Genny Mobility GENNY 2.0 URBAN Operator's manual

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USER INSTRUCTION MANUAL
MACHINE
Denomination
MOTORIZED WHEELCHAIR
Function
TRANSPORT OF1 PERSON IN SEATED POSITION
Model
GENNY 2.0 URBAN
Type
Electrical with two wheels
Serial numbers
U0000000001-U0000009999
Year of construction
2012
Number
04_12_XXX_GENNY 2.0.doc
Revision number
00
Creation date
23/07/13
Revision date
23/07/13
Written by
GM Distribution S.r.l.
Approved by
GM Distribution S.r.l.

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Index
CAP. 1.CONTENTS AND METHOD OF CONSULTATION.........................................................................................2
1.1. FOREWORD............................................................................................................................................2
1.2. PURPOSE OF THIS MANUAL ................................................................................................................2
1.2.1. IMPORTANCE OF THIS MANUAL.......................................................................................................2
1.2.2. PURPOSE / AIMS OF THIS MANUAL..................................................................................................2
1.2.3. UPDATES, INTEGRATIONS AND REPLACEMENT ...........................................................................4
1.2.4. GENERAL INFORMATION...................................................................................................................4
1.3. CONSULTATION.....................................................................................................................................5
1.4. UNITS OF MEASUREMENT ...................................................................................................................6
1.5. MEANING OF SYMBOLS........................................................................................................................7
1.6. DEFINITIONS...........................................................................................................................................7
1.7. WARRANTY.............................................................................................................................................9
1.8. NOT COVERED.....................................................................................................................................10
1.9. HOW TO CONSULT THE MANUAL......................................................................................................10
CAP. 2.GENERAL INFORMATION AND FEATURES...............................................................................................11
2.1. PRE-DELIVERY TESTS ........................................................................................................................11
2.2. TECHNICAL FEATURES.......................................................................................................................11
2.2.1. AIM –PURPOSE - MANUFACTURING PARTS...............................................................................11
2.2.2. TECHNICAL AND CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS..................................................................14
2.2.3. TECHNICAL DATA BATTERIES........................................................................................................14
2.2.4. MAXIMIZING RANGE......................................................................................................................15
Maximum range distances are provided in the previous table. The range of your Genny 2.0 is affected by
many variables, including:...................................................................................................................15
2.2.5. AIRBORNE NOISE EMISSIONS........................................................................................................15
2.2.6. VIBRATIONS.......................................................................................................................................16
2.3. SERVICE CONDITIONS........................................................................................................................16
2.4. NORMAL USE, IMPROPER USE, INCORRECT / PROBIHITED / REASONABLY FORESEEABLE
USE.....................................................................................................................................................17
2.4.1. NORMAL USE.....................................................................................................................................17
2.4.2. IMPROPER USE.................................................................................................................................18
2.4.3. INCORRECT USE AND PROHIBITED USE ......................................................................................18
CAP. 3.CONSISTENCY OF SUPPLY........................................................................................................................21
3.1. MACHINE IDENTIFICATION.................................................................................................................21
3.2. MACHINE CERTIFICATION..................................................................................................................21
3.3. TECHNICAL REFERENCE STANDARDS ............................................................................................22
3.4. FACSIMILE OF THE DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY ' ..................................................................22
CAP. 4.SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS.............................................................................................................................23
4.1. INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................................23
4.2. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES .......................................................................................................24
4.2.1. BUYER'S OBLIGATIONS ...................................................................................................................24
4.2.2. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE PERSONNEL .......................................................................24
4.2.3. TRAINING COURSE FOR OPERATORS ..........................................................................................26
4.2.4. TRAINING FOR SET UP AND MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS.......................................................27
4.3. GENERAL STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION OF MACHINES ...........................................................28
4.4. MOVING STRUCTURES.......................................................................................................................28
4.5. LIFTING MEANS....................................................................................................................................28
4.6. INDICATIONS ON RESIDUAL RISKS...................................................................................................29
4.7. DATAPLATES........................................................................................................................................34
4.8. SAFETY FEATURES.............................................................................................................................35
4.8.1. PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT ON MACHINE.......................................................................................35
4.8.2. SAFETY SHUTDOWN........................................................................................................................39
4.9. SAFETY ALERTS ..................................................................................................................................43
CAP. 5.TRANSPORT, INSTALLATION AND HANDLING...........................................................................................1
5.1. INSTALLER REQUISITES.......................................................................................................................1
5.2. INSTALLATION REGULATIONS.............................................................................................................2
5.3. STORAGE, TRANSPORT AND HANDLING...........................................................................................2
5.3.1. STORAGE.............................................................................................................................................2

