Handicare Beatle - Puma User manual

9002433B
USER MANUAL
ANVÄNDARE-MANUELLT
BEATLE –PUMA

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Svenska ....................................................................................36

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English
© 2008 Handicare
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The information provided herein may not be reproduced and/or published in any form, by print,
photoprint, microfilm or any other means whatsoever (electronically or mechanically) without the
prior written authorisation of Handicare.
The information provided is based on general data concerning the constructions known at the time
of the publication of this manual. Handicare executes a policy of continuous improvement and
reserves the right to changes and modifications.
The information provided is valid for the product in its standard version. Handicare cannot be held
liable for possible damage resulting from specifications of the product deviating from the standard
configuration.
The available information has been prepared with all possible diligence, but Handicare cannot be
held liable for possible errors in the information or the consequences thereof.
Handicare accepts no liability for loss resulting from work executed by third parties.
Names, trade names, etc. used by Handicare may not, as per the legislation concerning the
protection of trade names, be considered as being available.
2008-01

Contents
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Preface...........................................................................................................................6
This manual ............................................................................................................6
Service and technical support.................................................................................6
Identification plate...................................................................................................6
Approval ................................................................................................................7
CE declaration ........................................................................................................7
Warranty ................................................................................................................7
Liability ................................................................................................................9
Used wheelchairs and the environment ..................................................................9
1Safety ...................................................................................................................10
1.1 General safety instructions............................................................................10
1.2 Decals and instructions on the wheelchair ....................................................10
1.3 Electronic safety............................................................................................10
2General description ............................................................................................11
2.1 Product description Beatle/Puma..................................................................11
2.2 Main components..........................................................................................12
2.3 Controller 'DX' ...............................................................................................13
2.4 Controller 'SHARK'........................................................................................14
3Operating instructions .......................................................................................15
3.1 Inspection before use....................................................................................15
3.2 Getting in and out..........................................................................................15
3.3 Freewheel lever ............................................................................................16
3.4 Switching on the DX......................................................................................16
3.5 Switching on the Shark .................................................................................16
3.6 Driving...........................................................................................................17
3.7 Driving forward and backward.......................................................................18
3.8 Improper use.................................................................................................19
3.9 Curves...........................................................................................................19
3.10 Obstacles ......................................................................................................20
3.11 Slopes ...........................................................................................................20
3.12 Reducing the size of wheelchair ...................................................................22
3.13 Transport.......................................................................................................23
3.14 Electric adjustments......................................................................................24
4Adjustment options ............................................................................................26
4.1 Seat height adjustment .................................................................................26
4.2 Seat belt........................................................................................................26
4.3 Adjustment ‘Swing-away’ controller...............................................................27
4.4 Adjustment ‘Fixed’ controller .........................................................................27
5Maintenance ........................................................................................................28
5.1 Maintenance table.........................................................................................28
5.2 Batteries........................................................................................................28
5.3 Checking and inflating the tyres ....................................................................29
5.4 Cleaning the wheelchair................................................................................29
6Troubleshooting..................................................................................................30
6.1 Troubleshooting table ‘DX’ ............................................................................30
6.2 Troubleshooting table ‘Shark’.......................................................................31
7Technical specifications ....................................................................................32
Connecting the battery charger.............................................................................35

Preface
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Preface
This manual
With this manual you can safely use
and maintain (clean) the wheelchair.
This manual should be used in
combination with Handicare’s Sedeo
seating system manual (supplement).
In case of doubt always contact your
dealer.
Strictly follow the procedures with a
caution symbol! These procedures
can - if they are not executed
properly - result in human injury or
damage to the product or the
environment.
Figure 0.1
Sticker markings on the wheelchair
A. Beware of fracture!
B. Speed sticker.
C. Reference to manual.
D. Neutral, left and right.
Service and technical support
For information concerning specific
settings, maintenance or repair work,
please contact your dealer. Make sure
you always mention the model, year of
manufacture and identification number.
This information is provided on the
identification plate of the product (fig.
0.2).
Spare parts are available for the
Beatle and Puma. A service manual,
listing the spare parts among other
items, is available for the dealer.
Figure 0.2
Identification plate
A. Model
B. Year of manufacture
C. Identification number
D. Usage is indoors or outdoors
E. Maximum load in kg

