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Description
of the front panel
6.1. Power switching
The light source is equipped with:
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- A MAIN switch, located on the back panel
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- A STAND-BY, on the left side of the front panel
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Turn the MAIN switch on: the LED alongside
of the STAND-BY blinks.
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Press the STAND-BY
button to power the bulb: the LED lights continuously.
6.2. Anti blinding feature
When starting operating the light source, you are in stand-by position with 10% light intensity.
You are also obtaining this low position when removing the light cable.
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Whenever the user wishes to, he can immediately reduce the brightness to 10% by pressing
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6.3 LCD display
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The LCD displays shows the light intensity (from 0 to 10) and the lamp life. It also shows if the
light source is in Stand By position.
NOTE : After changing the bulb, do not forget to reset the hour meter (see §8.2).
6.4 Temporisation
A 60 seconds lap time is required when turning off the device before turning it on again.
Meanwhile the LED is blinking rapidly. This procedure allows the lamp to cool down.
6.5. Brightness adjustment
The light source is equipped with a mechanical iris to adjust the quantity of light delivered.
This iris is composed of a metal disk that more or less comes to stop the flow of the lamp,
which is powered at constant tension. This system, contrarily to electrical diaphragms
modulating the tension applied to the lamp, allows keeping a constant colour temperature
whatever the requested level of light is.
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To modify the light intensity of the light source, press the right button
to increase the level
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of light and the left button
to decrease the light (minimum and maximum positions light
the corresponding button).
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