Invacare Futura/Symphony User manual

Futura/Symphony,Legacy,
Melody/Soprano,Maxi+,Alpha,
Jazz
enWalkingaids
ServiceManual
DEALER:Keepthismanual.
TheproceduresinthismanualMUSTbeperformedbyaqualified
technician.
Futura/Symphony Legacy
Melody/Soprano Maxi +
Alpha Jazz

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Contents
1General.......................................4
1.1Introduction..................................4
1.2ServiceLife...................................4
1.3Warranty....................................4
2Maintenance...................................5
2.1Maintenance..................................5
2.2Servicefrequency...............................5
2.3Inspectionchecklist.............................6
2.4Cleaning.....................................7
3AfterUse......................................9
3.1Disposal.....................................9
3.2Re-use......................................9
4Technicaldata..................................10
4.1Futura/Symphony...............................10
4.1.1Dimensionsandweights.......................10
4.2Legacy.......................................10
4.2.1Dimensionsandweight........................10
4.3Melody/Soprano...............................11
4.3.1Dimensionsandweights.......................11
4.4Maxi+......................................12
4.4.1Dimensionsandweights.......................12
4.5Alpha.......................................12
4.5.1Dimensionsandweights.......................12
4.6Jazz.........................................13
4.6.1Dimensionsandweight........................13
4.7Material......................................14

Futura/Symphony,Legacy,Melody/Soprano,Maxi+,Alpha,Jazz
1General
1.1Introduction
Thisservicemanualcontainsinformationaboutservicelife,warranty,
maintenanceandtechnicaldata.
Allactionsdescribedinthisservicemanualmustbecarriedoutby
trainedpersonnel.
WARNING!
Riskofinjury
Ifthesetupofthewalkingaidisnotcorrect,itmaynot
functionproperly.
–Changestothewalkingaidshouldonlybecarriedout
bytrainedpersonnel.
Forpre-saleanduserinformation,pleaseseetheuser
manual.TheusermanualcanbefoundonInvacare’swebsite.
Seethebackpageofthismanual.
1.2ServiceLife
Theexpectedservicelifeofthisproductisfiveyearswhenusedin
accordancewiththesafetyinstructions,maintenanceintervalsand
correctuse,statedinthismanual.Theeffectiveproductlifecyclecan
varyaccordingtofrequencyandintensityofuse.
1.3Warranty
Wesupplyatwoyearwarrantyfromthedateofdelivery.Deviations
mayoccurduetolocalagreements.Damagecausedbynormalwear
toe.g.wheels,handlesandbrakesordamagecausedbyabnormaluse
(e.g.exceededmax.userweight)isnotcoveredbythewarranty.
Maintenanceandoperatinginstructionsmustbefollowedforthe
warrantytobevalid.
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Maintenance
2Maintenance
2.1Maintenance
qCheckthatwheelsandforksworkproperly,arefreefrom
defectsandarewellfixed.
qMakesurethatthewheelsarefreeofhair,lintandotherdebris.
qEnsurethatscrewsandadjustmentsareproperlytightened.
qVerifybrakeoperation.
qCheckthatthefoldingmechanismworksproperlyandisfree
fromdefects
qCheckthathandgripsandhandletubearefixedproperlyandare
freefromdefects.
qCheckthattheframeisfreefromdefects.
qCheckthatseatandbackrestarefixedproperlyandarefree
fromdefects.
Forfurtherdetails,usethechecklistonthenextpage.
2.2Servicefrequency
Controlandmaintenanceoftheproductmustbecarriedout
regularly.Thefrequencydependsontheintensityofuseandthe
amountofstressthewalkingaidhasbeenexposedto.
Controlandmaintenancemustalwaysbecarriedoutbefore
transferringtheproducttoanotheruser.
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2.3Inspectionchecklist
CheckpointsPossibleissueActionCommentsOK
Thewheeldoesnotspin
easily.
•Replacethewheelandthelocking
nut.
