Joerns Hoyer Journey Manuel De L'utilisateur page 19

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8. Operating Instructions
1. Leg Adjustment
The legs on the Hoyer Journey are adjustable for width. The legs can be opened to enable
access around armchairs or wheelchairs. For transferring and negotiating narrow doorways/
passages, the lift legs should be in the closed position. To achieve the adjustment, the leg
adjuster pedal, located at the rear of the base, is compressed right (DOWN) to open the legs
outwards and left (UP) to close the legs. The adjustment can be carried out with the patient in
the lift, but whether loaded or unloaded the adjustment should be made when the lift is moving.
2. Castors and Braking
The lift has two braked castors, which can be applied for parking. When lifting, the castors should
be left free and un-braked. The lift will then be able to move to its natural centre of gravity. If the
brakes are applied, it is the patient that will swing to the centre of gravity and this may prove
disconcerting and uncomfortable.
3. Raising & Lowering The Boom
A powerful electric actuator that is controlled by a simple hand control unit achieves the
movement of the boom. The hand control has two buttons with directional arrows UP and DOWN
áâ. The actuator stops automatically at its limit of travel in both directions. The hand control
plugs into a socket at the base of the control box.
4. Emergency Stop
The red Emergency Stop Button is located on the front of the control box and is activated
by pressing it in. This will cut all power to the lift and will only be reset by twisting the button
clockwise and releasing.
5. Redundant controls
Standard Control Box:
The standard control box is fitted with emergency lower/raise buttons located underneath the
emergency stop button. They can be operated by inserting the tip of a ball point pen into the
buttons highlighted "lower/raise". This will raise or lower the boom should the hand control fail.
Smart Monitor:
The Smart Monitor is fitted with redundant raise and lower buttons on the control box. These
are located underneath the emergency stop button and can be used to lower/raise the patient
should the hand control fail.
6. Mechanical Emergency Down
In the case of a complete electrical failure the electrical actuator is fitted with a spring loaded
mechanical lowering device (RED BOSS). This will only operate when the lift is under load. The
device must be twisted by hand and released to activate. A slow decent will commence. Repeat
this process until the patient has been safely lowered.
NOTE: The MINIMUM load required to manually lower the lift using the mechanical emergency
down function is 30 kg.
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