Fresenius Medical Care T688 Series Operating manual

T688 Series
How to use guide
Medical Treatment Chair

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The T688 Medical Treatment Chair is the latest
innovation in our T Series. It has been designed
in conjunction with clinical practitioners to
provide a chair that offers an ideal combination
of patient comfort and safety, both paramount in
delivering optimum care.
We have prepared this ‘How to use guide’ to
assist you and your staff in fully utilising the
many useful features of the T688.
For technical information, please refer to the
‘T688 Series Instructions Manual’.
Your Fresenius Medical Care Team
Fresenius Medical Care contact details:
General enquiries: [phone]
Service: [phone]
Sales: [phone]
Email: [email protected]
www.fmc-seating.com
Your T688 Medical Treatment Chair
Fresenius Medical Care - The Renal Company -
contributes to enhanced care in modern day
treatment facilities by offering an innovative range
of seating solutions designed and manufactured
in Australia. Our specialised medical treatment
chairs have been developed to maximise patient
comfort whilst ensuring nurse and patient safety.

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Before rst use 6
Using the brakes 8
Using the hand control 10
Positioning and removing the arm rests 20
Cleaning and removing upholstery 24
T688 Series User Guide
Table of contents

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Before rst use
Locate the power cord at the
rear of the T688 and remove
the twist tie.
Hold the power cord between
two hands and gently stretch
the power cord to gain full
length.
Do not pull the cord directly
away from its attachment to
the chair.
Plug the cord into mains
power and turn on for
a minimum of 24 hours
before rst use.
24
HOURS
Gently
stretch
Remove
twist tie
Do not
pull
Lightly
push up
Anchor
Lightly
push
down
Apply
gentle
force
to lock
to unlock
24
HOURS
Gently
stretch
Remove
twist tie Do not
pull
Lightly
push up
Anchor
Lightly
push
down
Apply
gentle
force
to lock
to unlock
24
HOURS
Gently
stretch
Remove
twist tie
Do not
pull
Lightly
push up
Anchor
Lightly
push
down
Apply
gentle
force
to lock
to unlock
24
HOURS
Gently
stretch
Remove
twist tie Do not
pull
Lightly
push up
Anchor
Lightly
push
down
Apply
gentle
force
to lock
to unlock
To ensure correct operation, make certain the power cord
is always plugged in to an active power outlet.

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The chair casters can be locked and unlocked
by activating the toe-down or toe-up brake bar
found on the outer edge of the chair base.
The brakes can be accessed from the front, rear
or side of the chair.
Using the brakes
To lock casters
Lightly push down on the
outside metal bar to lock the
two side casters. Repeat for
the other side of the chair.
To unlock casters
Lightly push up on the outside
part of the metal bar to
unlock the casters. Repeat for
the other side of the chair.
24
HOURS
Gently
stretch
Remove
twist tie Do not
pull
Lightly
push up
Anchor
Lightly
push
down
Apply
gentle
force
to lock
to unlock
24
HOURS
Gently
stretch
Remove
twist tie Do not
pull
Lightly
push up
Anchor
Lightly
push
down
Apply
gentle
force
to lock
to unlock

Your chair comes with
one nurse-operated
hand control and one
patient-operated hand
control.
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Using the hand control
Hand control symbols
Nurse hand control symbols
Moves the whole chair
up and down
Memory positions
1Emergency
Trendelenburg position
(head low and feet high)
2 Patient entry and exit
Low sitting position
3 Patient treatment
Raised and reclined position
Moves the back rest
up and down
Moves the leg rest
up and down
LED Green
Indicates mains
power ON
Amber and Green ashing
togther indicates
‘System Error’
LED Amber
Indicates battery in use
Amber light ashing
indicates the battery is in
normal use and requires
charging
Stores chair
memory position

The nurse hand control comes with three
memory seating positions.
Memory 1 T688 and T688B
Moves the chair into the emergency
Trendelenburg position (head low and feet high).
Memory 1 T688 ICU
Moves the chair into a lie-at position.
Emergency
Memory 2
Moves the chair to
the lowest seating
position. Suitable
for patient entry
and exit from the
chair.
Memory 3
Moves the chair to
a reclining, elevated
position for patient
treatment. Also a
suitable position for
chair cleaning.
To STOP the chair moving after a memory position button
is pressed, push any button on either hand control.
Using the hand control
Memory chair position buttons
Push
any button
to STOP
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The chair memory buttons can be modied
according to your clinical needs.
Using the hand control
Changing memory buttons
Once the beep is sounding
Select one of the memory
buttons numbered 1, 2 or
3, and press it within two
seconds to store the new
memory position.
Repeat as required.
When the chair is in
the desired position
Hold down the ‘S’
(Store) button for ve
seconds until the beep
sounds.
To modify the memory buttons
Position the chair to the desired
position using the up and down
arrows for the back rest, chair
height and leg rest.
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The chair is designed to protect itself from external
electrical threats which could cause damage. If the
chair detects a threat, it will enter sleep mode and will
not respond to commands from the hand control. A
sleep mode beep will be heard from the chair when
any button is pressed.
Using the hand control -
T688 and T688 ICU models
Chair not responding to hand controls
Step 1
Using both hands,
press both the up
and down arrows
for the seat height
simultaneously.
If successful,
a constant beeping
will be heard.
Follow these steps for the T688 and T688 ICU chairs:
Step 2
Push button to
lower the chair
seat to its lowest
position and hold
button for one
second after the
chair has stopped
moving.
NOTE
Both buttons
must be pushed
simultaneously.
You can redo
this as often as
required.
The chair will now
respond to your hand
control. You may also
need to reset the
memory buttons as explained
under ‘Changing memory
buttons’ on pages 14 and 15.
Step 3
Push button to
lower the back
rest to its fully
reclined position
and hold button for
one second after
the back rest has
stopped moving.
Step 4
Push button to
move the foot
rest to its fully
vertical position
and hold button for
one second after
the foot rest has
stopped moving.
If beeping does
not start, repeat
until successful.
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5kg
SECONDS
NOTE
Hold until the beeping stops
(approximately ve seconds).
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The T688 and T688 ICU chairs can be woken up by following these
recalibration instructions. Note that if ALL of these steps are not
completed, the chair may continue to be in ‘sleep mode’.

Using the hand control - T688B Bariatric
Chair not responding to hand controls
Follow these steps for the T688B bariatric chair:
Step 2
Press both the up
and down arrows
for the back rest
control function
simultaneously
and hold until all
the motors have
stopped moving.
The chair will now
respond to your hand
control. You may also
need to set the memory
buttons as explained under
‘Changing memory buttons’ on
pages 14 and 15.
5
5kg
SECONDS
The T688B bariatric chair can be woken up by following these
recalibration instructions. Note that if ALL of these steps are not
completed, the chair may continue to be in ‘sleep mode’.
Step 1
Using both hands,
press both the up
and down arrows
for the seat height
simultaneously.
If successful,
a constant beeping
will be heard.
NOTE
Hold until the beeping stops
(approximately ve seconds).
If beeping does
not start, repeat
until successful.
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