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5.3.2. CHECKS ON ARRIVAL ........................................................................................................................4
5.3.3. TRANSPORT, LIFTING AND HANDLING - GENERAL RULES..........................................................4
5.3.4. TRANSPORT AND SHIPPING OF BATTERIES..................................................................................6
5.3.5. SHIPPING LI-ION BATTERIES ............................................................................................................7
5.4. PRELIMINARY PREPARATION AND ADJUSTMENT OPERATIONS ...................................................7
5.4.1. POSITIONING.......................................................................................................................................7
5.4.2. ASSEMBLY OF THE SEPARATELY SUPPLIED EQUIPMENTS........................................................7
5.5. CHARGING THE BATTERIES.................................................................................................................8
5.5.1. CHARGE INDICATOR LIGHTS..........................................................................................................10
5.5.2. CHARGE INDICATOR LIGHTS ON STABILIZING UNIT...................................................................10
5.5.3. CHARGING FAILURES OF THE SELF-BALANCING UNIT ..............................................................10
5.5.4. CHARGING FAILURES OF STABILIZING UNIT................................................................................11
5.5.5. REGENERATIVE BRAKING...............................................................................................................11
5.5.6. READING THE BATTERY CHARGE LEVEL DISPLAY.....................................................................11
5.5.7. RECALIBRATING THE DISPLAY OF THE INFOKEY CONTROLLER..............................................12
5.5.8. HOT OR COLD TEMPERATURES.....................................................................................................13
5.5.9. PARTIAL CHARGE.............................................................................................................................13
CAP. 6.OPERATING MODE ........................................................................................................................................1
6.1. WORKSTATIONS AND DUTIES OF THE DRIVER ................................................................................2
6.2. RECORDING SERIAL NUMBERS ..........................................................................................................3
6.2.1. MACHINE AND INFOKEY CONTROLLER ..........................................................................................3
6.2.2. INFOKEY CONTROLLER.....................................................................................................................4
6.2.3. OPERATING LIMITS ............................................................................................................................5
6.3. USE OF THE INFOKEY CONTROLLER.................................................................................................6
6.3.1. BUTTONS .............................................................................................................................................6
6.3.2. DISPLAY ...............................................................................................................................................7
6.4. BUTTON FUNCTIONS.............................................................................................................................9
6.4.1. POWERING ON / STANDBY................................................................................................................9
6.4.2. BEGINNER BUTTON FUNCTIONS......................................................................................................9
6.4.3. INFORMATION DISPLAY BUTTON...................................................................................................10
6.4.4. SECURITY BUTTON FUNCTIONS....................................................................................................12
6.4.5. BUTTON COMBINATION FUNCTIONS.............................................................................................12
6.5. SWITCH-ON - CONTROLS - CHECKS - ADJUSTMENTS - START-UP..............................................14
6.6. HOW THE MACHINE WORKS..............................................................................................................17
6.7. RIDING GUIDELINES............................................................................................................................18
6.7.1. RIDING FORM....................................................................................................................................18
6.7.2. HAZARDOUS SITUATIONS...............................................................................................................18
6.7.3. RIDING GENNY 2.0............................................................................................................................20
6.7.4. PRACTICE RIDING.............................................................................................................................28
6.8. RIDER PRESCRIPTIONS......................................................................................................................29
6.9. START-UP PROCEDURE WHEN STATIONARY.................................................................................30
6.10. STOPPING PROCEDURE...................................................................................................................31
CAP. 7.MAINTENANCE, TROUBLESHOOTING AND CLEANING ............................................................................1
7.1. MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN REQUISITES.........................................................................................1
7.2. MAINTENANCE PRESCRIPTIONS.........................................................................................................2
7.3. ROUTINE MAINTENANCE......................................................................................................................3
7.4. CLEANING...............................................................................................................................................5
7.5. LUBRICATION .........................................................................................................................................7
7.6. REPLACING PARTS................................................................................................................................8
7.6.1. REMOVING/ATTACHING THE HANDLEBAR .....................................................................................8
7.6.2. REMOVING / REATTACHING THE BATTERIES ................................................................................9
7.6.3. REPLACING THE INFOKEY CONTROLLER BATTERY...................................................................10
7.6.4. REMOVING THE TIRE/WHEEL ASSEMBLY.....................................................................................11
7.7. TROUBLESHOOTING/ FAILURES .......................................................................................................12
7.7.1. GENNY 2.0 WILL NOT POWER ON ..................................................................................................13
7.7.2. THE MACHINE WILL NOT ENTER IN BALANCE MODE..................................................................13
7.7.3. TIRE/WHEEL ASSEMBLY IS LOOSE AND WOBBLES ....................................................................13
7.7.4. GENNY 2.0 PULLS TO ONE SIDE WHEN RIDING...........................................................................14
7.7.5. TIRE IS FLAT OR WILL NOT HOLD AIR...........................................................................................14
7.7.6. SAFETY SHUTDOWN AT BUILDING ENTRANCE ...........................................................................14
7.7.7. GENNY 2.0 WILL NOT POWER DOWN ............................................................................................14
7.8. FIRE EXTINGUISHING MEANS............................................................................................................18

