Sharper Image AXIS 4D User manual

AXIS™
4D MASSAGE CHAIR
USER MANUAL

WELCOME TO
Thank you, and congratulations on purchusing your very own Sharper Image
Massage Chair - you’ve made a great buying decision.
Sharper Image is an American company founded in 1977 that offers products
that give people a taste of the future. The brand was the brainchild of Richard
Thalheimer, and started as a catalog business to sell advanced jogging watches.
Later, through what had become an iconic catalog, Sharper Image expanded its
product line and positioned itself as an iconic American brand for futuristic products.
Inside this manual, you are going to find everything you need to safely operate your
chair. If at any point you are having difficulties, or we havent answered one of your
questions, please dont hesitate to contact our outstanding customer service team at
888-894-9150. We are here for you.
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EXTERNAL STRUCTURE
POWER PANEL
MASSAGE CHAIR TERMINOLOGY
Shoulder Airbags
Headrest
Speakers
Backrest Cushion
Arm Airbags
Legrest
Footrest
Main Power Switch
Power Cord Port
LED Lights
Backrest Cover
Remote Holders
Casters
Power Panel

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INSTALLATION & PLACEMENT SETTINGS
SETTING UP YOUR CHAIR
CUSTOM MASSAGE
REMOTE CONTROL BUTTONS STAYING SAFE
AUTO PROGRAMS
TROUBLESHOOTING
GETTING STARTED
Clearance Space for the Chair
Floor Protection
Move Methods
Connect to Power
Timer
Language
Bluetooth Audio
Remote Control Beep
Sleep Mode
LED Lighting
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Main Power Switch
Adjust Pillow
TrueFit™ Body Scanning
Re-adjust Shoulder Position
Getting Out of the Chair
Chair Entry & Exit Hazards
USB Charging Port
Manual Programs
Massage Mode
Massage Position
Massage Speed
Massage Width
Remote Diagram
Remote Control Operation
Safety Information
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Navigating the Remote
Remote Control In-use Screen
Auto Program Descriptions
Troubleshooting
FCC Information
Frequently Asked Questions
Specifications
Limited Warranty
Airbag Region
Airbag Intensity
4D Intensity
Foot Speed
Calf Speed
Heat
Nature Sounds
Volume
Intelligent Voice Command + Control
MyMassage™ Memory Programs
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INSTALLATION & PLACEMENT
- 2” clearance for the recline of the backrest; 14” clearance for the extension of footrest and
sliding forward of the chair.
- Keep it 3 feet away from the TV, radio or other audio & video appliance to avoid signal
interference.
CLEARANCE SPACE FOR THE CHAIR
INSTALLATION SITE
To protect ANY floor type, hard surface or carpeted, from scratches or other markings, place
the chair on a sacrificial pad or mat that extends from under the footrest to the rear of the chair
FLOOR PROTECTION
Massage chair
Floor
Sacrificial pad/mat
- Do not use the massage chair in high moisture environment such as near swimming pool or bathroom to
prevent electric shock accident.
- Please keep the massage chair away from heated surfaces to prevent fire hazard or damage to the product.
WARNING
- Keep the distance between the power socket and power switch within 60” to avoid damage of power cord
while massage chair sliding forward.
- Straighten the power cord while in use to avoid tangle or damage.
- When the massage chair sliding forwards or back, please check to make sure there is no children, pets or other
obstacles around to avoid accident.
CAUTION
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- Apply pressure to the back of the massage chair from behind to pivot on the Castors. Have a
second person up front to guide the Footrest until in the correct position. Maintain clearances
as mentioned above. Gently lower into place. Do not pull on the side arms.
MOVE METHODS
- Do not move the chair when there is a user inside.
- To carry this product, do not lift by the footrest or armrest, hold the chassis and steady the backrest (have 4 or
more people to carry the product).
CAUTION
CONNECT TO POWER
Plug into a 110V grounded outlet.
WARNING– Improper connection of the equipment-
grounding conductor can result in a risk of electric shock. Check with
a qualified electrician or serviceman if you are in doubt as to whether
the product is properly grounded. Do not modify the plug provided
with the product – if it will not fit the outlet, have a proper outlet
installed by a qualified electrician.
This product is for use on a nominal 120-V circuit and has a grounding
plug that looks like the plug illustrated. Make sure that the product is
connected to an outlet having the same configuration as the plug. No
