VERMEIREN LiNX 200 Powered Wheelchairs User Manual

VERMEIREN LiNX 200 Powered Wheelchairs User Manual

Preface

Important note
This manual reflects the latest product developments. Vermeiren has the right to implement changes to this type of product without being imposed to any obligation to adapt or replace similar products previously delivered.
Pictures are used to clarify the instructions in this manual. Details of the depicted product may deviate from your product.
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User manual of the operating console
For user and specialist dealer

User manual of wheelchair
For user and specialist dealer

Installation manual of wheelchair
For specialist dealer

User manual of battery and charger
For user and specialist dealer

Description

The operating console built into your electric wheelchair enables you to control all the driving, steering, braking and operating processes, as well as other adjusting motors (lifting column, seat and back adjuster). The wheelchair’s electrical unit and electronics are constantly being monitored internally.
The following pictures show all parts that are relevant to the user.

1. Battery charge indicator
2. ON / OFF button with status indicator
3. Speed switch
4. Position adjustment button
5. Drive function button
6. Horn button
7. Drive and actuator status
8. Driving lights and right indicator
9. Hazard lights and left indicator
10. Joystick
11. Software installation connection
12. Battery charger connection
    

Before use

WARNING Risk of injuries and damage

• Do NOT install, maintain or use this product unless you have read and fully understood all instructions in this manual and all relevant manuals regarding the wheelchair equipped with this product.
• Do not try to open or disassemble the console in any case – there are no user-serviceable parts inside.
• In case of doubts or questions, do not hesitate to contact your local specialist dealer, your care provider, or your technical adviser to help you with this.

Vermeiren is responsible for software updates/repairs. For adaptations in the software contact Vermeiren, see our website http://www.vermeiren.com/

General safety instructions

Keep the following general warnings in mind during use:

• The operating consoles have been tested for electromagnetic compatibility on typical, representative vehicles and comply with the appropriate EMC standards: EN 12184: 2014, ISO7176-21: 2009. Nevertheless, sources of electromagnetic field may influence the driving performance of your wheelchair, like the fields of mobile phones, power generators or high-power energy sources. On the other hand, the electronics of your wheelchair can affect other electronic appliances too, like alarm systems of shops and automatic doors. We therefore advise you to check your operating console / wheelchair regularly for damage and wear, since these may enlarge the interference.
• Be aware that the surface of the operating console may get very hot due to solar radiation or heating devices. Be careful when touching.
• Make sure that the controller does not become colder or hotter than the allowed minimum and maximum temperature, see the wheelchair user manual.
• Before switching the wheelchair on, be aware of your environment/situation. Adjust your speed accordingly before driving off. We advise you to use the slowest speed setting to drive indoors. For outdoor driving you can adjust the speed to a suitable speed at which you feel comfortable and safe.
• Do not touch the connector pins. If you touch the pins, they can become dirty, or they can be damaged by electrostatic discharge.
• If the wheelchair has not been fitted with a hand guard for the operating console, be aware that your hand will not be protected from crushing, for example while manoeuvring towards a table.
• The XLR connector on the controller is to be used exclusively for the intended purpose of charging the battery. The warranty will lapse if any unauthorized device is connected to this port.
• Make sure that the battery charger that is used with the vehicle has a drive-inhibited function that is correctly connected for use with the controller. This drive-inhibited feature is intended to prevent the chair from driving while the battery is being charged. If you are not sure, ask your dealer.
• Immediately turn the controller off and consult your service agent if the vehicle:
  • is damaged;
  • does not behave the same every time;
  • does not respond normally, the way you expect it to;
  • becomes hotter than normal;
  • smokes;
  • does not change its speed when you adjust the speed dial;
  • displays a fault on its fault indicator and the controller does not perform normally. NL
• Turn the controller off:
  • when you do not use it;
  • before you get in or out of the wheelchair;
  • if your vehicle drives by itself or against your will. When you turn the controller off, the
    vehicle will halt.

