Degonda-Rehab SA TwistT4, Operating Instructions Manual

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Page 3: ... 16 On Off Button 16 Battery Charge Indicator 16 Activating the Electrical Setting Mode 16 Activating Deactivating the Vehicle Immobilizer 17 Driving Profile Selection 17 Fault Diagnosis 18 Fault Codes and Diagnosis Codes 19 On off button 20 Battery Charge Indicator 20 Drive mode 21 Adapting the Control Panel to the Arm Length Standard and Bioseat 24 Adapting the Control Panel to the Height of the...

Page 4: ... Setting the Calf Supports Sideways 31 Setting the Height and the Angle of the Calf Supports 32 Batteries 35 Interesting Facts about Gel Batteries 35 BatteryCharging 35 Charging Socket for the Battery Charger 36 Fault Codes on the Battery Charger 36 Changing the Batteries 37 Removing the Batteries 38 Connecting the new Batteries 39 Care and Maintenance 40 Transport 41 Loading the Wheelchair 41 Dis...

Page 5: ...d may only be carried out by your specialist dealer Damage and faults which arise due to the non observance of these operating instructions or as a consequence of poor maintenance are excluded from the warranty The conformity procedure in accordance with VII of the Directive 93 42 EEC has been carried out whereby the CE Mark is allowed to be affixed to theTwistT42x2 If required a copy of the Decla...

Page 6: ...azards Follow the instructions in order to avoid personal injury and or damage to the product CHEMICAL BURNS HAZARD This symbol warns against chemical burns for example from the escape of battery acid Follow the instructions in order to avoid personal injury and or damage to the product Requirements This symbol identifies general information which simplifies the handling of your product and which ...

Page 7: ...h electrically adjustable equipment great care is necessary Information Symbol With this symbol the components must not be used to lift the wheelchair Release Symbols These symbols give information about the lever position of the release lever on the drive motors Information Sticker Monitored Production Certified Safety This information points out our neutral inspection body TÜV SÜD Product Servic...

Page 8: ... wheelchair on inclines by a companion is allowed only with extreme caution Never leave the wheelchair standing with the drive disengaged on or in front of an incline Always re engage the drive immediately after a pushing operation The disengagement is only intended for the companion Safety Advice about Care and Maintenance Risk of accidents and loss of guarantee are threatened by inadequate maint...

Page 9: ...re we kindly ask you to observe the following advice Risk of Malfunction due to Electromagnetic Radiation Avoid being in close proximity to strong radio and television transmitters Should the vehicle unintentionally start to move or the brakes release themselves switch off the vehicle immediately The addition of electrical accessories and other components to or the modification of the vehicle can ...

Page 10: ... you absolutely must drive on such a surface then drive slowly and with the utmost caution Never try to overcome an obstacle on an incline or downhill slope Never try to drive up or down a staircase with your electric wheelchair Always drive up to an obstacle at a right angle Drive over the obstacle with the front wheels and with the rear wheels in one move do not stop half way Observe the maximum...

Page 11: ...2 1 Backrest 2 Steering wheel 3 Drive wheel 4 Arm rest 5 Light front 6 Leg support 7 Switch lever driving pushing mode 8 Electrical back 9 Rear wheel bracket 10 Suspension 11 Light rear 12 Support wheel 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 00 11 11 12 11 ...

Page 12: ...the side section out of its mounting Fitting Push the side section into its mounting Tighten the clamping lever 1 Removing and Fitting the Side Section Bio seat In order to be able to get on and off from the side the side section must be removed Removal Loosen the rotary handle 1 Lift up the side section 2 Pull the side section 3 out of its mounting forwards at an angle Fitting Push the side secti...

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Page 14: ...rcoming Obstacles The T4 can overcome obstacles of approx 8 cm ATTENTION Risk of tipping over Never drive towards obstacles at an angle Before driving over the obstacle set the backrest to the 90 position Driving Up Drive slowly towards the obstacle or the kerbstone at right angles Shortly before the contact of the front wheels or the kerb climber increase speed and first reduce it after the rear ...

Page 15: ...ving down inclines the backrest and the seat tilt mechanism if present should be inclined slightly backwards When the lift if present is raised the drive mode serves only for positioning and not for normal driving mode Before driving uphill lower the lift Avoid driving uphill and downhill on smooth surfaces or where there is the risk of slipping wet surfaces black ice etc Avoid dismounting on incl...

Page 16: ...n every case when parking the vehicle the clutch lever must be engaged again motor brakes in operation The clutch levers of the motors can be found on the left and right drive motors Disengaging the motors Switch off the control panel Turn the clutch lever 1 to the right Turn the clutch lever 2 to the left Engaging the motors Switch off the control panel Turn the clutch lever 1 to the left Turn th...

Page 17: ...des light up red yellow green Full range Diodes light up red yellow Very low range Diodes light up red Charge the battery immediately INFORMATION Protection against complete draining After a certain driving time on battery reserve the electronics of the drive switch off automatically and the wheelchair remains stationary Activating the Electrical Setting Mode Press the button MODE 1 The control pa...

