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Use and Care Manual MC7 / Advantage ReadyWide™ Series Resident Care Bed Series PRECISION. PROTECTION. PERFORMANCE. WARNING! To avoid injury, read this manual before using the bed.
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Span Medical Products Resident Care Bed MC7 / Advantage ReadyWide™ Series Table of Contents Classifications and Icons ............................3 Safety Precautions ............................... 4 Product Specifications ............................8 Safety Label Locations ............................10 Resetting Instructions ............................12 Assembly Instructions ............................13 Operating Instructions ............................
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Span Medical Products Resident Care Bed MC7 / Advantage ReadyWide™ Series Classifications and Icons The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) requires use of symbols to improve readability and increase understanding of the content. Symbols and Marking used on the MC7 / Advantage ReadyWide™...
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Exceeding the Maximum Patient Weight could result in bed instability, property damage, injury, or death. NOTE: Refer to Span Academy on the Span America website for guidance on safe patient handling during ingress/egress. WARNING! When lowering the bed, ensure that no person, limbs, bedding or any foreign objects are between the bed frame and the floor.
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Span Medical Products Resident Care Bed MC7 / Advantage ReadyWide™ Series Safety Precautions WARNING! If a resident/patient’s mental or physical condition could lead to resident/patient entrapment, the mattress support platform should be left in the flat position when unattended. Failure to do so could result in injury or death.
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WARNING! Do not use any replacement parts or accessories not manufactured, marketed or provided by Span/MC Healthcare on any Span/MC Healthcare bed. Use of unapproved replacement parts may result in injury or death. WARNING! The side rails should always be in the up position when the patient is left unattended.
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To learn more about the entrapment zones, assessment methods and guidelines for compliance with the entrapment regulation visit the FDA and Health Canada websites. Span Medical Products Canada is available to work with customers to minimize the risk of patient entrapment. DISCLAIMER The MC7 / Advantage ReadyWide™...
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Span Medical Products Resident Care Bed MC7 / Advantage ReadyWide™ Series The MC7 / Advantage ReadyWide™ bed is designed for a safe working load of 500 lbs (227 kg). Body weight should be evenly distributed over the surface of the bed. Do not lay, sit or lean in such a way that the entire body weight is placed only on a raised head or foot section of the bed.
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Optional (Weight: 21.5 lb) Trapeze - Patient Helper Bracket and Bar Optional (Weight: 43 lb) Mattress Proper sized mattress with special firm borders to prevent patients from being trapped between the mattress and rail. Contact your SPAN representative for mattress sizing recommendations.
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Span Medical Products Resident Care Bed MC7 / Advantage ReadyWide™ Series Label Locations...
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Make sure that all parts are included prior to disposing of the packaging material and immediately report any missing parts to Span Medical Products Canada Customer Service. MANUFACTURER DISCLAIMER: Specifications are subject to change without notice, Span Medical Products Canada reserves the right to continuously improve its products. Illustrations are intended to represent the...
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Span Medical Products Resident Care Bed MC7 / Advantage ReadyWide™ Series Before operating it is critical to reset the bed. To reset the MC7 / Advantage ReadyWide™ control box With the decks up or down and bed horizontal at any height (i.e., bed not in Trendelenburg or Reverse...
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Span Medical Products Resident Care Bed MC7 / Advantage ReadyWide™ Series Assembly Instructions Bed Set-Up The MC7 / Advantage ReadyWide™ bed is approved for operation in a dry environment. To operate the bed, plug the Power Supply Cord running from the patient left hand side of the frame into a three prong 120 V hospital grade wall receptacle.
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Span Medical Products Resident Care Bed MC7 / Advantage ReadyWide™ Series Assembly Instructions Assembly of Baseboard Bumper Tools Required: Rubber Mallet Procedure: Assemble Baseboard Bumper (1) by snapping the two wire end hooks over the head end leg cross tube (2). Note the orientation of the bumper.
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Span Medical Products Resident Care Bed MC7 / Advantage ReadyWide™ Series Assembly Instructions Mattress Stop Assembly Tools Required: 5/32” Allen Key Side mattress stops are integral to the expanders, but 76” and 80” bed configurations require assembly of the foot end center mattress stop using 1/4-20 button head screws as shown in Fig 7.
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Span Medical Products Resident Care Bed MC7 / Advantage ReadyWide™ Series Assembly Instructions Assembly of Head and Foot Board Mounting Bracket Tools Required: two 5/32” Hex-Allen-Keys, #2 Phillips Screwdriver and/or T20 Torx Screwdriver Parts (included): Item # Description NUT JCN 1/4-20- 17MM LONG...
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Span Medical Products Resident Care Bed MC7 / Advantage ReadyWide™ Series Assembly Instructions Head and Foot Board Assembly 1. Insert the Head and Foot Boards into Fig 9 the end channel slots as illustrated in FOOT END Figs 9 & 10 noting the proper Mounting Bracket orientation.
