Laser Sys*Stim 540, Therapeutic Laser—
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switch. Three Blue LED’s around the aperture of the laser shall be
illuminated, these high brightness LED’s define the treatment area
(and assist the blink reflex to reduce laser exposure to the naked
eye), and the timer on the display shall decrement. To maintain
output the “Laser Activate” capacitance switch must have contact
maintained.
10. The capacitance sensors on the laser applicator rely on body
capacitance to provide activation of the laser output. Body
capacitance is a variable parameter and will vary from person to
person and will vary for one person dependent on environmental
conditions. The capacitance switch is best operated using the
thumb on the “Laser Activate” pad. The capacitance switch
automatically calibrates at power up, if the capacitance switch
requires excessive pressure on the “Laser Activate” pad, the unit
may need to be powered down and powered up 10 seconds later
for the unit to re-calibrate the capacitance switch. During the
power-up, the practitioner should keep the laser applicator located
in the holster and keep hands or metal objects approximately 10
cm away from the laser applicator, as this may affect the
capacitance switch auto-calibration.
11. If, for any reason, cessation of laser energy is desired, the output
can be terminated by simply lifting the thumb off the “Laser
Activate” pad on the laser applicator. The applicator will indicate
that lasing has ceased by turning off the “Laser On” indicator, and
turning off the three blue target LED’s. The timer will stop also.
12. If laser treatment has terminated by lifting the thumb off the “Laser
Activated” capacitance pad, treatment can be continued by placing
the thumb back on the “Laser Activated” capacitance pad. If
treatment is continued until all the energy has been delivered, or
the desired treatment time has elapsed, the lasing will cease and
the laser will emit a low pitch beep to indicate this (timer will show
00:00 also).
13. Some treatments require the same dosage of laser energy to be
applied at several different points of the patient’s body. Once the
first treatment has been performed (treatment time counted down
to zero, i.e.: Timer is 00:00) the same dosage can be achieved by
pressing the Output “Up” button once on the Laser applicator
(ensure your thumb is off the “Laser Activate” capacitance pad),
the display will show the previous dosage energy and time. Once
the laser applicator has been moved to the application point, the
laser can be activated to deliver this dosage.
14. The practitioner may need to power down the laser in an urgent
manner. The laser can be turned off by turning the "ON/OFF"
keyswitch counter-clockwise, or by removing the Laser Applicator
cable from the main unit receptacle, which is also located on the
front panel along with the keyswitch.
