Altrex Tele-Promatic Mode D'emploi page 29

Extending a telescopic ladder to an intermediate length
- Place the telescopic ladder upright on a clean and stable surface.
- Place a foot on the lowest rung or on the stability beam to keep the ladder in the correct
position when extending this.
- Make sure that the front side of the ladder is facing you. The front side can be recognized
from the unlocking/locking slides on the second rung at the bottom.
- When extending a telescopic ladder, start with one rung after the lowest rung and extend
until the rung locks into place. Check this has locked by checking the position of the lock-
ing buttons (to the left and right) underneath the rung (figure 2 C). For additional safety, the
ladder has been fully dampened preventing rapid closure when the ladder is collapsed or
extended. Additional physical strength may therefore be required to extend the ladder.
- Repeat this with the subsequent rungs until you have reached the required height. Again
check the position of all locking buttons underneath the rungs (figure 2 C) and the catches at
the bottom of the ladder (figure 2 D).
- Ensure that all of the spaces between the rungs are equal (figure 2 B).
- The remaining rungs on a partially extended ladder will have stacked on top of one another
at the top of the ladder (figure 2 A).
Collapsing a telescopic ladder
- Place the telescopic ladder upright on a clean and stable surface.
- When collapsing a telescopic ladder start with one rung after the lowest rung.
- Keep the ladder in a steady upright position with one hand on the ladder boom, preferably 2
rungs higher (figure 2 E and figure 2 G).
- With the other hand, slide the two catches towards one another, using the thumb and first
finger, and guide the ladder parts that are above down gently using the other hand (figure 2
E). Please note: all subsequent rungs will automatically slide in! Make sure that your fingers do
not become trapped between the sliding parts or the rungs (figures 2 F, 2 G).
- Make sure that when collapsing the ladder any objects that you have placed in the Toolbag of
the wall support (TeleProMatic) do not fall out. Also make sure that the weight of the objects
does not cause the ladder to fall over before or when collapsing the ladder.
- Prevent a situation where you have a half step at all times; this may occur if you collapse
higher rungs
- Never collapse the telescopic ladder by pushing the locking buttons (to the left and right
underneath the rungs) by hand (figure 2 F).
- Never unlock the telescopic ladder with one or two hands on a rung (trapping hazard!) (figure
2 F).
- If the wall support with Toolbag is used, this can be collapsed back in (TeleProMatic). To do
this, unlock the wall support on both sides using the left and right buttons positioned on the
wall support. Now both sides can be collapsed upwards and slid into the ladder.
- Both top arms of the TL Smart-up Active can now be retracted. Squeeze the unlocking slides
towards each other between your thumb and index finger to unlock and retract the top arms.
Relax. It's an Altrex.
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