In case a serious incident has occurred involving your product, notify Vermeiren or your specialist dealer as well as the competent authority in your country.

Driving

1. Press the ON/OFF button.
2. If the light on the ON/OFF button is green, the wheelchair is powered and ready to go.
3. Check the battery status indicator. Charge the battery if necessary (see §4.3).
4. Select the driving program and adjust the driving speed using the speed switch, see drive functions in §4.7.
5. Start moving the wheelchair by operating the joystick slowly forwards/backwards.
6. The speed will increase when you push the joystick further out of the centre.
7. To turn left or right, push the joystick to the left or right. Use your direction indicators when driving outdoors, see §4.9.
8. To brake, move the joystick to neutral position.
9. After arrival, check the battery status and press the ON/OFF button.
10. Charge the battery if necessary.

Operating console functions

The operating console enables you to control all driving components as well as the motors to adjust your body position. For your own safety, and to prevent that the wheelchair gets damaged, movements are monitored by the electronics. This may result in block of movement, speed decrease or complete stop.

Switching ON / OFF

Put the joystick in the neutral (central) position before pressing the ON/OFF button.

If the console is switched on with the joystick out of the neutral position, the wheelchair will not drive. Release the joystick (return to neutral) within 5 seconds to unlock the drive. If the joystick is not released within 5 seconds, the fault turns into a Module fault which is indicated by the red blinking LED in the ON/OFF button. The wheelchair will not drive. To clear the Module fault, release the joystick and switch the operating console OFF and then ON again.

• To switch the operating console ON, press the ON/OFF button once.
  The LED (status indicator) in the ON/OFF button goes on. When it turns green, the operating  console is ready for operation. When the LED starts blinking in red, there is a failure, see §4.2 and §5.

• To switch the operating console OFF when it is ON: press the button once. The operating console will power down and the status indicator goes out.

Emergency stop
If you need to stop a driving or body-positioning movement quickly, press the ON/OFF button to perform an EMERGENCY STOP. The wheelchair will come to a halt quickly.

Sleep mode
The operating console will go into sleep mode after a period of inactivity (default 5 minutes). When the system sleeps, it is partially turned off to reduce energy consumption. To reactivate the operating console, press a button or move the joystick.

Failures and blocks

When the operating console is powered and a failure appears, the ON/OFF button starts blinking in red. The number of blinks indicates the fault code. In case of a failure, one or all functions of the operating console are blocked. For more information, see §5.

Battery status and charging

WARNING Risk of injuries and damage
Follow the charging instructions in the wheelchair instruction manual and the suppliers’ manual of the battery charger.

The battery charge indicator (located above the on/off NL button) is used to indicate that your wheelchair power is on. The indicator provides an estimate of the remaining battery capacity.
In the following table all battery indications and their meanings are collected.

Table 1: Battery charge indicator

warning: battery voltage level has risen above the high voltagewarning set- point.| Warning: battery too full. Slow down if you are driving down a slope.
| All LED’s are lit.| System on.| LED’s show the charge level.: Full battery (between80      and      100%      of          fullcapacity)
| 1 Green led is lit.| System on.| Battery level is decreasing.
__| Only red and amber LED’s lit.| Low battery level.| Battery half full. Start the return journey.
| Red and amber LED’s lit.| Very low battery level.| Battery low (between 0 and 20% of full capacity). Recharge soon.
| Only Red LED lit.| Battery almost empty.| Recharge now.
| 1 Red Led is flashing.| Battery empty.Low voltage warning: battery voltage level decreased below its lowvoltage warning set-point.| Recharge immediately.
| First red LED flashes on the battery indicator.The status indicator will display a flash code 2 or 7. The horn will sound once every 10 seconds.| Battery voltage decreases below the battery cut-off voltage.| Battery is fully discharged, and it is good practice to stop discharge at this point. The display and wheelchair shut down automatically.

Charging

• Driving is prevented (inhibited) while the system is being charged.
• Charging is possible without switching the operating console ON. To see the battery status indicator, switch it ON.

