C.13 Print Management Specific Modules

The following Sections specify Modules used for Print Management.

C.13.1 Basic Film Session Presentation Module

Table C.13-1. Basic Film Session Presentation Module Attributes

Attribute name

Tag

Attribute Description

Number of Copies

(2000,0010)

Number of copies to be printed for each film of the film session.

Print Priority

(2000,0020)

Specifies the priority of the print job.

Enumerated Values:

HIGH

MED

LOW

Medium Type

(2000,0030)

Type of medium on which the print job will be printed.

Defined Terms:

PAPER

CLEAR FILM

BLUE FILM

MAMMO CLEAR FILM

MAMMO BLUE FILM

Film Destination

(2000,0040)

Film destination.

Defined Terms:

MAGAZINE

the exposed film is stored in film magazine

PROCESSOR

the exposed film is developed in film processor

BIN_i

the exposed film is deposited in a sorter bin where "I" represents the bin number. Film sorter BINs shall be numbered sequentially starting from one and no maximum is placed on the number of BINs. The encoding of the BIN number shall not contain leading zeros.

Film Session Label

(2000,0050)

Human readable label that identifies the film session

Memory Allocation

(2000,0060)

Amount of memory allocated for the film session. Value is expressed in KB

Owner ID

(2100,0160)

Identification of the owner of the film session


C.13.2 Basic Film Session Relationship Module

Table C.13-2. Basic Film Session Relationship Module Attributes

Attribute Name

Tag

Attribute Description

Referenced Film Box Sequence

(2000,0500)

A set of Film Boxes.

Zero or more Items shall be included in this Sequence.

>Include Table 10-11 “SOP Instance Reference Macro Attributes”


Note

Proposed Study Sequence (2130,00A0) was previously included in this Module but has been retired. See PS3.3-2004.

C.13.3 Basic Film Box Presentation Module

Table C.13-3. Basic Film Box Presentation Module Attributes

Attribute Name

Tag

Attribute Description

Image Display Format

(2010,0010)

Type of image display format.

Enumerated Values:

STANDARD\C,R

film contains equal size rectangular image boxes with R rows of image boxes and C columns of image boxes; C and R are integers

ROW\R1,R2,R3, etc.

film contains rows with equal size rectangular image boxes with R1 image boxes in the first row, R2 image boxes in second row, R3 image boxes in third row, etc.; R1, R2, R3, etc. are integers

COL\C1,C2,C3, etc.

film contains columns with equal size rectangular image boxes with C1 image boxes in the first column, C2 image boxes in second column, C3 image boxes in third column, etc.; C1, C2, C3, etc. are integers

SLIDE

film contains 35mm slides; the number of slides for a particular film size is configuration dependent

SUPERSLIDE

film contains 40mm slides; the number of slides for a particular film size is configuration dependent

CUSTOM\i

film contains a customized ordering of rectangular image boxes; i identifies the image display format; the definition of the image display formats is defined in the Conformance Statement; i is an integer

Annotation Display Format ID

(2010,0030)

Identification of annotation display format. The definition of the annotation display formats and the annotation box position sequence are defined in the Conformance Statement

Film Orientation

(2010,0040)

Film orientation.

Enumerated Values:

PORTRAIT

vertical film position

LANDSCAPE

horizontal film position

Film Size ID

(2010,0050)

Film size identification.

Defined Terms:

8INX10IN

8_5INX11IN

10INX12IN

10INX14IN

11INX14IN

11INX17IN

14INX14IN

14INX17IN

24CMX24CM

24CMX30CM

A4

A3

Note

10INX14IN corresponds with 25.7CMX36.4CM, A4 corresponds with 210 x 297 millimeters, A3 corresponds with 297 x 420 millimeters

Magnification Type

(2010,0060)

Interpolation type by which the printer magnifies or decimates the image in order to fit the image in the image box on film.

