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Rev: 09
Title: Bodyguard Adjustment by the Customer
Manufacture: Philips By: Dale Dorow Date: 06-04-2017

Applies To: FD SWR7.x.x and higher

Description:
Customer can adjust the bodyguard when the following messages are displayed.
 BodyGuard defective; Move at own risk.
 DETECTOR+TUBE Bodyguard Override
 TUBE Bodyguard Override
 WARNING: Adjustment of Bodyguard required.
 WARNING: Bodyguard dirty; Move at own risk.
 WARNING: Bodyguard very dirty; Clean sensor.
 WARNING: DETECTOR Bodyguard active
 WARNING: Detector Bodyguard active; Table Override impossible.
 WARNING: DETECTOR Bodyguard active
 WARNING: Detector Bodyguard active No table Override possible
 WARNING: DETECTOR+TUBE Bodyguard active.
 WARNING: Maximum SID reached; Table Override impossible.

If there is physical damage or one of the sensors is not working properly the adjustment may fail or may drift out
of adjustment over time. Variations of temperature (±5⁰F) and/or humidity (±10%) of the temperature and
humidity at the time of adjustment can cause bodyguard messages to recur.

Cause:
Bodyguard message or stand is moving slowly.

Solution:
This adjustment take about 10 minutes. This adjustment can be performed without a hardware key by the
customer.

Adjustment preconditions
 A patient is not on the table.
 The stand is in the AP position. The stand will move 5⁰ caudal during the adjustment procedure.
 There are NO objects or people within 80cm (32 inches) of the stand.
 Enviromental conditions, temperature and humidity are stable and at normal settings.
 There is no physical damage or liquids on the covers. If the cover had extensive liquid, it can take up to
24hrs to dry.

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Procedure
On the data monitor in the upper left corner click on Options and select Start Field Service

Click Yes to confirm to switch to Field Service

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Click on the Adjustment tab on the top row.
On the left side menu select – Geometry>Frontal Stand>Sensor>Bodyguard Sensor Adjustment.
Read the procedure and click on the OK button. Click on the Help button for additional information.

Press the exposure footswitch (no x-rays will be made). A progress bar on the monitor indicates the status of
the adjustment. This will take about 30 seconds. When finished a beep will be heard and the indicator will be at
100%. Start of adjustment

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Finish of adjustment – Release the footswitch. Click Next.

Confirm if the adjustment was Successful or Failed and click OK. To be Successful the Value must be >1792 for
each sensor. The Offset for each sensor within each group must be within 20 points of each other.
See the Diagrams at the end of the document for sensor location.

Click OK when the Bodyguard Sensor Adjustment indicates Successful.

Example of a Failure

NOTE: Example on the left is from an older version Xray tube BG FD20 (Proxy 04 thru 07, 10 & 11) with green
sensor plates. Right is from a new version Xray tube BG with black sensor plates. New version is less sensitive to
temperature and Humidity changes and has different Offset values.

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Click OK

Click System tab on the top and Accept New Settings

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Click Ok

Progress bar indicates the status of the EXPORTACCEPT.

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Click LogOff in the upper right corner

Click OK to confirm LogOff

Progress bars indicates the logoff process

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The patient data screen will be displayed

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FD10 Poly G2

FD20 CLEA

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