Invacare Linx REM500 User manual

LiNX®ControlSystem

REM500,Supplementtopowerwheelchairusermanual

enRemote

UserManual

ThismanualMUSTbegiventotheuseroftheproduct.

BEFOREusingthisproduct,readthismanualandsaveforfuturereference.

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Contents

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

1.1Aboutthismanual..............................5

1.2Symbols.....................................5

1.3PrescriptionStatement..........................5

1.4IntendedUse.................................5

1.4.1IntendedUse—REM500......................6

1.5ServiceLife...................................6

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

2.1GeneralGuidelines.............................7

2.1.1LiveEditGuidelines..........................10

2.1.2UsageGuidelines............................11

2.1.3SetupandServiceGuidelines...................12

3ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)Information..........14

3.1ElectromagneticCompatibility.....................14

3.1.1MinimizingEmissions.........................14

4Components......................................15

4.1UserinterfaceDLX

-REM500

.......................15

4.2Screencompositionoverview.....................15

4.2.1Batterybar................................15

4.2.2Statusbar.................................16

4.2.3Userfunctioncardoverview....................17

4.3Navigationbutton..............................19

4.4Labelsontheproduct...........................20

5Usage..........................................23

5.1Operatingtheremote...........................23

5.1.1Connectingtheremote.......................24

5.1.2Conguringviastatusscreen...................24

5.2Navigatingthroughuserfunctioncards..............27

5.2.1Usingdirectnavigation........................28

5.2.2Usingindirectnavigation......................30

5.2.3Menuselect................................31

5.2.4Overviewscanselect.........................34

5.2.5Scanselect................................34

5.3Usingthemultipurposebuttons....................37

5.4Proportionaldrivingmode........................37

5.4.1Usingthejoystick(proportionaldrivingmode)......37

5.4.2Controllingthemaximumspeed.................38

5.5Latcheddrivingmode...........................39

5.5.1Externalstopswitch..........................41

5.5.21StepUp.................................42

5.5.33StepUp.................................42

5.5.45StepUp.................................43

5.5.53StepUp/Down............................43

5.5.65StepUp/Down............................44

5.5.7CruiseControl..............................45

5.6Emergencystop................................45

5.7Operatingthepositionlights......................46

5.8Operatingthehazardlights.......................47

5.9Operatingtheturnsignals........................49

5.10Operatingthehorn............................50

5.11Locking/unlockingtheremote....................50

5.12Thesleepmode..............................51

5.13Operatingpoweredseatingfunctions...............51

5.13.1Throughseatingcards.......................51

5.13.2Throughexternalswitches....................54

5.13.3Speedreductionandseatingfunctioninhibits......58

5.14Connectivitycards.............................59

5.14.1Settingupamousemover....................61

5.14.2Operatingthemousemover...................68

5.15Usingsecondaryinputs.........................71

5.15.1UsingtheExtremityControlJoystick(Chin

control)..................................72

5.15.2UsingtheExtremityControlJoystick(Chin

Control)..................................73

5.15.3UsingtheCompactSingleSwitchJoystick.........74

5.15.4UsingtheMicroExtremityControljoystick........75

5.15.5UsingthePediatricCompactJoystick............76

5.15.6UsingtheSipandPuff.......................77

5.15.7UsingtheSipandPuffHeadArray..............79

5.15.8UsingtheHeadArray........................82

5.15.9UsingtheFourSwitchProximityArray...........85

5.15.10UsingtheWirelessMouseEmulator............87

5.16DisablingBluetooth............................89

5.17Chargingthebatteries..........................90

5.17.1Batteryalarms.............................91

5.18UsingtheUSBcharger..........................91

6Maintenance.....................................93

6.1MaintenanceInformation........................93

