Invacare LiNX IDC User Manual

Invacare®LiNXIDC

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UserManual

ThismanualMUSTbegiventotheuseroftheproduct.
BEFOREusingthisproduct,readthismanualandsaveforfuturereference.

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Contents

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

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

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

1.3Servicelife...................................4

2Safety..........................................5

2.1Generalsafetynotes............................5

2.2SafetyinformationonIDC........................5

3Components......................................6

3.1Topside.....................................6

3.2Bottomside..................................6

3.3Labelsonproduct..............................7

4Setup...........................................9

4.1Installing/RemovingtheIDC.......................9

4.2ConnectingIDCtocontrolssystem..................10

5Usage..........................................11

5.1StartingupIDC................................11

5.2Switchingcontrolbetweenattendantandoccupant.....11

5.3Settingthespeed..............................11

5.4ControllingthewheelchairwithIDC.................12

5.4.1Howtosteerthewheelchair...................12

5.4.2Howthewheelchairreactstohandlemovements....12

5.5Informationonthe“EmergencyStop”function........13

5.6Faultdiagnosis................................14

5.6.1Faultcodesanddiagnosiscodes.................14

6Maintenance.....................................17

6.1IDCmaintenance...............................17

Invacare®LiNXIDC

1General

1.1Aboutthismanual

Thisdocumentisasupplementtothepowerwheelchair’s
documentation.

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

Formoreinformationabouttheproduct,forexample
productsafetynoticesandproductrecalls,contactyourlocal
Invacarerepresentative.Beforereadingthismanual,make
sureyouhavethelatestversion.Youndthelatestversion
ontheInvacarewebsite.Foraddressandwebsiteseeback
pageofthismanual.

1.2Intendeduse

TheIDCcanbeusedtoassigncontrolofthepower
wheelchairfromtheoccupanttoanattendant.TheIDC
isnotsuitableforthewheelchairoccupanthimself.The
attendantwalksbehindortothesideofthewheelchair ,and
canintuitivelydeterminespeedanddirectionofmovement
bypressingahandlewithminimumforce.Adjustments
canalsobemadetothewheelchairusingdedicated
programming.OncetheattendantactivatestheIDC,he
takesovercompleteresponsibilityforthewheelchairand
itsoccupant.

1.3Servicelife

Weestimateaservicelifeofveyearsforthisproduct,
provideditisusedinstrictaccordancewiththeintended
useassetoutinthisdocumentandallmaintenanceand
servicerequirementsaremet.Theestimatedservicelifecan
beexceedediftheproductiscarefullyusedandproperly
maintained,andprovidedtechnicalandscienticadvances
donotresultintechnicallimitations.Theservicelifecan
alsobeconsiderablyreducedbyextremeorincorrectusage.
Thefactthatweestimateaservicelifeforthisproductdoes
notconstituteanadditionalwarranty.

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Safety

2Safety

2.1Generalsafetynotes

WARNING!
Riskofinjuryordamageduetoelectricalshorts

Connectorpinsoncablesconnectedtothepower
modulecanstillbeliveevenwhenthesystem
isoff.

–Cableswithlivepinsshouldbeconnected,

restrainedorcovered(withnon-conductive
materials)sothattheyarenotexposedto
humancontactormaterialsthatcouldcause
electricalshorts.

–Whencableswithlivepinshavetobe

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

Riskofdamagetotheconnectorpins

Ifyoutouchtheconnectorpins,theycanbecome
dirtyortheycanbedamagedbyelectrostatic
discharge.

–Donottouchtheconnectorpins.

Riskofdamagetothemobilitydevice

Therearenouser-serviceablepartsinsideany
case.

–Donotopenordisassembleanycase.

2.2SafetyinformationonIDC

CAUTION!
Riskofinjuryordamage

Malfunctioningorunintendedmovementmay
occuriftheIDCwasexposedtoforcefulimpacts
suchaswallcollisionorfalldamage,orifitis
visiblydamaged.Internalpartsmightbebroken.

–Ifunintendedmovementoccurs,stopusingthe

IDCandpowerwheelchairimmediatelyand
contactaqualiedtechnician.

CAUTION!
Riskofinjuryordamage

Ifclampingleverorhandleandhousingscrews
arettedtootightlyorreplacedbyhardwarenot
approvedbyInvacare,IDCinternalpartsmight
getdamaged.Thiscouldleadtoanunintended
drivesignalandtheIDCcouldstartrunningby
itselfwhenIDCiscontrollingthewheelchair .

–DoNOTtightenhandlescrewsatall.Handle

maygetstuckorblocked.

–Tightenclampingleverandhousingscrews

hand-tightonly(max.6Nm).
–Tightenscrewonmonoblockto1Nm.
–Onlyuseclampingleverandscrewsprovided

byInvacareforxingIDC.
–T estmobilitydevicebeforeuse.

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3Components

3.1Topside

A

“Reverseactivated”LED

B

“Wheelchairoccupantincontrol”LED

C

Speedpotentiometer

D

“Attendantincontrol”LED

E

“Powerbutton”

F

StatusLED

G

“Forwardsorreverse”pushbutton

H

Steeringhandle

3.2Bottomside

A

Triggerleverfordriving/emergencystop

B

Buscable

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