adapter should be used with this product.
Earthing
This massage chair is a Class 1 electrical appliance. Make sure to
use a grounded outlet to the grounded power supply circuit and a
properly installed earth grounding rod with ground connection, to
avoid electric shock.
Grounded
outlet
Grounding pin
GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS
To avoid risk of electrical shock, turn power switch off before plugging unit into electrical outlet. Use only with
properly grounded outlet (3 prong). Do not plug into ungrounded outlet.
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To power up the chair, flick the main power switch located on the back of the base of the chair
to ON.
MAIN POWER SWITCH
GETTING COMFORTABLE
Take a seat in the chair and take note of where the neck pillow rests on your neck. Adjust the
pillow so that it rests comfortably in the arch of your neck. Do this by removing it from the
velcro, aligning it, and then reattaching to the velcro once it is in the desired position.
To reduce the intensity of your massage, open up the neck pillow and use it as a back pad.
Unfold the the neck pillow held together with velcro, to convert into a back pad. Once unfolded,
drape the extended pillow pad over the chair.
ADJUST PILLOW
Main power switch
Power cord input
CAUTION
- Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the chair or touch the power box.
- Always unplug the massage chair from the electrical outlet immediately after use.
- Unplug from outlet during thunder or lightening storms, and before putting on or taking off parts.
- Turn off the power switch and unplug the massage chair from the electrical outlet while not in use to avoid
children power on the massage chair accidentally.
- When not in use for a long period of time,we recommend that the chair be covered, the power cord be coiled
and that the unit be placed in an environment free of dust and moisture.
SETTING UP YOUR CHAIR
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Select any auto program and press the OK button.
The chair will automatically begin scanning your
body, mapping your back, shoulders, and neck.
During this process it is important to remain seated
back into the chair without lifting your head.
The scan can be viewed on the remote control
screen. If fine tuning is needed just after your body
scan, wait for the shoulder adjust prompt to appear
and then use the Back Adjustment buttons to move
the massage rollers up or down for the perfect
shoulder kneading position.
TRUEFIT™ BODY SCANNING
To easily exit the chair at any time, press the ON/OFF power button on the remote control to
restore the chair to the upright position.
WARNING! Check to make sure children and pets are clear of chair before pressing on/off
button to return chair to upright position. See next page for detailed hazard warnings.
GETTING OUT OF THE CHAIR
If you find that you need to adjust your shoulder
height position after leaving the shoulder adjust
screen, simply use the left and right arrows when
in the in-use screen to navigate to shoulder position.
Press OK to select. Once selected you will be taken
back to the Shoulder adjust screen where you
can use the up and down arrows to fine tune your
shoulder position.
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CHAIR ENTRY AND EXIT HAZARDS
WARNING! The areas under the footrest and behind the back rest are potentially dangerous
for a child or pet. The chair back is heavy and reclines with force. A small child or pet located
behind the chair could be crushed as chair is reclined resulting in serious injury or death. When
chair is reclined, small children or pets who have crawled under the leg rest may not be visible
to the user and could be crushed when leg rest is lowered or when chair is returned to upright
position. To avoid serious injury or death, check these areas carefully before reclining, lowering leg
rest, or returning chair to upright position.
Make sure to check for children
or pets between the chair
back and the base of the
chair before entering zero
gravity recline.
Make sure to check for children
or pets underneath the footwell
before exiting zero gravity recline
and returning to upright position.
Make sure to check for children
or pets between the footrest
and the chair body before
lowering the legrest.
DANGER
DANGER
DANGER
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USB CHARGING PORT
Another feature of your chair is an in-built USB port for charging your devices. The USB
charging port can be found on top of the left remote pocket.
USB Charging Port

