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Invacare® LiNX DLX-REM110, DLX-REM211, DLX-REM216 Remote User Manual This manual MUST be given to the user of the product. BEFORE using this product, this manual MUST be read and saved for ...
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1 General For more information about the component, for example safety 1 General notices and recalls, contact your Invacare representative. See addresses at the end of this document. 1.1 About This Manual In case of a serious incident with the component, you should inform the manufacturer and the competent authority in your country. This document is a supplement to the product’s user documentation. This component itself does not bear a CE and a UKCA mark but is part 1.2 Symbols in This Manual of a product that complies with the Medical Device Regulation 2017/745, Class I and Part II UK MDR 2002 (as amended) Class I Symbols and signal words are used in this manual and apply to hazards concerning medical devices. It is therefore covered by the product’s CE or unsafe practices which could result in personal injury or property and UKCA marking. See the product’s user documentation for more damage. See the information below for definitions of the signal words. information. WARNING! Only use this component if you have read and understood this manual. Indicates a hazardous situation that could result in serious Seek additional advise from a healthcare professional who is familiar injury or death if it is not avoided. with your medical condition and clarify any questions regarding the correct use and necessary adjustment with the healthcare professional. CAUTION! Indicates a hazardous situation that could result in minor or Note that there may be sections in this document, which are not slight injury if it is not avoided.
Invacare® LiNX Triman 1.6 General Safety Notes Indicates recycling and sorting rules (only relevant for France). WARNING! 1.3 Warranty Risk of Injury or Damage to the Power Wheelchair Do not install, maintain or operate this equipment before The terms and conditions of the warranty are part of the general terms you have read and understood all the instructions and all and conditions particular to the individual countries in which this the manuals for this product and all other products that you product is sold. use or install together with this product. 1.4 Service Life — Follow the instructions in the user manuals. We estimate a service life of five years for this product, provided it is WARNING! used in strict accordance with the intended use as set out in this Risk of Serious Injury or Damage to the Power document and all maintenance and service requirements are met. The ...
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Risk of Injury or Damage due to Electrical Shorts demands can result in unintended movement. Connector pins on cables connected to the power module — When driving on a moving vehicle choose a drive can still be live even when the system is off. function with disabled Gyro. — Cables with live pins should be connected, restrained or — If the power wheelchair does not have a drive function covered (with non-conductive materials) so that they are with disabled Gyro, contact your Invacare provider. not exposed to human contact or materials that could cause electrical shorts. CAUTION! — When cables with live pins have to be disconnected, for Risk of Injury from Hot Surfaces example, when removing the bus cable from the remote Remote module can get hot when exposed to strong for safety reasons, make sure to restrain or cover the sunlight f or long periods.
2 Components 2 Components 2.2 User Interface DLX-REM211SS 2.1 User Interface DLX-REM110 Drive function Seating function Drive function A ON/OFF button / Status indicator A ON/OFF button / Status indicator B Battery gauge C Speed dial B Battery gauge D Connectivity indicator E Seating function selector C Speed dial F Drive / actuator status G Horn D Horn H Joystick I Drive function indicator E Joystick...
Invacare® LiNX 2.3 User Interface DLX-REM216 2.4 User Interface DLX-REM050 (only as Attendant Control Unit) Drive function Seating function Attendant control unit with drive function Light system A ON/OFF button / Status indicator A ON/OFF button / Status indicator B Battery gauge C Speed dial B Speed dial D Connectivity indicator E Seating function selector C Horn F Drive / actuator status G Lights and direction indicator right...
2 Components 2.5 The Status Indicator The status indicator is located inside the ON/OFF button. When the LiNX remote is not powered up, the status indicator is not lit. When the LiNX remote is powered up and there are no faults with the system, the status indicator lights green. If there is a fault with the system when powered up, the status indicator flashes red. The number of flashes indicates the type of fault, refer to 5.1.1 Fault Codes and Diagnosis Codes, page 24. 2.6 Battery Gauge The battery charging status is shown in the battery gauge. Maximum driving range Green, green, amber, amber and red LEDs on. Decreased driving range Red, amber and one green LED on. Decreased driving range Red and two amber LEDs on. Decreased driving range Red and one amber LED on. Consider charging batteries.
Invacare® LiNX 2.7 Labels on the Product Recommendation to read the instruction manual before using the module. IPx4 This is the enclosure's ingress protection rating. This is the WEEE symbol (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive) Tamper evident seal. Dynamic Controls' website Product label containing: Dynamic Controls’ part Dynamic Controls' l ogo description Product label containing: The serial number The b ar code The part number The petrol pump indicates the battery charger input. 1. Hardware version 4. Application version 2. Hardware major version 5. Application major version 3. ...