Defined Terms:

REPLICATE

BILINEAR

CUBIC

NONE

Smoothing Type

(2010,0080)

Further specifies the type of the interpolation function. Values are defined in Conformance Statement. Only valid for Magnification Type (2010,0060) = CUBIC

Border Density

(2010,0100)

Density of the film areas surrounding and between images on the film.

Defined Terms:

BLACK

WHITE

i where i represents the desired density in hundredths of OD (e.g., 150 corresponds with 1.5 OD)

Empty Image Density

(2010,0110)

Density of the image box area on the film that contains no image.

Defined Terms:

BLACK

WHITE

i where i represents the desired density in hundredths of OD (e.g., 150 corresponds with 1.5 OD)

Min Density

(2010,0120)

Minimum density of the images on the film, expressed in hundredths of OD. If Min Density is lower than minimum printer density than Min Density is set to minimum printer density.

Max Density

(2010,0130)

Maximum density of the images on the film, expressed in hundredths of OD. If Max Density is higher than maximum printer density than Max Density is set to maximum printer density.

Trim

(2010,0140)

Specifies whether a trim box shall be printed surrounding each image on the film.

Enumerated Values:

YES

NO

Configuration Information

(2010,0150)

Character string that contains either the ID of the printer configuration table that contains a set of values for implementation specific print parameters (e.g., perception LUT related parameters) or one or more configuration data values, encoded as characters. If there are multiple configuration data values encoded in the string, they shall be separated by backslashes. The definition of values shall be contained in the SCP's Conformance Statement.

Defined Terms:

CS000-CS999

Implementation specific curve type.

Note

It is recommended that for SCPs, CS000 represent the lowest contrast and CS999 the highest contrast levels available.

Illumination

(2010,015E)

Luminance of lightbox illuminating a piece of transmissive film, or for the case of reflective media, luminance obtainable from diffuse reflection of the illumination present. Expressed as L0, in candelas per square meter (cd/m2).

Reflected Ambient Light

(2010,0160)

For transmissive film, luminance contribution due to reflected ambient light. Expressed as La, in candelas per square meter (cd/m2).

Requested Resolution ID

(2020,0050)

Specifies the resolution at which images in this Film Box are to be printed.

Defined Terms:

STANDARD

Approximately 4k x 5k printable pixels on a 14 x 17 inch film

HIGH

Approximately twice the resolution of STANDARD.

ICC Profile

(0028,2000)

An ICC Profile encoding the transformation of device-dependent color stored pixel values into PCS-Values. See Section C.11.15.

Note

This is an Input Device Profile that describes the characteristics of the pixel data in the film box, not an Output Device Profile that might describe the characteristics of the Print SCP.


C.13.3.1 Image Display Format

C.13.3.1.1 Standard Image Display Format

The standard format subdivides a film into image boxes of equal size. Therefore, the film layout is fully symmetrical, i.e., the arrangement of image boxes on film is left-right and top-bottom symmetric.

Example : STANDARD\3,4

C.13.3.1.2 Row Symmetric Image Display Format

The row symmetric image display format subdivides a film into rows of image boxes of equal size. As a result, the layout is left-right symmetric, the associated symmetry line is vertical (V). There is no top-bottom symmetry.

Example : ROW\2,3

C.13.3.1.3 Column Symmetric Image Display Format

The column symmetric image display format subdivides a film into columns of image boxes of equal size. As a result, the layout is top-button symmetric, the associated symmetry line is horizontal (H). There is no left-right symmetry.

Example : COL\1,4

C.13.4 Basic Film Box Relationship Module

Table C.13-4. Basic Film Box Relationship Module Attributes

Attribute Name

Tag

Attribute Description

Referenced Film Session Sequence

(2010,0500)

A Film Session.

Only a single Item shall be included in this Sequence.

>Include Table 10-11 “SOP Instance Reference Macro Attributes”

Referenced Image Box Sequence

(2010,0510)

A set of Image Boxes.

One or more Items shall be included in this Sequence.

>Include Table 10-11 “SOP Instance Reference Macro Attributes”

Referenced Basic Annotation Box Sequence

(2010,0520)

A set of Basic Annotation Boxes.

