User's Manual

WHITESTAR SIGNATURE PRO System
5 • Program Settings
RX Only NGP Z370500 Rev. B 1116
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Continuous Phaco Power
Continuous phaco power delivers continuous, uninterrupted phaco power to the
handpiece and requires no pulse rate setting.
Pulse Mode
Pulse Mode delivers phaco in pulses of 1 to 100 ms when the foot pedal is in
position 3. You can set this in a range of 1 to 100 pulses per second (pps). The
default setting is 20 pps.
To set the Pulse Mode range:
1. Press the Pulse Mode button.
2. Press on the pulse setting number. A Settings dialog box opens.
3. Press the up or down arrows to increase or decrease the pps from 1 to 100.
4. Press Finished to close the screen.
Short Pulse Phaco Power
Short pulse delivers phaco in pulses of 50 ms when the foot pedal is in position 3.
You can set this in a range of 1 to 14 pulses per second (pps). The actual number of
pps is on the button to the right of the Short Pulse button.
To set the Short Pulse range:
1. Press the Short Pulse button.
2. Press on the pulse setting number. A
Settings dialog box opens.
3. Press the up or down arrows to increase or decrease the pps from 1 to 14.
4. Press Finished to close the screen.
Long Pulse Phaco Power
Long Pulse delivers Phaco in pulses of 150 ms when the foot pedal is in position 3.
You can set this in a range of 1 to 6 pulses per second (pps). The actual number of
pps is on the button to the right of the Long Pulse button.
To set the Long Pulse range:
1. Press the Long Pulse button.
2. Press on the pulse setting number. A
Settings dialog box opens.
3. Press the up or down arrows to increase or decrease the pps from 1 to 6.
4. Press Finished to close the screen.
Low Power Pulse Phaco Power
Low Power Pulse generates short pulses of ultrasonic power in foot pedal
position 3. When you press the foot pedal, the pulses become longer and eventually
blend together to become continuous phaco power.
High Power Pulse Phaco Power
High Power Pulse generates continuous Phaco Power in foot pedal position 3.
When you press the foot pedal, the continuous pulse changes into long pulses and
then gradually changes to short pulses.