Invacare LiNX IDC User manual

Brand: Invacare

Model: LiNX IDC

Type: User manual

Invacare LiNX IDC enables an attendant to control the wheelchair when necessary. It features intuitive speed and direction control, an emergency stop function, and various programmability options. The IDC can be easily installed and removed using the KLICKfix adapter, making it convenient for transport and storage. Additionally, it has a compact design that doesn't obstruct the user's leg space.

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UserManual

ThismanualMUSTbegiventotheuseroftheproduct.

BEFOREusingthisproduct,readthismanualandsaveforfuturereference.

Allrightsreserved.Republication,duplicationormodicationinwholeorinpartisprohibited

withoutpriorwrittenpermissionfromInvacare.Trademarksareidentiedby™and®.Alltrademarks

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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

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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.

–Testmobilitydevicebeforeuse.

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3Components

3.1Topside

“Reverseactivated”LED

“Wheelchairoccupantincontrol”LED

Speedpotentiometer

“Attendantincontrol”LED

“Powerbutton”

StatusLED

“Forwardsorreverse”pushbutton

Steeringhandle

3.2Bottomside

Triggerleverfordriving/emergencystop

Buscable

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Components

3.3Labelsonproduct

Productlabelcontaining:

•Invacarelogo

•Theproduct'sserialnumber

•Theproduct'sreferencenumber

•WEEsymbol

•Appliedpartsymbol

•Symbolofusermanual

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Explanationofsymbolsonlabels

ThisistheWEEEsymbol(WasteElectricalandElectronicEquipmentDirective).

Thisproducthasbeensuppliedfromanenvironmentallyawaremanufacturer .Thisproductmay

containsubstancesthatcouldbeharmfultotheenvironmentifdisposedofinplaces(landlls)

thatarenotappropriateaccordingtolegislation.

•The‘crossedoutwheeliebin’symbolisplacedonthisproducttoencourageyoutorecycle

whereverpossible.

•Pleasebeenvironmentallyresponsibleandrecyclethisproductthroughyourrecycling

facilityatitsendoflife.

TypeBAppliedPart

Recommendationtoreadtheusermanualbeforeusingthemodule.

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Setup

4Setup

4.1Installing/RemovingtheIDC

IMPORTANT!

Riskofdamage

IfanIDCisinstalleditwillincreasethefootprintof

thewheelchair.Whendrivingwithoutattendant,

theIDCcouldgetdamaged,forexample,when

drivingbackwardsagainstanobstacle.

–RemoveorfoldintheIDCbeforedriving

withoutattendant.

InstallingtheIDC

1.PositiontheadapterbracketAontotheKLICKx

adapterB.

2.PushtheIDCdownwardsuntilitlocksautomatically.

RemovingtheIDC

1.PresstheredKLICKxbuttonAandholdit.

2.LifttheIDCupwardstoremoveitfromtheadapter.

FoldingintheIDC

1.RemovetheIDCfromtheadapter .

2.PresstheredKLICKxbuttonAandholdit.

3.PositiontheloweredgeoftheadapterbracketBinside

thelowerxationoftheadapterC.

4.ReleasetheKLICKxbutton.

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PreparingIDCfortransportinavehicle

WARNING!

Riskofinjuryanddamageduetolooseparts

duringtransport

FortransportIDCwithLiNXmustbecompletely

removedfrompowerwheelchairandstored

safely.

–DisconnectandtakeoffIDCfortransport.

1.Disconnectbuscable.

2.PressandholdKLICKxbuttonA.

3.TakeoffIDC.

4.DuringtransportofpowerwheelchairstoreIDCsafely,

forexampleinglovecompartment.

4.2ConnectingIDCtocontrolssystem

TheIDCtakesovercontrolofthewheelchairand

mayonlybeusedbyanattendant.Itisimperative

thatthewheelchairoccupanthimselfisnotallowed

tousetheIDC.

FittingshouldonlybecarriedoutbyanInvacare

provider .Whentting,ensurethatthebuscable

isroutedandxedcorrectlytoavoiddamageto

thebuscable.

1.Powerdownwheelchaircontrols.

2.ConnectoneendofbuscabletoIDC,otherendtofree

bussocketonwheelchair.

Incasethereisnosparebussocketoncontrols

system,youcanordera4–waybussocketfrom

yourInvacareprovider .

3.TheIDCisnowconnectedtothecontrols.

Forfurtherinformation,seeLiNXServiceManual.

