AmeriGlide HORIZON PLUS User manual

HORIZON PLUS
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WARNING: YOU MUST READ THIS
INSTALLATION MANUAL BEFORE
STARTING TO INSTALL THE STAIR LIFT.
HORIZON PLUS
INSTALLATION VIDEO
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ABOUT THE STAIRLIFT
No. Meaning
1 Arm Rests (folds up and down)
2 Directional Control
3 Key Switch
4 Rail
5 Footrest Lever
(Plus model only)
6 Footrest (folds up and down)
7 Safety Edges
8 Hand Wind Point
No. Meaning
9 On/Off Switch
10 Seat Swivel Levers
11 Lap Belt
12 Status Display
13 Mains Power Connection
14 Charging Point
15 Remote Control
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11
10
9
8
7
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2
3
4
5
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CONTROLS
Mains Power Connection (13)
The stairlift should be plugged in at the nearest socket. This
could be at the top or bottom of the stairs.
The lift needs to be plugged in and switched on at all times.
When the power is on, a green indicator light will be shown
on the power supply, mounted nearby. The light will be dim
when the lift is off charge, bright when on.
On / Off Switch
The On / Off Switch (9) is used to switch the stairlift on
or off. If the stairlift is turned off here the batteries will not
recharge.
Status Display
The Status display (12) displays current information.
If any faults develop with the operation of the lift they will be
displayed here. For a list of codes please see System Status
Codes section in this manual.
Key Switch
The Key Switch (3) is used to lock the stairlift. The Key Switch
is located on the underside of the armrest which contains the
direction control.
Direction Control
The direction control (2) is located at the end of one of the
armrests. To move the chair, push and hold the joystick in the
direction you want to travel. There is a short delay before the
stairlift will start or change direction. The joystick is silver and
black on the Standard model & red on the Plus.
Footrest
The footrest (6) can be folded manually on the Standard
model, or using the footrest lever (5) on the Plus model.

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SWIVEL SEAT
Swivel Seat
For safety, the seat is locked into one of two positions.
In the normal travel position, the seat will be locked into
position with your back parallel to the rail. This is so you
do not catch your feet on the steps during travel. The lift
will not travel unless the seat is locked into this position.
The Plus with Powered Swivel model is fitted with an automatic,
powered swivel. The seat will swivel automatically to allow
easy access when the lift reaches the top of the stairs. It will
then swivel back into the correct position before you start your
downwards journey.
To manually swivel the seat on models without Powered Swivel,
operate one of the Seat Swivel Levers (10), and swivel towards
the landing until the seat comes to a stop then release the
lever to lock the seat in place. Make sure the seat is locked
before you try to sit down or get up from it. To operate, lift the
lever for a Standard Model, push down the lever for a Plus
Model.
To return the seat to the normal travel position, operate one of
the Seat Swivel Levers (10) and swivel away from the landing
until the seat comes to a stop then release the lever to lock the
seat in place. The seat only swivels at the top of the stairs. If you
try to swivel the seat while the lift is moving, the chair will stop.
Safety Edges
The footrest and the motor unit are fitted with Safety Edges (7).
These are pressure pads which will stop the lift if they come
into contact with any obstructions.
If the lift stops because it has encountered an obstruction,
a fault code will be displayed on the diagnostic display.
Wait two or three seconds, then reverse away from the
obstruction.
Lap Belt
The Lap Belt (11) holds you safely on the seat as you climb or
descend the stairs. The Standard model clips together in the
centre. Push the 2 plastic clips together to release. The Plus
model belt is like a car seat belt, this extends from the holder
to clip into a socket. Push the red button to release. The lap
belt must be used every time the stairlift is used. Do not undo
the lap belt until the chair reaches the end of the track.

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CHARGE POINTS & REMOTES
Charging Points
These (14) are located at the top and bottom of the track.
The lift MUST be parked on a charging point when not in use.
The stairlift will sound an audible beep if it is not parked on a
charging point.
Remote Controls
The Remote Controls (15) work in the same way as the arm
controls. The standard lift is supplied with 2 remote controls.
These remote controls have 3 buttons. Up, Down and Park.