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Span Medical Products Resident Care Bed MC7 / Advantage ReadyWide™ Series Pull spring pin up, rotate pole, Operating Instructions and let spring pin drop into desired hole. Patient Helper/Trapeze (Optional) The optional patient helper consists of a bracket mounted to the frame, and an arm with an adjustable handle.
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Span Medical Products Resident Care Bed MC7 / Advantage ReadyWide™ Series Operating Instructions RELEASE LATCH Side Rails (Optional) 1/2 Length Side Rails Lifting the Side Rail up completely will latch it into the upright position. To lower the rail, you must...
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Span Medical Products Resident Care Bed MC7 / Advantage ReadyWide™ Series Operating Instructions DIRECTIONAL LOCK HINGES (Fig 18) Patients tend to use the bed for support when getting in or out of bed. Patients could be injured if the bed moves sideways.
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Span Medical Products Resident Care Bed MC7 / Advantage ReadyWide™ Series Operating Instructions BED CONTROLS The MC7 / Advantage ReadyWide™ Bed is electrically operated using Pendant buttons as follows: Down BACK DECK OPERATION 1. To raise, press and hold UP button.
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Span Medical Products Resident Care Bed MC7 / Advantage ReadyWide™ Series Operating Instructions Reverse Trendelenburg Lock/Unlock Trendelenburg Smart Stop™ Low Height Zone Indicator Underbed Light Down (LIGHT KIT OPTIONAL) Head Knee Bed Hi/Low Auto Contour Comfort Chair Fig 22 FOOT END (STAFF) CONTROLLER The FEC (Staff) Controller mounts flush on the Foot Board and allows the caregiver to operate the bed or to lockout the bed functions so that they cannot be operated with the Hand Pendant.
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Span Medical Products Resident Care Bed MC7 / Advantage ReadyWide™ Series Operating Instructions BACK-UP BATTERY (OPTIONAL) The bed comes with optional internal or external Battery Back-up. The Back-up Battery is for use when there is a power outage, or the bed needs to be operated where there is no power source nearby.
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Span Medical Products Resident Care Bed MC7 / Advantage ReadyWide™ Series Maintenance CLEANING The MC7 / Advantage ReadyWide™ bed can be cleaned with warm water and a mild detergent or diluted disinfectant like Dynakil Plus or the PH7Q Ultra Neutral pH. Use a damp cloth or a sponge to clean all exposed surfaces of the bed.
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NOTE: Span Medical Products Canada will make available any resource material required for service personnel to perform maintenance of parts deemed as “repairable by service personnel” by Span.
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Span Medical Products Resident Care Bed MC7 / Advantage ReadyWide™ Series Maintenance Note: Accessories not listed should be inspected as applicable. Date Comments...
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Span Medical Products Resident Care Bed MC7 / Advantage ReadyWide™ Series Troubleshooting Tips Electrical Schematic: Standard Configuration CONTROL BOX PORTS HEAD ACTUATOR (Red) FOOT ACTUATOR (Green) HI/LO HEAD ACTUATOR (Yellow, INSIDE) HI/LO FOOT ACTUATOR (Yellow, OUTSIDE) PENDANT BACKUP BATTERY Fig 25...
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Span Medical Products Resident Care Bed MC7 / Advantage ReadyWide™ Series Troubleshooting Tips Electrical Schematic: With Underbed Light Kit and Battery Backup Options CONTROL BOX PORTS HEAD ACTUATOR (Red) FOOT ACTUATOR (Green) HI/LO HEAD ACTUATOR (Yellow, INSIDE) HI/LO FOOT ACTUATOR...
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If you are still having problems, then please call our Parts and Service Department for assistance at 1-800-268-8671. Do not ship any parts back to Span Medical Products Canada without an RMA (Return Material Authorization) number, they will not be accepted, and no credit will be given.
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Do not disassemble any electrical component parts. 1. Troubleshoot the electrical system (actuators, control box and pendant) to determine the not functioning components. Contact Span Medical Products Canada - Parts and Service department if required. 2. Obtain purchasing authority from your facility with a purchase order reference number.
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Span Medical Products Resident Care Bed MC7 / Advantage ReadyWide™ Series Parts Order Form SPAN MEDICAL PRODUCTS CANADA 4658 Ontario St. Beamsville, Ontario Contact Name Canada L0R 1B4 Bed Serial Number(s) Facility Name Address Phone: Fax: Parts Order Date Purchase Order #...
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Span Medical Products Resident Care Bed MC7 / Advantage ReadyWide™ Series Notes...
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Warranty claim parts must be returned to Span for inspection and testing. If the warranty claims parts are not returned within 45 days of the filing of the RMA, Span will initiate a billing invoice for the replacement parts sent to the customer.
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