Ivoclar Vivadent Bluephase - Manual (Page 10)

Click & Cure corded operation
Bluephase can be used in corded operation at any time,
but particularly when the battery is completely empty.
For this purpose, remove the battery from the handpiece.
Then remove the power pack from the underside of the
charging base. Do not pull on the power cord.
Insert the connection plug straight into the handpiece
until you hear and feel it click into place.
During corded operation, the charging base cannot
charge the battery.
The apparatus is only completely disconnected from the
power supply if the power cord has been pulled out of
the plug-in socket.
Disinfect or autoclave contaminated surfaces of the
curing light, as well as light probes, and anti-glare cones
before each use. Furthermore, make sure that the stipu-
lated light intensity permits adequate polymerization. For
that purpose, check the light probe for contamination
and damage, as well as the light intensity at regular
intervals (e.g. with the Ivoclar Vivadent radiometer
“Bluephase Meter”).
Selecting the curing program and time
The curing program and the curing time can be
individually set. Bluephase is equipped with the follow-
ing
3 curing programs for the different indications. The
desired curing program is selected with the program
selection buttons. The display changes accordingly (see
Indicators on the handpiece).
Upon the first start-up, the following settings have been
preset:
– HIGH (High Power): 10 seconds
– LOW (Low Power): 10 seconds
– SOFT (Soft start): 15 seconds
The intended curing time is selected using the time
selection buttons. Users may choose between 5, 10, 15,
20 and 30 seconds.
Observe the Instructions for Use of the material applied
when selecting the curing time.
The curing recommendations for composite materials
apply to all shades and, if not mentioned otherwise in
the Instructions for Use of the relevant material, to a
maximum layer thickness of 2 mm. Generally, these rec-
ommendations apply to situations where the emission
window of the light probe is placed directly over the
material to be polymerized. Increasing the distance
between the light source and the material will require
the curing time to be extended accordingly. For instance,
if the distance to the material is 9 mm, the effective light
output is reduced by approx. 50%. In this case, the
recommended curing time has to be doubled.
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Operation