Invacare LiNX DLX-REM400 User Manual

Invacare®LiNX

DLX-REM400,Supplementtopowerwheelchairuser manual

enRemote

UserManual

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Contents

1General.........................................5

1.1AboutThisManual.............................5

1.2Symbolsinthismanual..........................5

1.3Warrantyinformation...........................5

1.4Servicelife...................................5

1.5Limitationofliability............................6

2Safety..........................................7

2.1Generalsafetynotes............................7

3Components......................................9

3.1UserinterfaceREM400..........................9

3.2Screencompositionoverview.....................9

3.2.1Batterybar................................10

3.2.2StatusBar.................................10

3.2.3UserFunctionCardOverview...................11

3.3Navigationbutton..............................15

3.4LabelsontheProduct...........................16

4Setup...........................................20

4.1Generalinformationonsetup.....................20

4.2Wiring......................................20

4.3Connectingtheremote..........................21

5Usage..........................................22

5.1Operatingtheremote...........................22

5.1.1ControlsonMenuScreen......................23

5.1.2SettingsonMenuScreen......................23

5.1.3ConguringMenuScreen......................26

5.1.4LockingScreentoAvoidUnintentionalResponse.....27

5.2Navigatingthroughuserfunctioncards..............28

5.2.1FunctionChangeInhibits......................28

5.2.2Usingdirectnavigation........................29

5.2.3Usingindirectnavigation......................31

5.2.4Menuselect................................32

5.2.5Overviewscanselect.........................35

5.2.6Scanselect................................35

5.3Usingthemultipurposebuttons....................38

5.4UsingtheToggleSwitches(Optional)................38

5.5Proportionaldrivingmode........................39

5.5.1Usingthejoystick............................39

5.5.2Controllingthemaximumspeed.................40

5.6Latcheddrivingmode...........................41

5.6.1Externalstopswitch..........................42

5.6.21StepUp.................................43

5.6.33StepUp.................................44

5.6.45StepUp.................................44

5.6.53StepUp/Down............................45

5.6.65StepUp/Down............................46

5.6.7CruiseControl..............................46

5.7Emergencystop................................47

5.8Operatingthepositionlights......................47

5.9Operatingthehazardlights.......................49

5.10Operatingthedirectionindicators.................50

5.11Operatingthehorn............................52

5.12OperatingLightingFunctionsandHornviaUtility

FunctionCard................................52

5.13Locking/unlockingtheremote....................52

5.14Thesleepmode..............................53

5.15Operatingpoweredseatingfunctions...............54

5.15.1ThroughSeatingCards.......................54

5.15.2ThroughExternalSwitches....................56

5.15.3SpeedReductionandSeatingFunctionInhibits.....60

5.16ConnectivityCards.............................62

5.16.1ConguringConnectivityCard..................62

5.16.2MouseMover.............................70

5.16.3SwitchControl.............................75

5.17Usingsecondaryinputs.........................81

5.17.1UsingManualSwing-AwayChinControl..........82

5.17.2UsingPoweredSwing-AwayChinControl.........83

5.17.3UsingtheCompactSingleSwitchJoystick.........84

5.17.4UsingtheMicroExtremityControljoystick........85

5.17.5UsingthePediatricCompactJoystick............86

5.17.6UsingtheSip-N-Puff.........................86

5.17.7UsingtheSip-N-PuffHeadArray................88

5.17.8UsingtheHeadArray........................90

5.17.9UsingtheFourSwitchProximityArray...........92

5.17.10UsingtheRemoteStopSwitch................93

5.17.11UsingtheWirelessMouseEmulator............94

5.18DisablingBluetooth............................96

5.19ChargingtheBatteries..........................96

5.19.1Batteryalarms.............................97

5.20UsingtheUSBcharger..........................98

6Maintenance.....................................100

6.1ReplacingMouthpiece...........................100

6.2ReplacingSalivaTrap............................100

6.3CleaningSip-N-Puff.............................101

7Troubleshooting...................................102

7.1Faultdiagnosis................................102

7.1.1FaultCodesandDiagnosisCodes................102

7.2OON(“OutOfNeutral”).........................104

8T echnicalData....................................105

8.1Technicalspecications..........................105

General

1General

1.1AboutThisManual

Thisdocumentisasupplementtothepowerwheelchair’s documentation.