Zero or more Items shall be included in this Sequence.

>Include Table 10-11 “SOP Instance Reference Macro Attributes”

Referenced Presentation LUT Sequence

(2050,0500)

A Presentation LUT.

Only a single Item shall be included in this sequence.

>Include Table 10-11 “SOP Instance Reference Macro Attributes”


C.13.5 Image Box Pixel Presentation Module

Table C.13-5. Image Box Pixel Presentation Module Attributes

Attribute Name

Tag

Attribute Description

Image Box Position

(2020,0010)

The position of the image on the film, based on Image Display Format (2010,0010). See Section C.13.5.1 for specification.

Polarity

(2020,0020)

Specifies whether minimum pixel values (after VOI LUT transformation) are to printed black or white.

Enumerated Values:

NORMAL

pixels shall be printed as specified by Photometric Interpretation (0028,0004)

REVERSE

pixels shall be printed with the opposite polarity as specified by Photometric Interpretation (0028,0004)

If Polarity (2020,0020) is not specified by the SCU, the SCP shall print with NORMAL polarity.

Magnification Type

(2010,0060)

Description is the same as in Table C.13-3. Overrides the Magnification Type specified for the Film Box.

Smoothing Type

(2010,0080)

Description is the same as in Table C.13-3. Overrides the Smoothing Type specified for the Film Box.

Configuration Information

(2010,0150)

See Table C.13-3 for description of Configuration Information.

Requested Image Size

(2020,0030)

Width (x-dimension) in mm of the image to be printed. This value overrides the size that corresponds with optimal filling of the Image Box.

Requested Decimate/Crop Behavior

(2020,0040)

Specifies whether image pixels are to be decimated or cropped if the image rows or columns is greater than the available printable pixels in an Image Box.

Decimation means that a magnification factor <1 is applied to the image. The method of decimation shall be that specified by Magnification Type (2010,0060) or the SCP default if not specified

Cropping means that some image rows and/or columns are deleted before printing

Enumerated Values:

DECIMATE

A magnification factor <1 to be applied to the image.

CROP

Some image rows and/or columns are to be deleted before printing. The specific algorithm for cropping shall be described in the SCP Conformance Statement.

FAIL

The SCP shall not crop or decimate

Basic Grayscale Image Sequence

(2020,0110)

A sequence that provides the content of the grayscale image pixel data to be printed. This is a specialization of the Image Pixel Module defined in Section C.7.6.3. It is encoded as a sequence of Attributes of the Image Pixel Module.

Zero or one Item shall be included in this Sequence.

See PS3.4 for further description.

>Samples Per Pixel

(0028,0002)

See Section C.7.6.3 for description.

Enumerated Values:

1

>Photometric Interpretation

(0028,0004)

See Section C.7.6.3 for description.

Enumerated Values:

MONOCHROME1

MONOCHROME2

>Rows

(0028,0010)

See Section C.7.6.3 for description

>Columns

(0028,0011)

See Section C.7.6.3 for description

>Pixel Aspect Ratio

(0028,0034)

See Section C.7.6.3 for description

>Bits Allocated

(0028,0100)

See Section C.7.6.3 for description.

Enumerated Values if Bits Stored = 8:

8

Enumerated Values if Bits Stored = 12:

16

>Bits Stored

(0028,0101)

See Section C.7.6.3 for description.

Enumerated Values:

8

12

>High Bit

(0028,0102)

See Section C.7.6.3 for description.

Enumerated Values if Bits Stored = 8:

7

Enumerated Values if Bits Stored = 12:

11

>Pixel Representation

(0028,0103)

See Section C.7.6.3 for description.

Enumerated Values:

0

unsigned integer

>Pixel Data

(7FE0,0010)

See Section C.7.6.3 for description

Basic Color Image Sequence

(2020,0111)

A sequence that provides the content of the color image pixel data to be printed. It is a specialization of the Image Pixel Module defined in Section C.7.6.3. It is encoded as a sequence of Attributes of the Image Pixel Module.

