GE Vivid 7 Service Manual

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3-9-13 Configurable Remote Path User
It is possible to set the User and Password for all  remote paths as secondary creditials. These settings 
are only used if the log in with the default User and  Password fails. If the log in with the default User and 
Password succeed, these settings are not used.
Follow these steps to configure the Remote Path User:
1.) Press  Config (F2 ) and log on as  ADM,...

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3-9-14 Set Up Connection to a  DICOM Server in a Network
In this case the Vivid 7 is configured to work with DICOM servers in a network environment. Images are 
first saved on the local image buffer on the scanner. At the end of the examination the images are sent 
to the DICOM server via a DICOM spooler and to  the local database, depending on...

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3-9-14-2      DICOM Server IP Address Setting on the Scanner (cont’d)  In Figure 3-54 , the selected flow,  Worklist/Local Archive - DICOM Server/Int. HD , is shown. Setup of 
other dataflows are similar to this example.
6.) Select  Worklist (so it is highlighted) and then select  Properties to display the Properties dialog. 
 
If Direct Store  is enabled, the image  will go to the DICOM server...

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3-9-14-2      DICOM Server IP Address Setting on the Scanner (cont’d)  7.) Select the IP-Address down-arrow to choose the Worklist Server from the pull-down menu.
NOTE: It is not possible to change the setting in  the IP-Address field by editing it. See description 
below, starting with step  8, to change the setting.
8.) Follow the steps below to...

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3-9-14-2      DICOM Server IP Address Setting on the Scanner (cont’d)  c.) Edit the name and/or the IP address of the server, see  Figure 3-58. 
d.) Select  OK to save the new settings and close the dialog.
e.) Select  OK to close the IPs dialog to re turn to the Properties dialog.
f.) Enter the DICOM server AE Title. This entr y is case sensitive and must match exactly.
g.) Enter the DICOM server...

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3-9-14-3 Verify the Network Connection to a Device
Follow the Steps Below to do a First Test (TCP-IP Ping) of the Connection
1.) Select the “Smiley” button to Ping the server.
NOTE: The smiley checks if the remote server is  accessible (ping). It is not a DICOM Echo (DICOM 
ping), so it does not check AE title or port number.
2.) If the network...

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3-9-14-4      Verify the Connection to a Device (cont’d) 
NOTE: If the Check button fails directly, the AE Title is probably wrong. If the Check button fails after a long time (corres ponding to the timeout), the IP address or Port 
Number is probably wrong.
In the illustration below, the mess age indicates that the pinging of the server worked fine (line 1), 
but the application on the server didn’t...

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3-9-14-5 DICOM Storage Setup 1.) Select Dicom storage .
2.) Select Properties to display the  DICOM Storage properties screen.
Figure 3-63   Select Dicom storage
Figure 3-64   DICOM Storage Properties
DICOM STORAGE
SOFTWARE VERSION v6.x and v7.x SOFTWARE VERSION v5.x 

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3-9-14-6 DICOM Storage Properties Adjustments
IP-address
1.) Select the down-arrow at the  IP-Address pull-down menu to select the  DICOM Storage server.
2.) Select   from the pull-down menu if you need to modify the server’s parameters or add a 
new server. This will bring up the  IPs dialog. 
If no changes are needed, continue with step  7.
3.) To modify any of the settings, select the  server you...

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3-9-14-6      DICOM Storage Properties Adjustments (cont’d) 7.) Next, verify the other settings and parameters as described below.
Name
Raw data Storage  - Name of service.
AE Title
DICOMSTORAGESCP  - The DICOM server’s AE Title.
Port No
Verify / set the DICOM server’s  Port Number.
Image Settings
• Allow Raw Data - default ON (checked)
• Raw...