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title: Adjusting Needle Speed
description: Adjusting Needle Speed
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## Adjusting Needle Speed

1. Use the Speed +/- buttons to increase or decrease the needle speed (respectively). A single tone will be emitted for each valid button press. 
   
   ![](https://support.dermapenworld.com/galleryDocuments/edbsn890c4c6123d937d7b69755f693dd3bd1b01fb7a682e4674ccdd02b3df5076ded75fe0f83a7713d14c76290a2aa9633e88769defa7362b8da56fa8da0cd975cf3?inline=true)
2. The Medipen will emit a double tone to indicate the new speed value has been accepted, and the selected speed will be displayed on the Speed Indication Arc.
3. The speed can be adjusted without a Cartridge connected to the Medipen.
4. There are 4 speed settings on the Medipen device as seen below: 

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