Zero or one Item shall be included in this Sequence.

See PS3.4 for further description.

>Samples Per Pixel

(0028,0002)

See Section C.7.6.3 for description.

Enumerated Values:

3

>Photometric Interpretation

(0028,0004)

See Section C.7.6.3 for description.

Enumerated Values:

RGB

>Planar Configuration

(0028,0006)

See Section C.7.6.3 for description.

Enumerated Values:

1

frame interleave

>Rows

(0028,0010)

See Section C.7.6.3 for description.

>Columns

(0028,0011)

See Section C.7.6.3 for description.

>Pixel Aspect Ratio

(0028,0034)

See Section C.7.6.3 for description.

>Bits Allocated

(0028,0100)

See Section C.7.6.3 for description.

Enumerated Values:

8

>Bits Stored

(0028,0101)

See Section C.7.6.3 for description.

Enumerated Values:

8

>High Bit

(0028,0102)

See Section C.7.6.3 for description.

Enumerated Values:

7

>Pixel Representation

(0028,0103)

See Section C.7.6.3 for description.

Enumerated Values:

0000H

unsigned integer

>Pixel Data

(7FE0,0010)

See Section C.7.6.3 for description


Note

Referenced Image Overlay Box Sequence (2020,0130) and Original Image Sequence (2130,00C0) were previously included in this Module but have been retired. See PS3.3-2004.

C.13.5.1 Image Box Position

The position of the image on the film; the encoding of the image position sequence is based on the selected Image Display Format (2010,0010). The image position sequence shall be increasing order beginning with the value 1. Image Box Position (2020,0010) is defined as follows:

  • STANDARD display format: image box sequence shall be major row order (from left-to-right and from top-to-bottom); top left image position shall be equal to 1.

  • ROW display format: image box sequence shall be major row order (from left-to-right and from top-to-bottom); top left image position shall be set to 1.

  • COL display format: image box sequence shall be major column order (from top-to-bottom and from left-to-right); top left image position shall be equal to 1.

  • SLIDE display format: image box sequence shall be major row order (from left-to-right and from top-to-bottom); top left image position shall be set to 1.

  • SUPERSLIDE display format: image box sequence shall be major row order (from left-to-right and from top-to-bottom); top left image position shall be set to 1.

  • CUSTOM STANDARD display format: image box sequence shall be defined in the Conformance Statement; top left image position shall be set to 1.

C.13.6 Image Box Relationship Module (Retired)

This section was previously defined in DICOM. It is now retired. See PS3.3-1998.

C.13.7 Basic Annotation Presentation Module

Table C.13-7. Basic Annotation Presentation Module Attributes

Attribute Name

Tag

Attribute Description

Annotation Position

(2030,0010)

The position of the annotation box in the parent film box. Annotation position sequence depends on the selected Annotation Display Format ID (2010,0030)

Text String

(2030,0020)

Text string


C.13.8 Print Job Module

Table C.13-8. Print Job Module Attributes

Attribute Name

Tag

Attribute Description

Execution Status

(2100,0020)

Execution status of print job.

Enumerated Values:

PENDING

PRINTING

DONE

FAILURE

Execution Status Info

(2100,0030)

Additional information about Execution Status (2100,0020).

Defined Terms if Execution Status (2100,0030) is DONE or PRINTING:

NORMAL

Defined Terms if Execution Status (2100,0030) is FAILURE:

INVALID PAGE DES

The specified page layout cannot be printed or other page description errors have been detected.

INSUFFIC MEMORY

There is not enough memory available to complete this job.

See Section C.13.9.1 for additional Defined Terms when the Execution Status is PENDING or FAILURE.

Creation Date

(2100,0040)

Date of print job creation.

Creation Time

(2100,0050)

Time of print job creation.

Print Priority

(2000,0020)

Priority of print job (see Section C.13.1 for further explanation).

Printer Name

(2110,0030)

User defined name identifying the printer.

