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Step-by-step programming
1. Select the Dr’s Choice program by activating the System field with the key if necessary
and scrolling through the systems with + and - keys until “Dr’s Choice“ is shown in the display.
2. Press the key once to move to the File field. The first file position will be shown. To
select a different file position, use the + and - keys.
3. When the desired file position has been selected (indicated by an arrow), press
the key to move to the Torque field, then indicated by an arrow. Use the + and - keys to
select the desired torque setting. When the torque value is changed it will flash. The available
torque range is from 20 up to 500 g-cm, which makes possible 49 steps of 10 g-cm each.
After selecting the desired torque, save the setting by pressing the CONFIRM key once.
The Torque field will then stop flashing. If the CONFIRM key is not pressed to save the
setting, the setting cannot be used and will be lost once a different file setting is selected.
4. Press the key to move to the Speed field, then indicated by an arrow. Use the + and - keys
to select the desired speed setting. When the speed value is changed it will flash. The available
speed range is from 200 up to the maximum of 3,200 rpm.
The following speeds can be selected: 200 to 500 rpm in steps of 10rpm; 500 to 3,200 rpm
in steps of 100 rpm.
After selecting the desired speed, save the setting by pressing the CONFIRM key once.
The speed field will then stop flashing. If the CONFIRM key is not pressed to save the
setting, the setting cannot be used and will be lost once a different file setting is selected.
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For writing down your individual settings see table placed on the page behind the front cover
of this user manual.
4.9 Integrated Apex Locator
VDW.GOLD is equipped with an integrated apex locator. It can be used in the following two ways:
Combined length determination by using the contra-angle and lip clip (determination with
the rotating file) and the stand alone determination using the separate file clamp and lip
clip, which excludes the contra-angle and is recommended with manual files.