Chapter II – System Operation
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996-0255 rev. b
Chapter II System Operation
The System Operation section contains the steps for running the laser on
a daily basis. For more detailed operations such as alignment or changing
flashlamps, see the Troubleshooting and Maintenance sections.
A. Startup procedure
1) Open city water and drain source connected to laser
system.
2) Switch on electronics rack circuit breaker located on front
upper right hand side of cabinet. The CG604C pump will
also turn on.
3) Switch ON the 24V power supply switch located on rear
of electronics cabinet. See drawing on page 3-15.
4) Turn key on front panel of CU601C counter-clockwise to
the ON position.
5) After approximately 15 seconds the control unit CU601C
will complete its system check and countdown. The
phrase MANUAL MODE is then displayed on the
remote box RB601.
6) Press the AUTO/MANUAL key on
the RB601 and then press the START key.
7) The system will cycle to programmed
mode #1 (PGM1) for system warm-up.
The laser heads should now be flashing at
the standard rep rate.
8) For lasers with the SI-500 option
(Seeded SLM), turn the key switch to the
ON position (on the seed laser’s control
panel on the side of the laser head) and
the shutter switch to the CLOSED posi-
tion.
9) Allow the system to run for 30 minutes
without Q-switching to thermally stabi-
lize the system.
charging end of
charge
shutter
open
Q-sw.
active
1
1
2
2
program
program
parameter
parameter
shutter
remote/
local
store parameter
select
charge start
activate reset fire stop
Q-sw.
on/off
auto/
manual
harmonic
generator
RB601 keyboard
Continuum
MANUAL MODE
SHOT COUNT XXXXXXX
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