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TYPICAL PACKAGE LIST
A typical installation will use the following supplied parts:
RAIL LEGS
END CAPS
END PLATE
CHARGING SPLITTER
CHARGING POINT
END PLATE SCREWS
LEG SCREWS
GEAR RACK
BOLTS (EXTRA)
MANUAL WINDING TOOL
REMOTE CONTROLS
& BATTERIES
GEAR LUBRICANT
TOP JOINTING PLATE BOTTOM JOINTING PLATE

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• 5 x Rail clamps
• 5 x Legs
• 5 x Leg mounts
• 10 x M10 x 16 hex bolts
• 10 x M10 washers
• 10 x M8 x 20 Hex bolts
• 10 x M8 Plain nuts
• 20 x 6.3 x 38 Wood screws
• 1 x Assembled Top Jointing Plate
• 1 x Assembled Bottom Jointing Plate
• 2 x M6 x 10 Countersunk Hex screws
• 8 x M8 x 16 Button Head Hex screws
• 2 x Extrusion end plates
• 2 x Charge Points & insulators
• 4 x Charge Point captive nuts
• 4 x M4 x 10 Countersunk Hex screws
• 2 x Remote controls & batteries
• 1 x Mains – 27v Transformer & bracket
• 8 x Phillips wood screws
• 8 x Red wall plugs
• 2 x 12v 8.5aH Batteries
• 5m x Blue and Brown 2 core cable
• 2 x M5 x 12 Hex button head rack mounting bolts
• 2 x 2.25m Rails
• 1 x Horizon carriage
• 1 x Seat and Chassis Leg.
• Silicone or PTFE Lubricant for the racking
• 1 x Manual winding handle
• 1 x User Guide
• 1 x Installation Manual

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INSTALLATION EQUIPMENT
• Safety Goggles and Rigger Gloves
• Spirit level, tape measure
• Drill bits:
- 8mm masonary drill bits (for drilling into brick, stone, concrete, etc)
- No 3 Screwdriver bit and extension bar for drill to use on footplate screws
• Combination Spanners / Sockets
- 13mm & 17mm Combination Wrenches
- 13mm Socket with Ratchet
- 17mm socket & 4mm allen key bit
• One set of metric Allen Keys
• Hammer
• Screwdrivers:
- #1 Phillips
- #2 Phillips
- Terminal screwdriver
• Anti-static wrist strap
• Wire strippers
• Crimping Tool
• Electrical or Combination pliers and Electrical side cutters
• Digital multi-meter/clamp meter (capable of measuring DC currents of up to 30A for at least 5 seconds)
• Electric drill (varispeed with hammer/non-hammer action), (either mains-powered or 24V cordless)
To perform a typical installation you will need to use the following types of equipment:

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HEALTH & SAFETY GUIDANCE
Electrical Safety
Installation of the stairlift is mainly a manual process. Although you do need to plug the stairlift
into a mains power supply socket, this socket MUST already have been installed by a qualified
electrician.
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Safe Working Practices
When installing the stairlift, follow safe working practices in these areas:
• Working at heights or on the stairs
• Working with power tools or equipment which generate noise
• All loading, transport, unloading, unpacking, lifting and carrying of the equipment
should be done in line with current HSE guidelines
Be aware of the risks of equipment falling from a height. For example, tools falling through
open-treaded staircases or through banister rails, or equipment falling or sliding down stairs.
Always use lifting points supplied in equipment packaging.
Please observe warnings and guidelines printed on equipment packaging.
Important – Intruder Alarms
Intruder alarms often have sensor pads at the top or bottom of staircases or on one or more steps.
There may also be alarm wires hidden under a carpet or tucked under a skirting board. Check
whether any such sensors or cables need to be moved before drilling into a staircase or floor.
Provide guidance to the home owner about what safety risks they and any other people might be
exposed to during the installation. For example
• Movement of equipment and tools posing a risk to the buildings or things in it
(such as pictures, paintings or ornaments)
• Cables and other equipment posing a trip hazard - especially on or near stairs
• Live electrical equipment (such as electric drills) posing a hazard
(for example, if used inappropriately by children)
• Potentially sharp equipment (such as saws, drills bits, knives or chisels)
• Potential noise due to the use of power tools
• Potential creation of airborne dust
• Remember to let the resident know you will take them through how to use the stairlift,
so they can let some-one else know what time a demonstration might take place
• Resident must keep boarding/exit areas of the stairlift clear and well lit to a level of 50 lux.
Preparing The Workplace
Before you start the installation, make sure of a Safe Working Environment, with enough space to
assemble the stairlift assembly and for you to work around it.
Make sure any loose or fragile property (such as pictures or ornaments) are located in a safe
place away from the potential working area. Inspect the area for potential obstructions such as
central heating pipes, hidden cables, underfloor heating, etc. The work area should be well lit. If
sufficient lighting is not available, temporary lighting should be used. The stair treads should be
inspected for their suitability of supporting the installed machinery.
If in doubt, a qualified person should be engaged to check suitability.

