Operating The Bed; General Safety Information; Hand Control; Locking Function - Invacare Medley Ergo User Manual

Invacare® Medley Ergo™

4 Operating the bed

4.1 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.

4.2 Hand control

The hand control can be equipped with either two, three or four
buttons to operate the electrical functions of the bed. The hand
control can also be equipped with a locking function.
Backrest section
1. Up: press left side of the button (p).
2. Down: press right side of the button (q).
Height adjustment
1. Up: press left side of the button (p).
2. Down: press right side of the button (q).
Thigh section
1. Up: press left side of the button (p).
2. Down: press right side of the button (q).
Tilt function
CAUTION!
Risk of fatal injury
Tilting with head end down can have fatal effect on users
who are sensitive for increased blood pressure in the
upper part of the body.
– Only medically trained persons must operate the tilt
function.
– Always perform a medical evaluation, before tilting
the bed with the user's lower extremities positioned
higher than the heart.
– The tilt function is NOT a Trendelenburger function
and must not be used for medical treatment.
1. Head end up: press left side of the button (p).
2. Foot end up: press right side of the button (q).
If the bed is equipped with anti-tilt function only, tilting with the foot
end up is not possible:
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1. Head end up: press left side of the button (p).
2. Horizontal position: bring the bed either all the
way up or all the way down by using the height
adjustment button.

4.2.1 Locking function

The locking function prevents usage of certain function buttons.
Regardless of how many buttons your hand control has, they can
all be locked individually.
Insert key A in the key hole, below the wanted function.
1.
2. To lock, turn the key clockwise.
3. To unlock, turn the key anti clockwise.

4.3 Castors and brakes

CAUTION!
Risk of trapping/squeezing
All brakes are foot-operated.
– Do not release the brake with the fingers.
CAUTION!
Risk of injury
User can fall, while entering or exiting the bed, if brakes
are not locked.
– Always lock the brakes before the user is moving in or
out of bed or when attending to the user.
– At least one castor at the head end and one castor in
the foot end must be locked.
Castors might make marks on different types of absorbing
floor surfaces - such as untreated or badly treated floors. To
prevent marks, Invacare® recommends to place a suitable
kind of protection between the castors and the floor.

4.3.1 Castor brake

A
B
Locking the brake - Step on the outer part B of the brake pedal
Unlocking the brake - Step on the inner part A of the brake pedal
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