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Connecting TASKA to the Socket
If your TASKA hand has been supplied with a “Quick Disconnect Wrist”,
attaching and removing the hand is simple.
To attach the hand, just line up the wrist connection of the hand with that of
the socket, and push them together. An audible click will occur when the
attachment has locked together.
To remove the hand, rotate the hand and socket relative to each other
slowly, whilst also pulling lightly on the hand in the direction away from the
socket. When the rotation has reached the right point, the hand will simply
release and come free from the socket.
Turning On/Off
There is a press button, on the socket, that turns the TASKA hand on and off.
Press the button once to turn the hand on. As the hand powers up, two of
the LEDs on the back of the hand will flash briefly, and the fingers will move
slightly. At that point, the hand is ready for action.
When the hand is starting up, make sure it is clear
of any obstructions, so the fingers and thumb can
all open fully without bumping into anything. The
digits all need to move to a fully extended position
at startup so that they will move accurately to correct
positions when grips are activated.
If you find, at any stage, that the fingers or thumb are not positioning
correctly (e.g. index finger and thumb do not come together precisely when
you activate the pinch grip) then power off the hand, and power it on again,
clear of any obstructions, so the correct positioning will be reset.
Battery Charging
Charging of the TASKA hand must be performed only by the chargers
provided with the product.
Before charging the hand, remove the hand and
arm socket from your residual limb. The charging
point is a magnetic socket beside the On/Off button.
Simply place the matching magnetic terminal, on
the end of the charger’s cord, on top of the charging point. The magnets
in the charging point and the charger terminal will automatically move the
two connectors to the correct alignment.
Connect the charger to an appropriate power socket – either a 12V socket
in the case of the car charger, or a mains socket in the case of the wall
charger. Charging will automatically commence when the charger is
connected. When charging begins the charger LED will change to RED.