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Usage

5Usage

5.1StartingupIDC

1.ConnectIDC.

2.Poweruppowerwheelchair .

3.Ifashcodeappears,restart.

4.Ifashcodestays,checkashcode.

Ifnecessary,makermwareupdateofpower

wheelchair,installlatestdriveprogram,readerror

viaLiNXAccessiOStoolorPCtool.

5.2Switchingcontrolbetweenattendantand

occupant

Theremotethatpowersupthemobilitydeviceisincontrol

ofthewheelchair.

Pressingthepowerbuttononaremotenotincontrol

returnscontrolfromattendanttooccupantandviceversa,

unlessothersettingshavebeenmade.

5.3Settingthespeed

Themaximumspeedofthewheelchaircanbesetbythe

usertomatchhispersonalrequirementsandthesurrounding

conditions.Thecurrentmaximumspeedsetisdisplayed

onthewheelchairspeeddisplayAandcanalsobepreset

there.Youcancarryoutfurtherneadjustmentstothe

maximumspeedontheIDCusingthespeedpotentiometer.

1.SetmaximumspeedwithspeedpotentiometerA.

2.Pulltriggerlevertostartdriving.

Themoreyoupull,thefasterthewheelchairdrivesuntil

itreachesmaximumspeed.

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5.4ControllingthewheelchairwithIDC

1.PresspowerbuttononIDCtoswitchonthewheelchair .

Thedisplayontheremoteilluminates.Thewheelchair

isreadytodrive.

2.Setdrivingspeed(speedpotentiometer—see5.3

Settingthespeed,page11).

3.Pulltriggerlevertosetwheelchairinmotion.

Youcansetwhetherthewheelchairshouldtravelforwards

orbackwardsbypressingtheswitchoverbuttonforforwards

orreversegearA.Ifreversegearhasbeenselected,the

arrowBilluminates.

Afterarestart,thepowerwheelchairalwaysdrives

forwards.

5.4.1Howtosteerthewheelchair

Theelectronicsystemcontainedinthehandle(1)registers

themovementmadebytheattendant'shand.Slight

pressureonthehandletotheleftorrightistranslatedinto

adrivecommandforthedrivewheelssothatbendscanbe

travelledwithouttheneedformuchforce.

Makeyourselffamiliarwithsteeringthewheelchair

viaIDC,sothatnohazardsareposedforthe

occupantorothers.

5.4.2Howthewheelchairreactstohandlemovements

Yousteerthewheelchairbypushingthehandletothesides.

Whetheryouaretravellingforwardsorbackwards,you

mustpushtheleft-handsideofthehandletomakethe

wheelchairturntotheleft.Ifyoupushtheright-handside

ofthehandle,thewheelchairwillturntotheright.

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Usage

Traveldirection

Themorethetriggerleverispulled,thefasterthe

wheelchairdrives.

Tobrakequickly,simplyletgoofthehandle.The

wheelchairbrakes.Ifyoupullthetriggerleverwith

fullforce,thewheelchaircarriesoutan"Emergency

Stop".

5.5Informationonthe“EmergencyStop”

function

WhenusingEmergencystopfunctionwhiledriving,

thewheelchairbrakesharder,thanwhenyoujust

letgoofthetriggerlever.

Therearethreewaystoemergencystopthemobilitydevice.

Ifthewheelchairneedstobestoppedimmediatelydueto

ahazardsituation,pullthetriggerlever(1)rmlyasfaras

possible.Thiscausesanimmediateforceddriveswitch-off.

Onceyoureleasethetriggerlever(1)andtheattendantLED

stopsashing,youcanstarttodrivethewheelchairagain

immediately.

Alternatively,press“forwardsorreverse”pushbuttonto

stopthewheelchair .TheattendantLEDstopsashingand

youcanstarttodrivethewheelchairagainimmediately.

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Or,pressthepowerbutton.Thewheelchairneedstopower

up,beforeyoucandrivethewheelchairagain.

5.6Faultdiagnosis

Iftheelectronicsystemshowsafault,usethefollowing

fault-ndingguidetolocatethefault.

Ensurethatthedriveelectronicssystemispowered

upbeforestartinganydiagnosis.

IfthestatusdisplayisOFF:

•Checkwhetherthedriveelectronicssystemispowered

up.

•Checkwhetherallcablesarecorrectlyconnected.

•Ensurethatthebatteriesarenotdischarged.