Thethreadistornor
damaged.
•Replacethewheel
•Tightenthebolts
•Replacethelockingnut
Usepermanentlockingglueif
thelockingnutismissing.
Thewheelboltsareloose.•Tightenthebolts
•Replacethelockingnut
Usepermanentlockingglueif
thelockingnutismissing.
Thewheelsarenotevenly
adjustedinheight.
•Adjusttherearwheelfork.
•Tightenthescrews.
Theairpressureisnot
correctorthewheelis
loosingair.(Futurawith
pneumaticwheelsonly)
•Repairthepuncture
•Replacethewheel.
Correctairpressure:250
kPa/2,5bar/2,5kg/cm²
Thescrewsontherearfork
areloose.
•Tightenthescrews.
Thefrontforkisnotfixed
totheframe.
•Tightenthefrontforkwith60Nm.
Thefrontforkisdamaged.•Replacethefork.
•Tightenthefrontforkwith60Nm.
Therearforkisdamaged.•Replacethefork.
Checkthatwheelsandforks
workproperly,arefreefrom
defectsandarewellfixed.
Thefrontforkdoesnotspin
evenlyandsoundless.
•Replacethefork.
•Tightenthefrontforkwith60Nm.
Thebrakeshoeiswornout.•Replacethebrakeshoe.
Thebrakeshoedoesnot
returntoitsoriginalposition
afterbraking.
•Replacethebrakeshoeorthewire
andcover.
Thebrakewiredoesnot
moveeasilyinthewire
cover.
•Replacethebrakewireandthe
cover.
NotvalidforMelody
Poorbrakingeffect.Adjustthewireadjustingnutsorthe
adjustmentscrewstoobtainfullbrake
effect.
Thedistancebetweenthe
brakeflapandthewheelmust
notexceedthefollowing
measurements:
•Futura/
Symphony/Alpha/Maxi+
fork:2mm
•LegacywithDABSfork
(≤2010–03–02):2,5mm
•LegacywithDABSIIfork
(≥2010–03–03):2mm
•Jazzfork:3,5mm
•Melody/Sopranofork:
≤1mm
Theendpartsofthe
wire-coversaredamaged.
•Replacethewirecover.NotvalidforMelody
Checkthatthebrakesystem
worksproperlyandisfree
fromdefects
Thebrakehandleorthe
brakehousingisdamaged.
Jazz/Melody/Soprano:
•Replacethehandlebars.
Futura/Symphony/Maxi+/Legacy/
Alpha:
•Replacethebrakehandle.
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Maintenance
CheckpointsPossibleissueActionCommentsOK
•Replacethefoldingmechanism
partsincludingthespring.
NotvalidforJazz Whenfoldingthedevice,
itdoesnotstayinafolded
position.•Replacetheseatifthestrapforthe
foldinglockisdamaged.
OnlyvalidforJazz
Theboltinthefoldingjoint
isloose.
•Re-assemblethebolt.
•Usepermanentlockingglue.
NotvalidforJazz.
Checkthatthefolding
mechanismworksproperly
andisfreefromdefects
Thesafetylatchisdamaged
ordeformed.
•Replacethesafetylatch.NotvalidforJazz.
Thehandgrip/gripsare
damaged.
•Replacethehandgrip/grips.
Thehandgrip/gripscan
easilyberotated.
•Replacethehandgrip/grips.
•Cleanthetubeswithanoil-free
greasesolventsuchaswindow
cleaningfluid.
Theadjustmentknoborthe
lockingdevice(Alpha)does
notlockproperly.
Futura/Symphony:
•Replacetheknobsandthelocking
sleeves.
Melody/Soprano:
•Replacetheknobsandthenut
washers.
Jazz:
•Replacethehandlebarandthe
knob.
Alpha:
•Replacethelockingdeviceandthe
heightadjustmenttube.
Checkthathandgrips
andhandletubearefixed
properlyandarefreefrom
defects.
