Invacare LiNX DLX-REM110 User manual

Invacare®LiNX
DLX-REM110,DLX-REM211,DLX-REM216
enRemote
UserManual
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BEFOREusingthisproduct,thismanualMUSTbereadandsavedfor
futurereference.

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Contents
1General.........................................4
1.1AboutThisManual.............................4
1.2SymbolsinThisManual..........................4
1.3Warranty.....................................4
1.4ServiceLife...................................4
1.5LimitationofLiability............................5
2Safety..........................................6
2.1Generalsafetynotes............................6
3Components......................................8
3.1Overview....................................8
3.2UserinterfaceDLX-REM110.......................9
3.3UserinterfaceDLX-REM211.......................9
3.4UserinterfaceDLX-REM216.......................10
3.5UserinterfaceDLX-REM050(onlyasattendantcontrol
unit).......................................11
3.6Thestatusindicator.............................12
3.7Batterygauge.................................12
3.8Labelsontheproduct...........................12
4Setup...........................................15
4.1Generalinformationonsetup.....................15
4.1.1ConditionalControlInput/Output(ControlIO).......15
4.2Wiring......................................15
4.3Connectingtheremote..........................16
5Usage..........................................18
5.1Operatingtheremote...........................18
5.1.1Usingthejoystick............................18
5.1.2Controllingthemaximumspeed.................19
5.2Emergencystop................................19
5.3Thehorn.....................................20
5.4Locking/unlockingtheremote.....................20
5.5Thesleepmode...............................21
5.6Operatingpoweredseatingfunctions................21
5.6.1Activateseatingfunction......................22
5.6.2Displayedsymbolsandtheirmeanings............22
5.6.3The10wayswitchmodule.....................23
5.6.4Speedreductionandseatingfunctioninhibits.......23
5.7Activatingthedrivefunction......................24
5.8AudibleCues..................................25
5.9Operatingthelights.............................27
5.10Operatingthehazardlights......................28
5.11Operatingthedirectionindicators.................28
5.12ChargingtheBatteries..........................28
5.12.1Batteryalarms.............................30
5.13Attendantcontrolunit(DLX-REM050)...............30
6Troubleshooting...................................32
6.1Faultdiagnosis................................32
6.1.1Faultcodesanddiagnosiscodes.................32
6.2OON(“OutOfNeutral”).........................33
6.3Driveinhibitindication..........................34
6.4Cut-offvoltage................................35
7TechnicalData....................................36
7.1Technicalspecications..........................36

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1General
1.1AboutThisManual
Thisdocumentisasupplementtothepowerwheelchair’s
documentation.
TheproductitselfdoesnotbearaCEmarkbutispartofa
productthatcomplieswiththeMedicalDeviceRegulation
2017/745,ClassIconcerningmedicaldevices.Itistherefore
coveredbythepowerwheelchair’sCEmarking.Seethe
powerwheelchair’sdocumentationformoreinformation.
Notethattheremaybesectionsinthisdocument,whichare
notrelevanttoyourproduct,sincethisdocumentapplies
toallavailablemodels(onthedateofprinting).Ifnot
otherwisestated,eachsectioninthisdocumentreferstoall
modelsoftheproduct.
Invacarereservestherighttoalterproductspecications
withoutfurthernotice.
Beforereadingthisdocument,makesureyouhavethe
latestversion.YoundthelatestversionasaPDFonthe
Invacarewebsite.
Formoreinformationabouttheproduct,forexample
productsafetynoticesandproductrecalls,contactyour
Invacarerepresentative.Seeaddressesattheendofthis
document.
1.2SymbolsinThisManual
Symbolsandsignalwordsareusedinthismanualandapply
tohazardsorunsafepracticeswhichcouldresultinpersonal
injuryorpropertydamage.Seetheinformationbelowfor
denitionsofthesignalwords.
WARNING
Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresult
inseriousinjuryordeathifitisnotavoided.
CAUTION
Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresult
inminororslightinjuryifitisnotavoided.
IMPORTANT
Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresult
indamagetopropertyifitisnotavoided.
Tips
Givesusefultips,recommendationsand
informationforefcient,trouble-freeuse.
Tools
Identiesrequiredtools,componentsanditems
whichareneededtocarryoutcertainwork.