6.2Setup/DeliveryInspection........................93

6.3WearandTearInformation.......................93

6.4User/AttendantInspectionChecklists................94

6.4.1Inspect/AdjustWeekly........................94

6.4.2Inspect/AdjustMonthly.......................94

6.4.3Inspect/AdjustPeriodically.....................94

6.5ServiceInspection..............................94

6.5.1SixMonthInspection.........................95

6.6Cleaning.....................................95

7Troubleshooting...................................97

7.1Faultdiagnosis................................97

7.1.1Faultcodesanddiagnosiscodes.................97

7.2OON(“OutOfNeutral”).........................99

8TechnicalData....................................100

8.1Technicalspecications..........................100

9WirelessTechnology................................101

9.1WirelessTechnologyOverview.....................101

9.2IntendedWireless(Electromagnetic)Environment......101

9.3LiNXWirelessFunctions..........................102

9.3.1MouseMover..............................102

9.3.2RemoteDiagnostics..........................102

9.3.3Conguration...............................102

9.4QualityofService..............................103

9.4.1DataIntegrity...............................103

9.4.2SafeguardsandRedundancy....................103

9.5WirelessCoexistence............................104

9.6Cybersecurity.................................104

9.6.1CybersecurityControls........................104

9.6.2UserActions...............................105

10Warranty.......................................106

10.1LimitedWarranty—US..........................106

10.2LimitedWarranty—Canada......................106

10.3RepairorReplacement.........................106

10.4LimitationsandExclusions.......................107

10.5Disclaimers..................................107

General

1General

1.1Aboutthismanual

Thisdocumentisasupplementtothemobilitydevice’s

documentation.

Formoreinformationabouttheproduct,forexample

productsafetynoticesandproductrecalls,contactyour

localInvacarerepresentative.Beforereadingthismanual,

makesureyouhavethelatestversion.Youwillndthe

latestversionontheInvacarewebsite.Fortheaddressand

websiteseethebackpageofthismanual.

1.2Symbols

Signalsymbolsand/orwordsareusedinthismanualand

applytohazardsorunsafepracticeswhichcouldresultin

personalinjuryorpropertydamage.Seetheinformation

belowfordenitionsofthesignalwords.

DANGER!

–Dangerindicatesaimminentlyhazardous

situationwhich,ifnotavoided,willresultin

deathorseriousinjury.

WARNING!

–Warningindicatesapotentiallyhazardous

situationwhich,ifnotavoided,couldresultin

deathorseriousinjury.

CAUTION!

–Cautionindicatesapotentiallyhazardous

situationwhich,ifnotavoided,mayresultin

propertydamageorminorinjuryorboth.

IMPORTANT

–Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresult

indamagetopropertyifitisnotavoided.

Givesusefultips,recommendationsandinformation

forefcient,trouble-freeuse.

Thissymbolidentiesalistofvarioustools,

componentsanditemswhichyouwillneedinorder

tocarryoutcertainwork.

1.3PrescriptionStatement

Per21CFR801.109(b)(1)thedeviceislabeledfor

prescriptionuseonly.

CAUTION!

FederalLaw(USA)restrictsthisdevicetosaleby

orontheorderofalicensedphysician.

1.4IntendedUse

Refertotheusermanualforthepowerwheelchair

baseandfortheseatingsystemfortheintended

useofthemobilitydevice.

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1.4.1IntendedUse—REM500

TheLiNXREM500isaRemoteoftheLiNXfamily,intended

toallowpoweredwheelchairuserstointeractwiththeLiNX

System.

TheREM500Remoteallowscontrolofdrive,actuator,

lightingandconnectivityfunctions.Itprovidesaninput

forbatterychargingandcontainsaBluetoothinterface

forconnectivityfunctionsonly(HIDanddiagnostics).It

isnotpossibletocontrolthewheelchairviaBluetooth.

TheREM500Remotedoesnotcontainajoystickandis

intendedtobeusedwithaseparateinputsource,including

alternativedriveinputcontrolssuchasheadcontrols.Itis

capableofprovidinginformationabouttheactiveuserinput.

1.5ServiceLife

Theexpectedservicelifeisveyears,presumingthat

theproductisuseddailyandinaccordancewithsafety

instructions,maintenanceinstructionsandintendeduse,

statedinthismanual.

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Safety

2Safety

2.1GeneralGuidelines

Thesafetysectioncontainsimportantinformationfor

thesafeoperationanduseofthisproduct.