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CAP. 8.SCRAPPING and DISPOSAL..........................................................................................................................1
8.1. SCRAPPING ............................................................................................................................................1
8.2. DISPOSAL ...............................................................................................................................................2
CAP. 9.APPENDICES/ ENCLOSURES.......................................................................................................................1
9.1. MAINTENANCE LOG...............................................................................................................................1
9.2. EVENTS LOG SHEETS...........................................................................................................................4
CAP. 10. IDENTIFICATION DATA.......................................................................................................................1
10.1. MANUFACTURER.................................................................................................................................1
10.2. AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTERS.....................................................................................................1
10.3. MACHINE TYPE ....................................................................................................................................1
10.4. DOCUMENT...........................................................................................................................................1

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CAP. 1. CONTENTS AND METHOD OF CONSULTATION
1.1. FOREWORD
Dear Customer,
Thank you for choosing the machine described in this manual. We are confident that you will be fully satisfied
with its features and performance. This product has been designed and built in compliance with the most
stringent European Union safety regulations and standards.
To guarantee the safety of the operators and personnel that use the machine described in this manual, the
machine must be handled, installed, used, serviced and disassembled/eliminated by scrupulously following
the prescriptions given in this manual and in compliance with the legal regulations.
1.2. PURPOSEOF THIS MANUAL
1.2.1. IMPORTANCE OF THIS MANUAL
This Manual needs to be considered as an integral part of the machine:
a. It has to be safely kept during the entire lifetime of this machine
b. It has to stay with the machine when the machine is passed on to others.
c. Not only it contains all useful information for the users but also the electrical layouts (in specific chapters)
that you will need for possible interventions of maintenance or repair.
1.2.2. PURPOSE / AIMSOF THIS MANUAL
This manual is an integral part of the machine and has been written entirely by the constructor to
provide the necessary information to who is authorized to interact with it.
This Manual refers to the state of the product at the time of publication.It cannot in any way reflect
future or non-standard products.
The contents of the manual have been checked to ensure they are correct and in compliance with
the equipment described. However, the possibility of discrepancies cannot be entirely discounted.
GM Distribution S.r.l. is constantly involved in technological research and therefore reserves the
right to make modifications or improvements to their products at any time.
No part of this Manual can be reproduced, copied or transmitted to third parties in any form,
including electronicmedia or mechanical formats for any purpose without prior written permission of
GM Distribution s.r.l. All the products or registered brands appearing in this file belong to their
rightful owners.
The User Instruction Manualis designed to provide the purchaser with all the necessary information so he
can use the supplied machine properly and manage it in the most independent and safest of ways:
The correct operator awareness on safety aspects;
The safe handling of the machine, both when packed and unpacked;
The correct installation of the machine;
The detailed knowledge of operating principles of the machine and its limitations;
The correct machine use in safe conditions;
Correct and safe execution of maintenance operations
Dismantle the machine in a safe way respecting regulations in force to protect the health of workers and
the environment.