1.3Warranty
Thetermsandconditionsofthewarrantyarepartofthe
generaltermsandconditionsparticulartotheindividual
countriesinwhichthisproductissold.
1.4ServiceLife
Weestimateaservicelifeofveyearsforthisproduct,
provideditisusedinstrictaccordancewiththeintended
useassetoutinthisdocumentandallmaintenanceand
servicerequirementsaremet.Theestimatedservicelifecan
beexceedediftheproductiscarefullyusedandproperly
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maintained,andprovidedtechnicalandscienticadvances
donotresultintechnicallimitations.Theservicelifecan
alsobeconsiderablyreducedbyextremeorincorrectusage.
Thefactthatweestimateaservicelifeforthisproductdoes
notconstituteanadditionalwarranty.
1.5LimitationofLiability
Invacareacceptsnoliabilityfordamagearisingfrom:
•Non-compliancewiththeusermanual
•Incorrectuse
•Naturalwearandtear
•Incorrectassemblyorset-upbythepurchaserora
thirdparty
•Technicalmodications
•Unauthorisedmodicationsand/oruseofunsuitable
spareparts
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2Safety
2.1Generalsafetynotes
WARNING!
Riskofinjuryordamagetothemobilitydevice
Donotinstall,maintainoroperatethisequipment
beforeyouhavereadandunderstoodallthe
instructionsandallthemanualsforthisproduct
andallotherproductsthatyouuseorinstall
togetherwiththisproduct.
–Followtheinstructionsintheusermanuals.
WARNING!
Riskofseriousinjuryordamagetothemobility
deviceorsurroundingproperty
Wrongsettingscanmakethemobilitydevice
uncontrollableorunstable.Anuncontrolledor
unstablemobilitydevicecancauseanunsafe
situationsuchasacrash.
–Performanceadjustmentsmustonlybemade
byqualiedtechniciansorbypersonswho
completelyunderstandtheprogramming
parameters,theadjustmentprocess,the
congurationofthemobilitydeviceandthe
capabilitiesofthedriver.
–Performanceadjustmentsmustonlybemade
indryconditions.
WARNING!
Riskofinjuryordamageduetoelectricalshorts
Connectorpinsoncablesconnectedtothepower
modulecanstillbeliveevenwhenthesystem
isoff.
–Cableswithlivepinsshouldbeconnected,
restrainedorcovered(withnon-conductive
materials)sothattheyarenotexposedto
humancontactormaterialsthatcouldcause
electricalshorts.
–Whencableswithlivepinshavetobe
disconnected,forexample,whenremovingthe
buscablefromtheremoteforsafetyreasons,
makesuretorestrainorcoverthepins(with
non-conductivematerials).
CAUTION!
Riskofinjuryfromhotsurfaces
Remotemodulecangethotwhenexposedto
strongsunlightforlongperiods.
–Donotleavemobilitydeviceindirectsunlight
forlongperiods.
Riskofdamagetotheconnectorpins
Ifyoutouchtheconnectorpins,theycanbecome
dirtyortheycanbedamagedbyelectrostatic
discharge.
–Donottouchtheconnectorpins.
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Riskofdamagetothemobilitydevice
Therearenouser-serviceablepartsinsideany
case.
–Donotopenordisassembleanycase.
Riskofinjuryduetounintendedmovement
Itisrecommendedthatthemobilitydevice,tted
withaGyromodule,hasadrivefunctionwith
disabledGyro.Ifthemobilitydeviceisusedina
movingvehicle(e.g.boat,busortrain)maybe
theGyrofunctionisimpairedanddrivedemands
canresultinunintendedmovement.
–Whendrivingonamovingvehiclechoosea
drivefunctionwithdisabledGyro.
–Ifthemobilitydevicedoesnothaveadrive
functionwithdisabledGyro,contactyour
Invacareprovider.