TheproductitselfdoesnotbearaCEmarkbutispartofa productthatcomplieswithDirective93/42/EECconcerning medicaldevices.Itisthereforecoveredbythepower wheelchair’sCEmarking.Seethepowerwheelchair’s documentationformoreinformation.

Invacarereservestherighttoalterproductspecications withoutfurthernotice.

Beforereadingthisdocument,makesureyouhavethe latestversion.YoundthelatestversionasaPDFonthe Invacarewebsite.

Formoreinformationabouttheproduct,forexample productsafetynoticesandproductrecalls,contactyour Invacarerepresentative.Seeaddressesattheendofthis document.

1.2Symbolsinthismanual

Inthismanual,hazardstatementsareindicatedbysymbols. Thesymbolsareaccompaniedbyasignalwordthatindicates theseverityoftherisk.

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1.3Warrantyinformation

Weprovideamanufacturer’swarrantyfortheproduct inaccordancewithourGeneralTermsandConditionsof Businessintherespectivecountries.

Warrantyclaimscanonlybemadethroughtheprovider fromwhomtheproductwasobtained.

1.4Servicelife

Weestimateaservicelifeofveyearsforthisproduct, provideditisusedinstrictaccordancewiththeintended useassetoutinthisdocumentandallmaintenanceand servicerequirementsaremet.Theestimatedservicelifecan beexceedediftheproductiscarefullyusedandproperly maintained,andprovidedtechnicalandscienticadvances

WARNING Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresult inseriousinjuryordeathifitisnotavoided.

CAUTION Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresult inminororslightinjuryifitisnotavoided.

IMPORTANT Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresult indamagetopropertyifitisnotavoided.

Givesusefultips,recommendationsand informationforefcient,trouble-freeuse.

Thissymbolidentiesalistofvarioustools, componentsanditemswhichyouwillneedin ordertocarryoutcertainwork.

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donotresultintechnicallimitations.Theservicelifecan alsobeconsiderablyreducedbyextremeorincorrectusage. Thefactthatweestimateaservicelifeforthisproductdoes notconstituteanadditionalwarranty.

1.5Limitationofliability

Invacareacceptsnoliabilityfordamagearisingfrom:

•Non-compliancewiththeusermanual

•Incorrectuse

•Naturalwearandtear

•Incorrectassemblyorset-upbythepurchaserora thirdparty

•T echnicalmodications

•Unauthorisedmodicationsand/oruseofunsuitable spareparts

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Safety

2Safety

2.1Generalsafetynotes

WARNING! Riskofinjuryordamagetothemobilitydevice

Donotinstall,maintainoroperatethisequipment beforeyouhavereadandunderstoodallthe instructionsandallthemanualsforthisproduct andallotherproductsthatyouuseorinstall togetherwiththisproduct.

–Followtheinstructionsintheusermanuals.

WARNING! Riskofseriousinjuryordamagetothemobility deviceorsurroundingproperty

Wrongsettingscanmakethemobilitydevice uncontrollableorunstable.Anuncontrolledor unstablemobilitydevicecancauseanunsafe situationsuchasacrash.

–Performanceadjustmentsmustonlybemade

byqualiedtechniciansorbypersonswho completelyunderstandtheprogramming parameters,theadjustmentprocess,the congurationofthemobilitydeviceandthe capabilitiesofthedriver .

–Performanceadjustmentsmustonlybemade

indryconditions.

WARNING! Riskofinjuryordamageduetoelectricalshorts

Connectorpinsoncablesconnectedtothepower modulecanstillbeliveevenwhenthesystem isoff.

–Cableswithlivepinsshouldbeconnected,

restrainedorcovered(withnon-conductive materials)sothattheyarenotexposedto humancontactormaterialsthatcouldcause electricalshorts.

–Whencableswithlivepinshavetobe

disconnected,forexample,whenremovingthe buscablefromtheremoteforsafetyreasons, makesuretorestrainorcoverthepins(with non-conductivematerials).

CAUTION! Riskofinjuryfromhotsurfaces

Remotemodulecangethotwhenexposedto strongsunlightforlongperiods.

–Donotleavemobilitydeviceindirectsunlight

forlongperiods.