Refertothewheelchairbaseandseatingsystem

usermanualsforadditionalsafetyandoperation

information.

WARNING!

RiskofDeath,InjuryorDamage

Improperuseofthisproductmaycauseinjury

ordamage

–Ifyouareunabletounderstandthewarnings,

cautionsorinstructions,contactahealthcare

professionalorproviderbeforeattemptingto

usethisequipment.

–DONOTusethisproductoranyavailable

optionalequipmentwithoutrstcompletely

readingandunderstandingtheseinstructions

andanyadditionalinstructionalmaterialsuch

asusermanual,servicemanualsorinstruction

sheetssuppliedwiththisproductoroptional

equipment.

WARNING!

RiskofDeath,InjuryorDamage

Continueduseoftheproductwithdamagedparts

couldleadtotheproductmalfunctioning,causing

injurytotheuserand/orcaregiver.

–Checkallproductcomponentsandcartonfor

damageandtestcomponentsbeforeuse.In

caseofdamageoriftheproductisnotworking

properly,stopusingtheproductandcontacta

qualiedtechnicianorInvacareforrepair .

WARNING!

RiskofInjury,DamageorDeath

Impropersetup,service,adjustmentor

programmingmaycauseinjury,damageordeath.

–QualiedtechnicianMUSTsetup,serviceand

programthewheelchair .

–DONOTallownon-qualiedindividualsto

performanyworkoradjustmentsonthe

wheelchair.

–DONOTsetuporservicethewheelchairwhile

occupiedexceptforprogrammingorunless

otherwisenoted.

–TurnoffpowerBEFOREadjustingorservicing

thewheelchair.Notethatsomesafetyfeatures

willbedisabled.

–Ensureallhardwareissecurelytightenedafter

setup,serviceoradjustments.

–Warrantyisvoidifnon-qualiedindividuals

performanyworkonthisproduct.

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DANGER!

RiskofDeath,SeriousInjury,orDamage

Continueduseofthewheelchairthatisnotset

tothecorrectspecicationsmaycauseerratic

behaviorofthewheelchairresultingindeath,

seriousinjury,ordamage.

–Performanceadjustmentsshouldonlybemade

byprofessionalsofthehealthcareeldor

personsfullyconversantwiththisprocessand

thedriver'scapabilities.

–Afterthewheelchairhasbeensetup/adjusted,

checktomakesurethatthewheelchair

performstothespecicationsenteredduring

thesetupprocedure.Ifthewheelchair

doesnotperformtospecications,turnthe

wheelchairOffimmediatelyandreentersetup

specications.ContactInvacare,ifwheelchair

stilldoesnotperformtocorrectspecications.

WARNING!

RiskofInjuryorDamage

FailuretoremovetheLiNXAccessKey(LAK)

fromthewheelchairafterprogrammingis

completemayleadtounauthorizedaccesstothe

wheelchairsettings.

–AlwaysremovetheLAKfromthewheelchair

whenprogrammingiscomplete.

WARNING!

RiskofSeriousInjuryorDamage

Useofunapprovedaccessoriesmayresultin

seriousinjuryordamage.

–Invacareproductsarespecicallydesigned

andmanufacturedforuseinconjunctionwith

approvedInvacareaccessories.Unapproved

accessorieshavenotbeentestedbyInvacare

andarenotrecommendedforusewith

Invacareproducts.

–DONOTuseunapprovedaccessories.

–ToobtainapprovedInvacareaccessories,contact

Invacarebyphoneoratwww.invacare.com.

WARNING!

RiskofSeriousInjuryorDamage

Lossofpowerduetolooseelectricalconnections

couldcausethewheelchairtosuddenlystop

resultinginseriousinjuryordamage.

–ALWAYSensurethatallelectricalconnections

aretightlyconnectedsotheydon’tvibrate

loose.

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WARNING!

