Foreword - Arjo Opera Operating And Product Care Instructions

Foreword

Thank you for purchasing ARJO equipment
Your Opera is part of a series of quality products
designed especially for hospitals, nursing homes
and other health care uses.
We are dedicated to serving your needs and
providing the best products available along with
training that will bring your staff maximum benefit
from every ARJO product.
Please contact us if you have any questions about
the operation or maintenance of your ARJO
equipment.
The touch panel label on the dual control panel
displays several instruction symbols. The letter (i)
shown on the open book icon indicates
'information', and is an instruction to always read
the operating instructions before use. (See fig 1).
The expected operational life of the Opera is 10
years, providing it has been regularly serviced and
maintained as recommended in these instructions.
The expected operational life of the consumable
parts e.g. batteries, slings etc.is dependent on usage
(see also 'Care of Your Opera' section).
All references to the patient in these instructions
refer to the person being lifted, and reference to the
attendant refer to the person who operates the lifter.
References to left and right of the lifter in these
instructions are as viewed from the rear of the
Opera, i.e. viewed from the dual control panel (see
Fig. 1)
Lifting operations in these instructions are
described as if lifting a patient from a chair, the
same operations can be performed effectively when
lifting a patient from a wheelchair or sitting
position on a bed, although a second attendant
should support the patient if the patient lacks sitting
balance.
All operations in these instructions are described as
if the attendant were using the control handset.
Each operation described can be controlled using
the control handset and/or the dual switch panel,
situated at the rear of the mast.
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