Riskofdamagetotheconnectorpins

Ifyoutouchtheconnectorpins,theycanbecome dirtyortheycanbedamagedbyelectrostatic discharge.

–Donottouchtheconnectorpins.

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Riskofdamagetothemobilitydevice

Therearenouser-serviceablepartsinsideany case.

–Donotopenordisassembleanycase.

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3Components

3.1UserinterfaceREM400

Bussocket

Stereojacksockets

Infraredtransmitter

Speaker

Chargersocket

Toggleswitches

3.2Screencompositionoverview

Components

Batterybar

Multipurposebuttons

ON/OFFbutton/StatusLED

Touchdisplay

Joystick

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Statusbar

Userfunctioncard

Navigationbutton

Functioninformation

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3.2.1Batterybar

Thebatterybarprovidesagraphicaldisplayofthebattery’s currentstateofchargeand,whenabatterychargeris connected,thechargingstatus.

Batterybardisplaysgreen whenstateofchargeis between60and100%.

Batterybardisplaysorange whenstateofchargeis between20and59%.

Batterybardisplaysred whenstateofchargeisless than20%.

Charging.

3.2.2StatusBar

Fig.3-1

Prolename

Time

Statusinformation

ProleName

Theprolenamecanonlybesetbytheprovider.

Time

Thetimeisdisplayedasa12–or24–hourclock.Itisset usingthecoordinateduniversaltime(UTC)andanoffset basedonthelocation(country)oftheuser .TheUTCis automaticallyacquiredwhenasystemisconnectedtoa programminganddiagnostictool.Thecountry-basedoffset issetthroughtheremotemodule’sMenuscreen.See5.1.2 SettingsonMenuScreen,page23.

StatusInformation

ThestatusinformationdisplaysthecurrentstateoftheLiNX systemwithstatusicons.

Thisnotiesyouthatadrivelock-out isactive.Adrivelock-outisastate thatpreventsthewheelchairbeing driven.See5.15.3SpeedReductionand SeatingFunctionInhibits,page60for moreinformationaboutlock-outsand slow-downs.

Thisnotiesyouthatadriveslow-down isactive.Adriveslow-downisastate thatpreventsthewheelchairbeing drivenatmaximumspeedforsafety reasons.Instead,thewheelchairis allowedtodriveatareducedspeed forthedurationoftheactivedrive slow-down.See5.15.3SpeedReduction

andSeatingFunctionInhibits,page60

formoreinformationaboutlock-outs andslow-downs.

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Thisnotiesyouthatafaultoccurred. Thenumberindicatesthetypeoffault. See7.1.1FaultCodesandDiagnosis Codes,page102formoreinformation aboutfaultcodes.

Thisnotiesyouthataseatinglock-outis active.Aseatinglock-outisastatethat preventsthewheelchair’sseatingbeing operated.See5.15.3SpeedReduction

andSeatingFunctionInhibits,page60

formoreinformationaboutlock-outs andslow-downs.

ThisnotiesyouthatBluetooth connectivityisdisabled.See5.18 DisablingBluetooth,page96formore informationaboutdisablingBluetooth.

Components

Fig.3-2Left-handedFig.3-3Right-handed

Beaware,thatinthefollowingmanualright-handed functioncardsaredisplayedonly.Allbuttonshave thesamefunctionsforright-andleft-handed,sothe descriptionscanbeusedforleft-handedusers,too.

Threebatteryalarmsareshownontheright-handsideof thestatusbar.See5.19.1Batteryalarms,page97.

3.2.3UserFunctionCardOverview

Left-orRight-Handed

WiththeLiNXsystem,itispossible,toadjustthefunction cardsforleft-handedorright-handedusers.See5.1.3 ConguringMenuScreen,page26.

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FunctionCardHeader

Fig.3-4

Thefunctioncardtypeisidentiedbythecolorofthe functioncard’sheader:

•greenindicatesadrivecard,

•orangeindicatesaseatingcard,

•blueindicatesaconnectivitycard,and

•purpleindicatesautilitycard.

TheiconAindicatesthetypeofprimaryinput.

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ThetextBisprogrammablebyyourproviderandcanbe usedtonamethefunction.

