Invacare LiNX DLX-REM110 User manual

Invacare®LiNX
DLX-REM110,DLX-REM211,DLX-REM216,
Supplementtopowerwheelchairusermanual
enRemote
UserManual
ThismanualMUSTbegiventotheuseroftheproduct.
BEFOREusingthisproduct,readthismanualandsaveforfuturereference.

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Contents
1General........................................4
1.1Aboutthismanual..............................4
1.2Symbolsinthismanual...........................4
1.3Warranty....................................4
1.4Servicelife....................................4
1.5Generalsafetynotes............................5
2Components....................................8
2.1Overview....................................8
2.2UserinterfaceDLX-REM110......................9
2.3UserinterfaceDLX-REM211......................9
2.4UserinterfaceDLX-REM216......................10
2.5UserinterfaceDLX-REM050(onlyasAttendantdual
control)....................................11
2.6Thestatusindicator.............................11
2.7Batterygauge..................................11
2.8Labelsontheproduct...........................12
3Usage..........................................14
3.1Switchingtheremoteonandoff....................14
3.1.1Usingthejoystick............................14
3.1.2Controllingthemaximumspeed.................15
3.2Emergencystop................................15
3.3Thehorn.....................................16
3.4Locking/unlockingtheremote......................16
3.5Thesleepmode................................17
3.6Operatingthepoweredseatingadjustments...........17
3.6.1Activateseatingmode.........................18
3.6.2Whichsymbolsaredisplayedandwhattheymean....18
3.6.3The10wayswitchmodule.....................19
3.6.4Speedreductionandlimitswitches...............19
3.7Activatingthedrivemode.........................20
3.8Switchingthelightsonandoff......................21
3.9Switchingthehazardlightsonandoff................21
3.10Switchingthedirectionindicatorsonandoff..........22
3.11Chargingthebatteries..........................22
3.11.1Batteryalarms.............................23
3.12Connectingtheremote.........................23
3.13Attendantdualcontrol..........................24
4Troubleshooting.................................26
4.1Errordiagnosis................................26
4.1.1Errorcodesanddiagnosiscodes.................26
4.2OONAPU(“OutOfNeutralAtPowerUp”)...........27
4.3Driveinhibitindication...........................28
4.4Cut-offvoltage.................................28
5Technicaldata...................................29
5.1Technicalspecifications..........................29

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1General
1.1Aboutthismanual
Thisdocumentisasupplementtothepowerwheelchair’s
documentation.
TheproductitselfdoesnotbearaCEmarkbutispartofaproduct
thatcomplieswithDirective93/42/EECconcerningmedicaldevices.
Itisthereforecoveredbythepowerwheelchair’sCEmarking.See
thepowerwheelchair’sdocumentationformoreinformation.
1.2Symbolsinthismanual
Inthismanualwarningsareindicatedbysymbols.Thewarning
symbolsareaccompaniedbyaheadingthatindicatestheseverity
ofthedanger.
WARNING
Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresultin
seriousinjuryordeathifitisnotavoided.
CAUTION
Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresultin
minororslightinjuryifitisnotavoided.
IMPORTANT
Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresultin
damagetopropertyifitisnotavoided.
Givesusefultips,recommendationsandinformation
forefficient,trouble-freeuse.
Tools:
Thissymbolidentifiesalistofvarioustools,
componentsanditemswhichyouwillneedinorder
tocarryoutcertainwork.Pleasedonotattemptto
carryouttheworkifyoudonothavethelistedtools
available.
1.3Warranty
Thetermsandconditionsofthewarrantyarepartofthegeneral
termsandconditionsparticulartotheindividualcountriesinwhich
thisproductissold.
1.4Servicelife
Weestimateaservicelifeoffiveyearsforthisproduct,providedit
isusedinstrictaccordancewiththeintendeduseassetoutinthis
documentandallmaintenanceandservicerequirementsaremet.
Theestimatedservicelifecanbeexceedediftheproductiscarefully
usedandproperlymaintained,andprovidedtechnicalandscientific
advancesdonotresultintechnicallimitations.Theservicelifecan
alsobeconsiderablyreducedbyextremeorincorrectusage.Thefact
thatweestimateaservicelifeforthisproductdoesnotconstitutean
additionalwarranty.
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1.5Generalsafetynotes
WARNING!
Riskofinjuryordamagetothemobilitydevice
Donotinstall,maintainoroperatethisequipmentbefore
youhavereadandunderstoodalltheinstructionsandall
themanualsforthisproductandallotherproductsthat
youuseorinstalltogetherwiththisproduct.
