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Safety
G-30-1529-en
OPMI® VISU 160 on S8, S81 & S88 Suspension Systems
Issue 5.0
Printed on 09. 10. 2006
Halogen illumination system
1
Flap
The flap is the mechanical indicator for the operating status of the hal-
ogen lamps.
–
When the flap is closed, the main lamp is operative.
–
When the flap is open, the main lamp has failed. The backup lamp
is on.
2
Activating the backup lamp
The lamp housing contains a backup lamp which is automatically
swung into the illumination beam path when the first lamp fails. If this
automatic function fails, you can switch on the backup lamp by
pressing this button.
3
GG 475 retina protection filter
When operating on the eye, always use a GG 475 protection filter to
ensure that the patient's retina is not exposed to unnecessary (blue)
radiation (risk of retinal injury). The filter knobs have four positions:
4
Yellow indicator lamp
–
Lights when the main lamp has failed. In addition, open flap (1) on
the lamp module indicates that the main lamp has failed. The back-
up lamp is on.
–
Blinks when the backup lamp has failed.
5
Manual function
When the manual function has been activated, all electrical control
systems are inoperative. The lamp brightness is automatically ad-
justed to a fixed setting.
0
no filter
1
GG 475 filter: to protect the patient's eye during surgery against
unnecessary (blue) radiation (retinal injury).
2
KK 40 filter: to increase the color temperature
3
no filter