Indicator

Meaning

DLX-REM400 DLX-REM500

DLX-REM2xx DLX-CR400 DLX-CR400LF

DLX-ACU200

Inputmoduleor third-partyinterface

HeadArray

SipandPuff

Userswitch

DriveCard

Fig.3-5

Drivecardscanbepre-setwithdifferentmaximumspeeds totyourneedsandyourenvironment.Forexampleadrive cardwithpre-setlowermaximumspeedcanbeusedfor indoorsandadrivecardwithpre-settotalmaximumspeed foroutdoors.Inadditiontothatyoucanalsocontrolthe pre-setmaximumspeed,see5.5.2Controllingthemaximum

speed,page40

Withadrivecardyouarealsoabletosoundthehornandto operatethelightingfunctions.See5.11Operatingthehorn,

page52

and5.8Operatingthepositionlights,page47.

Thefunctioninformationdisplayseitherthelatcheddriving mode,see5.6Latcheddrivingmode,page41ortheGyro indication,seetablebelow .

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nosymbolNoGyroisconnectedtothesystemor

enabledfordrivefunction.

Gyrodisabled.

Gyroenabled.

SeatingCard

Fig.3-6

Seatingcardsareforoperatingtheseatingfunctions,see

5.15.1ThroughSeatingCards,page54.

ConnectivityCard

Fig.3-7MouseMoverfunction

Fig.3-8SwitchControlfunction

Connectivitycardsallowyoutocommunicatewithexternal devices.Theconnectivityfunctionsthataresupportedby yourremoteareMouseMoverandSwitchControl.By default,thesefunctionsaredisabled.Contactyourprovider tochangetheconguration.

ThemousemoverallowsyoutocontrolthecursoronaPC orlaptop’sscreenwithauserinputonthewheelchair ,such asthejoystickontheremotemoduleoranexternaljoystick.

Switchcontrolisanaccessibilityfeaturethatallowsyouto navigateandselectitemsonyouriOSorAndroiddevice usingtheremote'sjoystickortouchscreen.

FormoreinformationaboutConnectivitycardsandhowto usethem,see5.16ConnectivityCards,page62

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UtilityCard

Fig.3-9Exampleofa

three-quadrant(3Q)navigation

utilitycard

Fig.3-10Exampleofa

four-quadrant(4Q)navigation

utilitycard

Utilitycardallowsyoutooperatesystemcontrols(suchas lightingfunctionsandhorn)aswellascontroloutputswith externalinputs.Theutilitycardfunctionissuitableforboth three-quadrant(3Q)andfour-quadrant(4Q)inputs.

Utilitycardallowsyoutooperatetwocontrols/outputs perquadrant,accordingtothedurationthattheuserinput isactivated:

•AShortpress/ Momentarypress, and

•BLongpress.

Fig.3-11

Bydefault,thisfunctionisonlyenabledforchair congurationswithanexternalcontrolinputthatwillnot allowthecontrolofhornorlights.Contactyourprovider tochangethecongurationandtosetupyourdesired operations.

Foranexamplehowtouseanutilitycardindailyuse, see5.12OperatingLightingFunctionsandHornviaUtility FunctionCard,page52.

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Arrangement

Whenactivated,thenavigationbuttonchangesitscolor fromgreytoblue.

Functioncards

F1F2F3F4

Thenavigationbuttonhastwoimportantfunctions:

1.Avisualindicationoftheconguredinteractionmode.

Conguredforswipe-and-tapactions

Proles

Thismeans,thatswipingandtappingthescreen activatesdifferentfunctions.

Conguredfortapactions

Thismeans,thatonlytappingthescreenactivates differentfunctions.Swipeinputsareignored.

Userfunctioncardsarearrangedinrowsofproles.Each prolecanholduserfunctioncards,whichcanbeofthe sametype,forexamplealldrivecards,orcanbeamixture ofdrive,seatingandconnectivitycards.

Themaximumnumberoffunctioncardsacrossallprolesis

40.Inacongurationwithveproles,forexample,each prolecanholduptoeightfunctioncards.

3.3Navigationbutton

2.Anavigationfunctiondependingoncontextand

Formoreinformationaboutchangingthe interactionmode,referto5.1.2Settingson MenuScreen,page23.

activationduration.Forexample,ashortpressonthe navigationbutton,whileviewinganactiveuserfunction card,opensthecardpreviewdisplay,referto5.2

Navigatingthroughuserfunctioncards,page28

pressopensthestatusscreen,referto5.1.2Settings

.Along

onMenuScreen,page23.

