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- Page 1 Installation Instructions TABS ® Mobility Monitor 25000 series WARNING Before installing this system, please read and follow these instructions carefully. Failure to do so could result in injury or death to a person in your care. No device is a substitute for proper nursing care. 0163-044-G...
- Page 2 "Digital Apparatus" "ICES-003 of Industry Canada." TABS is a registered trademark of Senior Technologies, Inc. and a trademark of WanderGuard (UK) Ltd. Dual Lock is a registered trademark of 3M. ©2002.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Warnings and cautions ........2 Installation instructions Check your shipment . -
Page 4: Warnings And Cautions
WARNING Read and follow these Installation instructions, particularly the warnings and cautions, before using your TABS ® mobility monitor. Failure to do so may result in injury or death to a person in your care. Test your TABS mobility monitor for proper operation before each use and: •... - Page 5 WARNING Do not open the TABS case for any reason, or remove the four screws ® that hold the case together. The case is sealed and if the seal is broken, the warranty will be voided. Call TABS Customer Service if your TABS unit requires service.
- Page 6 WARNING Inspect the TABS monitor to make sure it is held securely to the wall or wheelchair bracket and that the bracket mount is secure. If the mount is not secure, the monitor may be damaged. Replace the disk in the disk slot immediately after an alarm and keep the disk in the disk slot at all times to prevent battery drain.
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Page 7: Check Your Shipment
Read these instructions Before installing your TABS monitoring system, read these instructions ® carefully. Keep the instructions in a safe place for future reference. Check your shipment You should have: ❏ One TABS mobility monitor ❏ One 9V battery ❏ One wall mount bracket with Dual Lock fastener ®... -
Page 8: How The Tabs ® Monitor Works
® How the TABS mobility monitors work Your TABS monitor is designed to help reduce the risk of falls by alerting caregivers when a resident is leaving a bed, chair, room or wheelchair. Operation is simple. Mount the wall bracket on a smooth, flat surface and place the monitor in the bracket. -
Page 9: Mount The Bracket
Mount the bracket The TABS wall bracket can be mounted with screws or with Dual ® Lock fastener. Choose the method that is appropriate for your ® particular environment. See "A word about Dual Lock® fastener." Mounting the bracket with screws: You will need: ❏... -
Page 10: A Word About Dual Lock
® A word about Dual Lock fastener Dual Lock fastener According to the manufacturer, if Dual Lock ® fastener is used properly it can withstand up to 1,000 closures before replacement is necessary. Inspect each piece of Dual Lock ® fastener regularly and replace each piece at protective film (remove) -
Page 11: Insert The Battery
Insert the battery WARNING Do not pull on the battery snap wires when installing and removing batteries. Use care when removing and installing your battery to prevent any damage to the system that may result in injury or death to the person in your care. -
Page 12: Alarm Options (Select, Voice+ & Professional )
Alarm options for Select, Voice+ & Professional All options are set by adjusting a row of four rocker switches under the Rocker switch Speaker battery cover (Figure 5). To set light options, remove the battery cover. Black Follow the diagrams below (Figure 6) record button for each option you select. -
Page 13: Local Alarm On/Off
Local alarm on/off WARNING If the cord is unplugged from the call system and the alarm options have been set to nurse call only, the TABS ® monitor reverts to a local alarm. The nurse call interface cord must be plugged into the nurse call system at all times. -
Page 14: Nurse Call Interface
Nurse call interface WARNING Do not pull on the cord to remove the nurse call interface cord from either the TABS ® unit or the nurse call interface wall jack. Remove them by grasping the modular telephone plug and the jack plug heads and pulling them carefully from the wall. - Page 15 TABS Select and Voice+ monitors (Optional T-connector) WARNING Use only the modular T-connector provided by the manufacturer. If other modular T-connectors are used the device may not operate properly which could result in injury or death to a person in your care. Do not connect two pressure pads to the T-connector.
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Page 16: Voice Alarm
Voice alarm (TABS Voice+ & Professional) Your TABS Voice+ or Professional monitor (Figure 9) has audio recording capability. You can record a message up to 10 seconds in length. To record a voice message: 1. Remove the battery cover. 2. Push down the black record button and hold it down until you are finished recording. -
Page 17: Voice Options (Voice+ & Professional )
Voice options (Figure 10) • To silence the local alarm without voice message, push switches 3 & 4 to the right. The nurse call cord must be connected (Option 6a). • For local alarm without voice message, push switch 3 to the left and switch 4 to the right (Option 6b). -
Page 18: Deterring Removal Of The Tabs Unit From The Bracket
Deterring removal of the TABS ® unit from the bracket In the event the TABS unit is removed from the slide lock bracket or tampered with by residents or other non-authorized people, you may wish to make it more difficult to remove the TABS monitor from the bracket. -
Page 19: Using The Tabs Mobility Monitor
Using the TABS ® mobility monitor You determine the "safety zone" – how far you want the person in your care to move before triggering the alarm – by varying the length of the cord. When selecting cord length keep in mind: •... -
Page 20: Maintaining The Tabs Mobility Monitor
® Maintaining the TABS mobility monitor • Clean soiled areas on the monitor, disk, clip, cord and bracket with a damp rag and mild detergent. Dry the clip and disk to prevent corrosion. • The Dual Lock fastener may be cleaned with most standard medical virucidal disinfectant. -
Page 21: How The Tabs Sidekicks Pressure Pads Work
How the TABS ® Sidekicks pressure pads work WARNING The TABS Sidekick pressure pads were designed to withstand normal wear and tear for a period of 90-days or 1-year (depending on model.) Do not use beyond this period. Beyond this period, the pad may fail and fail without warning due to prolonged use and other factors, e.g. -
Page 22: Instructions For Bed Pad Use
Instructions for bed pressure pad use 1. Place the pressure pad rubber band across the width of the mattress. clip 2. Position the pressure pads so that the resident’s buttocks will be over the a. Insert band through b. Pass one loop through Insert loop through the clip. - Page 23 7. The unit will “chirp” when weight is first applied to the pad to indicate the unit is armed. Test the system by pressing firmly on the pressure pad for 3 seconds. Mattress When you remove the pressure, the alarm must sound. Reset the alarm.
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Page 24: Instructions For Chair Pad Use
Instructions for chair pressure pad use 1. Place the pressure pad in the center of the Cord extends out the back chair seat. The side of the pressure pad with the cord on it should be at the back of the chair seat (Figure 18). -
Page 25: Testing The System
Testing the system Test the TABS monitoring system before each use and inspect the pressure pads and TABS monitor regularly to make sure they are not damaged. Test the pressure pads by pressing firmly on the pressure pad for 3 seconds. When you remove the pressure, the alarm will sound. Reset the alarm. -
Page 26: Cleaning The Pressure Pad
Cleaning the pressure pad • Clean soiled areas of cord and pressure pad with a clean cloth and water or a vinyl-tolerant solution. • Do not immerse pressure pad in liquid of any kind. Troubleshooting pressure pads If the alarm does not sound when the resident leaves the chair or bed: •... -
Page 27: Reorders
Reorders Replacement parts and accessories Model/Part # TABS ® Professional monitor 25022 TABS ® Voice + 25021 TABS ® Select monitor 25011 TABS ® Basic monitor 25000 TABS ® Elite monitor 29700 Wheelchair bracket assembly and bungee cords 25100 Easy-Clip Wheelchair bracket 25300 Wall mount bracket 25120...
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