RiskofInjuryorDamage

Connectorpinsoncablesconnectedtothepower

modulecanstillbeliveevenwhenthesystemis

off.Humancontactorothermaterialsmaycause

anelectricalshort.Topreventinjuryordamage

duetoelectricalshorts:

–Cableswithlivepinsshouldbeconnected,

restrainedorcovered(withnon-conductive

materials)sotheyarenotexposedtohuman

contactormaterialsthatcouldcauseelectrical

shorts.

–Whencableswithlivepinshavetobe

disconnected,(forexample,whenremovingthe

buscablefromtheremoteforsafetyreasons)

makesuretorestrainorcoverthepins(with

non-conductivematerials).

DANGER!

RiskofDeath,SeriousInjury,orDamage

Corrodedelectricalcomponentsduetowater,

liquidexposure,orincontinentuserscanresultin

death,seriousinjury,ordamage.

–Minimizeexposureofelectricalcomponentsto

waterand/orliquids.Electricalcomponents

damagedbycorrosionMUSTbereplaced

immediately.

–Wheelchairsthatareusedbyincontinent

usersand/orarefrequentlyexposedto

water/liquidsmayrequirereplacementof

electricalcomponentsmorefrequently.

DANGER!

RiskofDeath,SeriousInjury,orDamage

Lightedcigarettesdroppedontoanupholstered

seatingsystemcancauseareresultingindeath,

seriousinjury,ordamage.

Wheelchairoccupantsareatparticularriskof

deathorseriousinjuryfromtheseresand

resultingfumesbecausetheymaynothavethe

abilitytomoveawayfromthewheelchair .

–DONOTsmokewhileusingthiswheelchair .

WARNING!

RiskofInjury,DamageorDeath

Improperroutingofcable(s)maycauseatripping,

entanglementorstrangulationhazardthatmay

resultininjury,damageordeath.

–Ensureallcable(s)areroutedandsecured

properly.

–Ensuretherearenoloopsofexcesscable

extendingawayfromthechair.

–Closesupervisionandattentionisneededwhen

operatingthewheelchairnearchildren,petsor

peoplewithphysical/mentaldisabilities.

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WARNING!

RiskofInjury,DamageorDeath

Pinchedorseveredcable(s)maybeashockorre

hazardandmaycauseinjury,damageordeath.

–Ensureallcable(s)areroutedandsecured

properly.

–Inspectcable(s)periodicallyforproperrouting,

pinching,changorothersimilarwear.

–Replaceanydamagedcablesimmediately.

Riskofdamagetothemobilitydevice

Therearenouser-serviceablepartsinsideany

case.

–Donotopenordisassembleanycase.

Asamanufacturerofwheelchairs,Invacare

endeavorstosupplyawidevarietyofwheelchairsto

meetmanyneedsoftheenduser.However,nal

selectionofthetypeofwheelchairtobeusedby

anindividualrestssolelywiththeuserandhis/her

healthcareprofessionalcapableofmakingsucha

selection.Invacarerecommendsworkingwitha

qualiedrehabtechnologyprovider,suchasanATP ,

(AssistiveTechnologyProfessional).

Theinformationcontainedinthisdocumentis

subjecttochangewithoutnotice.

2.1.1LiveEditGuidelines

WARNING!

RiskofInjuryorDamage

Rapidandunfamiliarparameterchangesmay

leadtoinjuryordamage.

–Qualiedtechniciansshouldmaketheuser

awarethatinliveeditmode,theperformance

ofthewheelchairwillbechangedinstantly.

–Afterprogramminginliveeditmode,the

wheelchairperformanceshouldbechecked

fordrivingsafety.Ensurethewheelchair

performanceisappropriatetothecapabilities

andneedsoftheuser.

–Usersshouldusecautionwhendrivingthe

wheelchairwhileoperatinginLiveEditmode.

–Usersshouldusecaretostayinthe

programmingrange.

–Alwaysperformliveeditchangesinasafe

environment.

Liveeditadjustmentsarebestdoneinanunrestricted

butsafearea.Thepresenceofanattendantis

recommended.

TheBluetooth®rangeoftheprogrammeris33ft

(10m).Ifthewheelchairdrivesoutofrangeof

theBluetoothprogrammer,theprogrammermust

reconnectbeforetheparameterscanbechanged.

