshooting Approach
A starting sequence for this model, compiled from its documentation and engineering knowledge for this equipment class. Follow the manufacturer's service documentation for the actual procedure.
Symptom: Poor image quality / artefacts
- Run the reader's cleaning / calibration procedure.
- Clean the light guide, scanning optics and transport rollers.
- Erase and re-image a plate to check for residual latent image.
- Rotate in a fresh imaging plate to rule out plate wear.
- Escalate a scanning-laser / PMT fault to the manufacturer.
Symptom: Plate transport jam
- Clear the jammed plate / cassette per the manual.
- Inspect and clean / replace the transport rollers and belts.
- Check the transport sensors.
- Cycle several cassettes.
- Confirm reliable feed and return.
Technical Specs
- Height
- 25.4 in
- Length
- 25.6 in
- Weight
- 185 lbs
- CR-System Configuration
- Single-plate table unit
- Width
- 24.5 in
Typical Location
Where this class of equipment is typically deployed - general reference, not this unit's own placement record.
- Radiology / Imaging department
- Emergency Department (portable units)
- Operating Room (C-arms)
- Cath lab
- Bedside ICU (portable X-ray)
Documents & Manuals
- CR 500 - Preventive MaintenanceService Manual · External
- Kodak DirectView CR 500 - Theory GuideUser Manual · External
- Kodak DirectView CR 500 System User ManualUser Manual · External
- CR 500 - Theory GuideUser Manual · External
- KODAK DIRECTVIEW CR 500 System BrochureBrochure · External
- Kodak DirectView CR 500 - DiagramsDocument · External
- Kodak DirectView CR 500 - SpecificationsDocument · External
- CR 500 - SpecificationsDocument · External
- CR 500 - DiagramsDocument · External
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