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Checking the Smoke Evacuator
3-6 RapidVac™ Smoke Evacuator User’s Guide
3.
Turn on the smoke evacuator by pressing the power on switch ( | ) on the
lower left of the front panel. The smoke evacuator powers up with the fan
motor off (standby mode). The LED in the center of the fan symbol blinks
indicating power is on.
4.
Press the up-arrow ( ) button once to start suction at the lowest air-flow
setting.
5.
Press the up-arrow ( ) button and pause briefly to progress to the next level
of suction. Verify that the level of suction noticeably increases with each
progression.
6.
When all suction flow LEDs are lit steadily (100% motor speed), press the
down-arrow (
) button repeatedly to regress through the settings to the
lowest setting.
Installing and Testing the Footswitch (optional)
Only use the Valleylab Footswitch with the smoke evacuator. Other footswitches
are not compatible.
1.
Turn on the smoke evacuator.
2.
Connect the footswitch cord to the footswitch jack on the front panel.
3.
Turn on the airflow to any setting.
4.
Press the footswitch once to turn off the airflow.
5.
Press the footswitch again to activate the airflow.