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INSTALLING THE STAIRLIFT
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Laying Out The Components
Each stairlift consists of 3 boxes, the Drive Unit, the Chair
and the Chassis Leg. The Chassis leg box also contains the
parts kit.
RAIL PARTS TOP RAIL SECTION
BOTTOM RAIL SECTION GEAR RACK
TOP JOINTING PLATE
Insert Top Jointing Plate into the top extrusion of the Bottom Rail Section. Insert
Side A, the serrated end, rst.
Using a soft faced hammer, gently tap the Top Jointing Plate, serrated end rst (side A), into the
upper end of the Bottom Rail Section.Tap until the etched line is level with the end of the
extrusion.
INSERTSIDE A OF TOP JOINTING PLATE INTO
THE TOP EXTRUSION OF BOTTOM RAIL
A
NOTE: Example pictures are of a Right Handed Staircase install. Left Handed install’s rail will
be a ipped over version of what is shown.
Etched Line

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An Assembled Leg and how it ts into the rail is shown below. These will be used in the next step.
ASSEMBLED LEGS
LEG ASSEMBLED
TIGHTEN BOLTS
BEFORE INSTALLATION
LEG ON RAIL
PRO TIP:
Place a piece of cardboard onto the oor to protect it while positioning the rail onto the stair case.
This piece of cardboard can also act as a spacer for the rail clearance at the bottom (1/2” to 3/4”).
Make sure the legs are
straight and then tighten,
using two 13mm wrenches.
This ensures that they do
not move during installa-
tion process.
Place assembled Legs at the upper
and lower end of the Bottom Rail
Section. The Legs will rotate into
place fully assembled.
The lower end Leg should be located
so that it sits on the step above the
bottom landing.
The upper end Leg should be locat-
ed on the step just below the end of
the rail.
Adjust the Legs to give the proper
1/2”to 3/4” clearance between the
railing and the oor. Lightly nger
tighten Leg bolts to hold in place.
NOTE: When Installing the rail on the staircase the teeth of the gear rail will face the wall.
FIT LEGS TO BOTTOM RAIL SECTION
1/2”-3/4”
Clearance
ADD LEGS TO BOTTOM RAIL SECTION
AND ADJUST BOTTOM CLEARANCE
top jointing plate charging cable

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Place assembled Legs onto the Top
Rail Section. The Legs will rotate
into place fully assembled.
The lower end Leg should be located
so that it sits on the step above
where the two rails will join.
The upper end Leg should be locat-
ed so that it will rest on the step just
below the top landing. Lightly nger
tighten Leg bolts to hold in place.
Adjust top and bottom Legs so that
the Top Rail Section aligns with
the Bottom Rail Section on the
stair case.
NOTE: If there is a 3rd rail section, repeat previous “Fit Legs to Top Rail Section” step.
NOTE: Additional Legs can be installed in the middle of the longest rail section.
NOTE: Do Not Install upper section of gear rack at this time.
FIT LEGS TO TOP RAIL SECTION
ADD LEGS TO TOP RAIL SECTION
AND MOVE INTO PLACE FOR NEXT STEP
SLIDE BOTTOM JOINTING PLATE
INTO BOTTOM RAIL SECTION SLIDE TOP RAIL SECTION ONTO BOTTOM RAIL SECTION &
TOP JOINTING PLATE
SLIDE BOTTOM JOINTING PLATE UP
TO STRADDLE BOTH RAILS& TIGHTEN.
Slide the Bottom Jointing Plate into the Bottom Rail Section as shown below. Move the Top
Rail Section downward so that it slides onto the Top Jointing Plate and Bottom Rail Section.
Slide the Bottom Jointing Plate up so that it straddles both rails and tighten screws, securing the two
rails together.

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Ensure that each leg sits level
on the correct step. Adjust
until the rail is a minimum
distance of 3 1/4” from
the nose of the step when
measured diagnonally.
We recommend the rail
should be mounted 4”from
the wall, however 2.5” will
suce. 4” is recommended
due to slight exing of the
chair back while the lift is in
use. Flexing varies from user
to user.
Ensure that the wall is vertical.
If not, base the distance from the innermost point of any post or newel (central pole or support
column) top or bottom.
SETTING CLEARANCE DISTANCES
W
A
L
L
2 1/2”
RAIL TO STEP NOSE
MINIMUM OF 3 1/4” RAIL TO WALL MINIMUM OF 2 1/2”
TIGHTEN RAIL LEGS
Now that the railing is in place and the clearance distances are correct, tighten rails legs down to the
rail. Don’t tighten to steps at this time.

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Unpack Drive Unit and inspect the
bottom of the Drive Unit to be sure
limit switch buttons and springs
are in place.
Load the Drive Unit at the top of the track carefully. When loading the Drive Unit, please be aware
that it must be supported so that switches DO NOT contact the rail.
Ensure that the lower carriage rollers are located into rail extrusion channels correctly and that the
drive and OSG (Over Speed Governor) pinions do not catch. Lower the Drive Unit slowly down the
rail until the drive pinion rests against the lower gear rack section.
Do not allow Drive Unit to free roll down the rail.
Manually lower until it rests against the gear rack.
UNPACK DRIVE UNIT
LOAD DRIVE UNIT
DRIVE UNIT
NOTE: Your stair lift should come with a
Gear Rack pre-installed in the Bottom Rail
Section. If by some chance there isn’t
one pre-installed, install only 1 Gear Rack
by sliding it all the way down the rail, gear
teeth facing outwards.
DRIVE UNIT
LIMIT SWITCH BUTTONS & SPRINGS
!

