Operating The Bed; Hand Control; Castors And Brakes; Castor Brake - Invacare Etude Plus HC Manuel D'utilisation

4 Operating the bed

4.1 Hand control

The locking function is optional. If your control has no key
E it is not possible to lock functions.
p
Up
q
Down
A
Sitting position
B Thight section
C Height adjustment of the bed
D Tilt function
E Key for locking and unlocking the electrical functions
(optional)
Insert the key below each button to respectively lock and
unlock the hand control functions.
Use the buttons A to D on the hand control to operate the
1.
electrical functions of the bed.
Insert the key E below each button and turn it to respectively
2.
lock and unlock the hand control functions (hand control unit
with locking function only).
If the bed is used by restless or confused persons or persons
with spasms, the bed should be equipped with a lockable
hand control unit to block the hand control functions.
Tilt function
The bed can be equipped with a hand control (HL84) that activates
the tilt of the mattress support. The tilt function is for user's comfort
when sitting in the bed.
CAUTION!
Risk of injury
– Only medically trained persons must operate the tilt
function.
– The tilt function is NOT a Trendelenburger function
and must not be used for medical treatment.
– When the tilt function is not needed, lock the tilt
function with the key E on the hand control HL84.
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A
B
C
D
E

4.2 Castors and brakes

CAUTION!
Risk of trapping/squeezing
All brakes are foot-operated.
– Do not release the brake with the fingers.
CAUTION!
Risk of injury
User can fall, while entering or exiting the bed, if brakes
are not locked.
– Always lock the brakes before the user is moving in or
out of bed or when attending to the user.
– At least one castor at the head end and one castor in
the foot end must be locked.
Castors might make marks on different types of absorbing
floor surfaces - such as untreated or badly treated floors. To
prevent marks, Invacare® recommends to place a suitable
kind of protection between the castors and the floor.

4.2.1 Castor brake

Locking the brake
Step on the outer pedal A.
Unlocking the brake
Push up the release button B.

4.3 Adjusting the leg section

Operate the leg section by lifting the mattress handle:
1. Up: Lift the mattress handle on the leg section.
2. Down: Lift the mattress handle on the leg section right up and
then lower the leg section.
Operating the bed
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