OmniCure
®
Series 1500 Quick Start Guide
SIDE 1
WARNING:
Never look into the light emitting end of the light guide! The light could severely damage the cornea and retina of the eye if the light is
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observed directly. Eye shielding must be used at all times as well as clothing to protect exposed skin. Refer to OmniCure 1500 User’s Guide, Section 3
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Start-Up
1. Install the lamp module and ensure the lamp housing panel is securely
fastened (see side 2).
2. Install the light guide, remove protective end caps from the light guide
and insert the light guide into the light guide port on the front panel until it
seats with a positive click. When the power is turned on and the light
guide is properly installed the light guide LED will turn green.
3. Plug the unit into a properly grounded AC outlet.
4. Turn on the Power switch at the front of the unit. As soon as the LED
display turns on it will display the version of software currently
programmed in the S1500 (i.e. R – X). Once the software version level
has been indicated, the display will reset after several seconds to the
next display mode
5. The lamp will automatically turn on within 45 seconds and the lamp
indicator will illuminate. The display will flash during the warm up period
for approximately 4 minutes. The display will stop flashing when the
warm up period has completed. Wait until the warm up period has
completed before using the S1500 to perform an exposure
6. Allow the lamp to warm up (approximately 4 minutes). During the warm
up period the LED display and indicators will flash.
Setting the Display Mode
The OmniCure
®
S1500 will display 3 modes: Timer Mode, Level Mode and
Lamp Hour Mode. Press the front panel
MODE
button to cycle through the
display modes.
1. When the display is in
Timer Mode
, the number shown will indicate the
exposure time in seconds and tenth of seconds
(XXX.X)
2. The OmniCure
®
Series 1500 system operates in the
Relative
output
intensity
Level Mode
.
Relative Mode:
refers to the condition when S1500 has not been
calibrated. The display
(XXX)
will show the percentage of maximum
iris position.
3. When the display is in
Lamp Hour Mode
, this shows the accumulated
number of hours the lamp has been on.
(XXXX.)
Setting the Exposure Time
1. Set the system to Timer Mode
(XXX.X)
by pressing the Mode button.
2. Press the
UP
or
DOWN
button to increase or decrease the exposure time by 1/10s
3. For coarse adjustments, press and hold the
UP
or
DOWN
button to rapidly
increase or decrease the exposure time.
Setting the Intensity Level
1. Set your OmniCure
®
S1500 to Level Mode
(XXX)
by pressing the Mode button.
2.
Press the
START
/
STOP
button to open the shutter
. The
OPEN
indicator will
illuminate.
Warning: UV light and high levels of visible light will be emitted
from the end of the light guide!
3. Press the
UP
or
DOWN
button to increase or decrease the light output.
4. In
Relative Mode
, the % iris opening displayed will increase or decrease by 1 for
each time the
UP
or
DOWN
button is pressed.
5. For coarse adjustments, press and hold the
UP
or
DOWN
button to rapidly
increase or decrease the light output.
6. Press the
START
/
STOP
button to close the shutter. The
OPEN
indicator will turn off.
Running a Timed Exposure:
1. Set the system to Timer Mode
(XXX.X)
.
2. Press the
START
/
STOP
button.
The shutter will open and the exposure time will
begin to count down. When the exposure time has elapsed to zero, the shutter
will close.
Running an Exposure with No Timer:
1. Set the system to Intensity Mode
(XXX)
.
2. Press the
START
/
STOP
button.
The shutter will open. The shutter will remain open
until the
START
/
STOP
is pressed again.
Using the Foot pedal / Remote Device (Rear Panel: 3.5mm Jack)
1. Depressing the foot pedal, or providing a momentary contact closure, provides
the same function as pressing the
START
/
STOP
button. The shutter opens as per
the current mode (Intensity or Timer) of the unit.
