Functions
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Pull the stop lever (4) and rotate it into a horizontal position.
The transport lock is released.
X
Press the ALL-FREE button.
This frees the D brake.
X
See whether or not the microscope drifts with the articulate
arm in horizontal position.
Microscope drifts downwards:
Turn rotary knob (5) clockwise.
Microscope drifts upwards:
X
Turn rotary knob (5) counter-clockwise.
X
Press the "Balancing completed" button after achieving the
balanced state in which the microscope does not drift up or
down on its own.
The system is balanced.
X
If the rotary knob (5) cannot be turned easily, hold the
articulate arm higher or lower in a position where the
rotary knob can be turned easily.
5.2 Brakes
The PROVIDO has 6 electromagnetic brakes which stop the
movements of the stand and surgical microscope:
1
2
3
4
5
6
1 Horizontal at column
2 Horizontal front
3 Up/down in parallelogram
4 In the rotary joint
5 In the C sledge of the microscope carrier
6 At the A/B sledges of the surgical microscope
Brakes are operated via the handle.
The button of the handle with the assigned function "Selected
Brakes" (refer also to the chapter on "Assigning handles",
page 45) can trigger different brake combinations. The selected
brakes can be freely configured, see chapter 9.3.9.