Dependingonthecongurationoftheremotemodule andtheuser’sneeds,thenavigationbuttonisdisplayed bottom-leftorbottom-rightonthescreen.

Additionaltothetouchdisplay,externalinputscanbeused tointeractwiththesystem,referto5.17Usingsecondary inputs,page81.

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3.4LabelsontheProduct

LabelsonDynamicControls’Parts

LabelsofDynamicControls’partsarelocatedonrearsideof thepart.Dependingonthepartnotalllabelsareavailable.

Fig.3-13RearsideofDLX-IN500

inputmodule

Fig.3-12Rearsideof

DLX-REM400

Productlabelcontaining:

1.Partnumber

2.DynamicControlslogo

3.DynamicControls’part description

4.DynamicControls' websiteaddress

5.Serialnumber

6.Warningtoread manualbeforeuse

7.Ingressprotection rating

8.WEEEsymbol

Hardwareandapplication rmwareversionlabel:

1.Hardwareversion

2.Hardwaremajor version

3.Hardwareminor version

4.Applicationversion

5.Applicationmajor version

6.Applicationminor version

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Productlabelcontaining:

•DynamicControls'logo

•Theproduct'sbarcode

•Theproduct'sserial number

•Theproduct'spart number

Tamperevidentseal.

ThisistheWEEEsymbol (WasteElectricaland ElectronicEquipment Directive).

Thisproducthasbeen suppliedfroman environmentallyaware manufacturer .Thisproduct maycontainsubstances thatcouldbeharmful totheenvironmentif disposedofinplaces (landlls)thatarenot appropriateaccordingto legislation.

•The‘crossedout wheeliebin’symbolis placedonthisproduct toencourageyou torecyclewherever possible.

•Pleasebe environmentally responsibleandrecycle thisproductthrough yourrecyclingfacility atitsendoflife.

IPX4

Thisistheenclosure's ingressprotectionrating.

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Recommendationtoread theinstructionmanual beforeusingthemodule.

READINST ALLA TION MANUALBEFOREUSE

Productlabelcontaining:

•DynamicControls' websiteaddress

•DynamicControls’ Bluetoothregistration

Serialnumberanddateofmanufacture

TheserialnumberonaDynamicControlsproductprovides boththedateofmanufactureaswellasauniqueserial numberfortheparticularmodule.

Theformat,asshownabove,isMYYnnnnnn,where:

•Misforthemonthofmanufacture,usingthelettersA

toL(A=Jan,B=Feb,C=Mar ,etc.),

•YYistheyearofmanufacture,

•nnnnnnisauniquesixdigitsequentialnumber .

Forexample,theremote’sserialnumber,asshownabove, beginswithA14indicatingthatitwasmanufacturedin January2014,anditsunique,sequentialvalueis132800.

LabelsonToggleSwitches

Fig.3-14

Power

Speedpotleft

Speedpotright

Functionandprole

Seating

Blank

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LabelsonAdaptiveSwitchLabs’Parts

LabelsofAdaptiveSwitchLabs’partsarelocatedeitheron leftrearsideofthepart(headarrays)ortheinterfacebox. Dependingontheusedpartnotalllabelsareavailable.

Productlabel(headarray) containing:

•A:AdaptiveSwitch Labs’logo

•B:Serialnumber

Productlabel(interface boxes)containing:

•A:Modelnumber

•B:Serialnumber

•C:AdaptiveSwitch Labs’logo

•D:AdaptiveSwitch Labs’contact information

Productlabelcontaining:

•AdaptiveSwitchLabs’ Bluetoothregistration

•Informationabout conditions

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4Setup

4.1Generalinformationonsetup

Thetasksdescribedinthischapterareintendedtobe performedbytrainedandauthorizedservicetechnicians forinitialsetup.Theyarenotintendedtobeperformed bytheuser .

4.2Wiring

Forsafeandreliableoperation,theinstallationofloomsand cablesmustfollowthebasicprinciplesofpowerwiring.

Cablesmustbesecuredbetweentheirconnectorsandany pointofexingsothatexingforcesarenottransferred totheconnectors.

