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Invacare®LiNX
DLX-REM400,Supplementtopowerwheelchairuser
manual
enRemote
UserManual
ThismanualMUSTbegiventotheuseroftheproduct.
BEFOREusingthisproduct,thismanualMUSTbereadandsavedfor
futurereference.
©2018InvacareCorporation
Allrightsreserved.Republication,duplicationormodicationinwholeorinpartisprohibited
withoutpriorwrittenpermissionfromInvacare.Trademarksareidentiedby™and®.Alltrademarks
areownedbyorlicensedtoInvacareCorporationoritssubsidiariesunlessotherwisenoted.
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
8TechnicalData....................................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.
WARNING
Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresult
inseriousinjuryordeathifitisnotavoided.
CAUTION
Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresult
inminororslightinjuryifitisnotavoided.
IMPORTANT
Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresult
indamagetopropertyifitisnotavoided.
Givesusefultips,recommendationsand
informationforefcient,trouble-freeuse.
Thissymbolidentiesalistofvarioustools,
componentsanditemswhichyouwillneedin
ordertocarryoutcertainwork.
1.3Warrantyinformation
Weprovideamanufacturer’swarrantyfortheproduct
inaccordancewithourGeneralTermsandConditionsof
Businessintherespectivecountries.
Warrantyclaimscanonlybemadethroughtheprovider
fromwhomtheproductwasobtained.
1.4Servicelife
Weestimateaservicelifeofveyearsforthisproduct,
provideditisusedinstrictaccordancewiththeintended
useassetoutinthisdocumentandallmaintenanceand
servicerequirementsaremet.Theestimatedservicelifecan
beexceedediftheproductiscarefullyusedandproperly
maintained,andprovidedtechnicalandscienticadvances
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donotresultintechnicallimitations.Theservicelifecan
alsobeconsiderablyreducedbyextremeorincorrectusage.
Thefactthatweestimateaservicelifeforthisproductdoes
notconstituteanadditionalwarranty.
1.5Limitationofliability
Invacareacceptsnoliabilityfordamagearisingfrom:
•Non-compliancewiththeusermanual
•Incorrectuse
•Naturalwearandtear
•Incorrectassemblyorset-upbythepurchaserora
thirdparty
•Technicalmodi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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Components
3Components
3.1UserinterfaceREM400
A
Multipurposebuttons
B
ON/OFFbutton/StatusLED
C
Touchdisplay
D
Joystick
E
Bussocket
F
Stereojacksockets
G
Infraredtransmitter
H
Speaker
I
Chargersocket
J
Toggleswitches
3.2Screencompositionoverview
A
Batterybar
B
Statusbar
C
Userfunctioncard
D
Navigationbutton
E
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
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’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.
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.
Fig.3-2Left-handedFig.3-3Right-handed
Beaware,thatinthefollowingmanualright-handed
functioncardsaredisplayedonly.Allbuttonshave
thesamefunctionsforright-andleft-handed,sothe
descriptionscanbeusedforleft-handedusers,too.
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
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.
3.3Navigationbutton
Dependingonthecongurationoftheremotemodule
andtheuser’sneeds,thenavigationbuttonisdisplayed
bottom-leftorbottom-rightonthescreen.
Whenactivated,thenavigationbuttonchangesitscolor
fromgreytoblue.
Thenavigationbuttonhastwoimportantfunctions:
1.Avisualindicationoftheconguredinteractionmode.
Conguredforswipe-and-tapactions
Thismeans,thatswipingandtappingthescreen
activatesdifferentfunctions.
Conguredfortapactions
Thismeans,thatonlytappingthescreenactivates
differentfunctions.Swipeinputsareignored.
Formoreinformationaboutchangingthe
interactionmode,referto5.1.2Settingson
MenuScreen,page23.
2.Anavigationfunctiondependingoncontextand
activationduration.Forexample,ashortpressonthe
navigationbutton,whileviewinganactiveuserfunction
card,opensthecardpreviewdisplay,referto5.2
Navigatingthroughuserfunctioncards,page28
.Along
pressopensthestatusscreen,referto5.1.2Settings
onMenuScreen,page23.
Additionaltothetouchdisplay,externalinputscanbeused
tointeractwiththesystem,referto5.17Usingsecondary
inputs,page81.
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3.4LabelsontheProduct
LabelsonDynamicControls’Parts
LabelsofDynamicControls’partsarelocatedonrearsideof
thepart.Dependingonthepartnotalllabelsareavailable.
Fig.3-12Rearsideof
DLX-REM400
Fig.3-13RearsideofDLX-IN500
inputmodule
A
Productlabelcontaining:
1.Partnumber
2.DynamicControlslogo
3.DynamicControls’part
description
4.DynamicControls'
websiteaddress
5.Serialnumber
6.Warningtoread
manualbeforeuse
7.Ingressprotection
rating
8.WEEEsymbol
B
Hardwareandapplication
rmwareversionlabel:
1.Hardwareversion
2.Hardwaremajor
version
3.Hardwareminor
version
4.Applicationversion
5.Applicationmajor
version
6.Applicationminor
version
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C
Productlabelcontaining:
•DynamicControls'logo
•Theproduct'sbarcode
•Theproduct'sserial
number
•Theproduct'spart
number
D
Tamperevidentseal.
E
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.
F
IPX4
Thisistheenclosure's
ingressprotectionrating.
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READINSTALLATION
MANUALBEFOREUSE
Recommendationtoread
theinstructionmanual
beforeusingthemodule.
H
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
A
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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