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2.1.2UsageGuidelines

DANGER!

RiskofDeath,SeriousInjury,orDamage

Misuseofthewheelchairmaycausecomponent

failureand/orthewheelchairtostartsmoking,

sparking,orburning.Death,seriousinjury,or

damagemayoccurduetore.

–DONOTusethewheelchairotherthanits

intendedpurpose.Ifthewheelchairstarts

smoking,sparking,orburning,discontinueusing

thewheelchairandseekserviceIMMEDIATELY .

WARNING!

RiskofInjury,DamageorDeath

Misuseofwheelchairmayresultininjury,damage

ordeath.

–Usecarewhenoperatingthewheelchairon

roads,streetsorotherroadways.

–Usecarewhenoperatingthewheelchairwhen

visionisimpairedbypoorlightingsuchasunlit

rooms,duringthenightorsimilarsituations.

–ALWAYSbeawareofmotorvehiclesandyour

surroundings.

WARNING!

RiskofInjury,DamageorDeath

Useofthewheelchairwhilejudgementorability

isimpairedmayresultininjury,damageordeath.

–DONOToperatethewheelchairunderthe

inuenceofalcohol,medicationsorother

substancesthatimpairjudgementorfunction.

–Changingmedicationsmayaffectyourability

tooperatethewheelchair.Discusstheimpact

onyourabilitytooperatethewheelchairwith

ahealthcareprofessionalwhenchanging

medications.

–DONOToperatethewheelchairunder

conditionswherejudgementorfunctionmay

beimpaired.Thismayincludebutisnot

limitedtolackofsleeporpoorsight.

–Alwaysbeawareofyoursurroundings.

WARNING!

RiskofInjury,DamageorDeath

Lossoftractionorstabilityonroughorunstable

terrainmaycauseinjury,damageordeath.

–Usecarewhenoperatingthewheelchairon

roughorunstableterrain.Thiswouldinclude

butisnotlimitedtoareasofrock,mulch,mud,

unevenpavement,rootsandsimilarconditions.

–Beawareofyoursurroundingsandconditions

thatmightaffecttheabilitytooperatethe

wheelchair.

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WARNING!

RiskofSeriousInjury

Impactingobjectsinthesurroundingenvironment

cancauseseriousinjury.

–Whenmaneuveringthewheelchairaround,

ALWAYShaveassuredcleareddistancewithall

objectsinenvironment.

CAUTION!

RiskofInjury

Remotemodulecangethotwhenexposedto

strongsunlightforlongperiods.

–Donotleavemobilitydeviceindirectsunlight

forlongperiods.

DANGER!

RiskofDeath,SeriousInjury,orDamage

Malfunctioningjoystickcouldcause

unintended/erraticmovementresultingin

death,seriousinjury,ordamage.

–Ifunintended/erraticmovementoccurs,stop

usingthewheelchairimmediatelyandcontact

aqualiedtechnician.

2.1.3SetupandServiceGuidelines

DANGER!

RiskofDeath,SeriousInjury,orDamage

Useofincorrectorimproperreplacement

(service)partsmaycausedeath,seriousinjury,

ordamage.

–ReplacementpartsMUSTmatchoriginal

Invacareparts.

–ALWAYSprovidethewheelchairserialnumber

toassistinorderingthecorrectreplacement

parts.

WARNING!

RiskofSeriousInjury

Sharpedgescancauseseriousinjury.

–Bemindfulthatsomepartsmayhavesharp

edges.Usecautionwhenencounteringthese

sharpedges.

WARNING!

RiskofSeriousInjury

Hotsurfacescancausesevereburns.

–Bemindfulofpotentialhotsurfacesandavoid

touching.

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WARNING!

RiskofDeath,SeriousInjury,orDamage

Improperlyconnectedjoystickcouldcauseloss

ofpowerresultingindeath,seriousinjury,or

damage.

–Ensurethejoystickissecurelyconnectedto

controller.

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3ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)

Information

3.1ElectromagneticCompatibility

Refertothepowerwheelchairbaseandseating

systemusermanualsformoreelectromagnetic

compatibilityinformationforyourmobilitydevice.

