Tesmed MAX 830 Owner's manual

ATTENTION
Beforeuse,readcarefullytheusermanual,payingattentiontothe
warningsandcontraindicationslistedinit.
UseonlyTesmedelectrodesastheyareconstructedwithmaterialsabletoguarantee
maximumconductivityofthepulsesofourelectrostimulators.
Thelargerelectrodesarepositionedinthesamewayasthesmallerones.
Ifthecablesareabithardtoinsertintothedevice,youcantrytograduallyforcethe
insertion.
Incaseoflackofstimulationorothermalfunctions,checktheconditionofthe
electrodesandtheiradhesiontotheskin,thecorrectconnectionofallthepartsand
possiblythebatterycharge.
Youcancustomizetheuseofyourstimulator:
1.usinglesschannels;
2.usingTesmedelectrodesofdifferentsizes;
3.usingyourfavoriteprogramintheareayouwishtotreat,regardlessoftheindication
inthemanual.Forexample,theabdomentoningtreatmentcanwellbeperformedon
anotherarea,suchaslegs,pectorals,gluteus,etc…
Youcanuseyourfavoriteprogramonmultiplezones.Youcannotsettwodifferent
programsatthesametime.
REMEMBER
Programs21to99arepresetwithdifferentstimulationsteps.
Eachphasealternatesmomentsofactivitywithmomentsofrest.Itisnotpossibletoincrease
theintensityduringthemomentofrest.So,donotincreasetheintensityintherestphases
duringprogramexecution,butonlyduringactivephases.
Ifyoukeepalowintensity,forexampleatlevel1orlevel2,atthephasetransitionduring
execution,theprogrammaybereset.Inthiscase,restartwiththeprogramandkeepthe
intensityabithigher.
Youmayhavetheperceptionthatontheonesidetheimpulsesarelessintense.Thestimulator
emitsthesameimpulsesonallchannels,soprobablyyouhavenotwellidentifiedthemotor
pointsofthemuscle,orononesidethereismorefattissue,ortheelectrodesarewornout.Try
movingtheelectrodes,makingsuretheyarewelladherenttotheskin.
Thelevelofintensitytoachievethedesiredmusclecontractioncanvarydependingonmultiplefactors,
includingtheplacementoftheelectrodesandthepresenceofadiposetissue.
Therefore,thesamecurrentintensitycanprovidedifferentsensationsfrompersontoperson,
fromdaytoday,fromtheleftsidetotherightside.
Ifyouneedtechnicalassistancewriteto[email protected],orcall00390305050163
fromMondaytoFridayfrom09.00to16.30,excludingholidays.
Wesolve100%ofrequestsquicklybecauseourpriorityiscustomersatisfaction.
Beforeuse,readcarefullytheusermanual,payingattentiontothewarningsand
contraindicationslistedinit.
QUICKUSERGUIDEANDUSEFULTIPS
Batteryalreadyinserted,devicereadytouse.Ifthebatterysymbolflashesafterswitchingon,charge.
1.Connectthe4
bipolarcables
2.Inserttheelectrodesinthecablesand
placethemonthetreatmentarea
Youmayrefertotheelectrodes
placementphotosinthemanual
EQUIPMENTDESCRIPTION
LCDdisplayandkeys
1Tesmedlogo
2Programnumber
3Programsymbol
4Lowbatterysymbol
5Frequencysymbol
6Selectedoutputchannels(n.4)
7Relativeintensityvalueforeach
4output
8Functionskey(MODE)
9Decreasekey()
10Increasekey()
11ON/OFFandselectchannels
doublefunctionkey
12Intensitysymbol
13KeyboardblockandONblock
symbol
14Timersymbol
15Treatmenttimeandremaining
time
16Clocksymbol
17Outputchannels
18Batteryrechargersocket
19Batterydoor
20Removablebelthook

Thebatteryisalreadyinstalledinthedevice.
IftheflashingbatterysymbolappearsonthedisplayortheTesmeddoesnot
lightup,chargethedevice.Whenthesymbolstopsflashingordisappears,the
batteryischarged.IfthebatteryischargedandtheTesmedisconnectedto
thebatterycharger,theTesmedscreenwillnotlightupandnosignalwill
appearbecausethebatterychargerdetectsthatthereisnoneedforcharging
andthereforedoesnotactivate.
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Setinitiallyalowlevelandthengraduallyincrease.Theintensitylevelmustbe
suchthatthetreatmentispleasant.
Symbolappearsonthedisplay(fig.F)andyoucannowadjusttheintensityusing
keys(from1to99).Theintensityrisesorfallsonalltheselectedchannelsat
thesametime.
Whenyousettheintensity,theclockbeginstoflashindicatingthattheequipmentis
providingenergy(fig.G).
Attention:Programs21to99arepresetwithdifferentstimulationsteps.
Eachphasealternatesmomentsofactivitywithmomentsofrest.Itisnotpossi
bletoincreasetheintensityduringthemomentofrest.Sodonotincreasethe
intensityintherestphasesduringprogramexecution,butonlyduringactive
phases.
