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Safety
G-30-1607-en
OPMI® VARIO on S8, S81 & S88 Suspension Systems
Issue 5.0
Printed on 30. 01. 2009
Xenon illumination system
Warning!
The xenon lamp has a limited service life of 500 h.
If used beyond its maximum service life, the xenon lamp may explode.
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Replace the xenon lamp in good time.
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Reset the service hour counter to "0" after replacing the lamp.
Warning!
Lamp rupture (audible as a loud bang) may lead to jamming of the lamp
module and/or failure of the electronics modules.
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Before opening the lamp housing, make sure that the system is moved
to a position where neither the patient nor the user is put at risk by fall-
ing items.
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Do not continue using the system if the lamp module is jammed or the
illumination is no longer operational due to defective electronics mod-
ules. Inform our service department.
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Switching to the backup lamp
The lamp module contains two xenon lamps. The second bulb is used
as a backup bulb which must be swung into the illumination beam path
if the first bulb fails.
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If the xenon bulb fails, open the lamp module as follows: Press
button (7). The lamp module is slightly ejected.
