Setting intervals for printing scout lines and labels

By default, the first and every fifth scout line and label is printed on a scout image. To change how many lines are printed and which of these are labeled, update the LINE_INTERVAL and LABEL_INTERVAL values in the MAP_INI table. You can optionally set separate intervals for CT and MR images.

These parameters apply to all print jobs in the cluster. Transmitted images, which are simplified, also use these intervals.

ini_value Parameter	Description
DEFAULT_SCOUT_LINE_INTERVAL	The frequency of all scout lines printed on scout images
DEFAULT_SCOUT_LABEL_INTERVAL	The frequency of labeled scout lines
CT_SCOUT_LINE_INTERVAL	The frequency of all scout lines printed on CT scout images
CT_SCOUT_LABEL_INTERVAL	The frequency labeled CT scout lines
MR_SCOUT_LINE_INTERVAL	The frequency of all scout lines printed on MR scout images
MR_SCOUT_LABEL_INTERVAL	The frequency of labeled MR scout lines

For example, if a LINE_INTERVAL parameter is set to 3, the lines that are printed are 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, and so on. If the corresponding LABEL_INTERVAL parameter is set to 2, the lines that are labeled are 1, 7, 13, and so on.

Visual examples are provided in Examples for setting intervals for printing scout lines and labels.

To set intervals for printing scout lines and labels

Launch CLUI.
To update the value of a LINE_INTERVAL or LABEL_INTERVAL parameter if it does not exist in the database, type
insert into map_ini (ini_section, ini_key, ini_value) values ('MVF_SCU', 'ini_value_parameter', interval_value)
or
To update the value of a LINE_INTERVAL or LABEL_INTERVAL parameter if it already exists in the database, type
update map_ini set ini_value=interval_value where ini_section='MVF_SCU' and ini_key='ini_value_parameter''

Example

To print and label every scout line for all images, type

update map_ini set ini_value=1 where ini_section='MVF_SCU' and ini_key='DEFAULT_LINE_INTERVAL'

update map_ini set ini_value=1 where ini_section='MVF_SCU' and ini_key='DEFAULT_LABEL_INTERVAL'

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