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Test Images: Medical_Image, LinCheck and TQ-18

Print Medical_Image, LinCheck, or TQ-18 from the printer's own menus whenever a stripe artifact, a density curve, or mammography contrast needs a real-world or standardized cross-check beyond what a technical test image (STI1/STI2/SMPTE) already showed.

Applies to
DryStar 5300 (Type 5365/100). TQ-18 test image only available for software ≥ Rel. 2.0.0_C1 (source, §2.3.6).
Personnel
1 technician · Service-level technician — prints each test image from the printer's own menus (Service Engineer Tools browser session for Medical_Image/LinCheck, key-operator menu for TQ-18) and evaluates the printed film by eye at a lightbox; no disassembly or test equipment required for the checks in this section beyond the lightbox itself. (derived — source does not assign a formal skill-level label to this section.)
Steps
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Source
DD+DIS346.05E — Drystar 5300 Repair and Service, Machine specific tools, software tools and auxiliary means, Chapter 3.2/16-18, §2.3.4 'Testimage Medical_Image' + §2.3.5 'Testimage LinCheck' + §2.3.6 'Testimage TQ-18', Edition 1, Revision 7, 2006-01-26, Type 5365/100

Full step-by-step for Test Images: Medical_Image, LinCheck and TQ-18

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Source: DD+DIS346.05E — Drystar 5300 Repair and Service, Machine specific tools, software tools and auxiliary means, Chapter 3.2/16-18, §2.3.4 'Testimage Medical_Image' + §2.3.5 'Testimage LinCheck' + §2.3.6 'Testimage TQ-18', Edition 1, Revision 7, 2006-01-26, Type 5365/100. Preview re-authored by FSELIB — the full procedure with figures and steps is in the paid service manual.