Originator

(2100,0070)

DICOM Application Entity Title that issued the print operation.


C.13.9 Printer Module

Table C.13-9. Printer Module Attributes

Attribute Name

Tag

Attribute Description

Printer Status

(2110,0010)

Printer device status.

Enumerated Values:

NORMAL

WARNING

FAILURE

Printer Status Info

(2110,0020)

Additional information about Printer Status (2110,0010).

Defined Terms if Printer Status (2110,0010) is NORMAL:

NORMAL

See Section C.13.9.1 for Defined Terms when the Printer Status is equal to WARNING or FAILURE.

Printer Name

(2110,0030)

User defined name identifying the printer.

Manufacturer

(0008,0070)

Manufacturer of the printer.

Manufacturer Model Name

(0008,1090)

Manufacturer's model number of the printer.

Device Serial Number

(0018,1000)

Manufacturer's serial number of the printer.

Software Versions

(0018,1020)

Manufacturer's designation of software version of the printer.

Date Of Last Calibration

(0018,1200)

Date when the printer was last calibrated.

Time Of Last Calibration

(0018,1201)

Time when the printer was last calibrated.


C.13.9.1 Printer Status Info and Execution Status Info

Additional Defined Terms for Printer Status Info (2110,0020) and Execution Status Info (2100,0030) are:

BAD RECEIVE MGZ

There is a problem with the film receive magazine. Films from the printer cannot be transported into the magazine.

BAD SUPPLY MGZ

There is a problem with a film supply magazine. Films from this magazine cannot be transported into the printer.

CALIBRATING

Printer is performing self calibration, it is expected to be available for normal operation shortly.

CALIBRATION ERR

An error in the printer calibration has been detected, quality of processed films may not be optimal.

CHECK CHEMISTRY

A problem with the processor chemicals has been detected, quality of processed films may not be optimal.

CHECK SORTER

There is an error in the film sorter.

CHEMICALS EMPTY

There are no processing chemicals in the processor, films will not be printed and processed until the processor is back to normal.

CHEMICALS LOW

The chemical level in the processor is low, if not corrected, it will probably shut down soon.

COVER OPEN

One or more printer or processor covers, drawers, doors are open.

ELEC CONFIG ERR

Printer configured improperly for this job.

ELEC DOWN

Printer is not operating due to some unspecified electrical hardware problem.

ELEC SW ERROR

Printer not operating for some unspecified software error.

EMPTY 8X10

The 8x10 inch film supply magazine is empty.

EMPTY 8X10 BLUE

The 8x10 inch blue film supply magazine is empty.

EMPTY 8X10 CLR

The 8x10 inch clear film supply magazine is empty.

EMPTY 8X10 PAPR

The 8x10 inch paper supply magazine is empty.

EMPTY 10X12

The 10x12 inch film supply magazine is empty.

EMPTY 10X12 BLUE

The 10x12 inch blue film supply magazine is empty.

EMPTY 10X12 CLR

The 10x12 inch clear film supply magazine is empty.

EMPTY 10X12 PAPR

The 10x12 inch paper supply magazine is empty.

EMPTY 10X14

The 10x14 inch film supply magazine is empty.

EMPTY 10X14 BLUE

The 10x14 inch blue film supply magazine is empty.

EMPTY 10X14 CLR

The 10x14 inch clear film supply magazine is empty.

EMPTY 10X14 PAPR

The 10x14 inch paper supply magazine is empty.

EMPTY 11X14

The 11x14 inch film supply magazine is empty.

EMPTY 11X14 BLUE

The 11x14 inch blue film supply magazine is empty.

EMPTY 11X14 CLR

The 11x14 inch clear film supply magazine is empty.

EMPTY 11X14 PAPR

The 11x14 inch paper supply magazine is empty.

EMPTY 14X14

The 14x14 inch film supply magazine is empty.

EMPTY 14X14 BLUE

The 14x14 inch blue film supply magazine is empty.

EMPTY 14X14 CLR

The 14x14 inch clear film supply magazine is empty.

