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Contents
1General........................................4
1.1Aboutthismanual..............................4
1.2Intendeduse..................................4
1.3Generalinformation.............................4
2Components....................................5
2.1Topside.....................................5
2.2Bottomside..................................5
3Setup..........................................6
3.1MountingIDC.................................6
3.2Connectingtheattendantcontroltotheelectronics.....7
3.3Removingtheattendantcontrolfromthewheelchair.....7
4Usage..........................................8
4.1Startinguptheattendantcontrol...................8
4.2Adjustingthespeed.............................8
4.3ControllingthewheelchairwiththeIDC..............8
4.3.1Howtosteerthewheelchair....................9
4.3.2Howthewheelchairreactstohandlemovements.....9
4.4Informationonthe"EmergencyStop"function..........10
Invacare®IDC
1General
1.1Aboutthismanual
Thisdocumentisasupplementtothepowerwheelchair’s
documentation.
TheproductitselfdoesnotbearaCEmarkbutispartofaproduct
thatcomplieswithDirective93/42/EECconcerningmedicaldevices.
Itisthereforecoveredbythepowerwheelchair’sCEmarking.See
thepowerwheelchair’sdocumentationformoreinformation.
1.2Intendeduse
TheIDCcanbeusedtoassigncontrolofthepowerwheelchairfrom
thedrivertoanattendant.TheIDCisnotsuitableforthewheelchair
driverhimself.Theattendantwalksbehindortothesideofthe
wheelchair,andcanintuitivelydeterminespeedanddirectionof
movementbypressingahandlewithminimumforce.Adjustments
canalsobemadetothewheelchairusingdedicatedprogramming.
OnceheactivatestheIDC,theattendanttakesovercomplete
responsibilityforthewheelchairanditsdriver.TheIDCcanonlybe
usedinconnectionwiththemasterremoteonthewheelchair,andis
restrictedtoACS/ACS2electronics.
1.3Generalinformation
CantheIDCbeusedforwheelchairswithdirect
steering?
TheIDCcanbeusedirrespectiveofwhetherthewheelchairhas
directorindirectsteering.
Whichelectronicsystemsistheattendantcontrol
compatiblewith?
TheIDCisonlycompatiblewithwheelchairswhichusethe
ACS/ACS2systemsincespecialconnectionsneedtobeavailable.The
IDCattendantcontrolonlyfunctionsinconnectionwithamaster
remote.ContactyourInvacare®dealerformoreinformation.
SwitchingbetweenIDCandmasterremote
TheIDCisswitchedonandoffusingthemasterremoteonthe
wheelchair.Thewheelchairdrivercannotswitchbacktohisown
modebyhimselfusingthemasterremote.Thiscanonlybedone
bytheattendantusingtheIDC.
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Components
2Components
2.1Topside
1“Reverseactivated”LED
2“Wheelchairdriverincontrol”LED
3Speedpotentiometer
4
“Attendantincontrol”LED
5
“Driver/attendant”switchoverbutton
6“ON/OFF”LED
7
“Forwardsorreverse”pushbutton
8Steeringhandle
2.2Bottomside
1Connectionsocketforbuscable
2Drivebuttonfordriving/emergencystop
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3Setup
3.1MountingIDC
Mountingthebracket
Tools:
•Forstandardbracket:open-endedspanner8mm
•Foradjustablebracket:Allenkey4mmandopen-ended
spanner8mm
TheIDCisfittedtothewheelchairusingabracketonthepush
handle.Therearetwovariations,oneisadjustableandoneisfixed
(standard).Thebracketclampisfixedwithfourbolts(1).
1.Fixthebracketontothewheelchairpushhandleasshownin
thefigureabove.
2.Positionbolts(1).Usenutsfortheadjustablebracket.
3.Tightenthebolts,preventnutsfromturningifnecessary.
MountingtheIDC
CAUTION!
Riskofunintendedmovement
Iftheclampingleverisfittedtootightlyorreplacedby
hardwarenotapprovedbyInvacare,theIDCmightget
adrivesignalandcouldstartrunningbyitselfwhenin
attendantprofile.
–Tightentheclampingleverhand-tightonly(max.6
Nm).
–OnlyusetheclampingleverprovidedbyInvacarefor
fixingtheIDC.
–Testthemobilitydevicebeforeuse.
1.
Attachtheattendantcontroltothemountingplate(1).
2.Tightentheclampinglever(2).
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3.2Connectingtheattendantcontroltothe
electronics
Theintuitiveattendantcontroltakesovercontrolofthe
wheelchairandmayonlybeusedbyanattendant.Itis
imperativethatthewheelchairdriverhimselfisnotallowed
tooperatetheattendantcontrol.