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Persons in charge of the company departments in which the machineis to be used are obliged, in
compliance with statutory legislation, to read this manual carefully and ensure that it is read by
operators and maintenance technicians (in relation to their relative duties).
The time taken for this task will be greatly rewarded by the ability to use the machine in a safe,
correct manner.
This document assumes that in the plant, i.e. the place where the machine will be used, the current heath and
safety regulations are fully observed.
The instructions, the designs and the documentation in this Manual are of confidential and technical nature,
remain exclusive property of the Manufacturer and cannot be reproduced in any way, either entirely or
partially, irrespective of the system utilized.
The customer has the responsabilityto make sure that, if this document is modified by the Manufacturer, only
the updated versions of the Manual are available for consultation in the locations where the machine is used.
Moreover this manual has been drawn up in order to provide indications and warnings to know the supplied
machine to fully understand its operating principals and its limits.
This User Instruction Manual has been created exclusively for the customers of the Company GM Distribution
S.r.l. and contains information retaining intellectual property rights.
The text, designs and diagrams that are in this User Instruction Manual are of confidential and technical
nature, remain the property of GM Distribution S.r.l. and cannot be reproduced or copied in any way, either
entirely or partially.
Before performing any operations on the machine, the user has to carefully read this Manual.
This part is an essential and integral part of the machine. It containts important information and
knowing this information is fundamental to be able to act correctly and in completely safe
conditions.
The machine needs to be used only for the purpose it was specificlydesigned, programmed and
sold for.
Any use of the machine that differs from the indications in paragraph 2.6 is to be considered
unproper and therefore the Manufacturer declines any reposibility for it.
The Manufacturercan not be held responsible for every possible defect caused by an unreasonable,
unproper and/or incorrect use.
For any clarification, please contact the technical department of GM Distribution S.r.l..
The User needs to very carefully read and fully understand the informations in this User Manual, as a
correct preparation, installation, use and maintenance of the machine are the basis the user - Manufacturer
relationship
In case of doubts concerning the correct interpretation of the instructions, consult the Manufacturer of the
machine for necessary explanations.

