CAUTION
NEVER place the hand piece in the charging unit without the battery inserted in the hand piece.
Insert the battery into the hand piece in the sequence described below:
1
WARNING
Never short circuit the terminals of the battery with any metal object as it could cause
a risk of burns, fire and explosion.
2
Fig 1 and 2
3
NOTE
This arrow indicates the orientation with which the battery must be inserted into the hand piece.
4
NOTE
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If the battery is inserted in the wrong way (i.e. in the opposite direction of the arrow),
the hand piece will not function. In case the battery is inserted in the wrong way,
no damage is caused to the hand piece's electronics.
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WARNING
Use original Heraeus Kulzer batteries only. The use of other manufacturer batteries or non-rechargeable
batteries / primary batteries is a potential hazard and can cause irreversible damage to the unit.
5
NOTE
The unit will not function properly if the cap of the hand piece is not screwed on completely.
5.4
Inserting the fibre optic into the hand piece
• Rotate the light guide slightly ( 1
• Mount the protective light cone ( 3
Positioning the light guide
• Rotate the light guide into the desired position for the polymerisation.
• To make full use of the light intensity provided, place the light guide as close to the composite as possible.
Avoid direct contact with the composite material!
CAUTION – Keep the light guide clean at all times to obtain full light intensity.
The light intensity is considerably reduced if:
WARNING
A damaged light guide reduces the light intensity and must be replaced with a new one immediately.
Sharp edges may cause serious injury. Use original Heraeus Kulzer light guides only.
WARNING – Infection control:
To make treatment as safe as possible for patients and operators, the light guide and the protective light cone
must be cleaned, disinfected and sterilised before each treatment. Follow the instructions listed in paragraph 8
(Cleaning, disinfection and sterilisation) step by step.
5.5
Battery charging
CAUTION – NEW Battery: first charging
The Translux Wave battery has been partially charged at the factory. Therefore the battery must be fully
charged before using the Translux Wave for the first time.
NOTE – NEW Battery: first charging
For the first charge, this process will take about 3 hours. New batteries or batteries stored for a long time may
take longer to charge. The battery will reach its full capacity after a few full charge / discharge cycles.
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