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2 Components Serial Number and Date of Manufacture The serial number on a Dynamic Controls product provides both the date of manufacture as well as a unique serial number for the particular module. The format, as shown above, is MYYnnnnnn, where: M is for the month of manufacture, using the letters A to L (A = Jan, B = Feb, C = Mar, etc.), YY is the year of manufacture, nnnnnn is a unique six digit sequential number. For example, the remote’s serial number, as shown above, begins with A14 indicating that it was manufactured in January 2014, and its unique, sequential value is 132800. 1602969-H...
3 Setup This means that an input can be used to activate one output if the 3 Setup system is in one state or function, and then activate a different output when the system is in another state or function. For example, a buddy 3.1 General Information on Setup button that is used to stop a wheelchair when driving can also be used to extend a seating motion when in a seating function. The tasks described in this chapter are intended to be performed by trained and authorised service technicians for initial setup. They are 3.2 Wiring not intended to be performed by the user. For safe and reliable operation, the installation of looms and cables 3.1.1 Conditional Control Input / Output (Control IO) must follow the basic principles of power wiring. The individual programming of the wheelchair with one of the LiNX Cables must be secured between their connectors and any point of Access Tools must be made by a qualified technician. flexing so that flexing forces are not transferred to the connectors. The LiNX system now supports conditional control IO, extending the CAUTION! current always rule-based model, where a single output action is Risk of Injury and Damage to the Remote always activated in response to a single input action. With the ...
Invacare® LiNX Adequate strain relief must be provided for all cables, and the NOTICE! mechanical limits of the cables and looms must not be exceeded. Regular bending can damage bus cable Ensure that connectors and connector sockets are shielded from water — Use of a cable chain to support the bus cable, where the splashes and water ingress. Cables with female connectors should face cable is subject to regular cyclic bending, is horizontally or downwards. Ensure all connectors are fully mated. recommended. The maximum stretch of the chain should be less than the length of the bus cable. The CAUTION! force applied to flex the cable should never exceed 10 N. Risk of Injury and Damage to the Remote Connector pins on cables connected to the power module Appropriate life testing should be carried out to determine / can still be live even when the system is off. confirm the expected service life and inspection and — Cables with live pins should be connected, restrained or maintenance schedule. covered so that they are not exposed to human contact 3.3 Connecting the Remote or materials that could cause electrical shorts. Make sure that the cables do not extend beyond the wheelchair to CAUTION! prevent them from being caught or damaged by external objects. Take ...
4 Usage Powering down the Remote 4 Usage 1. Press ON/OFF button A. 2. System powers down and status indicator switches off. 4.1 Operating the Remote The ON/OFF button can also be used to perform an emergency stop, Your wheelchair always powers up in drive function 1 and is ready to refer to 4.7 Emergency Stop, page 19 .
Invacare® LiNX If the user moves the joystick back to the neutral position, the Locking the Remote wheelchair slows down and stops. If the user releases the joystick from any position other than the neutral position, the joystick returns to the neutral position and the wheelchair slows down and stops. The joystick can also be used to wake up the system when in sleep 1. Press ON/OFF button A for more than mode, if this parameter has been enabled by the provider, refer to 4.9 four seconds when remote is powered The Sleep Mode, page 20. 4.1.2 Controlling the Maximum Speed The speed dial allows you to limit the maximum speed of the mobility device (that is the speed when the joystick is fully deflected) to suit When entering the locked state, the battery your preferences and environment. gauge indicates the transition by flashing LEDs red, amber and green (far left, middle and far right) three times. Unlocking the Remote The speed dial A offers ten discrete steps between the lowest speed B and the highest speed C. 1. Press ON/OFF button A. ...
4 Usage The distance you deflect the joystick determines the dynamics During an unlock attempt, the battery of the movement. gauge indicates the system is in a locked If you only deflect the joystick a little, t he actuator only moves state by flashing LEDs red, amber and green slowly. If you deflect the joystick a s far as you can, the actuator (far left, middle and far right) until either moves faster. the system is powered off, unlocked or the Seating Functions Sequence Timeout is reached. Not every wheelchair has all options. If an D LX-REM050 is used as attendant control unit, it is locked or unlocked, too. You can also lock and unlock the system DLX- REM050. When unlocking the system via the DLX-REM050, the Powered seat tilt None DLX-REM050 is in charge automatically. For information about operating the DLX-REM050, refer to 4.11 Attendant Control Unit (DLX-REM050), page 22. For information about operating the DLX-ACU200, refer to the ...