–Followtheinstructionsintheusermanuals.
WARNING!
Riskofseriousinjuryordamagetothemobility
deviceorsurroundingproperty
Wrongsettingscanmakethemobilitydevice
uncontrollableorunstable.Anuncontrolledorunstable
mobilitydevicecancauseanunsafesituationsuchasa
crash.
–Performanceadjustmentsmustonlybemadeby
qualifiedtechniciansorbypersonswhocompletely
understandtheprogrammingparameters,the
adjustmentprocess,theconfigurationofthemobility
deviceandthecapabilitiesofthedriver.
–Performanceadjustmentsmustonlybemadeindry
conditions.
CAUTION!
Riskofinjuryanddamagetomobilitydevicedue
toimproperorincompletemaintenancework
–Useonlyundamagedtoolsingoodcondition.
–Alwaysusecorrectly-dimensionedwashersand
spacers.
–Whenreassembling,alwaysreplaceanycableties
whichwerecutduringdismantling.
–Aftercompletingyourwork/beforerenewedstart-up
ofthemobilitydevice,checkallconnectionsfortight
fitting.
–Aftercompletingyourwork/beforerenewedstart-up
ofthemobilitydevice,checkallpartsforcorrect
locking.
–Checkallelectricalcomponentsforcorrectfunction.
Notethatincorrectpolaritycanresultindamageto
theelectronics.
–Alwayscarryoutatrialrunattheendofyourwork.
CAUTION!
Riskofinjuryanddamagetoproperty,ifthe
maximumspeedreductiononawheelchairwith
alifterdoesnotfunctioncorrectly
–Thewheelchair’scontrolunitmustreducethe
maximumpossiblespeedassoonasthelifterisraised.
–Testthemaximumspeedreductionforcorrect
functionafteranymaintenanceworkormodifications
tothewheelchair.
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CAUTION!
Riskofinjuryduetoimproperretrofittingof
electricadjustmentoptions
Retrofittingelectricadjustmentoptionsisafundamental
changetotheconfigurationandcanhaveanegative
impactonthedrivingcharacteristicsandtippingstability
ofthewheelchair.
–Retrofittingmayonlybeperformedbytrained
Invacaredealers.
CAUTION!
Riskofinjury
Anychangestothedriveprogramcanaffectthedriving
characteristicsandthetippingstabilityofthewheelchair.
–Changestothedriveprogrammayonlybecarriedout
bytrainedInvacaredealers.
–Invacaresuppliesallmobilitydeviceswithastandard
driveprogramex-works.Invacarecanonlygive
awarrantyforsafewheelchairdrivingbehavior-
especiallythetippingstability-forthisstandarddrive
program.
Riskofdamagetothemobilitydevice
Therearenouser-serviceablepartsinsideanycase.
–Donotopenordisassembleanycase.
Markallcurrentsettingsforthemobilitydevice(seat,
armrests,backrestetc.),andtheassociatedcableconnecting
plugs,beforedismantling.Thismakesreassemblyeasier.All
plugsarefittedwithmechanicalsafetydeviceswhichprevent
releaseoftheconnectingplugsduringoperation.Torelease
theconnectingplugs,thesafetydevicesmustbepressedin.
Whenreassembling,ensurethatthesesafetydevicesare
correctlyengaged.
Observethefollowingguidelines:
•Itistheresponsibilityoftheinstallertomakesurethat
accessoriesthatareconnectedtothevehicledonotinterfere
withtheoperationofthecontroller.
•Correctlyadjustallprogrammableoptionstosuittheuser
beforethevehicleisused.
•Afteryouhaveconfiguredthevehicle,checktomakesure
thatthevehicleperformstothespecificationsenteredinthe
programmingprocedure.Ifthevehicledoesnotperformto
specifications,reprogramit.Repeatthisprocedureuntilthe
vehicleperformstospecifications.Ifthedesiredoperation
cannotbeachieved,contactDynamicControls.
•Thedealer,therapistorotheragentwhosuppliesthevehicleto
theenduserhastheresponsibilitytomakesurethatthevehicle
iscorrectlyconfiguredfortheneedsofthatuser.
•Foreachindividualuser,thevehiclesetupandconfiguration
shouldtakeintoconsiderationhisorher:otechnicalknowledge,
experienceandeducation,andomedicalandphysicalcondition,
includingthelevelofdisabilityandcapability(whereapplicable).
