Valleylab CUSA EXcel-8 - Responding to Alerts

User Troubleshooting
Responding to Alerts
Alert Causes Recommended Action
Footswitch Footswitch cable not properly connected Connect the footswitch to the console
to console (rear panel). Turn the connector unti! you
feel it lock into place.
If the alert persists after you connect the
footswitch to the console, call Valleylab for
assistance.
Handpiece Handpiece cable not properly connected to | Connect the handpiece to the console.
console
Twist the handpiece connector clockwise
until it locks into place, then verify that the
yellow dots align.
It the alert persists after you connect the
handpiece to the console, call Valleylab for
assistance.
Using a CUSA 200 system 23 kHz
handpiece (black connector)
Connect a CUSA EXcel 23 kHz handpiece
(green connector) or 36 kHz handpiece
(blue connector).
Cooling Water—continuousiy on
Not enough distilled water in the cooling
water reservoir
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Add distitled water to the cooling water
reservoir to the fill line.
Cooling water reservoir not properly
seated
Re-seat the cooling water reservoir in the
console.
A pinch or kink in the handpiece cable
Remove the pinch or kink in the cable.
Handpiece cable not properly connected to
console
Connect the handpiece to the console.
Twist the handpiece connector clockwise
until it locks into place, then verify that the
yellow dots align.
Damaged, misaligned, or missing o-rings
in the handpiece connector
Connect a new handpiece to the
CUSA EXcel system, and test it for proper
function.
If the alert persists after you connect the
new handpiece to the console, call
Valleylab for assistance.
Cooling Water—flashing on and off
Possible air bubble in the handpiece
cooling system
The CUSA EXcel system corrects this
condition. However, if the Cooling Water
alert remains lit, refer to the condition
immediately before this one: Cooling
Water—continuously on.
A pinch or kink in the handpiece cable Remove the pinch or kink in the cable.
CUSA EXcel-8 System Service Manual
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