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3Components
3.1Overview
DLX-REM110
•Drivefunction
DLX-REM211
•Drivefunction
•Seatingfunction
DLX-REM216
•Drivefunction
•Seatingfunction
•Lights/Hazardlights
DLX-REM050
•Attendantcontrolunit
withdrivefunction
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Components
3.2UserinterfaceDLX-REM110
AON/OFFbutton/Statusindicator
BBatterygauge
CSpeeddial
DHorn
EJoystick
3.3UserinterfaceDLX-REM211
AON/OFFbutton/Statusindicator
BBatterygauge
CSpeeddial
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DConnectivityindicator
ESeatingfunctionselector
FDrive/actuatorstatus
GHorn
HJoystick
IDrivefunctionindicator
JDrivefunctionselector
3.4UserinterfaceDLX-REM216
AON/OFFbutton/Statusindicator
BBatterygauge
CSpeeddial
DConnectivityindicator
ESeatingfunctionselector
FDrive/actuatorstatus
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GLightsanddirectionindicatorright
HHorn
IJoystick
JHazardlightsanddirectionindicatorleft
KDrivefunctionindicator
LDrivefunctionselector
3.5UserinterfaceDLX-REM050(onlyas
attendantcontrolunit)
AON/OFFbutton/Statusindicator
BSpeeddial
CHorn
DBatterygauge
EJoystick
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3.6Thestatusindicator
ThestatusindicatorislocatedinsidetheON/OFFbutton.
WhentheLiNXremoteisnotpoweredup,thestatus
indicatorisnotlit.
WhentheLiNXremoteispoweredupandthereareno
faultswiththesystem,thestatusindicatorlightsgreen.
Ifthereisafaultwiththesystemwhenpoweredup,the
statusindicatorashesred.Thenumberofashesindicates
thetypeoffault.Referto6.1.1Faultcodesanddiagnosis
codes,page32.
3.7Batterygauge
Thebatterychargingstatusisshowninthebatterygauge.
Maximumdrivingrange
Green,green,amber,amberand
redLEDson.
Decreaseddrivingrange
Red,amberandonegreenLEDon.
Decreaseddrivingrange
RedandtwoamberLEDson.
Decreaseddrivingrange
RedandoneamberLEDon.
Considerchargingbatteries.
Verylowdrivingrange
OnlyredLEDon.
Batteriesneedimmediatecharging.
3.8Labelsontheproduct
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A
READINSTALLATION
MANUALBEFOREUSE
Recommendationtoreadthe
instructionmanualbefore
usingthemodule.
BIPx4Thisistheenclosure'singress
protectionrating.
CThisistheWEEEsymbol
(WasteElectricaland
ElectronicEquipment
Directive).
Thisproducthasbeen
suppliedfroman
environmentallyaware
manufacturer.Thisproduct
maycontainsubstancesthat
couldbeharmfultothe
environmentifdisposedof
inplaces(landlls)thatare
notappropriateaccordingto
legislation.
•The‘crossedoutwheelie
bin’symbolisplaced
onthisproductto
encourageyoutorecycle
whereverpossible.
•Pleasebe
environmentally
responsibleandrecycle
thisproductthrough
yourrecyclingfacilityat
itsendoflife.
DTamperevidentseal.
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EProductlabelcontaining:
•DynamicControls'
'dynamic'logo
•DynamicControls'
websiteaddress
•DynamicControls’part
description
FProductlabelcontaining:
•Theproduct'sbarcode
•Theproduct'sserial
number
•Theproduct'spart
number
GThepetrolpumpindicates
thebatterychargerinput.
HHardwareandapplication
rmwareversionlabel
1.Hardwareversion
2.Hardwaremajorversion
3.Hardwareminorversion
4.Applicationversion
5.Applicationmajorversion
6.Applicationminorversion
Serialnumberanddateofmanufacture
TheserialnumberonaDynamicControlsproductprovides
boththedateofmanufactureaswellasauniqueserial
numberfortheparticularmodule.
Theformat,asshownabove,isMYYnnnnnn,where:
•Misforthemonthofmanufacture,usingthelettersA
toL(A=Jan,B=Feb,C=Mar,etc.),
•YYistheyearofmanufacture,
•nnnnnnisauniquesixdigitsequentialnumber.
Forexample,theremote’sserialnumber,asshownabove,
beginswithA14indicatingthatitwasmanufacturedin
January2014,anditsunique,sequentialvalueis132800.
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Setup
4Setup
4.1Generalinformationonsetup
Thetasksdescribedinthischapterareintendedtobe
performedbytrainedandauthorizedservicetechnicians
forinitialsetup.Theyarenotintendedtobeperformed
bytheuser.