•Itistheresponsibilityofthetherapist/installertominimise
allrisksofuseerror,includingthosearisingfromergonomic
featuresand/ortheenvironmentinwhichthedeviceisintended
tobeused.
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•Priortohandingoverthevehicle,makesurethatusersarefully
abletooperatetheproductbyprovidingthemappropriate
trainingonfunctionalityandsafetyfeatures,andhavingthem
test-drivethevehicleinasafeareainthepresenceoftheiragent.
•Whereanyinconsistenciesaboutchairstatusoccurbetween
theLiNXsystemandthatreportedbyaprogrammingtool,the
usershouldtakethestatusasreportedbytheLiNXsystem
ascorrect.
•ALiNXAccessKeyisanintentionalradiofrequency(RF)
transmitter.BeforeenteringanRF-sensitiveenvironment,unplug
theLiNXAccessKeyfromtheremotemodule.Donotplugin
theLiNXAccessKeywheninanRF-sensitiveenvironment.
•Itistheresponsibilityofthemanufacturer,dealer,therapist,
orothersuitablytrainedpersonnel,todeterminethemost
appropriateinstallationsuitableforanysingleuser.Thisincludes,
butisnotlimitedto,theplacementoftheremotemodulefor
long-term,comfortableuse.
•Ausermustnotbeinthewheelchairwhileadjustmentsare
beingmade.
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2Components
2.1Overview
DLX-REM110
•Drivefunction
DLX-REM211
•Drivefunction
•Poweredseating
adjustments
DLX-REM216
•Drivefunction
•Poweredseating
adjustments
•Light/Hazardlights
DLX-REM050
•Attendantdualcontrol
withdrivefunction
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2.2UserinterfaceDLX-REM110
AON/OFFkey/Statusindicator
BBatterygauge
CSpeeddial
DHorn
EJoystick
2.3UserinterfaceDLX-REM211
AON/OFFkey/Statusindicator
BBatterygauge
CSpeeddial
DConnectivityindicator
ESeatingmodeselector
FDrive/actuatorstatus
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GHorn
HJoystick
IDrivemodeindicator
JDrivemodeselector
2.4UserinterfaceDLX-REM216
AON/OFFkey/Statusindicator
BBatterygauge
CSpeeddial
DConnectivityindicator
ESeatingmodeselector
FDrive/actuatorstatus
GLightanddirectionindicatorright
HHorn
IJoystick
JHazardlightsanddirectionindicatorleft
KDrivemodeindicator
LDrivemodeselector
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2.5UserinterfaceDLX-REM050(onlyas
Attendantdualcontrol)
AON/OFFkey/Statusindicator
BSpeeddial
CHorn
DBatterygauge
EJoystick
2.6Thestatusindicator
ThestatusindicatorislocatedinsidetheON/OFFkey.Whenthe
LiNXremoteisnotpoweredup,thestatusindicatorisnotlit.
WhentheLiNXremoteispoweredupandtherearenofaultswith
thesystem,thestatusindicatorlightsgreen.
Ifthereisafaultwiththesystemwhenpoweredup,thestatus
indicatorflashesred.Thenumberofflashesindicatesthetypeof
error.Referto4.1.1Errorcodesanddiagnosiscodes,page26.
2.7Batterygauge
Thebatterychargingstatusisshowninthebatterygauge.
Maximumdrivingrange
Green,green,amber,amberandred
LEDson.
Decreaseddrivingrange
Red,amberandonegreenLEDon.
Decreaseddrivingrange
RedandtwoamberLEDson.
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Decreaseddrivingrange
RedandoneamberLEDon.
Considerchargingbatteries.
Verylowdrivingrange
OnlyredLEDon.
Batteriesneedimmediatecharging.
2.8Labelsontheproduct
A
READINSTALLATION
MANUALBEFOREUSE
Recommendationtoreadthe
instructionmanualbeforeusing
themodule.
BIPx4Thisistheenclosure'singress
protectionrating.
CThisistheWEEEsymbol
(WasteElectricalandElectronic
EquipmentDirective).
Thisproducthasbeensupplied
fromanenvironmentallyaware
manufacturer.Thisproductmay
containsubstancesthatcouldbe
harmfultotheenvironmentif
disposedofinplaces(landfills)that
arenotappropriateaccordingto
legislation.
•The‘crossedoutwheelie
bin’symbolisplacedonthis
producttoencourageyouto
recyclewhereverpossible.
•Pleasebeenvironmentally
responsibleandrecycle
thisproductthroughyour
recyclingfacilityatitsendof
life.
