Berchtold Podo-Q User manual

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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Podo-Q

Technical Data 4
Safety Instructions 4
Operation 4
Control Unit 5
Touchpad operation 6
Display operation 7
Changing the dust bag 8 - 9
Hand piece maintenance and cleaning 10-11
Motor and motor hand piece 12-13
Settings 14
Fault diagnosis control unit 15
Fault diagnosis motor hand piece 16
Contents

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Control UnitTechnical Data
Dimensions W x H x D: 290 x 80 x 250mm
Equipment: Control unit, micro motor hand piece,
dust bag, power cord, instruction
manual
Weight: 2300g
Voltage: 95-265V 50/60Hz
Warranty: 24 months
12 months for hand piece
• To prevent overheating, at least
30mm clearance must be kept on
all sides of the device. The venting
slots in the device must not be
blocked under any circumstances.
• Protect the device from moisture
• The device must not be used to
draw liquids
• Only authorized experts are allowed
to open the device
• Unauthorized opening renders the
warranty void
• The plastic housing must not be
cleaned with petrol or chemical
detergents. Only use a slightly
moistened towel for cleaning.
(Unplug device first)
• Disinfect the surface of the hand
piece with a surface disinfectant.
Make sure no liquid enters the
handpiece.
• Press suction cover with dust bag
into dust bag compartment. (see
pages 8/9) Insert the hand piece
cable‘s plug into socket (bracket
pointing downwards).
• Plug the device into a properly
installed 95-265 V / 50-60 Hz AC
power socket and turn on power
switch. (Display lights up)
• On the touch sliding strip you can
adjust the burr/mandrel rotation to
the desired value. Lightly touching
the suction level symbols lets you
set the suction level (see page 6).
The device is put into operation via
the start/stop switch or the switch
on the hand piece. Other functions
can be operated via the touch pad,
as described below.
• Insert burr/mandrel into hand
piece as far as possible. The burr/
mandrel in this hand piece is
automatically powered as soon as
the motor starts. The burr/mandrel
may be removed again after the
hand piece has come to a stop.
• Never remove burr/mandel when
the device is running to avoid risk
of injury! Please do not ever use
burrs/mandrels with damaged or
bent shafts! Shaft diameter must
be 2.35 mm. Please also mind
permissible maximum speeds
allowed for the respective burr/
mandrel attachment.
Touchpad
Display
Hand piece connector socket
Fuse
external lamp
IEC connector
Power switch
Dust bag compartment
Safety Instructions
Operation

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Touchpad & Display
Suction stop and standby button
If pressed for 4 seconds, the device goes
to standby mode.
Device is automatically put into standby
mode if not operated for
more than 2 hours.
Start/Stop button
Hand piece with
suction
Slider to adjust burr speed
Suction level button
low, medium, high
Memory function
Burr speed indicator
Rotations per minute
Suction strength indicator
low, medium, high
Press and hold „Start/Stop“ and press
the desired „Memory button“ to save
current burr speed, rotational direction
and suction level.
Memory buttons
Rotational direction button
left/right
Burr default and rotation
direction indicator
small, medium, large and left/right
Notice high milling speed
external light
ON / OFF
optional:
Chose your favourite settings burr speed,
burr direction and suction strenght
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Changing the dust bag
Pull hand piece connector from socket
Dust Bag
Remove suction cover and bag
Separate bag from suction cover
Put suction cover on bag
and reassemble unit by following these steps in reverse order
Dust Bag

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Hand piece maintenance and cleaning
Regular hand piece maintenance ensures a secure fit of the burr/mandrel
Maintenance
• Press polygon sleeve with
burr out of bearing bushing
Maintenance
• Insert burr into collet chuck, thus
pulling collet chuck and clamping
rollers out of polygon sleeve
• Clean collet chuck, clamping rollers
and polygon sleeve
• Assemble following these steps
in reverse order
Do not use oils or fats
• Remove burr/mandrel from
hand piece
• Unscrew handle sleeve
• Unscrew bearing bushing
and pull forward

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Removing the micro motor
Disassembling the hand piece
• Loosen knurled nut by turning left
• Caution! Do not turn the plastic lid
Incorrect opening may damage connector pins on the micro
motor
Caution: Please mind the micro motor‘s connection pins
Disassembling the hand piece
• Pull motor with hand piece cover out of motor sleeve
• The motor may now be pulled from the hand piece cover
Regular hand piece maintenance ensures a reliable clamping of the burr/mandrel
• Remove burr/mandrel from
hand piece
• Unscrew handle sleeve
• Unscrew bearing bushing
and pull forward

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Error Symbol Cause Solution
Dust bag
Dust bag full Exchange dust bag and confirm
(see page 8/9)
Hand piece
Hand piece not
inserted Hand
piece faulty
Check plug
Replace hand piece motor (see page
13)
Suction
Problem with
dust suction Turn device off using the power switch and turn on again. Contact service
partner if problem persists.
Hardware
Hardware error
Processor error Turn device off using the power switch and turn on again. Contact service
partner if problem persists.
Settings
Version info menu
Pressing the „Suction stop“ button when turning on the
device (while the logo is displayed) opens the version info
menu. This menu displays information on the software
versions and component run times.
VERSIONINFO
MAIN PCB V1.9H
TURBINE 005
TOUCH 028
T-H 00001 013
T-B 00001 011
T-L 00000 010
Software version control panel
Software version turbine
Software version touch panel
Runtime hand piece
Runtime turbine
Runtime lamp
Display Error Analysis
User setup menu
Pressing the following buttons in the version info menu
opens the user setup menu. In the user setup menu, you can
set display brightness and the hand piece‘s maximum speed.
Use arrow keys to select the desired setting. Pressing the „SET“ button activates
the selected field. When activated (#), setting can be changed using the arrow keys.
Pressing „SET“ again saves the setting.
To exit version info or user setup menus, restart device using the power switch on
the back.
USER SETUP
BRIGHTNESS >080
RPM-MAX 030
SCREEN SAVE 030
Display brightness
Max. Rpm Hand piece (x 1000)
Time to screensaver
Fixing smaller issues
Error: Error:
Burrs do not clamp properly: Burrs do not run smoothly:
Cause: Cause:
Dirty collet chuck Bent burr shaft
Burr shaft diameter too small
Solution: Solution:
• Clean collet chuck & polygon
sleeve
• Replace the burr/mandrel
• Replace the burr/mandrel

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Service record & dealer contact details
09/11/2017
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