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Approval
The product meets the following
standards:
1. The applicable requirements as
specified in Annex 1 of the EU
directive
93/42 EEC.
2. The requirements of NEN-EN
12182 Technical tools for the
handicapped – General standards
and testing methods October 1997
- specified in NEN-EN 12184.
3. NEN-EN 12184 Electrically driven
wheelchairs, scooters and
associated charging equipment –
Standards and testing methods,
April 1999.
4. The Beatle is classified according
to EN12184 in class B.
5. The Puma is classified according to
EN12184 in class B.
6. ISO 7176-8 Standards and test
methods for impact, static, and
fatigue strength, July 1998.
7. ISO 7176-14 Standards and test
methods for controller systems of
electrically driven wheelchairs
1997.
8. ISO 7176-9 Climate test for
electrically driven wheelchairs.
9. ISO 7176-16 Standards for
resistance to fire, May 1997.
10. The Beatle/Puma has been
subjected to a dynamic crash test
and meets the requirements
imposed in ISO7176-19 in this
regard.
The quality is guaranteed by an
independent institution who controls
the fulfilment of the above mentioned
standards.
CE declaration
The product is in
conformity with the
provisions of the
Medical Devices Directive and thus
has CE marking.
Warranty
In the following warranty and liability
stipulations the terms and definitions
as summed up hereafter must be
explained as follows:
•Product: The hand-operated or
electric wheelchair or scooter
manufactured and delivered by
Handicare.
•Customer: The person who directly
obtains a Product from Handicare.
•Dealer: The person who delivers a
Product obtained from Handicare to
customers or third parties.
•User: The person who uses a
Product manufactured by
Handicare.
Irrespective of what is determined
concerning warranty conditions
applicable to the Product, in any case
the following applies with regard to the
warranty:
1. Except insofar as described
otherwise Handicare guarantees
the Product for its suitability for the
purpose for which the Product is
intended - all of these points as
described in this manual - and for
the quality of the material of which
the Product is made and the
manner in which the Product is
manufactured.
2. Repairs or replacement of parts of
the Product that may be necessary
as a result of faults that are based
on qualitatively faulty material or
manufacturing errors will be
executed free of charge, as long as
such faults occurred within one (1)
year after the date of delivery of the
Product to the Customer. The parts
to be replaced must be shipped
post-paid to Handicare.
Disassembly or assembly of these
parts is at the expense of the

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Customer. Therefore the following
cases are not eligible for free repair
or replacement as meant above:
•The repair or replacement that is
necessary in connection with
faults that arise after one (1)
year after the date of delivery of
the Product to the Customer;
•The repair or replacement that is
required in connection with
faults due to improper or
careless use of the Product or
that are based on the Product
being used for another purpose
than the one for which it is
intended, in which regard it
applies that if the Customer is a
Dealer, this Dealer will indemnify
Handicare against possible
claims from Users or other third
parties for faults based on an
incorrect or careless use of the
Product;
•Parts that are subject to wear,
and the need for repair or
replacement of the parts are the
actual consequence of normal
wear.
3. Irrespective of that stipulated under
2, it applies as far as an electric
Product is concerned that with
regard to the battery that forms part
of the Product warranty is only
given in case of faults or non-
functioning of the battery that are
demonstrably the direct
consequence of material or
manufacturing errors. A fault or
non-functioning of the battery as a
result of normal wear is not
covered by the warranty as meant
in these warranty stipulations.
Similarly not covered by the
warranty are faults or non-
functioning that are the
consequence of improper or
unprofessional use of the Product
or the battery that is part of the
Product, including the incorrect
charging of the battery and the
failure to carry out timely and good
maintenance, in which context it
also applies that if the Customer is
a Dealer, this Dealer will indemnify
Handicare against possible claims
from Users or other third parties
that are based on the above
mentioned improper or
unprofessional use of the Product
or the battery that is part of the
Product.
4. The warranty conditions as
mentioned in above stipulations in
any case become null and void if:
•The guidelines of Handicare for
the maintenance of the Product
are not, or insufficiently,
followed;
•A necessary repair or
replacement of parts is based on
neglect, damage or abuse of the
Product or a use of the Product
for another purpose than the
one for which it was intended;
•Parts of the Product are
replaced by parts of another
origin than those which
Handicare uses and/or parts of
the Product are replaced without
the permission of Handicare.
5. The warranties as mentioned in
stipulations 1 through 3 also
become null and void if what is
involved is re-used by a new user
within the warranty period and that
such re-use necessitates
adaptations to the product and
those adaptations are carried out
without the instructions and/or at
the order of Handicare.
6. To retain rights under the above
delineated warranties the
Customer must, in case of damage
or other calamities, as rapidly as
possible contact Handicare and
inform them as fully as possible.
The possibility of taking recourse to
the above-mentioned warranty

