Dentrix Imaging supports acquiring intraoral images from the Handy intraoral X-ray sensors on computers running the Windows operating system. Drivers for the Handy sensor must be installed on each computer that the Handy sensor will be connected to. You must also install the calibration (correction) files on each computer that you connect the Handy sensor to.
Note: Before installing the Handy sensor, you must install the acquisition agent application on each computer that you use to acquire images. Please refer to Setting up the acquisition agent for instructions on downloading and installing the acquisition agent.
· Acquisition agent v1.2.8903.x
To install the Handy sensor, you must install the drivers provided by the manufacturer.
To install the Handy sensor
1. As Administrator, run the Digital Imaging Driver installer for the Handy sensor drivers.
The Ready to Install screen appears.
2. Click Install, and then follow the instructions.
Once the Handy sensor is functional, you can test it by acquiring an image.
To acquire an image
1. In the Imaging Procedures list, click Bitewing Single Image.
2. In the tooth selection chart, click the teeth you want to image.
3. In the Acquisition method for this imaging exam menu, click Handy, and then click Proceed with Acquisition.
4. Acquire an image using the Handy sensor.
You can troubleshoot issues you may have with the Handy sensor by confirming that the device driver is loaded and recognized by Windows.
To confirm that the Handy device driver is loaded and recognized
1. Connect the Handy sensor to a computer.
2. Open Device Manager.
3. Expand the Imaging Devices category, and ensure that the HDR3xx/4xx Digital Intraoral Imaging Sensor device appears.
4. Right-click HDR3xx/4xx Digital Intraoral Imaging Sensor, and then click Properties.
5. Ensure that the phrase "This device is working properly" appears.
If you do not like the image quality produced by your Handy HDR sensor, you can enable the HDR setting for the sensor in the Acquisition Agent.ini file. This setting affect the high dynamic range for the sensor; with high dynamic range enabled, the image quality may improve.
To modify the .ini file
1. In the system tray, right-click the Acquisition Agent icon, and then click Edit.
2. In File Explorer, browse to the acquisition agent program files (C:\Program Files (x86)\Acquisition Agent).
3. In a text editor, such as Notepad, open the Acquisition Agent.ini file.
4. Under [Digital Sensor], enable the HandyUseHDR parameter: HandyUseHDR = True.
5. Save the changes to the .ini file, and then double-click Acquisition Agent.exe (same folder as the .ini file).
6. To determine if the image quality improved, acquire a test image.
You can use the correction files to correct visual image defects from a specific sensor. Correction files are unique to each sensor, and you can use them to improve image quality. The default correction file path for the Handy sensor is C:\Program Files (x86)\Acquisition Agent\Correction Files. Copy any correction files for the sensor to this folder.
