Invacare MK6i Reference Manual page 73

CALIBRATION
HARD PUFF
SOFT PUFF
HARD SIP
SOFT SIP
(CONTINUED)
NOTE: Not available on nXc joystick.
SPEED POT MAX
Part No 1141471
LCD DISPLAY
SPEED POT MAX
77
73
DESCRIPTION
Instructions for Sip-n-Puff Calibration:
1. Puff into the Sip-N-Puff tubing and see how far the bars light up to right.
2. Use the up/down arrow keys to change the H value right or left to match
the distance the bars moved.
3. Ask the user to puff hard again to check for consistency reaching the set
level.
4. Once the user is consistent reaching the value being calibrated, use the
Menu key to return to the menu and proceed to the next calibration (Soft
Puff Calibration).
5. Repeat STEPS 1-3 for the Soft Puff Calibration, setting the value low enough
for easy distinction between a soft and hard puff.
6. Repeat for Soft Sip calibration.
7. Repeat for Hard Sip Calibration.
8. Save changes.
Additional Tips for Success
• Teach the user to use their mouth muscles to create the pneumatic pressures,
not their lungs or with exhaling. This helps teach that it is intra-oral pressure
that makes Sip-n-Puff work, not lung capacity.
• Eliminate excess pneumatic tubing on set-up of the system by mounting the
interface box close to where the breath tube kit is mounted. The less volume
of air the user has to move, the easier it is to activate.
• Be certain to eliminate all possible leaks in the system with good connections
- especially where the pneumatic straw is connected.
• Teach the user to place the entire straw in their mouth to ensure a good seal.
Sets the point on the speed pot (CMPJ+, PSR or PSF) at which max
speed is attained.
• Generally set to 77 for CMPJ+ and 277 for PSR or PSF
Calibration Menu
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