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REMOTE CONTROL BUTTONS
REMOTE DIAGRAM
ZERO
OK
4D

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REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION
Power – Powers up the remote or returns the chair to the exit position and powers
down remote.
Home – Shortcut to the home page of all menu screens.
Pause – Press pause to immediately stop all massage chair activity, press again to
resume.
Feet Adjust – Press and hold up arrow to bring foot rest up, press and hold down
arrow to bring foot rest down.
4D 4D – Press to toggle the intensity of the 4D back massage mechanism.
Auto – Select from 13 pre-set massage programs.
Directional Button – Press up, down, left or right to navigate the display screen.
OK – After navigating to the command desired on the display, push OK to select.
Seat Back Position – Press and hold down arrow to recline the seat back and lift up
footrest. Press and hold the up arrow to upright the seat back and lower footrest.
Zero Gravity – Press once for zero gravity 1. Press twice for zero gravity 2. Press
button again to return to zero gravity 1.
Voice Command – Press once to awaken Intelligent Voice Command, hold down
for 3 seconds to turn off Intelligent Voice Command.
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AUTO PROGRAMS
AUTO PROGRAMS
When massage chair is operating, press the
AUTO button on the remote control to enter Auto
Program Menu. Choose from Quick, Total Body,
Neck & Shoulder, Mid Body, Lower Body, Stretch,
Shiatsu, Relieve, Renew, Stress Free, Zen, Calm and
Bedtime. Press OK to enter the program you desire.
Selected program will show on the home screen.
NAVIGATING THE REMOTE
To show the Auto Programs list: Use the directional buttons to highlight
Auto Program from Home display, press OK button to select. Press up or
down button to navigate amongst the 12 auto programs.
To select an auto program: Use the up and down directional buttons
to highlight the program you wish to run. Press OK button to select and
begin program.
REMOTE CONTROL INUSE SCREEN
Whilst running an Auto Program or Manual mode, the
remote control screen will return to the in-use screen
(as shown below) after 10 seconds of being idle. To
return to the In-use screen from any menu screen,
without waiting, simply press the left button until you
return.
Auto Program
In-use screen
Manual In-use
screen
CAUTION
- Please do not spill water or other liquids in order to avoid key
malfunctions and error codes.
- Please do not place heavy objects on the controller or power
cord.
OK
AUTO
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Designed to help minimize stress carried in
the neck and shoulders.
Reduce built up tension carried in the
body from everyday stress.
Best for winding down and re-
energizing yourself after a long day.
Assists in relieving lower and upper back pain
through a series of massage techniques.
Designed for morning or midday
relaxing.
Performs a light massage to ease muscles
and recuperate the body.
Reduce built up tension carried in the
body from everyday stress.
Designed to help minimize stress carried in
the neck and shoulders.
This is a great program for people
who work at a desk or travel a lot.
This strong kneading and shiatsu massage
effectively decompresses the entire body.
Relieving lower and upper back pain. Assists in relieving lower and upper back pain
through focused kneading of the hip area.
This program is recommended to
relieve lower back pain.
Deep shiatsu on the back for 10 minutes.
Designed for morning or midday
relaxing.
Yoga like stretching motions combined with
deep shiatsu massage helps to boost the
vitality of muscles.
Alleviate tension in the lower half of
the body.
Targets the lower back, buttocks and feet.
This program is recommended to
relieve lower back pain.
Focuses on the lumbar vertebra with targeted
kneading and tapping massage to relieve
tension.
Soothing pain and tension in the neck
and shoulders.
A sequence of neck, shoulder, and upper
back massage techniques.
Comprehensive massage session using
deep tissue kneading, and tapping.
Rapid demonstration of all massage
techniques and chair motions.
This program is the best choice to
relax tired muscles and increase
physical vigor.
A quick way to feel all the massage
techniques and chair movements in a
brief 8 minute session.
Total Body
Quick
Programs What For? Description
Neck & Shoulder
Mid Body
Lower Body
Stretch
Shiatsu
Relieve
Renew
Stress Free
Zen
Calm
Bedtime

