OWNERS’S MANUAL F 1 PATIENT CHAIR FOREWORD .................................... 2 UNPACKING AND ASSEMBLY OF FIMET F1 DENTAL CHAIR ................3 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION ..............................6 CONSTRUCTION................................. 6 MOTORS AND ELECTRONICS............................6 THE POWER SUPPLY AND MAINS SWITCH ........................ 7 FUSES....................................7 HEADREST................................... 8 ARMRESTS...................................
OWNERS MANUAL FOREWORD Our congratulations on the decision to invest in high quality F1 patient chair. We wish that your work with it will be enjoyable and problem free. Fimet F1 chair is electrically controlled, multi-functional patient treatment chair for medical purposes.
OWNERS MANUAL UNPACKING AND ASSEMBLY OF FIMET F1 DENTAL CHAIR Unpack the chair from the transportation box and check that all parts are enclosed and undamaged. Contents: o Owners manual o The chair o Backrest with bracket o 3 Allen screws for backrest bracket...
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Remove the sheet metal by opening two screws and pull the plate away. Connect the wires coming from the F1 E unit color-to-color in terminal block and attach the flat cable in it’s counterpart. Connect the power supply in a grounded wall socket.
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OWNERS MANUAL Attach the bracket for the backrest to the chair by means of the three screws and slide the backrest on the bracket. Mount the headrest in the slot of the backrest one corner diagonally ahead. The chair is now ready for operation, please see instructions on the following pages. ∇...
Molding). The seat, backrest and other force absorbing parts are reinforced. MOTORS AND ELECTRONICS The two motors and the electric circuitry of the F1 chair are of low voltage type that reduces the risk of electrical shock and hazard to a minimum. Steel and composite materials in combination are used in the gears of the drive mechanism.
OWNERS MANUAL THE POWER SUPPLY AND MAINS SWITCH The transformer, the rectifier, the mains switch and the fuses are all housed in a separate power supply box, apart from the chair for improved safety. Always turn off the mains switch when the chair is not in use.
OWNERS MANUAL HEADREST The compact headrest has an anatomic design and offers the best possible support while holding the head firmly in place. By releasing the lever on the left side, the headrest can be adjusted to almost any desired position. The headrest is also easy to adjust longitudinally up to 20 cm by moving it in and out of the slot in the backrest.
OWNERS MANUAL BACKREST The backrest can be extended up to 10 cm in order to accommodate any patient. To adjust the length just push the button on the lower part of the backrest and move the backrest in the desired direction.
SWIVEL ACTION The F1 chair rotates ± 90 degrees from its neutral position. To turn the chair, open the locking lever on the right side of the chair and turn the chair by hand to the desired angle. Lock the lever when done.
Transmission of the electro-magnetic signals between the foot control and the chair is accomplished by means of inductive fields. In cases when you have more than one F1 chair in your office the foot controls have different codes in order to prevent any interference.
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Recharging time is about 24 hours. Typically recharging must be performed three to six week intervals. If there is also F1 E unit attached, the need of recharge is increased. When the display on the back of the chair indicates A, it means the accus need to be recharged.
F1 ja F2 Used only in some special modified chairs. Recharging connector The hand control does not need to be pointed towards the chair like for example tv:s remote control because hand control works with different principle.
“rinse” button again. ASEPTIC CONTROL AND HYGIENE All surfaces of the F1 chair are smooth and the upholstery is without seams for improved hygienic properties and aseptic control. The polyurethane parts are easy to wipe clean with your regular detergent, alcohol or other disinfectants.
OWNERS MANUAL SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE NOTE! The warranty expires and Fimet Oy declines all responsibility if somebody else but Fimet Oy's authorised service course passed qualified serviceman maintain or repair this device THE BACKREST MOTOR AND ITS MECHANICS To gain access to the backrest motor:...
OWNERS MANUAL SPECIFICATIONS Fimet F1 chair Mains connection The separate power supply connects to: 230 V ±10 % 50 Hz or 110 V ±10 % 60 Hz Electrical data 24 VDC low voltage motors Microprocessor controlled, self diagnostic Chair operates at 24 V DC 450 VA Humidity Operating: 30 - 75 %, storage &...
ERROR CODES AND MESSAGES OF SELF DIAGNOSTIC PROGRAM When the microprocessor of a F1 chair detects a fault it tries to inform about the most probable reason. The error code is showed on the display of the chairs rear panel.
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OWNERS MANUAL (Hot) Motor is too hot. Analog memory is charged with voltage which is proportional to the current motors are using. When the current is too high too long time it is supposed that motors are too hot and to prevent motors to be destroyed the current is turned off. (All leds are on) Processor is in reset - state.
2. Short-circuit 6-pin connector (all pins together) at the chair-pc-board just next to the processor circuit (special short-circuit piece available). If there is also Fimet F1 E unit attached to the chair, the other flat cable must first be detached.
OWNERS MANUAL 8. Press again the -switch at the highest limit. Now the chair goes downward again. USER USER 9. Press once again the -switch exactly at the same lowest limit than first time. Now the lowest and highest limits are set and the chair stops at this position. 10.
OWNERS MANUAL 12. Re-assembly the chair in opposite order than dismantle. Pay extra attention for assembling the security switch and check its behavior again when the chair is fully assembled again. GIVING THE RIGHT TRANSMISSION CODE TO THE FOOT OR HAND CONTROL To be made after changing the foot control or the hand control, after changing chair’s main pc-board or after changing EEPROM circuit in main pc-board.
OWNERS MANUAL 6. Put the short circuit piece to place 1-1. Keep the -button pushed down. PROG 7. With a screwdriver, make a short circuitry between 2-2, 3-3, 4-4, 5-5. 8. If no ”Beep”-signal, put the short circuit piece to 2-2, and make a short circuitry with a screwdriver to 3-3, 4-4, 5-5 etc.
OWNERS MANUAL TROUBLE SHOOTING Twitching backrest Chair’s backrest is moving down but it always stops after few centimeters when manually driven but moves correctly when automatically driven. Solution: The reason is at the electric current limit, which is all the time checked by the processor. The backrest motor takes too much current.
TWO OR MORE CHAIRS MOVING BY THE SAME REMOTE CONTROL In some cases following problem has occurred, if the dentist has two or more F1 chairs in the same surgery. When the foot (or hand) control of one chair is activated, the other chair starts also to move.
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