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Prepare the couch and perform rough positioning with the projector

Raise the couch and tie off its bellows, visually check the hydraulic circuit for oil leaks, engage a jig cover to set the gantry-couch distance, rough-adjust the couch's lateral and vertical position by matching the gantry projector's laser beam to two reference points at both a low and a high couch height, and finish by mounting the anchor brackets and drilling — but only loosely securing — the anchor bolts that will fully lock the couch down later.

Applies to
Aquilion 16 (TSX-101A) — Installation volume, source 2C201-160, Section 12 ("Positioning and Securing the Patient Couch"), subsections 12.1 through 12.5 (p.108-112)
Personnel
Basic-to-intermediate — raising the couch from the gantry operating panel and tying off the bellows, a purely visual oil-leak check across five named hydraulic-circuit locations, mechanically engaging a jig cover's V-shaped notch/positioning bolt/positioning screws to set the gantry-couch distance, an iterative optical alignment routine with the gantry projector (matching its laser beam to reference points A and B at two different couch heights, using the [Free] switch and shims), and finally mounting anchor brackets and drilling the 18 mm-diameter, 120 mm-deep anchor holes in the floor before loosely securing the anchor bolts. No electrical test equipment is used in this section. (Skill assessment derived from procedure content — not an OEM-stated skill level.)
Steps
16 steps
Source
2C201-160E*F p.108-112

Tools & parts

ItemPart numberQty
Gantry operating paneln/a in sourcen/a in source (built into the gantry)
Strapsn/a in sourcen/a in source
Jig covern/a in source1
Positioning boltn/a in source1 (supplied with the jig cover)
Positioning screwsn/a in source2 (supplied with the jig cover)
Gantry projectorn/a in sourcen/a in source (built into the gantry)
Shimsn/a in sourceas needed
Anchor bracketsn/a in sourcen/a in source (qty not stated)
Concrete drilln/a in source — tool not named in this section; cross-referenced from the Installation Tool List, source §1.6, item 6 (concrete drill, φ18, labeled "Couch" — matches this section's 18 mm anchor-hole diameter)n/a in source (qty not stated)
Anchor boltsn/a in sourcen/a in source (qty not stated)

Safety

NOTICE

Hazard: Performing couch vertical movement with the lower edge of the bellows removed and raised to the couch's upper frame; source labels this call-out "CAUTION" — reclassified NOTICE here because the stated outcome is damage to the bellows, not personal injury

Consequence: The bellows may be damaged

Avoidance: Do not move the couch vertically while the lower edge of the bellows is removed and raised to the upper frame — keep it tied off with straps until the bellows is restored to its normal position

Full step-by-step for Prepare the couch and perform rough positioning with the projector

All 16 steps are documented in the FSELIB Aquilion 16 (TSX-101A) service manual — re-authored, web-first, with the real figures from the source.

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Related Couch/Table guides

Partially disassemble the patient couch for carrying-in (narrow route)5 stepsReset the overcurrent relay (horizontal and vertical motors)6 stepsFine-adjust the couch position using CT images13 stepsSecure the couch, install the footswitch, fit covers and set the height indicator18 stepsCarry the patient couch in tilted, on a triangular stand (narrow route or small elevator)11 stepsGantry/couch interlock test procedures21 steps
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Source: 2C201-160E*F p.108-112. Preview re-authored by FSELIB — the full procedure with figures and steps is in the paid service manual.