Ifafaultnumberisdisplayedinthestatusdisplay:

•Proceedtothenextsection.

5.6.1Faultcodesanddiagnosiscodes

Thestatusindicatorisyellowwhenremoteisactive.IfthereisafaultdetectedbytheLiNXsystem,thestatusindicatorashes

yellow.Thenumberofashesindicatesthetypeoffault.

Thetablebelowdescribesthefaultindication,andafewpossibleactionsthatcanbetakentorectifytheproblem.The

actionslistedarenotinanyparticularorderandaresuggestionsonly.Theintentionisthatoneofthesuggestionsmayhelp

yousolvetheproblem.Ifindoubt,contactyourprovider .

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FlashcodeFaultdescriptionPossibleaction

Remotefault•Checkcablesandconnectors.

•Checkotherremotes,ifinstalled.

•Contactyourprovider.

Networkorcongurationfault•Restartwheelchair.

•Checkcablesandconnectors.

•Rechargethebatteries.

•Checkcharger .

•Contactyourprovider.

Motor1

fault•Checkcablesandconnectors.

•Contactyourprovider.

Motor2

fault•Checkcablesandconnectors.

•Contactyourprovider.

Motor1

magneticbrakefault•Checkcablesandconnectors.

•Checkleftmagneticbrakeisengaged.

•Refertothechapter“Pushingthemobilitydevicein

freewheelmode”intheusermanualofyourwheelchair.

•Contactyourprovider.

Motor2

magneticbrakefault•Checkcablesandconnectors.

•Checkrightmagneticbrakeisengaged.

•Refertothechapter“Pushingthemobilitydevicein

freewheelmode”intheusermanualofyourwheelchair.

•Contactyourprovider.

Modulefault(otherthanremote

module)

•Checkcablesandconnectors.

•Checkmodules.

•Rechargebatteries.

•Ifthechairwasstalled,reverseawayorremoveobstacle.

•Contactyourprovider.

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Congurationofthemotorsdependingonthewheelchairmodel

TheattendantincontrolLEDisgreenwhenIDCisincharge.IfthereisafaultdetectedbytheLiNXsystem,theattendantin

controlLEDashesgreen.

FlashcodeFaultdescriptionPossibleaction

Flashingconstantly

OON

Releasetriggerlever .Iffaultcodestays:

•DonotuseIDC.ReplaceIDC.

•Contactyourprovider.

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Maintenance

6Maintenance

6.1IDCmaintenance

Generalinformationaboutmaintainingandcleaningremoteandpowerwheelchairaredescribedintheusermanualof

thepowerwheelchair.

Inspectionchecks

Thefollowingtablelistsinspectionchecksthatshouldbeperformedbytheuserandtheirintervals.Ifthemobilitydevicefails

topassoneoftheinspectionchecks,refertothechapterindicatedorcontactyourauthorizedInvacareprovider.Amore

comprehensivelistofinspectionchecksandinstructionsformaintenanceworkcanbefoundintheservicemanualforthe

correspondingwheelchair,whichcanbeobtainedfromInvacare.Thatmanual,however,isintendedtobeusedbytrainedand

authorizedservicetechnicians,anddescribestaskswhicharenotintendedtobeperformedbytheuser .

BeforeeachuseofthepowerwheelchairwithIDC

Item

InspectioncheckIfinspectionisnotpassed

IDC

Checkfordamageandwear.Checkallfunctionalitiesbelow.Ifunsure,

contactyourprovider.

IDC

Checkiftriggerleverfordriving/

emergencystopiscompletelyreleased.

ImmediatelystopusingtheIDC.

Contactyourprovider .

IDC

Checkemergencystopfunctions.ImmediatelystopusingtheIDC.

Contactyourprovider .

IDC

Checkpowerbuttonforcorrect

functionality.

Contactyourprovider .

IDC

Checkofcorrectoperatingmodeforall

LEDashlights.

Contactyourprovider .

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BeforeeachuseofthepowerwheelchairwithIDC

Item

InspectioncheckIfinspectionisnotpassed

ElectronicsandconnectorsCheckallcablesfordamageandall

connectingplugsforsnugt.

Contactyourprovider .

Housing

CheckIDChousingforlooseparts.Ifthereisarattlingnoise,whenyou

shakeit:

ImmediatelystopusingtheIDC.

ReplaceIDC.

Contactyourprovider .

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Notes

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orders@invacare.com.au

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NewZealand

Phone:0800468222

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sales@invacare.co.nz

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