Invacare IDC User Manual

Invacare®IDC

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UserManual

ThismanualMUSTbegiventotheuseroftheproduct.
BEFOREusingthisproduct,readthismanualandsaveforfuturereference.

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Contents

1General........................................4

1.1Aboutthismanual..............................4

1.2Intendeduse..................................4

1.3Generalinformation.............................4

2Components....................................5

2.1Topside.....................................5

2.2Bottomside..................................5

3Setup..........................................6

3.1MountingIDC.................................6

3.2Connectingtheattendantcontroltotheelectronics.....7

3.3Removingtheattendantcontrolfromthewheelchair.....7

4Usage..........................................8

4.1Startinguptheattendantcontrol...................8

4.2Adjustingthespeed.............................8

4.3ControllingthewheelchairwiththeIDC..............8

4.3.1Howtosteerthewheelchair....................9

4.3.2Howthewheelchairreactstohandlemovements.....9

4.4Informationonthe"EmergencyStop"function..........10

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1General

1.1Aboutthismanual

Thisdocumentisasupplementtothepowerwheelchair’s
documentation.

TheproductitselfdoesnotbearaCEmarkbutispartofaproduct
thatcomplieswithDirective93/42/EECconcerningmedicaldevices.
Itisthereforecoveredbythepowerwheelchair’sCEmarking.See
thepowerwheelchair’sdocumentationformoreinformation.

1.2Intendeduse

TheIDCcanbeusedtoassigncontrolofthepowerwheelchairfrom
thedrivertoanattendant.TheIDCisnotsuitableforthewheelchair
driverhimself.Theattendantwalksbehindortothesideofthe
wheelchair,andcanintuitivelydeterminespeedanddirectionof
movementbypressingahandlewithminimumforce.Adjustments
canalsobemadetothewheelchairusingdedicatedprogramming.
OnceheactivatestheIDC,theattendanttakesovercomplete
responsibilityforthewheelchairanditsdriver.TheIDCcanonlybe
usedinconnectionwiththemasterremoteonthewheelchair,andis
restrictedtoACS/ACS2electronics.

1.3Generalinformation

CantheIDCbeusedforwheelchairswithdirect
steering?

TheIDCcanbeusedirrespectiveofwhetherthewheelchairhas
directorindirectsteering.

Whichelectronicsystemsistheattendantcontrol
compatiblewith?

TheIDCisonlycompatiblewithwheelchairswhichusethe
ACS/ACS2systemsincespecialconnectionsneedtobeavailable.The
IDCattendantcontrolonlyfunctionsinconnectionwithamaster
remote.ContactyourInvacare®dealerformoreinformation.

SwitchingbetweenIDCandmasterremote

TheIDCisswitchedonandoffusingthemasterremoteonthe
wheelchair.Thewheelchairdrivercannotswitchbacktohisown
modebyhimselfusingthemasterremote.Thiscanonlybedone
bytheattendantusingtheIDC.

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Components

2Components

2.1Topside

1“Reverseactivated”LED

2“Wheelchairdriverincontrol”LED

3Speedpotentiometer

4

“Attendantincontrol”LED

5

“Driver/attendant”switchoverbutton

6“ON/OFF”LED

7

“Forwardsorreverse”pushbutton

8Steeringhandle

2.2Bottomside

1Connectionsocketforbuscable

2Drivebuttonfordriving/emergencystop

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3Setup

3.1MountingIDC

Mountingthebracket

Tools:

•Forstandardbracket:open-endedspanner8mm

•Foradjustablebracket:Allenkey4mmandopen-ended

spanner8mm

TheIDCisfittedtothewheelchairusingabracketonthepush
handle.Therearetwovariations,oneisadjustableandoneisfixed
(standard).Thebracketclampisfixedwithfourbolts(1).

1.Fixthebracketontothewheelchairpushhandleasshownin
thefigureabove.

2.Positionbolts(1).Usenutsfortheadjustablebracket.

3.Tightenthebolts,preventnutsfromturningifnecessary.

MountingtheIDC

CAUTION!
Riskofunintendedmovement

Iftheclampingleverisfittedtootightlyorreplacedby
hardwarenotapprovedbyInvacare,theIDCmightget
adrivesignalandcouldstartrunningbyitselfwhenin
attendantprofile.

–Tightentheclampingleverhand-tightonly(max.6

Nm).

–OnlyusetheclampingleverprovidedbyInvacarefor

fixingtheIDC.

–Testthemobilitydevicebeforeuse.

1.

Attachtheattendantcontroltothemountingplate(1).

2.Tightentheclampinglever(2).

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3.2Connectingtheattendantcontroltothe

electronics

Theintuitiveattendantcontroltakesovercontrolofthe
wheelchairandmayonlybeusedbyanattendant.Itis
imperativethatthewheelchairdriverhimselfisnotallowed
tooperatetheattendantcontrol.