Plug the battery charger into the remote’s XLR socket (12), see Figure 1.

The battery charger indicator will indicate the system is being charged by cycling between a left to right chase sequence, and then displaying the approximate battery charge state at the end of the chase sequence.

Figure 2 Battery-charging indication

Joystick operation (driving and braking)

Operating the joystick in a specific direction will move the electric wheelchair in that direction. The speed of movement depends on the displacement of the joystick. If the joystick is pushed/pulled to maximum displacement, the speed will be maximal (within the selected drive mode).

By moving the joystick to its central position (neutral) during driving, the brakes will start working until the wheelchair stops:

• For gradual braking, move the joystick slowly
• For a quick stop, release the joystick; the wheelchair will stop as quickly as possible.

Figure 3 Joystick movements

Make sure that the joystick is in neutral (central) position when pressing the on/off button, otherwise the electronics will be locked.
After switching the operating console ON by the ON/OFF button, the joystick has to stay in the central position for at least five seconds. The console has been programmed this way for technical and safety reasons. If the joystick and ON/OFF button are activated at the same time, the steering unit is locked and will only unlock after switching completely OFF.

Make sure that the free-wheel lever is in braking position BEFORE switching the wheelchair ON. Electromagnetic brakes do NOT function if the wheelchair is in free-wheel mode. This is indicated on the operating console. Driving is not possible.

Operating console lock

The lock function is primarily used to prevent unauthorized use of the wheelchair, but it can also help prevent unintentional use of the controls when the system is not used for any length of time. When the system is locked, the system is powered down and the user controls are not responsive. If the power button is pressed when the system is locked, the locked status is displayed to the user by the battery gauge.

• To lock the system: press and hold the power button for 7 seconds. When entering the locked state, the battery gauge will indicate the transition by flashing LED’s 1, 3, and 5 (far left, middle, and far right) 3 times.

• To unlock the system: press the power button once, and then press the horn button twice — the horn button must be pressed twice within 10 seconds of pressing the power button.

If the user does not execute the unlock sequence correctly, within the required time frame, or the power button is pressed again before the unlock sequence is complete, the system will return to the locked state.

During an unlock attempt, the battery gauge will indicate that the system is in a locked state by flashing LED’s 1, 3, and 5 (far left, middle, and far right) until either the system is powered off, unlocked, or until the sequence timeout of ±10s is reached and the controller switches off automatically

Adjusting your body position

CAUTION Risk of injuries or damage

• Be aware that the stability decreases when the wheelchair is moved from sitting straight to inclined position.
• Make sure that there is enough space around the wheelchair to operate the backrest and seat.

The wheelchair’s adjusting functions can be operated using the adjusting function button.
Depending on your type of wheelchair, there can be up to 6 functions.

• Press the top of the button to select the next adjusting function. Press the bottom of the button to select the previous adjusting function.
• To adjust your body position, move the joystick to the front or back.
• To return to the basic sitting position, move the joystick to the back for each adjusting movement.

Figure 4 Position adjustment button

The selected adjusting function is displayed on the actuator status indicator as shown below. The display only shows the available/programmed functions in your wheelchair.

Changing drive function

The wheelchair’s speed functions can be operated using the drive select button.
There are three available drive functions.

• Press the top of the button to select the next drive function. Press the bottom of the button to select the previous drive function.

Figure 5 Drive function button

The selected drive function is indicated on the drive function indicator, to the right-hand side of the drive select button. The indicator has three LED’s, one for each available drive function. When drive function 1 is selected, only the bottom indicator will be lit. For drive function 3, all LED’s will be lit.

The maximum driving speed by maximal deflection of the joystick depends on the selected drive submenu (1, 2 or 3) and the manual speed setting in this submenu.

Adjusting the driving speed

In each of the three drive functions, the speed can be adjusted in 10 discrete steps between lowest (left) and highest (right) speed, using the speed switch. This rotary switch is located around the ON/OFF button. As a visual reminder, a speed symbol is positioned above the speed switch to indicate the low and high positions.

