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Memory Set Button
switches to Pre-set Operating Parameters Edit Screen, where user
can override factory memory settings for preferred treatment parameters and customize it
based on his/her desire and experience.
Figure 5-5.
Memory Set Screen
After pre-set parameters adjustments are finished, press
Save/Edit
button to return to
Edit
screen.
The laser beam Spot Size can only be changed from the touch-screen control panel. This
function works only in
Edit
mode. Three spot sizes (14 mm, 16 mm and 20 mm for the
Alexandrite and 10, 12 and 16 mm for the Nd:YAG) are available in the POLYLASE
MX handpieces. The currently selected spot size is displayed on the highlighted
Spot
Size Button
on the laser control display. It is also displayed on the handpiece LED spot
size indicator.
Note:
handpiece LED spot size indicator always displays actual handpiece state, i.e. it
will display previously used spot size until
Save/Ready
button is pressed and the zoom
lens moves to new position.
The treatment area (laser beam spot size on the skin) will be also illuminated by the red
aiming beam in
Ready
mode. The spot size of the aiming beam is changing
proportionally to the actual laser beam spot size.
The system will keep pre-selected
Fluence
value constant, no matter what spot size have
been chosen by the user. However, if the pre-set
Fluence
level can not be supported with
selected spot size, the system will automatically reduce the Fluence to the maximum
possible level and reflect the change on the LCD display. The
Pulse Duration
will be