FOOTSWITCH (VAPR 3 ONLY)
The VAPR 3 Footswitch (FIGURE 4
B
) connects to the VAPR Generator. The yellow and blue
pedals are used for output activation with the menu/reset button for fault clearance or remote
adjustment of the output settings (if enabled as shown below).
• Depressing the yellow pedal activates the selected Vaporization (V) or Blended
Vaporization (BV) outputs.
• Depressing the blue pedal activates the Desiccate (DES) output to produce hemostasis
or thermal modification of tissue.
• Depressing the menu/reset button can reset the Generator from a fault condition.
Enabling of Footswitch Setting Feature (software version V1.02 onwards)
• In the “ready” state, press the mode function button (as shown on FIGURE 3) three
times, the display will show “FOOT MENU OFF” (the VAPR 3 system is supplied with
“OFF” as default).
• Press either of the blue arrow buttons to toggle the state until the display indicates
“FOOT MENU ON”.
• Press the mode function button until the generator returns to the “ready” state.
• When enabled as described above the output settings may be controlled as follows:
• Depressing and releasing the menu/reset button when the VAPR Generator is waiting
for user interaction (“ready” state) will initiate a setting adjustment procedure.
• After pressing the menu/reset button the first time the VAPR Generator will emit two
short beeps and start flashing, the vaporize mode power settings on the left of display
as shown in FIGURE 5
A
.
• While the power setting is flashing, holding down the blue pedal will reduce the value
and holding down the yellow pedal will increase it.
• Pressing the menu/reset button once more will advance the setting to the vaporize
waveform which will start to flash rapidly on the display. Pressing and releasing the
yellow or blue pedals will cycle through the availability modifiers (FIGURE 5
B
).
• Pressing the menu/reset button again will cause the DES power setting to flash as per
FIGURE 5
c
so that it may be adjusted in the same way as the V/BV power.
• Pressing the menu/reset button once more resumes the “ready” state with a
static display.
NOTE
In some versions of the 3 input footswitch the menu/reset button will be replaced by a gray
pedal. For VAPR 3 systems with software V1.01 the footswitch setting feature is always enabled.
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