FittingshouldonlybecarriedoutbyanInvacare®approved
dealer.Whenfitting,pleaseensurethatthebuscableis
routedandfixedcorrectlysothatdamagetothebuscable
isavoided.

1.Switchthewheelchairelectronicsoffatthemasterremote.

2.ConnectoneendofthebuscabletotheIDC,theotherendtoa
freebussocketonthewheelchair.

Incasethereisnosparebussocketonthewheelchair’s
controlsystem,asplitter/4–waybussocketcanbeordered
fromyourInvacare®dealer.

3.Theattendantcontrolisnowconnectedtothedrive.

3.3Removingtheattendantcontrolfromthe
wheelchair

1.Switchthewheelchairoff,anddismantletheindividualpartsin
accordancewiththeinstructionsinthewheelchair’susermanual.

2.Onlyeverpullthecontrolunitplugoutofitssocketbyholding
thehousing,notthecable!

3.

Loosentheclampinglever(1)(rotatesseveraltimes!)andpull
thecontrolunitoutofthewheelchairbracket.

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4Usage

4.1Startinguptheattendantcontrol

1.Cyclepoweronthemasterremote.Waituntilthestart-up
routineiscompleted.Thisisaregularprocedurewhenthe
wheelchairispoweredon.

2.The"ON/OFF"and"Wheelchairdriverincontrol"diodesonthe
attendantcontroldisplay(1)willilluminate.

3.Presstheswitchoverbutton(2)ontheattendantcontrol.This
activatestheattendantcontrol,andthefollowingoperating
displaysareshown:

•Inthewheelchairdriver'sremotedisplay:batterysymbol

(accumulatorcapacitydisplay)andunderthistheletter“A”
=Attendant.

•Intheattendantcontroldisplay(1):the"Attendantin

control"diodeontherightilluminates.

Seethewheelchair’susermanualformoreinformation
aboutthebatterychargingstatusdisplay.

4.2Adjustingthespeed

Themaximumspeedofthewheelchaircanbesetbytheuserto
matchhispersonalrequirementsandthesurroundingconditions.
Thecurrentmaximumspeedsetisdisplayedonthewheelchairspeed
displayandcanalsobepresetthere.Youcancarryoutfurtherfine
adjustmentstothemaximumspeedontheIDCusingthespeed
potentiometer(1).Inaddition,thespeedincreasesthemorethe
drivebuttonispressed.

4.3ControllingthewheelchairwiththeIDC

1.Switchonwheelchairviathemasterremote.Thedisplaysonthe
remoteilluminate.Presetthespeedifnecessary.

2.UsetheswitchoverbuttonontheIDCtoselectattendant
control.Thewheelchairisreadytodrive.

3.Adjustthedrivingspeed(speedpotentiometer—seesection

4.2Adjustingthespeed,page8

)

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4.Pressthedrivebuttontostartthewheelchairmoving.

5.Adjustthemaximumspeedtomatchyourwalkingpace.

Youcansetwhetherthewheelchairshouldtravelforwardsor
backwardsbypressingtheswitchoverbuttonforforwardsorreverse
gear(1).Ifreversegearhasbeenselected,thearrow(2)illuminates.

4.3.1Howtosteerthewheelchair

Theelectronicsystemcontainedinthehandle(1)registersthe
movementmadebytheattendant'shand.Slightpressureonthe
handletotheleftorrightistranslatedintoadrivecommandfor
thedrivewheelssothatbendscanbetravelledwithouttheneed
formuchforce.

Whenreversing,makesureyouknowwhetherthe
wheelchairhasdirectorindirectsteeringsothatyouknow
inwhichdirectionyouhavetosteer,andtheninwhich
directionthewheelchairwillactuallytravel.Youshould
initiallygetusedtotheIDCattendantcontrolinstagesso
thatnohazardsareposedforthewheelchairdriveror
others.

4.3.2Howthewheelchairreactstohandle

movements

Steeringtakesplacebypressingthehandletothesides.Whetheryou
aretravellingforwardsorbackwards,youmusttouchtheleft-hand
sideofthehandletomakethewheelchairturntotheleft.Ifyou
touchtheright-handsideofthehandle,thewheelchairwillturnto
theright.

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Traveldirection

Themorethebuttonispressed,thefasterthewheelchairwilldrive.

Tobrakequickly,simplyletgoofthehandle.Thewheelchair
brakes.Ifyoupressthedrivebuttonwithfullforce,the
wheelchairalsocarriesoutan"EmergencyStop".

4.4Informationonthe"EmergencyStop"

function

Ifthewheelchairneedstobestoppedimmediatelyduetoahazard
situation,pushthedrivebutton(1)firmlyasfaraspossible.This
causesanimmediateforceddriveswitch-off.Onceyourelease
thedrivebutton(1)youcanstarttodrivethewheelchairagain
immediately.

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Notes

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