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Ready Mode
Figure 5-6.
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
/
Ready
button to switch the laser from
Edit
to
Ready
mode. The screen will
change to
Ready
mode. The red sign on the LCD display will read: “LASER IS
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 or a trigger button
on the handpiece. Unless the footswitch or the handpiece trigger button 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
Standby
/
Edit
mode from
Ready
mode, press
Standby
button.
When you are ready to begin laser treatment, press the footswitch. At this moment laser
energy will be delivered to the treatment area.
The Frequency display in the Treatment Parameters display 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”.