CAUTION! Riskofinjuryanddamagetotheremote

Damagetocablesincreaseswiringimpedance.A damagedcablecanpotentiallyproducelocalized heat,sparksorarcingandbecomeasourceof ignitiontosurroundingammablematerial.

–Theinstallationmustensurethatallpower

cables,includingthebuscable,areprotected againstdamageandpotentialcontactwith ammablematerials.

Riskofdamage

Cablesandremotemodulescangetdamagedif notpositionedproperly.

–Routeandpositioncablesandremotemodules

sothattheyarefreefromphysicalstrain,abuse ordamage,suchassnagging,crushing,impacts fromexternalobjects,pinchingorabrasion.

Adequatestrainreliefmustbeprovidedforallcables,and themechanicallimitsofthecablesandloomsmustnotbe exceeded.

Ensurethatconnectorsandconnectorsocketsareshielded fromwatersplashesandwateringress.Cableswithfemale connectorsshouldfacehorizontallyordownwards.Ensure allconnectorsarefullymated.

CAUTION! Riskofinjuryanddamagetotheremote

Connectorpinsoncablesconnectedtothepower modulecanstillbeliveevenwhenthesystem isoff.

–Cableswithlivepinsshouldbeconnected,

restrainedorcoveredsothattheyarenot exposedtohumancontactormaterialsthat couldcauseelectricalshorts.

Makesurethatthecablesdonotextendbeyondthe wheelchairtopreventthemfrombeingcaughtordamaged byexternalobjects.Takeparticularcareonwheelchairswith movablestructuressuchasaseatlifter .

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WARNING!

Continuouscontactbetweenuserandcablecan resultinfrayedcablejacket.Thisincreasesrisk ofelectricshorts.

–Avoidroutingthecablewhereitwillcomeinto

continuouscontactwiththeenduser .

Wheninstallingthebuscable,avoidunduestrainingofthe cableandconnectionpoints.Flexingofthecableshould beminimizedwhereverpossible,toextendservicelifeand minimizetheriskofaccidentaldamage.

Riskofdamagetobuscable

Regularbendingcandamagebuscable

–Useofacablechaintosupportthebuscable,

wherethecableissubjecttoregularcyclic bending,isrecommended.Themaximum stretchofthechainshouldbelessthanthe lengthofthebuscable.Theforceappliedto exthecableshouldneverexceed10N.

Appropriatelifetestingshouldbecarriedoutto determine/conrmtheexpectedservicelifeand inspectionandmaintenanceschedule.

4.3Connectingtheremote

CAUTION! Riskofunintendedstops

Iftheplugoftheremotecableisbroken,the remotecablemaycomeloosewhiledriving.The remotecouldsuddenlyswitchoffwhenlosing power.Thisforcesanunintendedstop.

–Alwayschecktheplugoftheremotefor

damage.Contactyourproviderimmediatelyin caseofadamagedplug.

Riskofdamagetotheremote

Theremoteplugandconnectorsockett togetherinonewayonly.

–Donotforcethemtogether .

1.Lightlypushtoconnecttheplugoftheremotecable andtheconnectorsocket.Theplugmustlockinplace withanaudibleclick.

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5Usage

5.1Operatingtheremote

Poweringuptheremote

PressON/OFFkeyA.

Startscreenlightsup.

ThestatusLEDinsidetheON/OFFbuttonlightsupgreen,if nofaultispresentatpowerup.Afterafewsecondsdisplay isreadytouse.

Ifthereisafaultwiththesystemwhenpoweringup,the statusLEDindicatesthefaultwithaseriesofredashes, alsoafaulticonisdisplayedinthestatusbar .Formore informationaboutfaultindication,referto7.1.1FaultCodes

andDiagnosisCodes,page102

Poweringdowntheremote

1.PressON/OFFkeyA.

Shutdownscreenisdisplayed. Afterafewsecondstheremoteispowereddown.

Attendantincharge

Ifyourwheelchairisttedwithanattendantcontrol (DLX-ACU200)andtheattendantcontrolisincharge,an attendant-in-charge-overlayisdisplayed.

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AlsothestatusLEDinsidetheON/OFFbuttonoftheprimary remoteisturnedoff.

1.PressON/OFFbuttonofprimaryremotetotakeover control.

