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

Invacare®IDC

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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