User's Manual

4 • Equipment Operation
WHITESTAR SIGNATURE™ System Rx Only – Z370147 Rev. C 1008 4-7
Figure 4.6 – Install Cassette Screen
Prime/Tune Prime/Tune is required before surgery is performed to fill the IA tubing with fluid,
perform a vacuum check and to test and characterize the phaco handpiece. You
must Prime and Tune:
• before each procedure
• anytime the handpiece is reconnected
• after you have inserted or replaced a tubing cassette
Continuous Irrigation can be selected to allow fluid to free flow from the bottle in
order to collect fluid.
Note: Before you Prime and Tune, the Cup Fill feature can be used to fill cups. Use
the Up and Down arrows to set the amount needed, either 30, 60 or 90 cc, to fill the
cup and then press Start. The Cup Fill stops when the selected amount is dispensed
or Stop is pressed. You can still use Continuous Irrigation to fill cups.
IA Prime is designed for a procedure that does not require a phaco handpiece. Tune
is designed for a quick tune of the phaco handpiece with an IA tubing set. Tune can
be used if a phaco tip is replaced during a procedure.
When you Bypass prime the overall fluidics prime sequence is shortened and the
time to prime the WHITESTAR SIGNATURE™ System is reduced. Bypass can
be used if Continuous Irrigation has been used or the I/A tubing was primed. If
the I/A tubing was not properly primed, errors can occur.
To access the Prime/Tune routines, press the Prime/Tune button. The main
console shows the Prime/Tune screen with all prime and tune options.