Attendantcontrolpowersdownautomatically .

Formoreinformationaboutusingtheattendant control,refertothemanualoftheattendantcontrol.

5.1.1ControlsonMenuScreen

Usage

Fig.5-1Exampleofabutton

1.TaponbuttonAtoperformtheaction.

Switches

Switchesareusedtochangebetweentwodifferentstates, suchasONandOFF.Thecurrentstateisvisibleonscreen.

Buttons

Buttonsareusedtoperformanaction,suchastoclose

1.TaponswitchAtochangethestate.

Fig.5-2Exampleofaswitch

thescreen.

Sliders

Currentlyweusethefollowingbuttonsonourremotes:

Slidersareusedtochangevalueofasettingcontinuously.

SymbolAction

Closescreen

Gobacktopreviousscreen

Opennextscreen/level.Itappearsonlyif amenuentrypermitfurthersettings.

Increaseordecreasethevalueofhouror

minuteonclock

1.TapandholdcircleAwithintheslider .

2.Swipecircletotherighttoincreasethevalue.Swipe circletothelefttodecreasethevalue.

Fig.5-3Exampleofaslider

5.1.2SettingsonMenuScreen

TheremotecanbeconguredfromMenuscreen.Menu screenoffersdifferentsettings.

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MenuScreen

Fig.5-4

EntryFunction

ClockViewandedittime.

ScreenLockActivatescreenlock.

GloveModeActivateGloveMode.T ouchscreen

becomesmoresensitive,allowingto interactwithscreenwhilewearing gloves.

SettingsOpensettingsmenu

SettingsMenu

Settingsmenuallowsyoutochangesettingsinthree differentcategories:

Fig.5-5

EntryFunction

DisplayOpendisplaysettings

InteractionOpeninteractionsettings

ConnectivityOpenconnectivitysettings

BackGobacktothepreviouslevel

Display

Fig.5-6

EntryFunction

Brightness

Decreaseorincreasescreen brightness

Language

ChangeuserinterfaceofMenu screentoselectedlanguage

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Interaction

EntryFunction

Tap-OnlyModeT ogglebetweentapmodeand

swipe-and-tapmode

TapZone

Denestheareausedfordetecting atapactionontouchscreen.It setstheareaaroundthepoint ofinitialcontact,withinatapis

Fig.5-7

recognized.Outsidethisarea, further,continuouscontactwillbe consideredasadrag/swipe.

Recommendation:

•Gooddexterity→Lowvalue (smalltapzone)

•Poordexterity→Highvalue (largetapzone)

Thisparameterdoesnot changetheareaaroundxed inputs(buttons,links,etc.).It issolelyfortheareaaround therstpointofcontact whentappingorswiping.

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EntryFunction

LeftHand

Mode

Togglebetweenright-handand left-handusageofremote.

WhentheswitchissettoON,all usercontrols(navigationbutton, speedslider,lightingcontrolsetc) aredisplayedandoperablefromthe left-handsideofthescreen.

Connectivity

Formoreinformationaboutconnectivitysettings,see5.16.1 ConguringConnectivityCard,page62.

5.1.3ConguringMenuScreen

OpeningMenuScreen

ClosingMenuScreen

Fig.5-9

TaponbuttonEtocloseMenuscreen.

ChangingTime

1.Taponclocktoedittime. InTimeEditmode,clockdisplaystimepickerwhere hourandminutevaluescanbechangedindependently.

Fig.5-8

TapandholdnavigationbuttonAuntilMenuscreen appears.

TaponarrowsAtoadjusthourvalueorBtoadjust

Fig.5-10

minutevalue.

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Fig.5-11

Ifnecessary ,tabswitchCtotogglebetween12–and 24–hourclock.

Fig.5-1224–hourclockFig.5-1312–hourclock

Usage

Fig.5-14

TaponbuttonDtoreturntoMenuscreen.

5.1.4LockingScreentoAvoidUnintentionalResponse

Thescreenlockisasecurityfeaturethattheusercan activatetopreventotherpeopleaccidentallyorintentionally interferingwiththetouchscreen.Italsopreventsany unintentionalresponsecausedbyrainorotherliquidsthat maylandonthetouchscreen.