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1.2.3. UPDATES, INTEGRATIONS AND REPLACEMENT
This Manual must be kept in the immediate proximity of the machine, inside a special container
and most importantly protected from fluids, humidity, excessive heat and any other factor or
condition which could affect the legibility of the document. Consult the Manual making sure
that the contents are non PRESERVATIONcompletely or partiallly damaged.
When consulting the manual make sure not to deface the pages;
Do not remove pages from the manual;
Do not write notes in the Manual. A blank space for notes is provided in the specially
designated tables.
In case of damage or loss of this Manual, a copy can be requested to the Manufacterer GM
Distribution S.r.l.
This Manual reflects the technical state of the machine at the time of manufacturing. The
Manufacterer preserves the right to update its production and therefore issue other editions of
the manual, without any obligation to update previous productions or manuals, except for
specific cases related to health or safety of individuals.
The user can however ask GM Distribution S.r.l.for any amendments or updates, if required,
which will subsequently be considered an integral part of the manual;
If the user should want to receive further information he is invited to contact the Manufacturer
GM Distribution S.r.l. directly.
If the machine is sold, the user is kindly asked to inform GM Distribution S.r.l. the details of the
new owner in order to facilitate the handing over of any integrations of the Manual that, as
already stated before, needs to stay with the machinealso in case of a transfer to new owner.
GM Distribution reserves the right to modify the design and make improvements onthe machine
without notifying the Customer and without updating the manual already given to the user.
Moreover, in case of modifications made, in agreement with the manufacturer,on the machine
already installed on the customer’s premises that lead to the need to amend of one or more chapters of
the Manual, the Manufacturer must provide the new customer/holder of the Instruction Manual the
chapters affected by the changes,plus the new overall revision of the Manual;
It is theresponsibility of the user, in accordance with the indications supplied with the updated
documentation, to replace thesuperseded chapters with the new ones and the frontispiece and table of
contents with the new pages indicating of the new revised level in all the copies held;
The manufacturer assumes responsiblilityfor the descriptions in Italian language, any translations
may not be fully exhaustively checked, so if an inconsistencyor discrepancy is detected, the Italian
version will always prevail; If necessary call our sales office, which will make the amendments it
considers necessary.
1.2.4.GENERAL INFORMATION
Use the machine properly.
Observe and apply safety requirements outlined in the manual.
Pay particular attention to the content of chapter n. 4 in which the residual risks present
on the machine are highlighted and the presescroptionsthat theoperators need to follow.
GM Distribution S.r.l.considers herself responsible for the machine in its original
configuration. Any intervention that changes the structure of the machine and its duty cycle
must be approved and registered in the office of the GM Technical Distribution S.r.l.
GM Distribution S.r.l. is not responsible for damage caused by improper or incorrect use
of the machine and documentation.
GM Distribution S.r.l. is not responsible for damages caused by violation of compulsory
regulations, negligence, inexperience, recklessness and failure to comply with regulatory
standards by the employer, machine operator or maintenance technician.

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GM Distribution S.r.l.declines all liability for the consequences caused by the use of non-
original spare parts.
GM Distribution reserves the right to make changes to this manual and the machine
without prior notice.
GM Distribution S.r.l. is available with all its acquired experience and assistance to
resolve any problems which may arise.
GM Distribution S.r.l. assumes responsibility solely and exclusively for the information
givenin the original Italian version of the manual.
Failure to observe the requirements contained in this manual will automatically result in
immediate invalidation of the warranty.
WARNING !
For reasons of clarity, some illustrations of this Manual may show the machine
or parts of it with the panels or fenders removed.
DO NOT use the machine in that condition.
The machine can only work if equipped with all its protections
1.3. CONSULTATION
During the consultation of this manual, you will find the symbol on the side.
It is associated with the words: DANGER, CAUTION.
This means that you are inthe presence of a potentially hazardous situation,which, if
disregarded, can cause damage to the equipment or injury to the operator.
The entire machinesupplied representsno inherent risk to the operator whenit is used in
compliance with the contents of this User Instruction Manual, providing the safety devices are
constantly kept in good working order.
Before intervening on the machine, pay close attention to the labels on the machines itself
and onanyelectric equipment, which may be installed.
During allactivitiesnever deactivate or tamper with safety devices for any reason, either to
createbypasses, or to use them for purposes other than those prescribed by the
manufacturer.
After any work carried out, it is necessary to resetand reactivate all the safety devices.
Do not tamper with or deliberately damagethe protective screensor remove conceal warning
labels.In case of deterioration or illegibility immediately request replacement to the supplier of the
machine.

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1.4. UNITS OF MEASUREMENT
The units of measurement are those of the present international system (IS).