Covidien Force FX, Service Manual

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Footswitch Receptacles
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ols, Indicators,
and Receptacles
Force FX Electrosurgical Generator C Service Manual
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Footswitch Receptacles
The rear panel contains three footswitch receptacles: two for monopolar and one for
bipolar.
Monopolar Footswitch Receptacles
You must connect a monopolar footswitch if you connect a monopolar footswitching
instrument to the generator.
Use only a Valleylab monopolar footswitch with the Force FX Electrosurgical Generator C.
Use of an incompatible footswitch may cause unexpected output.
Connect a two-pedal Valleylab monopolar footswitch to the Monopolar 1 Footswitch
receptacle.
The connected footswitch activates monopolar output for the instrument that is
connected to the Monopolar 1/CEM Instrument receptacle on the front panel.
Connect a two-pedal monopolar footswitch to the Monopolar 2 Footswitch receptacle.
The connected footswitch activates monopolar output for the instrument that is
connected to the Monopolar 2 Instrument receptacle on the front panel.
Bipolar Footswitch Receptacle
You must connect a bipolar footswitch if you connect a bipolar footswitching instrument
to the generator.
Connect a single-pedal bipolar footswitch to the Bipolar Footswitch receptacle.
The connected footswitch activates bipolar output for the instrument that is connected
to the Bipolar Instrument receptacle on the front panel.
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