Whenthescreenlockisactivated,thescreencontinuesto displaynormallybutitdoesnotrespondtoanyswipeor tapaction.

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Fig.5-15

TapandholdnavigationbuttonAtoopenMenuscreen.

Fig.5-16

TaponScreenLockswitchAtolockscreen.

Turnremoteoffandon(power-cycle)todeactivate screenlock.

Keepthetouchscreendrytoensureproperresponse duringuse.

5.2Navigatingthroughuserfunctioncards

Howtonavigatethroughuserfunctioncardsdependson howthenavigationbuttoniscongured.Referto3.3 Navigationbutton,page15,formoreinformationabout thepossiblecongurations.

Youcanlocateandselectafunctioncardbynavigating throughtheprogrammedprolesandfunctions.Therearea numberofnavigationmethodsthatcanbeused,depending onyourneedsandabilities.Thesemethodsfallintotwo groups:

•directnavigationand

•indirectnavigation.

5.2.1FunctionChangeInhibits

Functionchangeblockedisasafetyfeaturethatprevents accidentaldrivingorseatingmovements,when:

•afunctionchangeshouldbecarriedoutduringtheuser performsanactionontheactivefunction.

Fig.5-17

TaponbuttonEtocloseMenuscreen.

Screenlockisactivated.

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Theusermustnishhiscurrentactiontochangethe function.Otherwiseafunctionchangeblockedoverlayis displayed.

5.2.2Usingdirectnavigation

Younavigateprolesandfunctionsbymovingfromanactive functioncardtoanadjacentfunctioncard.Thefunction cardbecomesactiveimmediately.

Directnavigationisnotperformedwithanactive userinput(e.g.remote),sincetheactiveuserinput isusedtooperatetheactivefunctioncardonly (e.g.movingtheremotetodrive).Instead,theuser navigatesthroughtheprolesandfunctionsusing thetouchscreenorothercontrolinputs.

Usage

Swipeoverscreenortapnavigationbuttontoopen cardpreviewdisplay.

Swipeleftorrighttochangefunctioncards.

3.Taponselectedfunctioncard,tapnavigationbuttonor waitforafewsecondstoactivateselectedfunctioncard.

Changingproles

Prole1

Prole2

Usingswipe-and-tapmode

Changingfunctioncards

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Prole4

Swipeupordowntoactivateanotherprole. Thescreenviewfocusesontherstfunctioncardor thelast-usedfunctioncardintheprole,dependingon howtheprogrammingissetup.

2.Swipeleftorrighttochangefunctioncards.

3.Taponselectedfunctioncard,tapnavigationbuttonor waitforafewsecondstoactivateselectedfunctioncard.

Prole1

Prole2

Usingtapmode

Prole3

Changingfunctioncards

Taponnavigationbutton(shortpress)toopencard previewdisplay .

Prole4

Tapaboveorbelowfunctioncardthatisinthemiddle

ofdisplaytoactivateanotherprole. Taptoleftorrightofcardthatisinthemiddleof displaytochangefunctioncards.

3.Taponselectedfunctioncard,tapnavigationbuttonor waitforafewsecondstoactivateselectedfunctioncard.

Changingproles

Thescreenviewfocusesontherstfunctioncardor thelast-usedfunctioncardintheproledependingon howtheprogrammingissetup.

2.Taponnavigationbuttonorwaitforafewsecondsto activateselectedfunctioncard.

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Invacare LiNX DLX-REM400 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

1General

1.1AboutThisManual

1.2Symbolsinthismanual

1.3Warrantyinformation

1.4Servicelife

1.5Limitationofliability

2Safety

2.1Generalsafetynotes

3Components

3.1UserinterfaceREM400

3.2Screencompositionoverview

3.2.1Batterybar

3.2.2StatusBar

3.2.3UserFunctionCardOverview

3.3Navigationbutton

3.4LabelsontheProduct

4Setup

4.1Generalinformationonsetup

4.2Wiring

4.3Connectingtheremote

5Usage

5.1Operatingtheremote

5.1.1ControlsonMenuScreen

5.1.2SettingsonMenuScreen

5.1.4LockingScreentoAvoidUnintentionalResponse

5.2Navigatingthroughuserfunctioncards

5.2.1FunctionChangeInhibits

5.2.2Usingdirectnavigation