Invacare LiNX IDC User manual

Invacare®LiNXIDC
enRemote
UserManual
ThismanualMUSTbegiventotheuseroftheproduct.
BEFOREusingthisproduct,readthismanualandsaveforfuturereference.

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Contents
1General.........................................4
1.1Aboutthismanual..............................4
1.2Intendeduse..................................4
1.3Servicelife...................................4
2Safety..........................................5
2.1Generalsafetynotes............................5
2.2SafetyinformationonIDC........................5
3Components......................................6
3.1Topside.....................................6
3.2Bottomside..................................6
3.3Labelsonproduct..............................7
4Setup...........................................9
4.1Installing/RemovingtheIDC.......................9
4.2ConnectingIDCtocontrolssystem..................10
5Usage..........................................11
5.1StartingupIDC................................11
5.2Switchingcontrolbetweenattendantandoccupant.....11
5.3Settingthespeed..............................11
5.4ControllingthewheelchairwithIDC.................12
5.4.1Howtosteerthewheelchair...................12
5.4.2Howthewheelchairreactstohandlemovements....12
5.5Informationonthe“EmergencyStop”function........13
5.6Faultdiagnosis................................14
5.6.1Faultcodesanddiagnosiscodes.................14
6Maintenance.....................................17
6.1IDCmaintenance...............................17

Invacare®LiNXIDC
1General
1.1Aboutthismanual
Thisdocumentisasupplementtothepowerwheelchair’s
documentation.
TheproductitselfdoesnotbearaCEmarkbutispartofa
productthatcomplieswithDirective93/42/EECconcerning
medicaldevices.Itisthereforecoveredbythepower
wheelchair’sCEmarking.Seethepowerwheelchair’s
documentationformoreinformation.
Formoreinformationabouttheproduct,forexample
productsafetynoticesandproductrecalls,contactyourlocal
Invacarerepresentative.Beforereadingthismanual,make
sureyouhavethelatestversion.Youndthelatestversion
ontheInvacarewebsite.Foraddressandwebsiteseeback
pageofthismanual.
1.2Intendeduse
TheIDCcanbeusedtoassigncontrolofthepower
wheelchairfromtheoccupanttoanattendant.TheIDC
isnotsuitableforthewheelchairoccupanthimself.The
attendantwalksbehindortothesideofthewheelchair,and
canintuitivelydeterminespeedanddirectionofmovement
bypressingahandlewithminimumforce.Adjustments
canalsobemadetothewheelchairusingdedicated
programming.OncetheattendantactivatestheIDC,he
takesovercompleteresponsibilityforthewheelchairand
itsoccupant.
1.3Servicelife
Weestimateaservicelifeofveyearsforthisproduct,
provideditisusedinstrictaccordancewiththeintended
useassetoutinthisdocumentandallmaintenanceand
servicerequirementsaremet.Theestimatedservicelifecan
beexceedediftheproductiscarefullyusedandproperly
maintained,andprovidedtechnicalandscienticadvances
donotresultintechnicallimitations.Theservicelifecan
alsobeconsiderablyreducedbyextremeorincorrectusage.
Thefactthatweestimateaservicelifeforthisproductdoes
notconstituteanadditionalwarranty.
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Safety
2Safety
2.1Generalsafetynotes
WARNING!
Riskofinjuryordamageduetoelectricalshorts
Connectorpinsoncablesconnectedtothepower
modulecanstillbeliveevenwhenthesystem
isoff.
–Cableswithlivepinsshouldbeconnected,
restrainedorcovered(withnon-conductive
materials)sothattheyarenotexposedto
humancontactormaterialsthatcouldcause
electricalshorts.
–Whencableswithlivepinshavetobe
disconnected,forexample,whenremovingthe
buscablefromtheremoteforsafetyreasons,
makesuretorestrainorcoverthepins(with
non-conductivematerials).
Riskofdamagetotheconnectorpins
Ifyoutouchtheconnectorpins,theycanbecome
dirtyortheycanbedamagedbyelectrostatic
discharge.
–Donottouchtheconnectorpins.
Riskofdamagetothemobilitydevice
Therearenouser-serviceablepartsinsideany
case.
–Donotopenordisassembleanycase.
2.2SafetyinformationonIDC
CAUTION!
Riskofinjuryordamage
Malfunctioningorunintendedmovementmay
occuriftheIDCwasexposedtoforcefulimpacts
suchaswallcollisionorfalldamage,orifitis
visiblydamaged.Internalpartsmightbebroken.
–Ifunintendedmovementoccurs,stopusingthe
IDCandpowerwheelchairimmediatelyand
contactaqualiedtechnician.
CAUTION!
Riskofinjuryordamage
Ifclampingleverorhandleandhousingscrews
arettedtootightlyorreplacedbyhardwarenot
approvedbyInvacare,IDCinternalpartsmight
getdamaged.Thiscouldleadtoanunintended
drivesignalandtheIDCcouldstartrunningby
itselfwhenIDCiscontrollingthewheelchair.
–DoNOTtightenhandlescrewsatall.Handle
maygetstuckorblocked.
–Tightenclampingleverandhousingscrews
hand-tightonly(max.6Nm).
–Tightenscrewonmonoblockto1Nm.
–Onlyuseclampingleverandscrewsprovided
byInvacareforxingIDC.
–Testmobilitydevicebeforeuse.
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3Components
3.1Topside
A“Reverseactivated”LED
B“Wheelchairoccupantincontrol”LED
CSpeedpotentiometer
D“Attendantincontrol”LED
E“Powerbutton”
FStatusLED
G“Forwardsorreverse”pushbutton
HSteeringhandle
3.2Bottomside
ATriggerleverfordriving/emergencystop
BBuscable
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Components
3.3Labelsonproduct
AProductlabelcontaining:
•Invacarelogo
•Theproduct'sserialnumber
•Theproduct'sreferencenumber
•WEEsymbol
•Appliedpartsymbol
•Symbolofusermanual
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Invacare®LiNXIDC
Explanationofsymbolsonlabels
ThisistheWEEEsymbol(WasteElectricalandElectronicEquipmentDirective).
Thisproducthasbeensuppliedfromanenvironmentallyawaremanufacturer .Thisproductmay
containsubstancesthatcouldbeharmfultotheenvironmentifdisposedofinplaces(landlls)
thatarenotappropriateaccordingtolegislation.
•The‘crossedoutwheeliebin’symbolisplacedonthisproducttoencourageyoutorecycle
whereverpossible.
•Pleasebeenvironmentallyresponsibleandrecyclethisproductthroughyourrecycling
facilityatitsendoflife.
TypeBAppliedPart
Recommendationtoreadtheusermanualbeforeusingthemodule.
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Setup
4Setup
4.1Installing/RemovingtheIDC
IMPORTANT!
Riskofdamage
IfanIDCisinstalleditwillincreasethefootprintof
thewheelchair.Whendrivingwithoutattendant,
theIDCcouldgetdamaged,forexample,when
drivingbackwardsagainstanobstacle.
–RemoveorfoldintheIDCbeforedriving
withoutattendant.
InstallingtheIDC
1.PositiontheadapterbracketAontotheKLICKx
adapterB.
2.PushtheIDCdownwardsuntilitlocksautomatically.
RemovingtheIDC
1.PresstheredKLICKxbuttonAandholdit.
2.LifttheIDCupwardstoremoveitfromtheadapter.
FoldingintheIDC
1.RemovetheIDCfromtheadapter .
2.PresstheredKLICKxbuttonAandholdit.
3.PositiontheloweredgeoftheadapterbracketBinside
thelowerxationoftheadapterC.
4.ReleasetheKLICKxbutton.
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PreparingIDCfortransportinavehicle
WARNING!
Riskofinjuryanddamageduetolooseparts
duringtransport
FortransportIDCwithLiNXmustbecompletely
removedfrompowerwheelchairandstored
safely.
–DisconnectandtakeoffIDCfortransport.
1.Disconnectbuscable.
2.PressandholdKLICKxbuttonA.
3.TakeoffIDC.
4.DuringtransportofpowerwheelchairstoreIDCsafely,
forexampleinglovecompartment.
4.2ConnectingIDCtocontrolssystem
TheIDCtakesovercontrolofthewheelchairand
mayonlybeusedbyanattendant.Itisimperative
thatthewheelchairoccupanthimselfisnotallowed
tousetheIDC.
FittingshouldonlybecarriedoutbyanInvacare
provider .Whentting,ensurethatthebuscable
isroutedandxedcorrectlytoavoiddamageto
thebuscable.
1.Powerdownwheelchaircontrols.
2.ConnectoneendofbuscabletoIDC,otherendtofree
bussocketonwheelchair.
Incasethereisnosparebussocketoncontrols
system,youcanordera4–waybussocketfrom
yourInvacareprovider .
3.TheIDCisnowconnectedtothecontrols.
Forfurtherinformation,seeLiNXServiceManual.
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