DTamperevidentseal.
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Components
EProductlabelcontaining:
•DynamicControls''dynamic'
logo
•DynamicControls'website
address
•DynamicControls’part
description
FProductlabelcontaining:
•Theproduct'sbarcode
•Theproduct'sserialnumber
•Theproduct'spartnumber
GThepetrolpumpindicatesthe
batterychargerinput.
HHardwareandapplication
firmwareversionlabel
1.Hardwareversion
2.Hardwaremajorversion
3.Hardwareminorversion
4.Applicationversion
5.Applicationmajorversion
6.Applicationminorversion
Serialnumberanddateofmanufacture
TheserialnumberonaDynamicControlsproductprovidesboth
thedateofmanufactureaswellasauniqueserialnumberforthe
particularmodule.
Theformat,asshownabove,isMYYnnnnnn,where:
•Misforthemonthofmanufacture,usingthelettersAtoL(A=
Jan,B=Feb,C=Mar,etc.),
•YYistheyearofmanufacture,
•nnnnnnisauniquesixdigitsequentialnumber.
Forexample,theremote’sserialnumber,asshownabove,begins
withA14indicatingthatitwasmanufacturedinJanuary2014,andits
unique,sequentialvalueis132800.
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3Usage
3.1Switchingtheremoteonandoff
Yourwheelchairalwayspowersupindrivemode1andisreadyto
drive.Forremotesthatprovidemultipledrivemodes(DLX-REM211
orDLX-REM216)thedrivemodecanbechanged.Fordetailsabout
changingthedrivemode,referto3.7Activatingthedrivemode,
page20.
Switchingontheremote
1.PresstheON/OFFkeyA.
Ifthereisnofaultwiththesystem,thestatusindicatorlightsup
greenandthebatterygaugedisplaysthecurrentbatterystatus.
Referto2.7Batterygauge,page11.
Ifthereisafaultwiththesystemwhenpoweringup,thestatus
indicatorindicatesthefaultwithaseriesofredflashes.Referto
4.1.1Errorcodesanddiagnosiscodes,page26.Ifthefaultisone
thatpreventsthesystemfromdriving,thebatterygaugeflashes
continuously.
Switchingofftheremote
1.PresstheON/OFFkeyA.
2.Thesystempowersdownandthestatusindicatorswitchesoff.
TheON/OFFkeycanalsobeusedtoperformanemergencystop,
referto3.2Emergencystop,page15.
TheON/OFFkeyisalsousedtolockthesystem,referto3.4
Locking/unlockingtheremote,page16.
3.1.1Usingthejoystick
Thejoystickcontrolsthedirectionandspeedofthewheelchair.
Whenthejoystickisdeflectedfromthecenter(neutral)position,the
wheelchairmovesinthedirectionofthejoystickmovement.
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Thespeedofthewheelchairisproportionaltothejoystick
deflections,sothatthefurtherthejoystickismovedfromtheneutral
position,thefasterthewheelchairtravels.
Iftheusermovesthejoystickbacktotheneutralposition,the
wheelchairslowsdownandstops.
Iftheuserreleasesthejoystickfromanypositionotherthanthe
neutralposition,thejoystickreturnstotheneutralpositionandthe
wheelchairslowsdownandstops.
Thejoystickcanalsobeusedtowakeupthesystemwheninsleep
mode,ifthisparameterhasbeenenabledbytheprovider.Refer
to3.5Thesleepmode,page17.
3.1.2Controllingthemaximumspeed
Thespeeddialallowsyoutolimitthemaximumspeedofthemobility
device(thatisthespeedwhenthejoystickisfullydeflected)tosuit
yourpreferencesandenvironment.
ThespeeddialAofferstendiscretestepsbetweenthelowestspeed
BandthehighestspeedC.
3.2Emergencystop
IfyoupresstheON/OFFkeywhiledriving,anemergencystopis
carriedout.Theremoteonlyswitchesoffafterthis.
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3.3Thehorn
PressthehornbuttonAtosoundthehorn.Thehornsoundsforas
longasthehornbuttonispressed.
Thehornbuttonisalsousedforunlockingalockedsystem.Referto
3.4Locking/unlockingtheremote,page16.
3.4Locking/unlockingtheremote
Lockingtheremote
1.PresstheON/OFFkeyAformorethanfourseconds.
Whenenteringthelockedstate,thebatterygaugeindicatesthe
transitionbyflashingLEDsred,amberandgreen(farleft,middle
andfarright)threetimes.