FittingshouldonlybecarriedoutbyanInvacare®approved
dealer.Whenfitting,pleaseensurethatthebuscableis
routedandfixedcorrectlysothatdamagetothebuscable
isavoided.
1.Switchthewheelchairelectronicsoffatthemasterremote.
2.ConnectoneendofthebuscabletotheIDC,theotherendtoa
freebussocketonthewheelchair.
Incasethereisnosparebussocketonthewheelchair’s
controlsystem,asplitter/4–waybussocketcanbeordered
fromyourInvacare®dealer.
3.Theattendantcontrolisnowconnectedtothedrive.
3.3Removingtheattendantcontrolfromthe
wheelchair
1.Switchthewheelchairoff,anddismantletheindividualpartsin
accordancewiththeinstructionsinthewheelchair’susermanual.
2.Onlyeverpullthecontrolunitplugoutofitssocketbyholding
thehousing,notthecable!
3.
Loosentheclampinglever(1)(rotatesseveraltimes!)andpull
thecontrolunitoutofthewheelchairbracket.
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4Usage
4.1Startinguptheattendantcontrol
1.Cyclepoweronthemasterremote.Waituntilthestart-up
routineiscompleted.Thisisaregularprocedurewhenthe
wheelchairispoweredon.
2.The"ON/OFF"and"Wheelchairdriverincontrol"diodesonthe
attendantcontroldisplay(1)willilluminate.
3.Presstheswitchoverbutton(2)ontheattendantcontrol.This
activatestheattendantcontrol,andthefollowingoperating
displaysareshown:
•Inthewheelchairdriver'sremotedisplay:batterysymbol
(accumulatorcapacitydisplay)andunderthistheletter“A”
=Attendant.
•Intheattendantcontroldisplay(1):the"Attendantin
control"diodeontherightilluminates.
Seethewheelchair’susermanualformoreinformation
aboutthebatterychargingstatusdisplay.
4.2Adjustingthespeed
Themaximumspeedofthewheelchaircanbesetbytheuserto
matchhispersonalrequirementsandthesurroundingconditions.
Thecurrentmaximumspeedsetisdisplayedonthewheelchairspeed
displayandcanalsobepresetthere.Youcancarryoutfurtherfine
adjustmentstothemaximumspeedontheIDCusingthespeed
potentiometer(1).Inaddition,thespeedincreasesthemorethe
drivebuttonispressed.
4.3ControllingthewheelchairwiththeIDC
1.Switchonwheelchairviathemasterremote.Thedisplaysonthe
remoteilluminate.Presetthespeedifnecessary.
2.UsetheswitchoverbuttonontheIDCtoselectattendant
control.Thewheelchairisreadytodrive.
3.Adjustthedrivingspeed(speedpotentiometer—seesection
4.2Adjustingthespeed,page8
)
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4.Pressthedrivebuttontostartthewheelchairmoving.
5.Adjustthemaximumspeedtomatchyourwalkingpace.
Youcansetwhetherthewheelchairshouldtravelforwardsor
backwardsbypressingtheswitchoverbuttonforforwardsorreverse
gear(1).Ifreversegearhasbeenselected,thearrow(2)illuminates.
4.3.1Howtosteerthewheelchair
Theelectronicsystemcontainedinthehandle(1)registersthe
movementmadebytheattendant'shand.Slightpressureonthe
handletotheleftorrightistranslatedintoadrivecommandfor
thedrivewheelssothatbendscanbetravelledwithouttheneed
formuchforce.
Whenreversing,makesureyouknowwhetherthe
wheelchairhasdirectorindirectsteeringsothatyouknow
inwhichdirectionyouhavetosteer,andtheninwhich
directionthewheelchairwillactuallytravel.Youshould
initiallygetusedtotheIDCattendantcontrolinstagesso
thatnohazardsareposedforthewheelchairdriveror
others.
4.3.2Howthewheelchairreactstohandle
movements
Steeringtakesplacebypressingthehandletothesides.Whetheryou
aretravellingforwardsorbackwards,youmusttouchtheleft-hand
sideofthehandletomakethewheelchairturntotheleft.Ifyou
touchtheright-handsideofthehandle,thewheelchairwillturnto
theright.
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Traveldirection
Themorethebuttonispressed,thefasterthewheelchairwilldrive.
Tobrakequickly,simplyletgoofthehandle.Thewheelchair
brakes.Ifyoupressthedrivebuttonwithfullforce,the
wheelchairalsocarriesoutan"EmergencyStop".
4.4Informationonthe"EmergencyStop"
function
Ifthewheelchairneedstobestoppedimmediatelyduetoahazard
situation,pushthedrivebutton(1)firmlyasfaraspossible.This
causesanimmediateforceddriveswitch-off.Onceyourelease
thedrivebutton(1)youcanstarttodrivethewheelchairagain
immediately.
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