Invacare®Fox™

ENPowerwheelchair

UserManual

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1.5Usability.................................7

1.6Warranty................................8

1.7Servicelife................................8

2Safety........................................9

2.1Generalsafetynotes........................9

2.2Safetyinformationwithregardtocareand

maintenance..............................11

2.3Safetyinformationonelectromagnetic

interference...............................11

2.4Safetyinformationondrivingandfreewheel

3.2Remotes.................................18

4Gettinginandoutofthemobilitydevice...........19

4.1Removingthestandardarmrestinordertoside

transfer.................................19

4.2Informationaboutgettinginandout.............19

4.3Foldingaway/releasingthecurbclimber...........19

4.4Usingthecaneholder........................20

5Driving.......................................21

5.1Beforedrivingforthefirsttime.................21

5.2Parkingandstationary.......................21

5.5Useonpublicroads.........................23

5.6Pushingthemobilitydeviceinfreewheelmode......24

5.6.1Disengagingmotors.........................24

6Adjustingthemobilitydevicetotheuser'sseating

posture......................................25

6.1Generalinformationonadjustingthemobility

devicetotheuser'sseatingposture..............25

6.2Adjustmentpossibilityforremote...............25

6.2.1Adjustingtheremoteforthelengthoftheuser's

arm(allseatsystems)........................25

6.6Adjustingtheseatangle......................27

6.7Adjustingthebackrestangle...................28

6.8Adjustingthebackreststopper.................29

6.9Removing/Installingthebackrest................29

6.10Adjustingtheheadrest.......................30

6.10.1Adjustingthepositionoftheheadrestor

neckrest.................................30

6.10.2Adjustingtheheightoftheheadrestor

neckrest.................................31

6.11Posturalbelts..............................31

6.11.1Typesofposturalbelts.......................32

6.13UsingtheKLICKfixadapter...................33

7Adjustingfootrestsandlegrests..................35

7.1Standard80°footrest........................35

7.1.1Swivelthefootrestsoutwardsand/orremove

them....................................35

7.1.2Adjustingthelength.........................35

7.2Manuallyheight-adjustablelegrest...............36

7.2.1Swivellingthelegrestoutwardand/or

removing.................................36

7.2.2Settingtheangle...........................36

8.2.1Generalinformationoncharging................39

8.2.2Generalinstructionsoncharging................39

8.2.3Howtochargethebatteries...................40

8.2.4Howtodisconnectthebatteriesafter

charging.................................41

8.2.5StorageandMaintenance.....................41

8.2.6Instructionsonusingthebatteries...............41

8.2.7Transportingbatteries.......................42

8.2.8Generalinstructionsonhandlingthebatteries......42

8.2.9Howtohandledamagedbatteriescorrectly........42

9Maintenance..................................43

9.1Maintenanceintroduction.....................43

10Transport....................................46

10.1Transport—Generalinformation...............46

10.2Transferringthemobilitydevicetoavehicle.......46

10.2.1Locking/Unlockingthecasterlocks..............47

10.3Useofthemobilitydeviceasaseatinavehicle......47

10.3.1Howthemobilitydeviceisanchoredinavehicle

foruseasavehicleseat......................48

10.3.2Howtheuserissecuredwithinthemobility

device...................................49

10.4Disassemblingthemobilitydevicefor

10.5Reassemblingthemobilitydevice...............54

11AfterUse.....................................55

11.1Refurbishment.............................55

11.2Disposal.................................55

12Troubleshooting...............................56

12.1Resettingthecircuitbreaker...................56

13Technicaldata.................................57

13.1Technicalspecifications......................57

Invacare®Fox™

1.1Introduction

Dearuser,

Firstwewouldliketothankyouforpurchasingourproduct!We

Pleasetakecaretoreadtheusermanualthoroughlybefore

startingoutonyourfirstjourney.

Ifyoufindthatthefontsizeintheprintversionoftheusermanual

isdifficulttoread,youcandownloaditasapdffromtheInvacare

website.Thiscanthenbescaledonscreentoafontsizethatismore

comfortableforyou.

Thismobilitydevicehasbeenconstructedforalargecircleofusers

withdifferentrequirements.

Thedecisionwhetherthemodelissuitablefortheusermayonlybe

Invacare®Fox™

theusabilityofyourmobilitydeviceisrestricteddueto:

Orifyouhavethefeelingthatsomethingiswrongwithyour

mobilitydevice.

1.6Warranty

Thetermsandconditionsofthewarrantyarepartofthegeneral

termsandconditionsparticulartotheindividualcountriesinwhich

thisproductissold.

Weestimateaservicelifeoffiveyearsforthisproduct,providedit

isusedinstrictaccordancewiththeintendeduseassetoutinthis

documentandallmaintenanceandservicerequirementsaremet.

Theestimatedservicelifecanbeexceedediftheproductiscarefully

Safety

WARNING!

Riskofinjuryifmobilitydeviceisusedinany

otherwaythanthepurposedescribedinthis

manual

–Onlyeverusethemobilitydeviceinaccordancewith

).

–Paystrictattentiontothesafetyinformation.

Riskofinjuryifthemobilitydeviceisdriven

WARNING!

Riskofdamageorinjuryifmobilitydeviceis

accidentallysetintomotion

–Switchthemobilitydeviceoffbeforeyougetin,get

–Whenthedriveisdisengaged,thebrakeinsidethe

toanabrupt,sharpstop

–Ifyouhavetobrakeinanemergency,simplyrelease

Invacare®Fox™

Identificationlabelstickeron

therearpostcontainingthe

followingsymbols:

Dateofmanufacture

maycontainsubstancesthat

couldbeharmfultothe

environmentifdisposedof

inplaces(landfills)thatare

notappropriateaccordingto

legislation.

•The'crossedoutwheelie

bin'symbolisplaced

onthisproductto

encourageyoutorecycle

itsendoflife.

Identificationofthepositionofthecouplingleverfordriving

andpushoperation(notvisibleinthepicture):

Safety

motorbrakesareoperational.

Youcandrivethemobility

device.

•Pleasenotethatfor

drivingpurposesboth

motorsmustalwaysbe

engaged.

Thissymbolindicatesthe

“Push”positionofthe

couplinglever.Inthisposition

•Pleasenotethatthe

controlpanelmustbe

switchedoff.

•Pleasealsonotethe

informationprovided

insection5.6Pushing

themobilitydevicein

freewheelmode,page

24

.

Invacare®Fox™

Casterlocks

Curbclimber

Drivewheel

Leversfordisengagingmotorsattherear(notvisiblein

thepicture)

3.2Remotes

Gettinginandoutofthemobilitydevice

sidetransfer

1.RemovetheremotecableAfromtheremote.Referto10.4.2

2.LoosenwingnutB.

3.Removethearmrestfromthereceptacle.

4.2Informationaboutgettinginandout

Gettingintothemobilitydevice: