Permobil FAST MOVERS' User manual

FAST MOVERS'
QUICK START GUIDE
EN

CONTENTS
Introduction
1Speed setting and steering box options
2Driving technique
3Adjusting arm and leg supports
4Charging batteries
5Disengage the brakes (Freewheeling)
6Support for a hollow back
7Construction & operation
8For wheelchairs with STAND ASSIST
9For wheelchairs with reversible steering box
10 Headrest (accessory)
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For a more detailed description see the user's manual
that came with the wheelchair.

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FAST MOVERS'
QUICK START GUIDE
Introduction
Permobil stresses solutions above products. These solutions
can be for complicated customer needs or for specific
seating and mobility needs.
Our products consist of a chassis and several seating systems
that meet simple and complex mobility and seating needs.
The seamless integration of the correct chassis and seating
components results in an electric wheelchair perfectly adapted
to the user.

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Function keys
Explanation of the VR2 control panel
Indicator lights Control lever (joystick)
The number of function keys/indicator lights differs depending
on your chair's equipment, such as with/without lighting and
seat functions.
Explanation of the R-Net control panel
On / off button
Function keys Joystick
Display

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This wheelchair is suitable for indoor and outdoor use.
When using indoors, you must use it with normal caution.
When outdoors you must ensure that you go very slowly on
hills and do not go over edges greater than 7 - 8 cm.
Take someone along on your first test trip. A test trip is
intended to determine how best to handle the wheelchair;
you may need some help with this.
1. SPEED SETTINGS AND
STEERING BOX OPTIONS

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VR-2 CONTROL PANEL
*) Only applicable to chairs with lights.
**) Only applicable to chairs with electric seat functions.
VR-2
Control panel with lighting
and seat functions.
Control panel without
lighting and seat functions.
On / Off
Horn
Lighting *)Warning Lights *)
Seat functions**)
Directional lights*) Directional lights*)
Increase / decrease max. speed setting
Function keys
There are up to 10 function
keys on the control panel.
The number of function keys /
indicator lights differs depending
on your chair's equipment level.

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R-NET
On / Off
Profile / Side view
Horn
Warning lights*) Lighting*)
Mode / Level
Directional lights, left*) Directional lights*)
Increase / decrease
max. speed
There are a total of 10 function keys on the control panel.

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The electronics in the control panel "interprets" the joy-
stick's movements and directs the motions the operator
wants the wheelchair to make. There are no complicated
user techniques for normal riding, which is an advantage for
an inexperienced user. A good way to start is simply to
move the joystick in the direction in which you want to
move. The wheelchair then rolls where the joystick points.
2. DRIVING TECHNIQUE
WATCH OUT!
Always remember to move slowly and to avoid hard
braking and abrupt sideways movements.
Going forward
Backing up
Turning rightTurning left

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Permobil does its best to adjust the arm and leg supports to
suit the user. Your dealer is responsible for making the
definitive adjustments upon delivery.
3. ADJUSTING ARM AND
LEG SUPPORTS
1. Setting the height 2. Setting the angle /depth
Adjusting the armrests

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Batteries must be charged regularly to obtain the best possible
riding time per charge and to ensure long operational life.
Always turn off the wheelchair when not in use and do not
empty the batteries completely. Make a habit of charging the
batteries whenever you are not using the wheelchair.
You can tell whether the batteries need charging by looking
at the battery voltage on the control panel. Should your
batteries become completely empty it is important to recharge
them right away because being fully discharged shortens the
batteries' operational life. The charger connection point is
right above the batteries on most of our wheelchairs.
4. CHARGING THE BATTERIES
The charger connection
point for C500 + C400
WATCH OUT!
Do not put anything on the charger, it can get hot!
There should be free space around the charger on
all sides.
Connection point for the
VR2 control panel
Charger connection point
for the R-Net control panel

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It is possible to disengage the breaks so that the wheelchair
can be moved by hand.
1. Uses the switch to turn off the wheelchair.
2. Lift the handle. The wheelchair can now be moved by
hand.
5. DISENGAGING THE BRAKES
(Freewheeling)
Break release handle with safety catch on the C500/C400
WATCH OUT!
After moving the chair, engage the brakes again by
putting the handle back into position. The wheelchair
will not operate when the brakes are released.
Engaged brakes
Released brakes with safety catch

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RELEASING THE BRAKES
(Continued)
Break release
K300 and C600
Brake release
C350
Manual break release
The wheelchair is equipped with a manual break release to
allow the wheelchair to be moved by hand.
The adjustment for the break release is on the right side of
the chassis.
Releasing the brakes
1. Use the On/Off button on the control panel to turn the
wheelchair off.
2. Push the release to the rear and, at the same time, pull it
out of the chassis (see picture). The wheelchair can now
be moved by hand.
Locking released brakes
Slide the brake release back into the chassis.

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The support for a hollow back (lumbar cushion) consists of
three cushions with Velcro that can be adjusted to suit the
amount of support needed.
1. Remove the back cushions.
2. Place the support as desired.
3. Replace the back cushions.
6. SUPPORT FOR HOLLOW
BACK
Adjusting the height of
the lumbar cushions
Close-up: Lumbar cushions

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You can use the control panel to operate the chair's electric
functions. For more information, consult the operating
instructions for the chassis. On chairs with an ICS operating
system the electric functions can also be operated from the
ICS control panel.
ICS control panel
You can use the seat's control panel to regulate the seat's
electrical functions. The control mechanism can consist of
traditional buttons or tumbler switches which some users find
easier to operate. You move the tumbler switch forward to
activate the forwardmost button and backward to activate the
rearmost button. The description given below of the functions
on the control panel assumes it is equipped with traditional
buttons. However, the operation is the same regardless of
the control mechanism. Each control mechanism can have
two functions; the symbol of the active function lights up.
You use the shift button to change function.
7. CONSTRUCTION &
OPERATION
Seat control panel Control panel memory

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WATCH OUT!
The number of available functions and their place
can vary depending on how your wheelchair and
seat are equipped.
SYMBOLS
The symbols on the control panel provide information on
available seat functions, restricted seat functions and seat
functions that reduce speed or even completely prevent
movement. The symbols can be off, be continuously on
or blink.
The symbol is off
The function's symbol is not lit. This means that the function
is not currently available. You use the shift button to switch
between the control mechanism's left and right seat function.
The symbol is on continuously
A symbol that is continuously on provides information on
riding speed. When the light is continuously green, the chair
can roll at maximum speed. When the light is yellow, the
maximum speed is restricted due to the current position of
the seat function. When the light is red, the wheelchair
cannot move due to the current position of the seat function.

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Chair lift
The chair moves upward when the upper
part of the button is pressed and moves
downward when the lower part of this but-
ton is pressed.
Backrest angle
The backrest tilts backward when the lower
part of the button is pressed and moves
back when the upper part is pressed.
Tilt adjustment
The chair tilts backward when the lower
part of the button is pressed and tilts for-
ward when the upper part is pressed.
Blinking symbol
A blinking symbol provides information related to the adjust-
ment mechanism. If the blinking symbol is green, a special
function is active such as the memory function. If the blinking
symbol is yellow, a safety limit has blocked the function in
one direction. The control mechanism for the current function
can only work in the "safe" direction. If the blinking symbol is
red, either it has been moved as far as it can go in a given
direction or a fault has been discovered in the current control
mechanism so that the seat mechanism may not work.
If needed, contact the service department.

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Leg rest angle
The leg rest moves outward when the
upper part of the button is pressed and
moves back when the lower part is pressed.
In some versions, the leg rest control but-
tons also have a second function not sum-
moned with a shift button.
In this case, the leg rest moves outward or
back each time the button is pressed twice.
Shift
You change the function of the control but-
tons by pressing the shift button. You
return to the original function by pressing
the shift button again. The symbol for the
active function is lit.
TIP:
In most cases, the adjustments can also be made
via the mode function.

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Memory function
The control panel has a built-in memory with
three memory locations. Each memory locati-
on can store all the seat's electric settings.
Saving settings
Put the seat in the position you want to save.
- Activate the memory function by pressing and holding the
memory button for two seconds, see fig. 8. You see a blin-
king green symbol when the memory function is activated.
- Press (4) for more than 2 sec. to release the stored setting
- Press and hold the desired memory function (5, 6 or 7) for
three seconds to save the settings for the seat; see fig. 8.
- The symbol above the current memory function turns red
and the control panel give a short audio signal when the
setting has been saved.
- Return to the control panel's standard function by pressing
the memory button (8), see fig. 8.
Retrieving settings
- Activate the memory function by pressing and holding the memory
button (8) for two seconds, see picture. You see a blinking green
symbol when the memory function is activated.
- Press and hold the button for the desired memory function (1, 2
or 3). The seat is adjusted to the position saved earlier, see fig. 8.
For reasons of safety, the button must be pressed and held until
the seat has reached the desired position.
- Once the saved setting has been reached, the seat mechanism
stops and the symbol above the memory location turns green.
The control panel gives a brief audio signal.
- Return to the control panel's standard function by pressing the
memory button (8), see fig. 8.
Fig. 8

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When you want to stand up, press the button and the foot-
plate sinks to the floor. As soon as the thin plate touches the
ground, the lift is activated and the seat starts to rise.
This brings you to the best position for getting up).
You can use the (optionally) mounted transfer handles to slide
forward so that your feel touch the ground.
Then you let the chair rise until it is high enough to allow you
to stand comfortably.
Permobil can easily equip wheelchair models C400 Corpus,
C500 Corpus and Hexior Corpus with stand assist.
8. FOR WHEELCHAIRS WITH
STAND ASSIST (SOV)
Stand Assist for Hexior

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The reversible joystick control is normally mounted in a box
as shown in the picture. The reversible joystick control is the
same as the normal joystick control except that here the
joystick is situated in a casing mounted in a worktop. This
control module's joystick is a proportional joystick that can
be operated with the fingers or the hand. When you press
the oval unlocking button on the top of the control box, you
can reverse the entire casing.
9. FOR WHEELCHAIRS WITH
REVERSIBLE CONTROL BOX
Reversible joystick control
mounted in worktop.