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3. Press the Unlink button (accessed by pressing and holding the Channel button) to remove the
link between two channels so that each operates independently.
4.7.3 Cycle Programming Control
1. Press and hold the Channel button to enter
Advanced Channel Controls
for that channel.
2. Press the Cycles button (Advanced Channel Controls) to enter
Advanced Cycle Controls
to
program freeze-thaw cycle(s) (Screen 4-26).
Screen 4-26. Advanced Cycle Controls
3. Select the desired freeze intensity from the
Freeze
controls using the drop-down menu and the
freeze phase duration using the appropriate arrow or the scroll bar.
4. Add the programmed freeze cycle to the Cycle Sequence menu using the left
Arrow
button next
to the Freeze controls.
5. Select the desired thaw by clicking on the available options in the
Thaw
controls. Select the thaw
duration using the appropriate arrows or the scroll bar.
6. Add the programmed thaw cycle to the Cycle Sequence menu using the left
Arrow
button next to
the Thaw controls.
7. Program additional cycles by repeating steps 3 – 6 as appropriate.
8. Arrange the cycle sequence by highlighting a programmed cycle on the Cycle Sequence controls.
Using the
Up
or
Down
button, move the cycle into the desired sequence.
9. Remove a cycle from the
Cycle Sequence
by highlighting the cycle then pressing the Stop
button.
10. Press the
Go
button to initiate the cryoablation procedure with the programmed cycles.
CAUTION. Any interruption of a programmed phase immediately terminates that phase and the
programmed cycle.