Attendant Control Panel (ACP)
Attendant Control Panels are located on the outside panels of
both foot end split side rails. The ACP on the left side and right
side of the bed have different button layouts.
Fig. 18 - Attendant Control Panel (patient's right hand side)
Power on indicator - lights when the bed is connected to the
electricity supply.
Battery indicator - refer to the section "Backup battery" on
page 34 .
Anti-Entrapment System (AES) indicator - refer to the section
"Anti-entrapment system" on page 43.
These buttons raise and lower the mattress platform.
Mattress
platform height
When the mattress platform is lowered to 38cm† above the
floor, it will pause then continue to lower until it reaches its
minimum height.
(† 40cm (16 ins.) on beds with 150mm (6 ins.) castors.)
WARNING
Before lowering the bed, make sure that the space between the
mattress frame and chassis is free of persons, limbs, bedding or
other objects.
WARNING
At minimum height, clearance underneath the bed is reduced. Keep
your feet away from the areas below the split side rails and take
extra care when using patient hoists or similar equipment.
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