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Unlockingtheremote
1.PresstheON/OFFkeyA.
2.PressthehornBtwicewithintenseconds.
Ifyouimplementtheunlocksequenceincorrectlyorpressthe
ON/OFFkeyagainbeforetheunlocksequenceiscomplete,the
systemreturnstothelockedstate.
Duringanunlockattempt,thebatterygaugeindicatesthesystemisin
alockedstatebyflashingLEDsred,amberandgreen(farleft,middle
andfarright)untileitherthesystemispoweredoff,unlockedor
theSequenceTimeoutisreached.
Ifanattendantdualcontrol(DLX-REM50)isused,itis
lockedorunlocked,too.
Youcanalsolockandunlockthesystemviatheattendant
dualcontrol.Whenunlockingthesystemviatheattendant
dualcontrol,theattendantdualcontrolisincharge
automatically.
3.5Thesleepmode
Thesleepmodeisnofactorysetting,butcanbeenabledbyyour
provider.IfthisparameterissetOn,thesystemgoesintosleep
modeafteraperiodoftimewithoutuseractivity.Thisperiodof
timecanbesetbytheprovider.
Towakethesystemfromsleep,eitherpresstheON/OFFkeyor
movethejoystick,ifthisparameterhasbeenenabledbytheprovider.
3.6Operatingthepoweredseatingadjustments
Poweredseatingadjustmentoptions,suchaspoweredelevating
legrestsoranpoweredrecline,arecarriedoutasdescribedbelow.
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3.6.1Activateseatingmode
1.PresstheActivateseatingmodekeyA.
•Thewheelchairchangestoseatingmodeandthe
Drive/actuatorstatusdisplayClightsupamber.
2.PresstheseatingmodeselectorkeysAandBormovethe
joystickleftorrightseveraltimesuntiltherequiredadjustment
optionlightsup.Referto3.6.2Whichsymbolsaredisplayed
andwhattheymean,page18.
3.Deflectthejoysticktothefrontorreartoactivatetheactuator.
Thedistanceyoudeflectthejoystickdeterminesthe
dynamicsofthemovement.
Ifyouonlydeflectthejoystickalittle,theactuatoronly
movesslowly.
Ifyoudeflectthejoystickasfarasyoucan,theactuator
movesfaster.
3.6.2Whichsymbolsaredisplayedandwhatthey
mean
Noteverywheelchairhasalloptions.
Poweredseattilt
Poweredrecline
Seatlifter
Leftpoweredelevatinglegrest
Rightpoweredelevatinglegrest
Bothpoweredelevatinglegrests
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3.6.3The10wayswitchmodule
1.Pressthebuttontomovetheparticularactuator.Theactuator
movesaslongasyouholdthebutton.
AReclinedown
BReclineup
CLifterup
DLifterdown
ELegrestleftup
FLegrestleftdown
GLegrestrightup
HLegrestrightdown
ITiltup
JTiltdown
3.6.4Speedreductionandlimitswitches
Thementionedspeedreductionandlimitswitchesdonot
applytoallInvacarewheelchairmodels.
Speedreduction
Ifthelifterhasbeenadjustedaboveacertainpoint,thedrive
electronicsconsiderablyreducesthespeedofthewheelchair.If
speedreductionhasbeenactivated,drivemodecanonlybeusedto
carryoutmovementsinreducedspeedandnotforregulardriving.
Todrivenormally,adjustthelifteruntilthespeedreductionhasbeen
deactivatedagain.
Speedreductionisshowninthestatusdisplay.Ifthelifterisraised
aboveacertainpoint,theliftersymbolandthedrivesymbolstart
flashing.Thesetwosymbolsremainflashingwhiledrivingtoshowthe
speedreductionuntilspeedreductionhasbeendeactivatedagain.
Tiltlimitswitch
Themaximumtiltlimitswitchisafunctiontopreventthebackrest
anglefromextendingbeyondamaximumpre-setangle,whenthe
lifterisraisedaboveacertainpoint.Thedriveelectronicsstops
automaticallyandtheseattiltorbackrestsymbolstartsflashing.
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Lifterseatlockoutswitch
Thedriveelectronicsisequippedwithalifterseatlockoutswitchto
preventthelifterfromrisingupaboveacertainpointwhentheseat
tiltorbackrestangleisadjustedaboveacertainpoint.Thedrive
electronicsstopsautomaticallyandtheliftersymbolstartsflashing.
3.7Activatingthedrivemode
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