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Make the following connections:
1. Orange fuse link between black and red
battery terminals
2. Red to +24v on PCB (Printed Circuit Board)
Remove Drive Unit covers by inserting an allen
wrench into the holes and loosening the screws as
shown to the right.
Turn batteries so they are seated
correctly into battery tray as
shown and replace top cover
only.
INSERT ALLEN WRENCH TO LOOSEN
DRIVE UNIT SIDE COVERS
CONNECT BATTERY
BATTERIES ROTATED BACK IN PLACE
BATTERIES ROTATED TO MAKE CONNECTIONS
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1
Complete the assembly of the unit in the following steps.
Until completed, the unit will not move.

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Remove Chassis Leg from packaging and remove plastic covers.
Fit washers and nuts back onto the
Drive Unit bolts.
Remove washers and nuts from Drive Unit bolts and
attach Chassis Leg, ensuring all cables pass through
central hole correctly.
Before mounting Chassis
Leg, turn the two 4mm
allen screws ush with the
inside of Chassis Leg frame.
UNPACK CHASSIS LEG
Place a level on top of seat and
adjust as needed. Securely tighten
the 4 nuts using a 13mm socket.
LEVEL ASSEMBLY
CHASSIS LEG ASSEMBLY
If install is on the right side of stair case, refer
to Setting Software Options section before
leveling seat (the cover is not easily removed
once the seat is leveled).

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Match male 4 pin plug with
corresponding female end and
plug in.
If you ordered a powered swivel seat, please refer to next section, Electrical Connections - (Powered Option
Units), for additional wiring.
Using supplied tie-wrap, secure
wires and stick to side of Chassis
Leg.
Feed cables through Chassis
Leg top hole.
CHASSIS LEG WIRING
The seat height can be adjusted if necessary. Unhook lever linked footrest spring, remove 2 bolts
joining footrest link, remove 4 large bolts holding top chassis leg section and move up or down to
suit. Replace 4 large chassis leg bolts, 2 lever link bolts and spring.
ADJUST SEAT HEIGHT
To adjust seat height, remove bolts and move to desired height.

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ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS - (POWERED OPTION UNITS)
If the stairlift has a powered swivel, connect the swivel motor loom (Red & Black).
Black - Black, Red - Red for a Right Hand Lift
Black - Red, Red - Black for a Left Hand Lift.
Connect swivel limit loom as shown in pictures, Purple - Purple, White - White for Both Hand Lifts.
Finally pass chair & display loom up through center of swivel boss.
Left Hand Lift Right Hand Lift
ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS - NON POWERED UNITS
Pictured below are connections found beneath the seat on Non-Powered Units.
Arm’s Digital Display
connections.
Seat’s safety sensor
connections.

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ATTACH SEAT
3. Connect seat cables.
Lift manual swivel levers and turn chair, make sure it
locks securely at either end of travel and that the swivel
interlock switch operates correctly.
4. Secure wiring looms with tie-wrap supplied taking
care to ensure that cables & plugs cannot be damaged
when “swiveling”.
5. Place chair wiring cover in place and secure down
with furnished plastic push pins.
2. Fit Seat using 4 x 8mm hex bolts
and tighten.
1. Remove seat from packing and
place on drive unit. Run cables
through the hole in the seat. Line
up screw holes between seat and
leg chassis.
7. Connect the remaining wires
to the two connecters on the
seat cover.
DO NOT attach the
cover yet. It needs to
be o in order to check
the software in the next
step.
6. Slide cover on from bottom
of rail.
1
2
3
4
5
6 7

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The Key is attached to the arm with a tie wrap. Detach it, insert into keyswitch under the armrest
and turn clockwise.
SETTING SOFTWARE OPTIONS
Turn lift on using the On/O switch located on left hand side cover. Set stairlift hand, swivel
method, lift mode and display language using red buttons (as shown below) on the main Printed
Circuit Board.
IMPORTANT - If your stair lift is not properly programmed in this step,
the remotes will not function correctly.
NOTE: If your lift is on the right side of the stair case...
The cover with the on/off switch can only be removed if the unit is at the top of the rail.
NOTE: The key must be installed and turned on for the lift to function.
NOTE: There will be a 3-5 second delay before the lift will move when the arm switch is activated.
NOTE: Remote Setting 1, 2, etc. references Channel Setting, not number of remotes.
NOTE: The lift must be programmed to the proper side of the stair case. It should indicate
the side as you are looking up the stair case.
Menu Button cycles through options. Adjust Button changes settings.