Connection Context Actions; Connecting/Disconnecting The Linx Access Pc Tool; Write A Program To A Wheelchair; Read A Program From A Wheelchair - Invacare LiNX Service Manual

Invacare® LiNX
To view which version you have installed, click on Help on
the menu bar and then click on About.
An Internet connection is required when checking for
updates. If an Internet connection is unavailable, the
following message is displayed:
Failed to check for updates. The software was unable
to connect to the Internet. Check that your network
settings are correct and try again.
If your computer uses a proxy server to connect
to the Internet, then you need to configure your
Internet settings.
Configuring Internet settings
1. Click on Help and select Internet Settings.
2.
Enable proxy settings by clicking on Proxy Enabled
switch.
3. Add following details (you may need to consult your IT
department for this information):
• Proxy address and port
• User name
• Password
4. Click on Close button.

8.5 Connection context actions

The following tasks are only relevant for the Connection
context mode. For tasks related to the File context mode,
refer to 6.4 File context actions, page 55.

8.5.1 Connecting/Disconnecting the LiNX Access PC tool

Connecting to a wheelchair
1. Power up LiNX system.
2. Insert LiNX Access Key into remote module.
3. Open LiNX Access PC tool application.
4. From the Open a connection tab:
a. Select LiNX Access Key from list under PAST
CONNECTIONS, or
b. click Find more button (top left) to force application
to search for more LiNX Access Keys, or
c. if list is too long to read, enter LiNX Access Key into
Filter connections text box to locate LiNX Access Key
in list.
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After selecting a LiNX Access Key, the LiNX Access PC tool
connects to the wheelchair and reads its configurations.
Disconnecting from a wheelchair
To disconnect from a connected wheelchair, click the
Disconnect icon on the right-hand side of the tool bar.

8.5.2 Write a program to a wheelchair

There is no need to write a program to a wheelchair if you
are in connection context and working in live edit mode,
because all parameter changes are written to the wheelchair
instantly.
If you are working in bulk edit mode, you can write to the
wheelchair by clicking on the Write button in the tool bar.
After clicking Write, the LiNX Access PC tool will perform
the following tasks:
• Write the program to wheelchair.
• Power cycle wheelchair.
• Read program from wheelchair.
• Read diagnostic information from wheelchair.
After the Write operation, the LiNX Access PC tool reverts
to live edit mode.

8.5.3 Read a program from a wheelchair

The configuration program is automatically read from a
wheelchair system when you connect to it. However, you
can manually read the configuration program from the
connected wheelchair by placing the LiNX Access PC tool in
bulk edit mode or file context mode.
To read configuration from bulk edit mode
1. Change to bulk edit mode by unlocking bulk edit
parameter.
2.
Click on Read (from wheelchair) icon in tool bar.
To read a configuration from file context
1. Open file by clicking on New file tab (+) and selecting
existing file.
2. Click on Read (from wheelchair) icon in tool bar.
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