Page 18: ...ile Selection The driving profile is selected by means of the buttons As standard 5 driving levels are pre programmed Profile 1 left point lights up slow speed Profile 5 right point lights up high speed INFORMATION The electronics are programmed with standard values in the factory Individual programming adapted to suit yourself can be carried out by your specialist dealer ATTENTION Every change to...

Page 19: ...Before starting a diagnosis make sure that the drive electronics are switched on When the status indicator is OFF Check that the vehicle electronics are SWITCHED ON Check that all cables are correctly connected Make sure that the batteries are not discharged When the status indicator BLINKS Count the number of blinking lights and go to the next Section ...

Page 20: ...tor Check the plug connection of the left drive motor 6 LEDs blinking battery charger connected Remove the plug connector of the battery charger 7 LEDs blinking joystick fault Switch on the control on the control panel without the simultaneous movement of the joystick 8 LEDs blinking fault in the control system Check the cable connections for plug contact and damage 9 LEDs blinking disengagement o...

Page 21: ...ck On off button Switch on the control panel ON OFF button The LED s on the control panel light up The wheelchair is ready to drive Battery Charge Indicator All diodes light up red yellow green Full range All diodes light up red yellow Very low range All diodes light up red Charge the battery immediately INFORMATION Protection against complete draining After a certain driving time on battery reser...

Page 22: ...ODE button again the drive mode is returned to Drive mode 5 driving levels are pre programmed Individual programming adapted to suit yourself can be carried out by your specialist dealer Press the button PROFILE 1 By pressing the button again you can chose your PROFILE from 1 5 By operating the joystick to the right the display changes to the desired setting mode By pressing the MODE button you ge...

Page 23: ...oncerted By pressing the speed buttons 1 you can set the driving profile in 5 further steps The button on the left reduces the driving speed and the button on the right increases the driving speed If all bars are yellow the lower speeds are reached to 100 Every bar which goes out reduces the profil settings to 20 1 ...

Page 24: ...istance can be set Press both low speed buttons at the same time 1 until a signal tone is heard By operating the joystick to the left right and for back you can navigate trough the menue until the settings are adapted to your needs Trough the setting EXIT you leave the setting mode 1 ...

Page 25: ...w can be found on the control panel mounting for the parallelogram under the armrest Its function is identical on both standard and Bioseats Loosen the wing screw 1 Set the control panel to the correct arm length by sliding it backwards or forwards 2 Retighten the wing screw 1 Adapting the Control Panel to the Height of the Armrest Standard Seat Requirements Allen key size 4 Loosen 1 with the Alle...

Page 26: ...rk max 2 Set the desired height Tighten 1 with the Allen key Setting the Height of the Armrests Bioseat Requirements Allen key size 5 Spanner 13mm Loosen 1 with the Allen key Set the armrest to the desired height 2 Retighten the Allen key 1 Loosen the locking nut on the turnbuckle and by turning set the incline of the armrest Retighten the locking nut 3 2 1 3 2 1 ...

Page 27: ...ts Allen key size 5 Spanner 13mm Loosen the screw 1 with the Allen key hold against rotation with the spanner on the opposite side Remove the screw and nut The complete arm rest can now be set to the desired width 2 Retighten the screw and nut with the Allen key 1 ATTENTION The screw must be tightened through the holes in the seat as well as in the side section 2 ...

Page 28: ...N The side sections must not be pulled out further than the red mark Setting the Backrest Setting the Backrest Standard Seat with Gas Spring The backrest of the standard seat is set by a lever which can be found on the back next to the gas pressure spring The backrest setting is infinitely variable Lift the lever 1 At the same time pull the backrest backwards until the desired backrest angle is se...

Page 29: ...site side hold against rotation with the spanner Remove the screw and nut Set the telescopic tube to the desired length Do not go beyond the red mark Refit the screw and nut and tighten with the Allen key 1 ATTENTION The screw must be tightened through the holes of the leg support and the telescopic tube The telescopic tube must not be pulled out further than up to the red mark on the leg support ...

Page 30: ...escopic tube to the desired length Do not go beyond the red mark Refit the screw and nut and tighten with the Allen key 1 ATTENTION The screw must be tightened through the holes of the leg support and the telescopic tube The telescopic tube must not be pulled out further than up to the red mark on the leg support Setting the Height of the Calf Supports Requirements Spanner 10mm Loosen 1 with the A...

Page 31: ...zontal and the Angle of the Calf Supports Requirements Allen key size 5 Loosen the screws 1 with the Allen key Manually set the desired depth 2 Manually set the desired angle 3 Tighten the screws 1 with the Allen key 1 2 3 ...

Page 32: ... and remove them Manually set the desired height Refit the screws 1 and tighten them with the Allen key INFORMATION The screws must be removed so that the height can be set Refit them afterwards Setting the Calf Supports Sideways Requirements Spanner 10mm Loosen 1 with the spanner Manually set the desired width Tighten 1 with the spanner 1 1 ...

