Macro on/off
A short sound signal indicates that the macro mode is turned on/off. When
the macro mode is on, autofocus is off and the indicator light on the
handpiece is lilac.
Interface Action
Handpiece Press the Power/macro button to turn the macro
mode on/off.
Freezing/unfreezing image
A short sound signal indicates the freeze/unfreeze of an image. When the
image is frozen, the indicator light on the handpiece is green. When you
unfreeze the image, the camera goes back to live stream (indicated by the
blue indicator light on the handpiece).
Interface Action
Foot control In Planmeca Compact i dental units, push the foot
control pedal to the left or right to freeze/unfreeze the
image.
Handpiece There are two ways to freeze/unfreeze the image
from the handpiece.
• Press the Image control button halfway and hold
it to freeze the image. When you release the
button, the image unfreezes.
• Press the Image control button all the way down
and release it to freeze the image. To unfreeze
the frozen image, either press the Image control
button halfway and then release it, or press the
button all the way down and release it.
Planmeca Romexis Press the Freeze button to freeze the image. Press
the Resume button to unfreeze the image. The
buttons are located at the bottom of the intraoral
camera window.
Saving image
A frozen image can be saved from the dental unit, the handpiece and
Planmeca Romexis. From the handpiece you can save an image also
without freezing the image first.
A long sound signal indicates that an image is saved. When the image is
being saved, the indicator light on the handpiece blinks orange. After the
image is saved, the camera goes back to live stream (indicated by the blue
indicator light on the handpiece).
Interface Action
Foot control In Planmeca Compact i dental units, when the image
is frozen, briefly push the foot control pedal down to
save the image.
Handpiece Press the Image control button for two seconds.
Note! When saving an image from the handpiece,
you can, but do not have to freeze the image first.
Planmeca Romexis When the image is frozen, press the Save button at
the bottom of the intraoral camera window.
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