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Ready Mode
Figure 5-5. Ready Mode Screen
When in Ready mode, please ensure that everyone in the treatment room is wearing
proper eye protection. For more information regarding eye safety, please see
Chapter 2, Laser Safety Information.
Press
Save
or
Ready
button to switch the laser from
Edit
to
Ready
mode. The screen will
change to Ready mode. The Message area on the LCD display will read: “Ready”.
In
Ready
mode the laser is armed and ready to fire. The intra-cavity shutter is open and the
laser power can be released by depressing a footswitch. Unless the footswitch is
depressed, it is not possible to fire the laser in this mode.
It is not possible to change parameters while in
Ready
mode.
To enter
Edit
mode from
Ready
mode, press
Edit
button.
When you are ready to begin laser treatment, press footswitch. At this moment laser
energy will be delivered to the treatment area.
The frequency display in the Parameter Settings area will show laser Pulse Repetition
Frequency (PRF) in Hz. In the Single Shot mode the only one laser pulse will be
delivered when the footswitch is depressed. In order to fire laser again, the footswitch
must be released and then depressed one more time. In this mode the frequency display in
the Parameter Settings area will read “0”.
The laser PRF will be automatically reduced by the system software to the maximum
possible value, if selected combination of
Fluence, Beam Size
and
PRF
results in the
average power that can not be supported by the laser power supply. This is normal.
