Invacare A-Series User manual

Invacare®
A
-Series
Remote
User manual
Yes, you can.®

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How can you get in touch with Invacare®?
If you have any questions or need support, please contact your authorised Invacare® Dealer, who has the
necessary know-how and equipment plus the special knowledge concerning your Invacare® product, and
can offer you all-round satisfactory service. Should you wish to contact Invacare® directly, you can reach us
in Europe at the following addresses and phone numbers.
Invacare Austria GmbH
Herzog Odilostrasse 101
A-5310 Mondsee
Austria
: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
@: [email protected]
WWW: www.invacare.at
Invacare n.v.
Autobaan 22
B-8210 Loppem (Brugge)
Belgium
: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
@: [email protected]
WWW: www.invacare.be
Invacare AG
Benkenstraße 260
CH-4108 Witterswil
Switzerland
: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
@: [email protected]
WWW: www.invacare.ch
Invacare GmbH
Alemannenstraße 10
88316 Isny
Deutschland
[phone]
Fax [phone]
@: [email protected]
WWW: www.invacare.de
Invacare A/S
Sdr. Ringvej 37
DK-2605 Brøndby
Danmark
(Kundeservice): [phone]
Fax (Kundeservice): [phone]
@: [email protected]
WWW: www.invacare.dk
Invacare® SA
c/ Areny s/n
Polígon Industrial de Celrà
E-17460 Celrà (Girona)
ESPAÑA
: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
@: [email protected]
WWW: www.invacare.es

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Invacare® Poirier SAS
Route de St Roch
F-37230 Fondettes
France
: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
@: [email protected]
WWW: www.invacare.fr
Invacare® Ltd
Pencoed Technology Park
Pencoed
Bridgend CF35 5AQ
United Kingdom
(Customer services): [phone]
Fax (Customer services): [phone]
@: [email protected]
WWW: www.invacare.co.uk
Invacare Mecc San s.r.l.
Via dei Pini, 62
I - 36016 Thiene (VI)
ITALIA
: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
@: [email protected]
WWW: www.invacare.it
Invacare Ireland Ltd.
Unit 5 Seatown Business Campus
Seatown Rd, Swords
County Dublin
Ireland
: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
@: [email protected]
WWW: www.invacare.ie
Invacare® AS
Grensesvingen 9
Postboks 6230
Etterstad
N-0603 Oslo
Norge
(Kundeservice): [phone]
Fax (Kundeservice): [phone]
@: [email protected]
@: [email protected]
WWW: www.invacare.no
Invacare® B.V.
Celsiusstraat 46
NL-6716 BZ Ede
Nederland
: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
@: [email protected]
@: [email protected]
WWW: www.invacare.nl
Invacare Lda
Rua Estrada Velha, 949
P-4465-784 Leça do Balio
Portugal
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: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
@: [email protected]
WWW: www.invacare.pt

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Återförsäljare:
Invacare® AB
Fagerstagatan 9
S-163 91 Spånga
Sverige
Tillverkare:
Invacare® Deutschland GmbH
Kleiststraße 49
D-32457 Porta Westfalica
Deutschland
(Kundtjänst): [phone]
Fax (Kundtjänst): [phone]
@: [email protected]
@: [email protected]
WWW: www.invacare.se
MÖLNDAL
: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
@: [email protected]
LANDSKRONA
: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
@: [email protected]
OSKARSHAMN
: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
@: [email protected]
Eastern
european
countries
European Distributor
Organisation (EDO)
Kleiststraße 49
D-32457 Porta Westfalica
Deutschland
[phone]
Fax [phone]
@: [email protected]
WWW: www.invacare.de

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Table of Contents
Chapter Page
1The A-Series remote 7
1.1 Remote construction.................................................................................................................7
1.2 Battery charge display ..............................................................................................................9
1.3 Flexible speed settings...........................................................................................................10
1.3.1 5-gear mode .................................................................................................................10
1.3.2 VSP mode (Variable Speed Programming)..................................................................10
1.3.3 Speed display ...............................................................................................................11
1.3.4 Setting the maximum speed .........................................................................................11
1.4 Status display ..........................................................................................................................12
1.5 Activating / deactivating the drive disabler ..........................................................................12
1.6 Steering the wheelchair with the remote ..............................................................................13
1.6.1 How a wheelchair with "Indirect Steering" reacts to joystick movements.....................14
1.7 Error diagnosis ........................................................................................................................15
1.8 Error Codes and Diagnostic Codes.......................................................................................16

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1 The A-Series remote
1.1 Remote construction
Top side (standard)
1) Battery charge display
2) ON/OFF key
3) Driving speed display
4) Decrease driving speed
5) Horn
6) Status display
7) Increase driving speed
8) Drive lever

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Bottom
1) Combined charging socket / programming socket

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1.2 Battery charge display
• All diodes illuminate: maximum driving range!
• Only yellow and red diodes illuminate:
Decreased driving range! Charge batteries before starting
long journeys!
• Only red diodes illuminate:
Very low driving range! Charge the batteries as soon as
possible!
• Only one red diode blinks:
Battery reserve = charge batteries immediately!
Battery charge display
CAUTION: Danger of battery destruction! After a certain drive time on reserve battery
power the electronics system switches the drive off automatically and the wheelchair will
be immobile. If you wait a few minutes, the batteries "recover" enough for the electronic
system to be switched on again. You can continue driving briefly until the mobility aid
stops again. If you repeat this procedure a few times the batteries will be destroyed!
• Always ensure that the batteries are charged sufficiently for the journey you are planning!
• If possible, avoid running the batteries empty!

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1.3 Flexible speed settings
The A-series remote has two modes.
• 5-gear mode incremental adaptation of maximum speed.
• VSP mode - both incremental and infinitely variable adaptation of maximum speed.
The user can change between the two modes by simultaneously pressing and holding (approx. 2
seconds) the "Increase speed" and "Decrease speed" keys whilst the electronics is switched on.
The control system beeps briefly once once the mode has changed.
1.3.1 5-gear mode
If you press the "Increase speed" or "Decrease speed" Keys whilst the electronics is in "5-gear
mode", the maximum speed of the mobility aid will be changed between 20% and 100% in stages
of 20%.
1.3.2 VSP mode (Variable Speed Programming)
The maximum speed can still be changed incrementally if the electronics is in "VSP mode".
The maximum speed can also be variably changed by pressing and holding down the "Increase
speed" or "Decrease speed" keys, which enables almost any speed setting. This can be especially
useful in adapting the speed of the mobility aid to the walking speed of an attendant.