4.1.1ConditionalControlInput/Output(ControlIO)
Theindividualprogrammingofthewheelchairwithone
oftheLiNXAccessToolsmustbemadebyaqualied
technician.
TheLiNXsystemnowsupportsconditionalcontrolIO,
extendingthecurrentalwaysrule-basedmodel,wherea
singleoutputactionisalwaysactivatedinresponsetoa
singleinputaction.Withtheintroductionofconditional
controlIO,aqualiedtechniciancannowcreate:
•multiplealwaysrules—oneormoreoutputsare
alwaysactivatedfromasingleinput,
•conditionalrules—oneormoreoutputsareactivated
fromasingleinputifthespeciedconditionsaretrue,
•conditional/elserules—anoutputisactivatedfrom
asingleinputifaspeciedconditionistrue,else
(otherwise)analternativeoutputisactivatedifthe
samespeciedconditionisfalse.
ThebenetofconditionalIOistwo-fold.Firstly,asingle
inputcannowactivatemultipleoutputs.Secondly,control
inputscanbeoverloaded.Overloadingiswhereasingle
inputcanhavemultipleuses,eachofwhichdependson
speciedconditions.Thismeansthataninputcanbeused
toactivateoneoutputifthesystemisinonestateor
function,andthenactivateadifferentoutputwhenthe
systemisinanotherstateorfunction.Forexample,abuddy
buttonthatisusedtostopawheelchairwhendrivingcan
alsobeusedtoextendaseatingmotionwheninaseating
function.
4.2Wiring
Forsafeandreliableoperation,theinstallationofloomsand
cablesmustfollowthebasicprinciplesofpowerwiring.
Cablesmustbesecuredbetweentheirconnectorsandany
pointofexingsothatexingforcesarenottransferred
totheconnectors.
CAUTION!
Riskofinjuryanddamagetotheremote
Damagetocablesincreaseswiringimpedance.A
damagedcablecanpotentiallyproducelocalized
heat,sparksorarcingandbecomeasourceof
ignitiontosurroundingammablematerial.
–Theinstallationmustensurethatallpower
cables,includingthebuscable,areprotected
againstdamageandpotentialcontactwith
ammablematerials.
Riskofdamage
Cablesandremotemodulescangetdamagedif
notpositionedproperly.
–Routeandpositioncablesandremotemodules
sothattheyarefreefromphysicalstrain,abuse
ordamage,suchassnagging,crushing,impacts
fromexternalobjects,pinchingorabrasion.
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Adequatestrainreliefmustbeprovidedforallcables,and
themechanicallimitsofthecablesandloomsmustnotbe
exceeded.
Ensurethatconnectorsandconnectorsocketsareshielded
fromwatersplashesandwateringress.Cableswithfemale
connectorsshouldfacehorizontallyordownwards.Ensure
allconnectorsarefullymated.
CAUTION!
Riskofinjuryanddamagetotheremote
Connectorpinsoncablesconnectedtothepower
modulecanstillbeliveevenwhenthesystem
isoff.
–Cableswithlivepinsshouldbeconnected,
restrainedorcoveredsothattheyarenot
exposedtohumancontactormaterialsthat
couldcauseelectricalshorts.
Makesurethatthecablesdonotextendbeyondthe
wheelchairtopreventthemfrombeingcaughtordamaged
byexternalobjects.Takeparticularcareonwheelchairswith
movablestructuressuchasaseatlifter .
WARNING!
Continuouscontactbetweenuserandcablecan
resultinfrayedcablejacket.Thisincreasesrisk
ofelectricshorts.
–Avoidroutingthecablewhereitwillcomeinto
continuouscontactwiththeenduser .
Wheninstallingthebuscable,avoidunduestrainingofthe
cableandconnectionpoints.Flexingofthecableshould
beminimizedwhereverpossible,toextendservicelifeand
minimizetheriskofaccidentaldamage.
Riskofdamagetobuscable
Regularbendingcandamagebuscable
–Useofacablechaintosupportthebuscable,
wherethecableissubjecttoregularcyclic
bending,isrecommended.Themaximum
stretchofthechainshouldbelessthanthe
lengthofthebuscable.Theforceappliedto
exthecableshouldneverexceed10N.
