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2.15.3
Adjusting operator control
2.15.4
Connections for charger / program unit
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WARNING:
Risk of injury - Check that all plugs (battery charger and
programming unit) are removed before setting the wheelchair in motion.
2.15.5
Your first trip
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WARNING:
Control your electric wheelchair - Accustom yourself with the driving
behavior of your electric wheelchair.
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Driving
Once you are seated on your electric wheelchair and have started it as described above,
take the joystick with your hand and push this in the required direction i.e.:
PUSH ACTION FORWARD
PUSH ACTION BACKWARD
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Braking
To brake, let go of the joystick, which will let it return to the zero position and slow down your
electric wheelchair to a gentle stop. Practice pulling away and braking to get accustomed to
the electric wheelchair. You need to be able to estimate how your electric wheelchair will
react when you drive or brake.
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Driving in corners and bends
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WARNING:
Risk of tipping over - Reduce your speed before you enter a curve or
corner.
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WARNING:
Risk of clamping - Always maintain an adequate distance from
corners and obstacles.
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WARNING:
Risk of injury - Be careful with the front wheel drive wheelchair, the
rear of the wheelchair can swing while turning.
Move the joystick into the position you wish to turn. The back wheels will turn accordingly
and steer the electric wheelchair into a new direction. It is very important that you ensure that
there is enough space allowing you to go around bends and corners. Narrow passages must
preferably be approached in a large curve so as to allow you to enter the narrowest part as
straight from the front as possible.
The socket
for connecting the charger supplied is located on the
front of the operator control. Here, too, is the connnection for the
programming unit, which should only be connected and used by
authorised persons who have been trained to program it (Vermeiren
personnel).
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FORWARD MOVEMENT
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BACKWARD MOVEMENT
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The operator control's horizontal position can
be changed:
1. Loosen screw
rest a little bit.
2. Move the operator control to the
desired
position
operator control.
3. Retighten screw
Navix
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just under the arm
or
remove
the
properly.
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