DynamicControlsElectronicControllershavebeentestedon

typical,representativevehiclestoconrmcompliancewith

thefollowingappropriateEMCstandards:

•USA:ANSI/RESNAWC-2:2009Sec21

•Europe:EN12184:2014,ISO7176-21:2009

Nationalandinternationaldirectivesrequireconrmationof

complianceonparticularvehicles.SinceEMCisdependent

onaparticularinstallation,eachvariationmustbetested.

Theguidelinesinthissectionarewrittentoassistwith

meetingEMCrequirementsingeneral.

3.1.1MinimizingEmissions

Tominimiseemissionsandtomaximisetheimmunityto

radiatedeldsandESD,followthewiringrecommendations

intheLiNXSystemServiceManual.

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4Components

4.1UserinterfaceDLX-REM500

A

Multipurposebuttons

B

ON/OFFbutton/StatusLED

C

Touchdisplay

D

Speaker

E

Chargersocket

F

Stereojacksockets

G

Bussocket

H

Infraredtransmitter

4.2Screencompositionoverview

A

Batterybar

B

Statusbar

C

Userfunctioncard

D

Navigationbutton

4.2.1Batterybar

Thebatterybarprovidesagraphicaldisplayofthebattery’s

currentstateofchargeand,whenabatterychargeris

connected,thechargingstatus.

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Batterybardisplaysgreen

whenstateofchargeis

between60and100%.

Batterybardisplaysorange

whenstateofchargeis

between20and59%.

Batterybardisplaysred

whenstateofchargeisless

than20%.

Charging.

4.2.2Statusbar

A

Prolename

B

Time

C

Statusinformation

Prolename

Theprolenamecanonlybesetbytheprovider.

Time

Thetimeisdisplayedasa12–or24–hourclock.Itisset

usingthecoordinateduniversaltime(UTC)andanoffset

basedonthelocation(country)oftheuser.TheUTCis

automaticallyacquiredwhenasystemisconnectedtoa

programminganddiagnostictool.Thecountry-basedoffset

issetthroughtheremotemodule’sstatusscreen,formore

informationreferto5.1.2Conguringviastatusscreen,

page24.

Statusinformation

ThestatusinformationdisplaysthecurrentstateoftheLiNX

systemwithstatusicons.

Thisnotiesyouthatadrivelock-outis

active.Adrivelock-outisastatethat

preventsthewheelchairbeingdriven.

Referto5.13.3Speedreductionand

seatingfunctioninhibits,page58,for

moreinformationaboutlock-outsand

slow-downs.

Thisnotiesyouthatadriveslow-down

isactive.Adriveslow-downisastate

thatpreventsthewheelchairbeing

drivenatthestandardspeedforsafety

reasons.Instead,thewheelchairis

allowedtodriveatareducedspeed

forthedurationoftheactivedrive

slow-down.Referto5.13.3Speed

reductionandseatingfunctioninhibits,

page58,formoreinformationabout

lock-outsandslow-downs.

Thisnotiesyouthatafaultoccurred.

Thenumberindicatesthetypeoffault.

Referto7.1.1Faultcodesanddiagnosis

codes,page97formoreinformation

aboutfaultcodes.

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Thisnotiesyouthataseatinglock-out

isactive.Aseatinglock-outisastate

thatpreventsthewheelchair’sseating

beingoperated.Referto5.13.3Speed

reductionandseatingfunctioninhibits,

page58,formoreinformationabout

lock-outsandslow-downs.

ThisnotiesyouthatBluetooth

connectivityisdisabled.Referto5.16

DisablingBluetooth,page89,formore

informationaboutdisablingBluetooth.

Threebatteryalarmsareshownontheright-handsideof

thestatusbar,formoreinformationreferto5.17.1Battery

alarms,page91.

4.2.3Userfunctioncardoverview

Left

-

orright-handed

WiththeLiNXsystem,itispossible,toadjustthefunction

cardsforleft-handedorright-handedusers.