Lifter up Legrest right down certain point. The drive electronics stops Lifter down Tilt backwards automatically and the seat tilt or backrest symbol starts pulsing. Legrest left up Tilt forwards Lifter Seat Lockout 4.3.2 Speed Reduction and Seating Function Inhibits The drive electronics is equipped with a The mentioned speed reduction and seating function inhibits lifter seat lockout switch to prevent the do not apply to all Invacare wheelchair models. lifter from rising up above a certain point when the seat tilt or backrest angle is Speed Reduction adjusted above a certain point. The drive If the lifter has been adjusted above a certain point, the drive electronics stops automatically and the electronics considerably reduces the speed of the wheelchair. If speed lifter symbol starts pulsing. reduction has been activated, drive mode can only be used to carry out movements in reduced speed and not for regular driving. To drive normally, adjust the lifter until the speed reduction has been deactivated again. 1602969-H...
Not all system events have an audible cue. For example, no The Drive function indicator C shows the drive function. audible cue is played when the system moves into sleep mode. Event cues comprise two or three notes and are played on entering a Drive function 1 Drive function 2 Drive function 3 specific state. Sound Event Cue Condition Played before powering off With the Drive function selector key you can choose between three different drive functions, that are configured by Invacare and can be customised to your needs and requests by the Navigation Cues provider. Navigation cues are played when activating a function. 4.5 Audible Cues Sound Navigation Cue Condition Next to visual cues of seating and drive functions, audible cues can be Played when activating a drive function. set up for REM2XX remotes. Audible Cues are sounds played through the remote’s speaker in response to certain system events or navigation actions. The configuration of audible cues can only be made Played when activating a seating function.
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Invacare® LiNX Function Identifier Profile Index A function identifier is an optional audible cue that is played directly Profile Index after a navigation cue. It provides a count by repeating the same note and it is useful, for example, to identify functions of the same type A profile index is played when navigating Profile 1 within the same profile. between profiles, playing one note for the The function identifier can be set your provider. The number of times first profile and two notes for the second this note repeats can be 1 to 6. This parameter can also be set to None Profile 2 profile. or Reverse. If set to None, no function identifier cue is played after a navigation cue. If set to Reverse, a single note is played with a longer duration and higher frequency than the note used for the repeating function identifier. In this example in the first profile is entered a drive function. Function = Drive 1 Identifier = None Example Profile Index Function Identifier Function = Drive 2 Identifier = 1 If function identifiers are used, then three sound elements are played: 1. profile index (e.g. one note to indicate first profile) Function = Drive 3 Identifier = 2 2. navigation cue (e.g. drive function) 3. ...
4 Usage Operating the Direction Indicators 4.6 Operating the Light System Direction Indicator Left Operating the Lights 1. Press Hazard lights button A for more If you drive outside, turn on the lights under bad visibility than three s econds. conditions or darkness. Left direction indicator is turned on. 2. To turn off direction indicator, short press Hazard lights ...
Invacare® LiNX 4.8 The Horn 4.10 Charging the Batteries WARNING! Risk of Injury, Damage or Death Improper routing of charger cord(s) may cause tripping, entanglement or strangulation hazard that may result in Press the horn button A to sound the horn. The horn sounds for as long as the horn injury, damage or death. button is pressed. — Ensure all charger cord(s) are routed and secured properly. — Close supervision and attention is needed when charging the wheelchair near children, pets or people with physical / mental disabilities. The horn button is also used for unlocking a locked system, refer to 4.2 Locking / Unlocking the Remote, page 14.
4 Usage If the remote is powered up, the battery gauge indicates the system is Battery Synchronisation connected to the charger by cycling between a left-to-right chase NEW Batteries Only—The wheelchair power must be on during sequence, and then displaying the approximate battery charge state at charging to ensure that accurate battery charge levels display the end of the chase sequence. on the remote. New batteries must be charged fully. The Battery synchronization Procedure MUST be performed within Battery charge state 1 24 hours of powering on the wheelchair. The Battery Red LED on. synchronization procedure can be found in the LiNX service manual and must be performed by a provider or qualified Battery charge state 2 technician. Red and one amber LED on. 4.10.1 Battery Alarms Battery charge state 3 High Voltage Warning Red and two amber LEDs on. The batteries are overcharged. All LEDs on and the green LEDs flashing. Battery charge state 4 1. Disconnect battery charger. Red, amber and one green LED on. Low Voltage Warning Fully charged The batteries are empty. Green, green, amber, amber and red LEDs on. Only one red LED on and flashing.