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conditions becomes null and void
for the Customer in any case after
20 workdays after the claim
situation or the calamity arises that
was the reason for the recourse to
the guarantee.
7. The replacement of a part or the
repair or the reconditioning of the
Product within a current warranty
period does not extend the
warranty period.
8. Handicare gives no warranty on
repair to or reconditioning of the
Product carried out other than
under order of and/or at the
instructions of Handicare. If repairs
and/or reconditioning are executed
by or on behalf of a Customer, the
Customer indemnifies Handicare
with respect to the claims of third
parties who result, in the broadest
sense of the word, from such
repairs or reconditioning.
Liability
Irrespective of what is determined
regarding liability in the general
conditions applicable to the Product,
with regard to liability in any case the
following applies:
1. Taking into consideration the
following stipulations, Handicare
only accepts liability for loss due to
death or physical injury that is the
result of a defect in the Product for
which Handicare is responsible and
for damage to another object that is
the private property of the user of
the Product, as long as said loss is
the direct result of a fault in the
Product.
2. Handicare accepts no other or
further liability than delineated
under 1. In particular Handicare
accepts no liability for
consequential damage, in any form
whatsoever.
Used wheelchairs and the
environment
If your wheelchair has become
superfluous or needs to be
replaced, it can usually be
taken back by your dealer. If
this is not possible, please
contact your local authorities for
the possibilities of recycling or
an environmentally friendly way
of disposing of the used
materials.
For the production of the wheelchairs
several plastics and metals have been
used. The wheelchair also contains
electronic components that must go to
electronic waste. Used batteries
belong to chemical waste.

Safety
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1 Safety
Handicare accepts no liability
whatsoever for damage or injury
caused by the failure to (strictly)
adhere to the safety guidelines and
instructions or else due to
carelessness during the use and
cleaning of the wheelchair and
possible accessories. Depending on
the specific work circumstances or the
accessories used, additional safety
instructions may be required. Please
contact your dealer immediately if you
observe a potential danger during the
use of the product.
1.1 General safety
instructions
•The user of the wheelchair is at
all times fully responsible for the
fulfilment of the locally
applicable safety regulations and
guidelines.
•The technical specifications
must not be altered.
•Modifications to (parts of) the
wheelchair are not permitted.
1.2 Decals and instructions
on the wheelchair
•Signs, symbols and instructions
placed on this wheelchair
comprise part of its safety
facilities. They must never be
covered or removed and must
remain present and clearly
legible throughout the entire
lifespan of the wheelchair.
•Immediately replace or repair
illegible or damaged signs,
symbols and instructions.
Contact your dealer with regard
to this.
1.3 Electronic safety
•The standard version of your electric
wheelchair has been tested
according to the applicable EMC
requirements. Mobile telephones
have no influence on the driving
behaviour of the wheelchair.
When using a mobile telephone in
the vicinity of an electric wheelchair
with special adaptations, you are
advised to first switch off the electric
wheelchair.
•Your electric wheelchair may
influence electromagnetic fields
such as alarm systems.
•If the electronics of the wheelchair is
not properly screened off, this may
affect sensitive electrical appliances,
such as shop alarms and garage
openers. The electric wheelchair
has been tested for this. Should any
problems of this nature occur,
please report these to your dealer
immediately.