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Adjusting the Brightness
The L9000 has up and down buttons for adjusting brightness.
Press the up arrow to increase brightness, and press the down arrow to decrease
brightness. The selection will appear on the LCD as a percentage between 0 and
100.
When in Standby mode, the previous Activate mode brightness level appears in
the lower right-hand corner.
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ARNING THE HIGHER THE BRIGHTNESS, THE MORE HEAT ENERGY THAT
WILL BE GENERATED IN THE SCOPE AND THE TIP OF THE CABLE.
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LWAYS ADJUST THE BRIGHTNESS LEVEL OF THE CAMERA AND
THE MONITOR BEFORE ADJUSTING THE BRIGHTNESS LEVEL OF THE
LIGHT SOURCE. ADJUST THE BRIGHTNESS LEVEL OF THE LIGHT
SOURCE TO THE MINIMUM BRIGHTNESS NECESSARY TO
ILLUMINATE THE SURGICAL SITE. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THIS
INSTRUCTION COULD RESULT IN FIRE OR BURNS TO THE PATIENT,
USER OR AN INANIMATE OBJECT. IN ADDITION, ADJUST THE
INTERNAL SHUTTER OF THE CAMERA HIGHER IN ORDER TO RUN
THE LIGHT SOURCE AT A LOWER INTENSITY.
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ARNING THE SURFACE TEMPERATURE NEAR THE SCOPE ADAPTER AND AT
THE TIP OF THE SCOPE MAY EXCEED 41ºC IF THE UNIT IS
OPERATED AT HIGH LEVELS OF BRIGHTNESS FOR EXTENDED
PERIODS OF TIME. THE HEATED SCOPE AND ADAPTER MAY CAUSE
BURNS TO THE PATIENT, USER OR AN INANIMATE OBJECT.
Visual Display
The L9000 provides feedback through the touch-screen LCD.
• Brightness: The LCD display shows the intensity level of the light as a
percentage between 0 and 100. For example, if the LCD shows “70,”
the light output to the fiberoptic cable is running at 70 percent of
capacity.
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