EMPTY 14X14 PAPR

The 14x14 inch paper supply magazine is empty.

EMPTY 14X17

The 14x17 inch film supply magazine is empty.

EMPTY 14X17 BLUE

The 14x17 inch blue film supply magazine is empty.

EMPTY 14X17 CLR

The 14x17 inch clear film supply magazine is empty.

EMPTY 14X17 PAPR

The 14x17 inch paper supply magazine is empty.

EMPTY 24X24

The 24x24 cm film supply magazine is empty.

EMPTY 24X24 BLUE

The 24x24 cm blue film supply magazine is empty.

EMPTY 24X24 CLR

The 24x24 cm clear film supply magazine is empty.

EMPTY 24X24 PAPR

The 24x24 cm paper supply magazine is empty.

EMPTY 24X30

The 24x30 cm film supply magazine is empty.

EMPTY 24X30 BLUE

The 24x30 cm blue film supply magazine is empty.

EMPTY 24X30 CLR

The 24x30 cm clear film supply magazine is empty.

EMPTY 24X30 PAPR

The 24x30 cm paper supply magazine is empty.

EMPTY A4 PAPR

The A4 paper supply magazine is empty.

EMPTY A4 TRANS

The A4 transparency supply magazine is empty.

EXPOSURE FAILURE

The exposure device has failed due to some unspecified reason.

FILM JAM

A film transport error has occurred and a film is jammed in the printer or processor.

FILM TRANSP ERR

There is a malfunction with the film transport, there may or may not be a film jam.

FINISHER EMPTY

The finisher is empty.

FINISHER ERROR

The finisher is not operating due to some unspecified reason.

FINISHER LOW

The finisher is low on supplies

LOW 8X10

The 8x10 inch film supply magazine is low.

LOW 8X10 BLUE

The 8x10 inch blue film supply magazine is low.

LOW 8X10 CLR

The 8x10 inch clear film supply magazine is low.

LOW 8X10 PAPR

The 8x10 inch paper supply magazine is low.

LOW 10X12

The 10x12 inch film supply magazine is low.

LOW 10X12 BLUE

The 10x12 inch blue film supply magazine is low.

LOW 10X12 CLR

The 10x12 inch clear film supply magazine is low.

LOW 10X12 PAPR

The 10x12 inch paper supply magazine is low.

LOW 10X14

The 10x14 inch film supply magazine is low.

LOW 10X14 BLUE

The 10x14 inch blue film supply magazine is low.

LOW 10X14 CLR

The 10x14 inch clear film supply magazine is low.

LOW 10X14 PAPR

The 10x14 inch paper supply magazine is low.

LOW 11X14

The 11x14 inch film supply magazine is low.

LOW 11X14 BLUE

The 11x14 inch blue film supply magazine is low.

LOW 11X14 CLR

The 11x14 inch clear film supply magazine is low.

LOW 11X14 PAPR

The 11x14 inch paper supply magazine is low.

LOW 14X14

The 14x14 inch film supply magazine is low.

LOW 14X14 BLUE

The 14x14 inch blue film supply magazine is low.

LOW 14X14 CLR

The 14x14 inch clear film supply magazine is low.

LOW 14X14 PAPR

The 14x14 inch paper supply magazine is low.

LOW 14X17

The 14x17 inch film supply magazine is low.

LOW 14X17 BLUE

The 14x17 inch blue film supply magazine is low.

LOW 14X17 CLR

The 14x17 inch clear film supply magazine is low.

LOW 14X17 PAPR

The 14x17 inch paper supply magazine is low.

LOW 24X24

The 24x24 cm film supply magazine is low.

LOW 24X24 BLUE

The 24x24 cm blue film supply magazine is low.

LOW 24X24 CLR

The 24x24 cm clear film supply magazine is low.

LOW 24X24 PAPR

The 24x24 cm paper supply magazine is low.

LOW 24X30

The 24x30 cm film supply magazine is low.

LOW 24X30 BLUE

The 24x30 cm blue film supply magazine is low.

