Invacare MK6i Field Reference Manual page 101

Invacare® MK6i™ Electronics
CALIBRATION
HARD PUFF
SOFT PUFF
HARD SIP
SOFT SIP
(CONTINUED)
SPEED POT MAX
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LCD DISPLAY
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
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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.
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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
SPEED POT Sets the point on the speed pot (CMPJ+, PSR or PSF) at which max speed is attained.
MAX
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Generally set to 77 for CMPJ+ and 255 for PSR or PSF
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