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AIRBAG REGION
Select Air Massage from Home display, press up or down button to
navigate among: Position and Intensity.
AIRBAG MASSAGE
Navigate to Position, press right button, then use the up or down button
to select your desired airbag region: Full Body, Upper Body, Lower Body,
or OFF. Press OK button to select the airbag region.
AIRBAG INTENSITY
Navigate to Intensity, press right button, then use the up or down button
to select your desired intensity: 1 = light, 2, 3, 4 = firm, or Off. Press OK
button to select the airbag intensity.
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4D INTENISTY
Select Options from Home display, press up or down button to navigate
among: 4D Intensity, Foot Speed, Calf Speed, Heat, Nature Sounds and Volume.
OPTIONS
Navigate to 4D Intensity, press right button, then use the up or down button
to select your desired airbag region: 1 = light, 6 = firm. Press OK button to
select the 4D Intensity.
FOOT SPEED
CALF SPEED
Navigate to Foot Speed, press right button, then use the up or down button
to select your desired intensity: 1 = light, 2, 3 = firm, or Off (deactivate
rollers). Press OK button to select the Foot Roller Speed.
Alternatively, press the Foot Roller button on your remote control. Pressing this button will turn off Foot
rollers, press again to also turn off Calf rollers, press again to resume both. Your current foot roller
speed is displayed in the in-use screen in the top left corner.
Navigate to Calf Speed, press right button, then use the up or down button
to select your desired intensity: 1 = light, 2, 3 = firm, or Off (deactivate
rollers). Press OK button to select the Calf Roller Speed.
GETTING STARTED
HEAT
Navigate to Heat, press right button, then use the up or down button to
select your desired heat region: Lumbar or Back Mechanism. Press OK
button to select the heat region.
You can select both heat regions at once. If the heat region is highlighted in yellow it is on. To turn off,
select heat region again. Once heat region is off, writing will return to white.

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NATURE SOUNDS
VOLUME
Navigate to Nature Sounds, press right button, then use the up or down
button to select your desired Nature Sound. Press OK button to select.
See descriptions for each nature sound program below.
Navigate to Volume, press right button then press up or down button to
select your desired volume level: 1 = quietest, 2, 3, 4, 5 = loudest, or OFF.
Press OK to select setting.
What is it?Sounds
White Noise
Ocean Surf
Crickets
Rain
Nature
Airplane
Car Ride
Fireplace
Thunderstorm
Windy Night
A constant even loop of pure white noise to mask out distractions
Soothing ocean waves rolling onto the shore
Night time in the suburbs. Churping Crickets, water trickling from a pond, and faint traffic noises
Quiet, light, refreshing rain falling to the ground
Refreshing sounds of small birds peacefully singing along a tranquil stream
A Cessna propeller airplane motor idling
Calming inner-city traffic featuring cars, trucks, and motorcycles
Crackling of fire in a fireplace
Heavy rainstorm with thunder
Heard from inside a cabin, a howling wind blows constantly outside
NOTE: Bluetooth must be turned ON for sounds to work

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Your chair comes with built in intelligent voice
command + control. This feature allows you to
control your chair and massage experience
completely hands-free by using one of the many
voice commands. Voice Control will only work
when the chair is powered on and active or
within 20 minutes of an auto program ending.
To activate the intelligent voice control function,
simply say ‘Hey Massage Chair’, or ‘Hi Massage
Chair’, or press the voice control button on the
remote control. You may now give your chair any
of the commands below within 6 seconds. Make
sure to speak clearly and slowly. After 6 seconds
the Intelligent Voice Command function will turn
off automatically and must be awakened again.
You can also activate intelligent voice control
by using the remote control. Press the Voice
Command button on your remote control, once
to awaken Voice Command, or hold down for 4
seconds to turn off voice control listening.
TURN OFF LISTENING
At any time, Simply press and hold the
Voice Command button for 3 seconds
then release. Turn back on by pressing
the Voice Command button again.
INTELLIGENT VOICE COMMAND + CONTROL
Voice Command
button
GETTING STARTED
Manual CommandsCommands
Quick
Total Body
Neck & Shoulder
Lower Body
Renew
Stretch
Bedtime
Mid Body
Shiatsu
Relieve
Calm
Zen
Stress Free
Turn Chair ON
Turn Chair OFF
Change to Point Mode
Go a Little Down
Go a Little Up