Operating The Bed; General Safety Information; Setup; Main Parts Of Bed - Invacare SB 755 User Manual

3 Operating the bed

3.1 General Safety Information

WARNING!
Risk of personal injury and damage to property.
– The bed must be placed so that the height adjustment
is not obstructed by, for example, lifts or furniture.
– Take care that no body parts are being squeezed
between fixed parts (such as side rails, bed ends etc)
and moving parts.
– The hand control must not be used by children.
WARNING!
Risk of injury
If the bed is used by confused or restless users or users
with spasms:
– either, when the bed is equipped with a lockable hand
control, lock the hand control functions,
– or make sure that the hand control is out of reach for
the user.

3.2 Setup

IMPORTANT!
– Unpacking and setup of the bed must be performed by
a specialized dealer or technician as described in the
service manual.
– Accessories, delivered with the bed, must be assembled
by a specialized dealer or technician as described in
the service manual or in the documentation, delivered
with the accessory.
Scope of delivery
•
Complete bed with castors, control box and mattress support
Accessories, like bed ends, side rails, lifting pole etc. are delivered
apart.
Before taking the bed into use
1. Move the bed to its correct position.
2. Connect the bed to the mains.

3.3 Main parts of bed

Parts of standard bed:
A Backrest
B Seat section
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I Mattress support, lower half
J Backrest motor
C Leg section motor
D Thigh section
E Thigh section motor
F Leg section
G Brake pedal - central
brake
H Shear arms

3.4 Operating side rails

WARNING!
Risk of entrapment or suffocation
There's a risk of entrapment or suffocation between
mattress support, side rail and bed end.
– Always ensure correct fitting of the side rails.

3.4.1 Scala 2 side rail

WARNING!
Risk of entrapment
There's a risk of entrapment or suffocation between
mattress support, side rail and bed end.
– When using steel side rails, always make sure that the
distance between the bed end and the side rail's handle
upper edge is less than 6 cm in the head end and more
than 32 cm in the foot end of the bed.
A sticker is placed on the side rail to indicate the minimum space
between side rail and the head end of the bed:
CAUTION!
Risk of pinching fingers
– Pay attention to your fingers when assembling or
operating the side rail.
1.
Up: Lift and pull the top bar B of the side rail towards the
1.
end with the locking mechanism (release button) A . Ensure, it
is locked in place.
Down: Press the release button A and push the top bar B of
2.
the side rail away from the locking mechanism.
CAUTION!
If the side rail is not locked properly it can fall down.
– Pull/push the top bar of the side rail to ensure that the
locking system is properly engaged.
Operating the bed
K Base Frame
L Brake - castor with brake
M Control Unit
N Mattress support, upper half
O Mattress retainer
P Mattress support extension
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