Left-handedRight-handed

Beaware,thatinthefollowingmanualright-handed

functioncardsaredisplayedonly.Allbuttonshave

thesamefunctionsforright-andleft-handed,sothe

descriptionscanbeusedforleft-handedusers,too.

Functioncardheader

Thefunctioncardtypeisidentiedbythecolorofthe

functioncard’sheader:

•greenindicatesadrivecard,

•orangeindicatesaseatingcardand

•blueindicatesaconnectivitycard.

TheiconAindicatesthetypeofprimaryinput.

ThetextBisprogrammablebyyourproviderandcanbe

usedtonamethefunction.

Indicator

Meaning

REM400

REM500

REM2xx

ACU

CREM

CREM-LF

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Indicator

Meaning

HeadArray

SipandPuff

Userswitch

Drivecard

Drivecardscanbepre-setwithdifferentmaximumspeeds

totyourneedsandyourenvironment.Forexamplea

drivecardwithpre-setlowermaximumspeedcanbeused

forindoorsandadrivecardwithpre-settotalmaximum

speedforoutdoors.Inadditiontothatyoucanalsocontrol

thepre-setmaximumspeed,referto5.4.2Controllingthe

maximumspeed,page38.

Withadrivecardyouarealsoabletosoundthehornand

tooperatethelightingfunctions.Referto5.10Operating

thehorn,page50andto5.7Operatingthepositionlights,

page46.

Thefunctioninformationdisplayseitherthelatcheddriving

mode,referto5.5Latcheddrivingmode,page39orthe

Gyroindication,seetablebelow.

nosymbolNoGyroisconnectedtothe

systemorenabledfordrive

function.

Gyrodisabled.

Gyroenabled.

Seatingcard

Seatingcardsareforoperatingtheseatingfunctions,refer

tochapter5.13.1Throughseatingcards,page51.

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Connectivitycard

Connectivitycardsallowyoutocommunicatewithexternal

devices.Theconnectivityfunctionincludedonyourremote

isamousemover .Themousemoverallowsyoutocontrol

thecursoronaPCorlaptop’sscreenwithauserinput

onthewheelchair,suchasthejoystickontheremote

moduleorbuttonsconnectedviacontrolinputs.Formore

informationaboutConnectivitycardsandhowtousethem,

refertochapter5.14Connectivitycards,page59.

Arrangement

Functioncards

F1F2F3F4

F5

F6

P1

P2

P3

Pro-

les

P4

Userfunctioncardsarearrangedinrowsofproles.Each

prolecanholduserfunctioncards,whichcanbeofthe

sametype,forexamplealldrivecards,orcanbeamixture

ofdrive,seatingandconnectivitycards.

Themaximumnumberoffunctioncardsacrossallprolesis

40.Inacongurationwithveproles,forexample,each

prolecanholduptoeightfunctioncards.

4.3Navigationbutton

Dependingonthecongurationoftheremotemodule

andtheuser’sneeds,thenavigationbuttonisdisplayed

bottom-leftorbottom-rightonthescreen.

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Whenactivated,thenavigationbuttonchangesitscolor

fromgreytoblue.

Thenavigationbuttonhastwoimportantfunctions:

1.Avisualindicationoftheconguredinteractionmode.

Conguredforswipe-and-tapactions

Thismeans,thatswipingandtappingthescreen

activatesdifferentfunctions.

Conguredfortapactions

Thismeans,thatonlytappingthescreenactivates

differentfunctions.Swipeinputsareignored.

Formoreinformationaboutchangingthe

interactionmode,referto5.1.2Conguringvia

statusscreen,page24.

2.Anavigationfunctiondependingoncontextand

activationduration.Forexample,ashortpressonthe

navigationbutton,whileviewinganactiveuserfunction

card,opensthecardpreviewdisplay,referto5.2

Navigatingthroughuserfunctioncards,page27.Along

pressopensthestatusscreen,referto5.1.2Conguring

viastatusscreen,page24.

Additionaltothetouchdisplay,externalinputscanbeused

tointeractwiththesystem,referto5.15Usingsecondary

inputs,page71.

4.4Labelsontheproduct

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