Thehandletubesarebent
ordamaged.
•Replacethehandlebars.
Theframeisdamagedor
defect.
•Scrapthedevice. Checkthattheframeisfree
fromdefects.
Thecoatingisdamagedor
scratched.
•Usetouch-upcolorstorepair
damages.
Touch-upcolorsareavailable
asspareparts.
Thebackrestorthebackrest
attachmentsaredamaged.
•Replacethebackrest.
Thescrewsonthebackrest
orthebackrestattachments
areloose.
•Tightenthescrews.
Theseatisdamaged.•Replacetheseat.
Checkthatseatandbackrest
arefixedproperlyandare
freefromdefects.
Thesupportbarlocated
undertheseatisnot
properlyfixed.
•Tightenthescrewsorreplacethe
seat.
OnlyvalidforSoprano.
Checkthatthearmsupports
arefreefromdefects.
Thearmsupportsorthe
armsupportcushionsare
damaged.
•Replacethearmsupportsorthe
armsupportcushions.
OnlyvalidforAlpha.
2.4Cleaning
Theproductcanbecleanedanddisinfectedusingcommercially
availabledetergents.
IMPORTANT
–Cleaningmustbedoneatleastonceayear.
–Donotuseanabrasivedetergentcleaner.
–Donotuseasteamcleaner.
–Neveruseacids,alkaliesorsolvents.
•Theproductcanbewashedinawashingmachineorbyhand.
•Thewashinganddryingtemperaturemaynotbehigherthan
60ºC.
•High-pressurecleanerorordinaryjetofwatermaybeused.
However,donotaimthejettowardsbearings,drainingholesor
labels.
•Cleanwithdampclothandmilddetergents.
•Cleanthewheelswithabrush(nowirebrush!).
•Afterwashing,wipetheproductdry.
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Disinfection
Disinfecttheproductbywipingdownallgenerallyaccessiblesurfaces
withdisinfectant.
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AfterUse
3AfterUse
3.1Disposal
Whentheproductcannolongerbeused,itanditsaccessoriesas
wellasthepackagingmaterialshouldbesortedinthecorrectway.
Theindividualpartscanbeseparatedandhandledaccordingtotheir
material.
Pleasebeenvironmentallyresponsibleandrecyclethisproduct
throughyourrecyclingfacilityatitsendoflife.
3.2Re-use
Thisproductissuitableforre-useafterthefollowinghasbeen
performed:
•Inspection
•Cleaning
Fordetails,seechapter:“Maintenance”
WARNING!
Riskofinjury
–Alwaysinspecttheproductaccordingtotheservice
instructionsbeforetransferringtheproducttoa
differentuser.
–Ifanydamageisfounddonotusetheproduct.
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4Technicaldata
4.1Futura/Symphony
4.1.1Dimensionsandweights
A
B
C
D
H
E
F
G
[mm]Symphony™450
Futura™450
Symphony™520
Futura™520
Symphony™600
Futura™600Futura™680
SeatwidthA360
SeatdepthB180
SeatheightC475545620705
TotalwidthD600600600640
TotaldepthE590660700780
Totalheight(Handleheight)F640-790710-850790-930860-1015
DistancebetweenhandlesG420
DistancebetweenrearwheelsH460470470500
Front/rearwheel1diameter200
[kg]Symphony™Futura™
450520600450520600680
Weight27,27,67,87,67,88,08.2
Max.userweight3100150forwalkingaidsproduced2011–03orlater*
Max.loadbasket7979
Max.loadtray5
*Forwalkingaidsproduced2011–02orearlier;Seelabelonproduct
1Frontwheelsaresteeringwheels.Rearwheelsareprovidedwithabrakesystemfordosedbreakingandforlockingthewheel.
2Totalweightexcludingequipment.
3Thisweightlimitationincludestheweightoftheuserwhetherstandingorsittingandthecontentofthebasket.
4.2Legacy
4.2.1Dimensionsandweight
D
EA
F
C
B
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