WaveLight® FS200

Quick Startup Manual

Step 1

Main
Laser Power Up
Switch
• Activate the power-supply using the “Main Switch” located
at the right side of the main unit or check for “On” (I)
position.
• Rotate the “Key Switch” clockwise to end position and back
to middle position.
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• Wait for Windows and the WaveLight® FS200 Application to

complete boot-up.
• The login window will appear.
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• Login using the master username and password or the

individual login.
• After completing the login process, select “Treatment” in
the “Popup Window”.
Note: To disable the selection “Microscope / Treatment
mode” please un-tick “Device Mode Selection” under
“Setup” (F10) and “System”.

Step 2
Calibration
• The system will automatically enter the calibration dialogue.
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Note: The link to a possibly connected server is indicated by the below mentioned symbols.
The WaveLight® FS200 is connected to the WaveNet™ Server.
The WaveLight® FS200 is stand-alone or connection to the WaveNet™ Server failed.

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Prepare The Test Interface For Calibration

• Remove the transparent cover and clean the test disk using the cleaning pad.

Cleaning Pad
(Reverse Side
Of Test Disk
Holder)
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• Place test disk in the “Test Disk Holder” with the black side down (WaveLight readable) and
mount “Test Disk Holder” to the “Adjustment Cone”.

Test Disk Holder

Test Disk

• Insert test interface and connect its vacuum tubing to the main unit.

Application Tubing Test

Interface Interface

Test Interface

• Confirm message “Insert test interface and PMMA ” with “OK”.

• Confirm message “Attention: Reference movement in all directions will be started” with “OK”.
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The system will now carry out the reference movement and the system will continue into a
Vacuum Check automatically.

Note: The patient bed motion is blocked to all directions during the “reference run”.

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Step 3
Vacuum Check
• A successfully passed "Vacuum Check" is indicated with the associated green symbol in
the task bar and a green dot next to Vacuum Check in the initialization window.
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Test in progress
Test passed
Test failed
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Note: The above mentioned indications refer to the status of the currently active calibration /
test routine.

Step 4
Warm-Up
• At the task bar “Scanner Unit is running” will appear for a view minutes and later change to
“Warming up Laser”.

• After completing the “Warm-Up” sequence, the system continues automatically with the
“Energy Check”.

Note: The warm-up time depends to the ambient temperature and might last a minimum of
20 minutes but might take more than 30 minutes in a cold room environment.
If the system is restarted after initial warm up is completed the warm up time will last
(depending to the room temperature) a minimum of 4 minutes.

Step 5
Energy Check
• A successfully passed "Energy Check" is indicated with the associated green symbol in
the task bar, and a green dot next to the Energy Check in the initialization window.

Shows the current

maximum pulse energy in
”µJ”
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Note: In “Treatment Mode” the pulse energy might be limited according to the selected
application. The maximum power used for treatments is not higher than 2.4 µJ.

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Step 6
Ablation Check
• Must be initiated by the user.
• Confirm message “Confirm with OK and proceed with ablation check” with “OK”.
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• Click on the “Ablation Check” button to start.

Note: In case the optical arm was moved out of “Home Position” the following message will
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appear: “Please move the optics arm to home position”.

• Please press the "Home Position Key" at the control panel.

• Confirm the message “Insert test interface with new PMMA” with “OK”.
• “Perform ablation check by pressing the laser foot pedal” will be indicated in the Info &
Warnings box.
• Keep the laser pedal pressed until the below mentioned
message appears. Laser Pedal

Note: Progress bar might stop at a value of 99%.

Ablation Check Evaluation

• To meet the criteria of passing the “Ablation Check” the following items have to be fulfilled:
- The last complete visible step of the stairway pattern must be parallel between the
orientation lines.
- The tolerance between the intersection line and the orientation lines is
± 5 µm in height.
- The ablated edge ring must be constant circular and between the two green circles of
the OPMI video image (diameter 10.0 ± 1.0 mm).

Test passed  the last complete step of stairway pattern ends inside the orientation lines
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Orientation Lines

Ablated Edge Ring

Stairway Pattern

Last Step

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Does not count as

stairway pattern
(missing sectors)
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Last complete stairway

pattern (no missing sector)

Test failed  The last complete step of Stairway pattern ends outside orientation lines

• Confirm that the criteria are fulfilled by using the microscope and selecting “ Yes”
• Remove the test interface, disconnect the vacuum tubing and confirm with "OK".
• The progress bar will now turn green and show 100% complete.

A successfully passed "Ablation Check" is indicated with the associated green symbol in the
task bar and a green dot next to Ablation Check in the initialization window:
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Step 7

• After having completed the calibration the system requires to remove the test interface.
Please remove the test interface and disconnect the vacuum tubing and confirm with "OK".
• The WaveLight® FS200 will automatically return to the “Standby Mode”.
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Note:
• If one of the tests fails, the individual test can be repeated by pressing the related “Start-
button”.
• The laser is only ready for application on human eyes after having successfully passed all of
the required test and calibration procedures.

Step 8
Treatment Card
• To perform treatments, a valid WaveCard™ must be inserted into the WaveLight® FS200
user panel.
CORRECT: WRONG
Little Arrow on top
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At the task bar the status of the WaveCard™ and the amount of procedures available is
displayed.

17 treatments available

No valid WaveCard™ inserted

No treatments available

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