Page 33: ... 32 Setting the Height and the Angle of the Calf Supports Requirements Allen key size 4 Loosen 1 with the Allen key Manually set the desired height and angle 2 Tighten 1 with the Allen key 1 2 ...

Page 34: ...on of the drive electronics the fault code is cancelled and the electronics switch on again It takes however some five minutes until the electronics have cooled down enough so that the drive supplies its full power again If the drive is blocked due to an insurmountable obstacle such as for example a too high a kerbstone or similar and during his attempts to overcome the obstacle the driver allows ...

Page 35: ...main fuse The main fuse is on the back behind the electronics cover INFORMATION Before changing the main fuse make sure that the drive electronics are switched off Remove the knurled screws 1 Remove the cover plate 2 Change the main fuse 3 Refit the cover plate 2 Fit and tighten the knurled screws 1 1 2 3 ...

Page 36: ...ons of the battery charger and to the advice on the front and rear sides of the battery charger ATTENTION Risk of explosion and or destruction of the battery if the wrong battery charger is used Use only the battery charger supplied with your vehicle by Degonda Rehab SA Recommended battery charger Risk of personal injury from electric shock and risk of destruction of the battery charger if the cha...

Page 37: ...and switch it on if necessary On completion of charging first disconnect the battery charger from the mains and then disconnect the plug from the control panel Fault Codes on the Battery Charger Fault Signal Fault Indication Permanent blue light Connected to the power supply Green flashing light Charging in operation Permanent green light Charging complete Permanent red warning light Battery cable...

Page 38: ...weight of the batteries Only use the battery design stated in the technical data Risk of fire and burn injuries through bridging the battery terminals Do NOT bridge the battery terminals with a tool ATTENTION Risk of acid burns from escaping acid if the batteries are damaged Immediately remove contaminated soaked clothing On contact with the skin Wash immediately with copious amounts of water On c...

Page 39: ... lift the seat In doing so attention must always be paid to the wiring loom that it is not tensioned or squashed Remove the main fuse before changing the batteries See Chapter Page 29 Main Fuse Remove knurled screws 1 Remove the cover plate 2 With the Allen key 3 remove the screws on both sides Carefully tilt the seat unit backwards 4 1 2 4 3 ...

Page 40: ...on boots from the two black cables Loosen with the Allen key and remove the two screws Using the carrying straps remove the two batteries from the wheelchair frame Connecting the new Batteries Place the batteries in the wheelchair frame with the battery terminals aligned with each other Connect the cables to the batteries in the reverse order to that described in the Section Removing the Batteries...

Page 41: ...ng safety and roadworthiness are maintained Cleaning the Vehicle Observe the following points when cleaning the vehicle Use simply a damp cloth and a mild cleaning agent Do not use scouring agents for cleaning Do not allow the electronic components to come into direct contact with water Do not use high pressure cleaners ...

Page 42: ...lchair for Transport Make certain that before the transport the drive is engaged and the electronics are switched off The Twist T4 complies with the requirements of the ISO Standard in respect of transport in vehicles ATTENTION Risk of personal injury If you cannot securely anchor your electric wheelchair in a transport vehicle it is recommended not to transport it in this vehicle The wheelchair h...

Page 43: ...t dealer Used or defective batteries must be disposed of in an environmentally friendly manner in accordance with the local disposal regulations For further details please contact your specialist dealer Used or defective electronic components must be disposed of in an environmentally friendly manner in accordance with the local disposal regulations For further details please contact your specialis...

Page 44: ...ronics which can be traced back to improper cleaning with steam cleaners and or intentional or accidental wetting of the components is excluded Warranty and guarantee claims cannot be asserted for breakdowns due to radiation sources such as mobile telephones with high transmission power hi fi systems and other strong stray radiation sources outside the specification of the standard ATTENTION Non o...

Page 45: ...0x50mm 6 Twin Wheel puncture proof 180x50mm 7 puncture proof 200x50mm 8 puncture proof H Flex Compact with Climbing Wheel puncture proof 150x50mm 6 Twin Wheel 36 psi max 2 5 bar 180x50mm 7 36 psi max 2 5 bar 200x50mm 8 36 psi max 2 5 bar Wheels Drive Wheel 350x75mm 14x3 5 Street Profile puncture proof 350x75mm 14x3 5 Street Profile 36 psi max 2 5 bar 350x75mm 14x3 5 Block Profile puncture proof 35...

Page 46: ...ge 3 30 Backrest angle range 80 135 Leg support angle range 90 180 Driving Characteristics Speed 6 10 km h Max tip proof climbing capability 18 Max surmountable obstacle height 8 cm Turning circle 93 cm Range in accordance with ISO 7176 ca 35 km h Comment The range of an electric wheelchair is highly dependent upon external factors such as the charge status of the batteries the ambient temperature...

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