Appropriatelifetestingshouldbecarriedoutto
determine/conrmtheexpectedservicelifeand
inspectionandmaintenanceschedule.
4.3Connectingtheremote
CAUTION!
Riskofunintendedstops
Iftheplugoftheremotecableisbroken,the
remotecablemaycomeloosewhiledriving.The
remotecouldsuddenlyswitchoffwhenlosing
power.Thisforcesanunintendedstop.
–Alwayschecktheplugoftheremotefor
damage.Contactyourproviderimmediatelyin
caseofadamagedplug.
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Riskofdamagetotheremote
Theremoteplugandconnectorsockett
togetherinonewayonly.
–Donotforcethemtogether .
1.Lightlypushtoconnecttheplugoftheremotecable
andtheconnectorsocket.Theplugmustlockinplace
withanaudibleclick.
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5Usage
5.1Operatingtheremote
Yourwheelchairalwayspowersupindrivefunction1and
isreadytodrive.Forremotesthatprovidemultipledrive
functions(DLX-REM211orDLX-REM216)thedrivefunction
canbechanged.Fordetailsaboutchangingthedrive
function,referto5.7Activatingthedrivefunction,page24.
Poweringuptheremote
1.PressON/OFFbuttonA.
Ifthereisnofaultwiththesystem,thestatusindicator
lightsupgreenandthebatterygaugedisplaysthe
currentbatterystatus.Referto3.7Batterygauge,page
12.
Ifthereisafaultwiththesystemwhenpoweringup,the
statusindicatorindicatesthefaultwithaseriesofred
ashes.Referto6.1.1Faultcodesanddiagnosiscodes,
page32.Ifthefaultisonethatpreventsthesystem
fromdriving,thebatterygaugeashescontinuously.
Poweringdowntheremote
1.PressON/OFFbuttonA.
2.Systempowersdownandstatusindicatorswitchesoff.
TheON/OFFbuttoncanalsobeusedtoperforman
emergencystop,referto5.2Emergencystop,page19.
TheON/OFFbuttonisalsousedtolockthesystem,referto
5.4Locking/unlockingtheremote,page20.
5.1.1Usingthejoystick
Thejoystickcontrolsthedirectionandspeedofthe
wheelchair.
Whenthejoystickisdeectedfromthecenter(neutral)
position,thewheelchairmovesinthedirectionofthe
joystickmovement.
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Thespeedofthewheelchairisproportionaltothejoystick
deections,sothatthefurtherthejoystickismovedfrom
theneutralposition,thefasterthewheelchairtravels.
Iftheusermovesthejoystickbacktotheneutralposition,
thewheelchairslowsdownandstops.
Iftheuserreleasesthejoystickfromanypositionother
thantheneutralposition,thejoystickreturnstotheneutral
positionandthewheelchairslowsdownandstops.
Thejoystickcanalsobeusedtowakeupthesystemwhen
insleepmode,ifthisparameterhasbeenenabledbythe
provider .Referto5.5Thesleepmode,page21.
5.1.2Controllingthemaximumspeed
Thespeeddialallowsyoutolimitthemaximumspeedof
themobilitydevice(thatisthespeedwhenthejoystickis
fullydeected)tosuityourpreferencesandenvironment.
ThespeeddialAofferstendiscretestepsbetweenthe
lowestspeedBandthehighestspeedC.
5.2Emergencystop
IfyoupresstheON/OFFbuttonwhiledriving,anemergency
stopiscarriedout.Theremotepowersdownafterthis.
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5.3Thehorn
PressthehornbuttonAtosoundthehorn.Thehorn
soundsforaslongasthehornbuttonispressed.
Thehornbuttonisalsousedforunlockingalockedsystem.
Referto5.4Locking/unlockingtheremote,page20.
5.4Locking/unlockingtheremote
Bydefault,lockfunctionisdisabled.Contactyourprovider
tochangetheconguration.
Iffunctionisenabled,thesystemcanbelocked/unlocked
usingbelowdescribedsequence.
Lockingtheremote
1.PressON/OFFbuttonAformorethanfourseconds
whenremoteispoweredup.
Whenenteringthelockedstate,thebatterygaugeindicates
thetransitionbyashingLEDsred,amberandgreen(far
left,middleandfarright)threetimes.
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