LOW 24X30 CLR

The 24x30 cm clear film supply magazine is low.

LOW 24X30 PAPR

The 24x30 cm paper supply magazine is low.

LOW A4 PAPR

The A4 paper supply magazine is low.

LOW A4 TRANS

The A4 transparency supply magazine is low.

NO RECEIVE MGZ

The film receive magazine not available

NO RIBBON

The ribbon cartridge needs to be replaced.

NO SUPPLY MGZ

The film supply magazine specified for this job is not available.

CHECK PRINTER

The printer is not ready at this time, operator intervention is required to make the printer available.

CHECK PROC

The processor is not ready at this time, operator intervention is required to make the printer available.

PRINTER DOWN

The printer is not operating due to some unspecified reason.

PRINTER BUSY

Printer is not available at this time, but should become ready without user intervention. This is to handle non-initialization instances.

PRINT BUFF FULL

The Printer 's buffer capacity is full. The printer is unable to accept new images in this state. The printer will correct this without user intervention. The SCU should retry later.

PRINTER INIT

The printer is not ready at this time, it is expected to become available without intervention. For example, it may be in a normal warm-up state.

PRINTER OFFLINE

The printer has been disabled by an operator or service person.

PROC DOWN

The processor is not operating due to some unspecified reason.

PROC INIT

The processor is not ready at this time, it is expected to become available without intervention. For example, it may be in a normal warm-up state.

PROC OVERFLOW FL

Processor chemicals are approaching the overflow full mark.

PROC OVERFLOW HI

Processor chemicals have reached the overflow full mark.

QUEUED

Print Job in Queue

RECEIVER FULL

The Film receive magazine is full.

REQ MED NOT INST

The requested film, paper, or other media supply magazine is installed in the printer, but may be available with operator intervention.

REQ MED NOT AVAI

The requested film, paper, or other media requested is not available on this printer.

RIBBON ERROR

There is an unspecified problem with the print ribbon.

SUPPLY EMPTY

The printer is out of film.

SUPPLY LOW

The film supply is low.

UNKNOWN

There is an unspecified problem.

C.13.10 Image Overlay Box Presentation Module (Retired)

This section was previously defined in DICOM. It is now retired. See PS3.3-1998.

C.13.11 Image Overlay Box Relationship Module (Retired)

This section was previously defined in DICOM. It is now retired. See PS3.3-1998.

C.13.12 Print Request Module

Retired. See PS3.3-2004.

C.13.13 Printer Configuration Module

This Module describes Printer Configuration Information.

Table C.13-13. Printer Configuration Module Attributes

Attribute Name

Tag

Attribute Description

Printer Configuration Sequence

(2000,001E)

Contains printer configuration information for a single Application Entity title. See Print Management Service Class Structure in PS3.4. The sequence shall contain one item for each physical printer/Meta SOP Class combination supported by the Application Entity title.

>SOP Classes Supported

(0008,115A)

The Meta-SOP Class and a list of optional SOP Classes supported. It shall contain one Meta SOP Class UID and 0-n optional SOP Class UIDs.

>Maximum Memory Allocation

(2000,0061)

Maximum number of kilobytes of memory that can be allocated for a Film Session. The value shall be 0 if Memory Allocation (2000,0060) is not supported.

>Memory Bit Depth

(2000,00A0)

The maximum number of bits for each pixel that can be stored in printer memory.

>Printing Bit Depth

(2000,00A1)

The number of bits used by the print engine for internal LUT calculation and printing of each pixel.

>Media Installed Sequence

(2000,00A2)

A sequence that specifies the combinations of Medium Type and Film Size IDs available in the printer at this time and the Min and Max Densities supported by these media.

The Item Number with the value of 1 is the printer default. There is no significance to other item numbers.

One item for each Medium Type and Film Size ID installed shall be included.

>>Item Number

(0020,0019)

A number that labels this item. Each item in the sequence shall have a unique number.