Ifyoukeepalowintensity,forexampleatlevel1orlevel2,atthephasetransition
duringexecution,theprogrammaybereset.Inthiscase,restartwiththeprogram
andkeeptheintensityabithigher.
Youcan,however,accesseachchannelduringusetocontroltheintensityindependently:
simplypresskeytoselectthechannelwhoseintensityyouwanttochangeandthen
usekeystoincreaseordecreasethevalue.Fig.Hshowsthattheintensity
valuesforthe4channelscanbedifferent.Attheendofthetreatment,theTesmedclears
theintensitysettingforalloutputchannels;Youcannowswitchtheequipmentoffby
pressingkeyfor2secondsorsetnewparameterstobeginanewtreatment.Use
keystoincreaseordecreasethevalueofanyparameter,eachtimethesekeys
arepressed,theparameterisincreasedordecreasedinstepsofoneunit,keepthekeys
pressedforfasterincrease/decreaseoftheparameter.
3.Usemode
Switchingon
Pressthekeyforapproximately2seconds:thesystemrunsaselftestprocedure,during
whichthedisplayshowsalltheavailablefunctions(fig.A);
thenappearsonthedisplaywhatshowninfig.B.
"Displaylighting"function
Thedisplayilluminationturnsoffautomaticallyafterabout20secondsintheabsenceof
interactions.
Thedisplayislitagainwhenyoupressanykey.
"Selfswitchingoff"function
TheTesmedautomaticallyswitchesoffisnotusedformorethan5minutesinordertosave
thebattery.
Afterswitchingonthedevice,pressinsuccessionkeytoselectthenumberof
channelsyouwanttousetosuitthetreatmentandthenkeytoselecttheprogram
(fig.C).
Attention:TheprogramsintheTesmedaremodulatestoprovidevariousstages(different
frequenciesofwaves)ofmassagerangingfrom1toamaximumof5stages.
SomeprogramshaveoneormoreWAIMSSYSTEM®stages.
Duringtreatment(andespeciallywiththeWAIMSSYSTEM®)wealwaysrecommendthat
youadapttheintensityofeachchannel,asyoursensitivitywillvaryvariousfromonegroupof
musclestoanother.
Programs
Onlyinprogramsfrom01to20youcanchangetimeandfrequency
Inprogramsfrom01to20,onceselectedtheprogram,it'spossibletocustomizethe
treatmenttimeandfrequency.
Presskeyandtherelevantsymbolstartsflashingonthedisplay(fig.D).Use
keystoadjustthetreatmenttime:frommin1minutetomax60minutes.
Presskeyagaintoswitchtotheintensityadjustment,whichisadjustedwiththe2
keys.
Youcanadjustthefrequencyonlyaftergivingintensityandstartedtreatment.Presskey
for3secondstoenterthefrequencycontrolmode.Presskeysrepeatedlyto
increaseortodecreasethefrequency.Thesymbolflashes(atavaryingspeed)to
indicatefrequencycontrolmode(fig.E).Presskeyoncetoquitfrequencycontrolmode.
Thefrequencyisthenumberofpulsespersecond.Whenyouchangethefrequency,youfeel
anincreaseordecreaseinthespeedofstimulation.
Attention:ifyouareinfrequencycontrolmodeduringatreatmentandyouwanttoclearthe
intensity,presskeytwice.
Programs21to99:presetwithdifferentstimulationsteps
Afterhavingselectedaprogramfrom21to99,presskeytogostraighttotheintensity
adjustment,whichisadjustedwiththe2keys.
Fortheprogramschoice,refertothetabsinthemanualwiththeindicationof
treatments,program,electrodesphotos,duration,phasesanddays.
Errorwarning(electrodesdisconnected)
Inthecaseofadetachedelectrode,thedevicegoesintoerror,displayingtheword"Er",
flashingforabout5",inthechannelwheretheproblemoccurred(fig.I).
Allpulsesarestoppedimmediatelyand"00"appearsastheinsensityvalueonthe
display.Theerrormessagecanmeanthat:
•Therearenoelectrodesconnectedtothechannelinerrormode.
•Theelectrodesarenotproperlyadheredtotheskin:repositiontheelectrodesor
replacethemiftheyaretooold.
•Thecableusedtoconnecttheelectrodesisfaulty:checkbyinvertingtwocables.
Thesystemautomaticallyresetsitselfoncetheintensityvalueincreases.
"Keyboardblock"function
Keepingthekeypressed,presskeyandreleaseit.Symbolwillappearon
thedisplay(fig.L).Followthesameproceduretounlockthekeyboard.
"ONblock"function
Usefultoavoidarandomswitchon.
Withthedeviceon,keepingtheandkeyspressedsimultaneouslyfor3seconds,
thesymbolandtheTesmedlogowillappearonthedisplay(Fig.M).Followthe
sameproceduretoswitchtheequipmenton.
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Intensitycontrol:levels
Treatmenttimeadjustment
Frequencyadjustement