Invacare LiNX DLX-REM400 User manual

Invacare®LiNX

DLX-REM400,Supplementtopowerwheelchairuser

manual

enRemote

UserManual

ThismanualMUSTbegiventotheuseroftheproduct.

BEFOREusingthisproduct,thismanualMUSTbereadandsavedfor

futurereference.

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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

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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Components

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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Components

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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G

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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