>>Medium Type

(2000,0030)

See Section C.13.1

>>Film Size ID

(2010,0050)

See Section C.13.3

>>Min Density

(2010,0120)

Minimum density that can be printed, expressed in hundredths of OD.

>>Max Density

(2010,0130)

Maximum density that can be printed, expressed in hundredths of OD.

>Other Media Available Sequence

(2000,00A4)

A sequence that specifies combinations of Medium Type and Film Size ID for which the printer will accept an N-CREATE of a Film Box, but are not physically installed in the printer at this time. It also specifies the Min and Max Densities supported by these media. User intervention may be required to instal these media in the printer.

One item for each Medium Type and Film Size ID available, but not installed shall be included.

>>Medium Type

(2000,0030)

See Section C.13.1

>>Film Size ID

(2010,0050)

See Section C.13.3

>>Min Density

(2010,0120)

Minimum density that can be printed, expressed in hundredths of OD.

>>Max Density

(2010,0130)

Maximum density that can be printed, expressed in hundredths of OD.

>Supported Image Display Formats Sequence

(2000,00A8)

A sequence that specifies the Image Display Formats supported, rows and columns in Image Boxes for each format, pixel spacing, and whether Requested Image Size is supported as a function of Film Orientation, Film Size ID, and Printer Resolution ID.

One item for each display format, film orientation, film size, and printer resolution combination shall be included.

>>Rows

(0028,0010)

Number of printable rows in an Image Box.

>>Columns

(0028,0011)

Number of printable columns in an Image Box

>>Image Display Format

(2010,0010)

See Section C.13.3

>>Film Orientation

(2010,0040)

See Section C.13.3

>>Film Size ID

(2010,0050)

See Section C.13.3

>>Printer Resolution ID

(2010,0052)

Printer Resolution identification. Defined Terms are the same as Requested Resolution ID (2020,0050). See Section C.13.3.

>>Printer Pixel Spacing

(2010,0376)

Physical distance on the printed film between the center of each pixel, specified by a numeric pair - adjacent row spacing (delimiter) adjacent column spacing in mm. See Section 10.7.1.3 for further explanation of the value order.

>>Requested Image Size Flag

(2020,00A0)

Indicates whether the printer supports Requested Image Size (2020,0030) for this display format and film orientation and size combination.

Enumerated Values:

NO

not supported

YES

supported

>Default Printer Resolution ID

(2010,0054)

The printer's default resolution identification. Defined Terms are the same as Requested Resolution ID (2020,0050). See Section C.13.3.

>Default Magnification Type

(2010,00A6)

Printer's default magnification type. See Section C.13.3 for Defined Terms.

>Other Magnification Types Available

(2010,00A7)

Other magnification types available in the printer. See Section C.13.3 for Defined Terms.

>Default Smoothing Type

(2010,00A8)

Printer's default smoothing type. See Section C.13.3.

>Other Smoothing Types Available

(2010,00A9)

Other smoothing types available in the printer. See Section C.13.3.

>Configuration Information Description

(2010,0152)

A free form text description of Configuration Information (2010,0150) supported by the printer.

>Maximum Collated Films

(2010,0154)

The maximum number of films that can be collated for an N-ACTION of the Film Session. The value shall be 0 if N-ACTION of the Film Session is not supported.

>Decimate/Crop Result

(2020,00A2)

Indicates whether the printer will decimate or crop image pixels if the image rows or columns is greater than the available printable pixels in an Image Box.

See Section C.13.5.

Enumerated Values when the printer does not support Requested Decimate/Crop Behavior (2020,0040):

DECIMATE

image will be decimated to fit.

CROP

image will be cropped to fit.

FAIL

N-SET of the Image Box will fail.

Enumerated Values when the printer supports Requested Decimate/Crop Behavior (2020,0040):

DEF DECIMATE

image will be decimated to fit.

DEF CROP

image will be cropped to fit.

DEF FAIL

N-SET of the Image Box will fail.

This value indicates the printer default if the SCU does not create or set Requested Decimate/Crop Behavior for the Image Box.