Invacare® LiNX Powering up 4.11 Attendant Control Unit (DLX-REM050) Either of the remotes can power up the system with their own ON/OFF button. The remote that powers up the system has control of the The ON/OFF button of the attendant control unit is sealed with system (remote-in-charge). The other remote (remote-not-in-charge) a label, which indicates to read the user manual of the remote has no control of the wheelchair except for its ON/OFF button, which before using the attendant control unit for the first time. You can still be used to power down the system. can remove the label after reading the user manual. The system is automatically powered up in drive function one. As an attendant you cannot change the drive function. You can just control the maximum speed with the speed dial on the attendant remote. Powering down The attendant control unit is a component of the wheelchair’s control system, intended to allow attendants to interact with the system. The No matter which remote is in charge in the dual remote system, the attendant control unit allows the attendant to take control of drive wheelchair can be powered down by pressing the ON/OFF button on function, as configured and connected within the wheelchair’s control either remote. system. Changing who’s in Charge Before using the attendant control unit for the first time, you To change which remote is in charge, power down the system with should familiarize well with its operation. Invacare either remote, and then power up the system again with the remote recommends to test the behavior of the attendant control unit ...
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4 Usage Remote-in-charge Indication Remote-in-charge Remote-not-in-charge All indicators, including the The battery gauge is switched off battery gauge displays as and all other indicators operate normal. normally. Fault Handling and Indication If a fault is present on one of the remotes in a dual remote system, the fault is indicated on both remotes. If one of the remotes in a dual system is faulty, the system can be driven with the other remote. If, however, the ON/OFF button on the remote-in-charge has a fault, the system does not operate. If one of the remotes is disconnected from the system when it is powered down, the remaining remote displays a fault (refer to Flash code 2 in 5.1.1 Fault Codes and Diagnosis Codes, page 24) when the system is powered up again to indicate that it was expecting two remotes in the system. To clear the fault, cycle the power with the ON/OFF button. 1602969-H...
5 Troubleshooting 5 Troubleshooting 5.1 Fault Diagnosis If the electronic system shows a fault, use the following fault-finding guide to locate the fault. Ensure that the drive electronics system is powered up before starting any diagnosis. If the Status Display is OFF: Check whether the drive electronics system is powered up. Check whether all cables are correctly connected. Ensure that the batteries are not discharged. If a Fault Number is Displayed in the Status Display: Proceed to the next section. 5.1.1 Fault Codes and Diagnosis Codes If there is a fault with the system when it is powered up, the status indicator flashes red. The number of flashes indicates the type of fault.
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Invacare® LiNX Flash Fault Description Possible Action Code Check cables and connectors. Remote fault Contact your provider. Check other remotes, if installed. Restart power wheelchair. Check charger. Network or configuration fault Check cables and connectors. Contact your provider. Recharge the batteries. Motor 1 fault Check cables and connectors. Contact your provider. Motor 2 fault Check cables and connectors. Contact your provider. Check cables and connectors.
5 Troubleshooting During a seating OON warning, the battery 5.2 OON (“Out Of Neutral”) gauge LEDs and the seating indicator flash continually (all on, followed by all off) to alert OON (“Out Of Neutral”) is a safety feature that prevents accidental the user. In this state the seating motions do driving or seating movements, when: not operate. If the switches are deactivated, the the system is powering up, warning clears and the seating motions operate after a function change or normally. when the system comes out of an inhibit or drive lock-out. Drive OON Warning 5.3 Drive Inhibit Indication The joystick must be in the centre position: The drive inhibit mode ensures that the wheelchair does not drive when a system is powering up, when connected to the charger. on a function change or when transitioning from a drive lock-out or inhibit state. Otherwise a drive OON warning is displayed. During a drive OON warning, the battery gauge Drive inhibit mode is indicated by the battery gauge ...
6 Technical Data 6 Technical Data Mechanical Specifications Permissible operating, storage and humidity conditions –25 °C ... +50 °C Temperature range for operation according to ISO 7176–9: 15 °C Recommended storage temperature: –40 °C ... +65 °C Temperature range for storage according to ISO 7176–9: 0 ... 90 %RH Operating humidity range according to ISO 7176–9: IPX4 Degree of protection: 1 IPX4 classification means that the electrical s ystem is protected against spray water. Operating forces DLX-REM050 DLX-REM110/211/216 ...
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