Figure 6 Speed switch

Limited driving speed
For your safety, the driving speed of your wheelchair will be automatically reduced when certain body position alterations have been made. The drive of the wheelchair is then limited to the lowest speed setting, or even becomes completely blocked.

Figure 7 Backrest inclination

Figure 8 Driving inhibition indicator

Driving and speed limitations occur when:

• the lift has been adjusted to a higher position. Only speed setting 1 is available.
• the backrest inclination exceeds a certain angle (see figure 7):

1. All functions of your wheelchair are available.
2. Only speed setting 1 is available.
3. Driving your wheelchair is no longer possible. Raise the backrest until the block is lifted.

To notify the user that all driving is inhibited, the drive wheel LED on the actuator status indicator slowly pulses on and off, as well as the LED referring to the adjustment that causes the block. The LED’s pulse for the duration of driving or adjusting function demand.

E.g. Figure 8: The backrest and drive wheel LED’s on the indicator are pulsing. This means that the backrest inclination is too large, causing driving inhibition.

To lift the speed/driving limitations, lower the lift to standard (lowest) position, and adjust your seat and backrest to upright sitting position.

Horn

Press the horn button (6) to warn bystanders, see Figure 1. The horn will sound as long as the button is pressed.

Lighting

Front and back lights

• To switch on the front and back lights, press and quickly release the right-hand lighting button (A) once. The LED behind the right-hand button will remain lit as long as the lights are on.
• To switch off the lights, press the right-hand or left-hand lighting button (A/B).

Figure 9 Operation of the lights

• To switch on the front and back lights, press and quickly release the right-hand lighting button (A) once. The LED behind the right-hand button will remain lit as long as the lights are on.
• To switch off the lights, press the right-hand or left-hand lighting button (A/B).

Hazard warning lights

• To switch on the hazard warning lights, press and quickly release the left-hand lighting button (B) once. The LED’s behind the left-hand and right-hand button will flash on and off as long as the hazard warning lights are operating.
• To switch off the hazard warning lights, press the left-hand or right-hand lighting button (A/B).

Indicator lights

• To switch on either indicator, press the left-hand or right-hand lighting button once, depending on the direction you want to go. The LED behind the button will flash on and off as long as the indicator lights in that direction are operating.
• To switch off either indicator, press the left-hand or right-hand lighting button.
• When the hazard warning lights are on, they stay on, even when the operating console is switched off by the ON/OFF button.
• The main lights go out when the operating console is switched off.

Troubleshooting

WARNING Risk of injuries and damage to the operating console or wheelchair

• NEVER attempt to repair the operating console yourself.
• For failures of the operating console, you need to contact your specialist dealer. He/She decides if the console needs to be reprogrammed.

In case of failure, a fault code is displayed by the blinking LED in the ON- OFF button, see §4.2. The following table summarises the possible fault codes. Some problems can be solved by yourself. For all problems marked in grey, consult your specialist dealer.

Table 2: Troubleshooting

neutral position when switching ON the operating console.Check the joystick: not damaged and working properly.
2| Network or configuration error|

1. Check all connection points and cables.
2. Verify the correct working of the software.If you cannot find any fault, contact your specialist dealer.

3| ____ Left motor(or its connection) is defective.|

1. Verify whether the plugs of both motors have been inserted properly.
2. Check the plug contacts of both motors for corrosion or damage.

This fault also appears when the motors are disconnected. Connect again and restart the system.

4| Right motor(or its connection) is defective.| __ As described above.
5| Left parking brake (or its connection)is defective or neutral active.|

1. Verify whether the motors’ plugs have been inserted properly.
2. Check the plugs for corrosion or damage.

6| Right parking brake (or its connection) Is defective.| __ As described above.
7| Module error(other than Remote)| One of the wheelchair parts may be damaged except the operator control.

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