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Start and stop DCA (Data Collection Analyzer) and its function set
Launch the Toshiba/Canon DCA (Data Collection Analyzer) from the Command Box, review the nine acquisition/correction/utility functions it exposes (and which are disabled on this software revision), then close it — the entry point every other DCA-based check in this manual builds on.
Applies to
Aquilion 16 (TSX-101A) — system software volume 2D260-074E*B, source p.11-12, covering source section 2.1 "Outline" (the DCA function list) and section 2.2 "Startup and Termination" (the launch/quit procedure). For per-control detail on the DCA main window once it is running, see Related, toshiba-ct-aquilion16-software-dca-functions-reference (source section 2.3, p.13-21).
Personnel
Basic — menu navigation ([Utility] > [Engineering]) and entry of the Engineering-mode password; no board-level work or physical tooling involved. (Skill assessment derived from procedure content — not an OEM-stated skill level.)
Steps
4 steps
Source
2D260-074E*B p.11-12
Full step-by-step for Start and stop DCA (Data Collection Analyzer) and its function set
All 4 steps are documented in the FSELIB Aquilion 16 (TSX-101A) service manual — re-authored, web-first, with the real figures from the source.
Open the full procedureRelated Software / DCA guides
Check DAS offset data with X-ray inhibited (JP3 test mode)8 stepsRun DAS/GCIF/offset/output test patterns and read the results3 stepsIsolate an abnormal channel or artifact using the DCA sinogram14 stepsCheck X-ray output with the DCA (acquisition, mean calculation, graph)9 stepsRun the console malfunction-diagnosis program (hwtest)0 stepsRun the independent MHR PWB test (diagnostics) from the RTM terminal4 steps
View all Aquilion 16 (TSX-101A) guidesSource: 2D260-074E*B p.11-12. Preview re-authored by FSELIB — the full procedure with figures and steps is in the paid service manual.