Permobil Chairman Basic Owner's Manual

Permobil Inc. USA 6961 Eastgate Blvd. Lebanon, TN 37090 USA Phone: 800-736-0925 Fax: 800-231-3256 ...

Edition no 2, 1998 Order no. 201109-US-0 PAB 1109:2 ...

Chairman Basic Owner’s Manual Contents Contents Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 General introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Specially adapted wheelchair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Design and function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

Chairman Basic Owner’s Manual Saftey instructions Safety instructions General An electric wheelchair is a motorized vehicle and special care must, therefore, be taken when it is used. Incorrect use may both injure the user and damage the chair. In order to reduce these risks, you should read the Owner’s Manual carefully, in particular the safe- ty instructions and their warning texts. Any inappropriate modifications to the wheelchair and its various systems may entail an increased risk of accidents. Carefully follow the recommendations in the Handling section to prevent the risk of accidents in connection with driving. All modificati ...

Chairman Basic Owner’s Manual Saftey instructions Do not drive the wheelchair along slopes greater than 10 degrees. There is a risk of tipping. Releasing the brakes In order to prevent the wheelchair from rolling away, ensure that the wheelchair is on a level base before releasing the brakes. Tire pressure Do not over-inflate the tires. Failure to follow these suggestions may cause the tire to explode and cause bodily harm. Charging the batteries The batteries must be charged in a well-ventilated room. DO NOT charge the batteries in a bathroom or wet room. Use only chargers with a maximum 8A charging current (mean value). When the char ...

Chairman Basic Owner’s Manual General introduction General introduction In order that you can obtain the greatest possible benefit from the chair, it is important that it is used in the intended manner. We would, therefore, like you to read the Owner’s Manual carefully, in particular the safety instructions. Keep the Manual together with everything else associated with your Permobil wheelchair. The first thing to do is to charge the batteries. Read the Batteries chapter if you are uncertain about how to do this. Charging takes approximately 8 hours. Specially adapted wheelchair If your Permobil wheelchair is marked with the decal ” ...

Chairman Basic Owner’s Manual Design and function Design and function General Figure 1. Chairman Basic with MPS B seat 1. Seat 2. Maneuvering panel 3. Electronics unit 4. Chassis 5. Drive wheel 6. Chassis cover 7. Rear wheel 4 1 7 6 2 3 5 Seat See the supplied Owner’s Manual for the seat. ...

Chairman Basic Owner’s Manual Design and function Wheels The wheelchair’s front wheels, the drive wheels, have pneumatic tires. The rear wheels, the steering wheels, have solid rubber tires. Reflectors In the standard version, the wheelchair has no lights, but is equipped with reflec- tors. Figure 2. Reflectors Seat elevator Chairman Basic is equipped with a powered seat elevator alternative a fixed seat tube. The powered seat elevator, controlled from the switch box, makes it possible to steples adjust the height of the seat to a comfortable height to tables and desks. When the seat elevator is elevated from its lowest position, th ...

Electrical system The wheelchair’s batteries are located under the chassis cover behind the elec- tric motors. Permobil recommends the use of maintenance-free, gel-type batte- ries. If acid batteries are used, it is important to check the level of liquid regularly. A battery with too low a level of liquid may dry out, which means an increased tem- perature and damage to the battery. Figure 3. Batteries Chairman Basic Owner’s Manual Design and function If acid batteries are used, the acid-proof battery case must be used to avoid damage to the wheelchair and adjacent surfaces. Figure 4. Acid batteries are placed in the battery case be ...

Chairman Basic Owner’s Manual Design and function 1. Magnetic brake fuse, 5A 2. Main fuse, 70A 3. Function fuse, 15A Fuses There are three fuses in the wheelchair: the main fuse, the function fuse and the magnetic brake fuse. The fuses are located by the left drive motor. Driving The wheelchair has a drive motor for each drive wheel. The motors regulate the speed, turning and braking. A joystick on the maneuvering panel sends signals to the electronics unit placed in the maneuvering panel. The electronics unit then controls the motors. Electric motor Driving gear Figure 6 Fuses Figure 5. Electric motor with driving gear ...

Chairman Basic Owner’s Manual Design and function Maneuvering panel The maneuvering panel of the wheelchair is mounted on the right arm rest and its location can be adjusted to achieve the most comfortable position in connec- tion with maneuvering. The maneuvering panel can also easily be moved to the left arm rest of the wheelchair if required. The figure below shows the various functions of the maneuvering panel. Figure 7. Maneuvering panel 1. Battery voltage indicator 2. On/off power switch 3. Joystick 4. Speed selector (stepless) 2 4 3 1 ...

Chairman Basic Owner’s Manual Design and function Main power switch The main power switch functions has an on/off button for the power supply to the wheelchair and must be swit- ched on for the wheelchair to work. Figure 8. Main power switch Speed selector The maximum speed can be set step- lessly by turning the control. Always start at a low speed. Battery voltage indicator The window display on the maneuve- ring panel (figure 9) shows the follo- wing indications (from the joystick): Red/yellow/green = Fully charged Red/yellow = Semi-charged Red = Charge the batteries Figure 9. Battery voltage indicator Figure 10. Speed selector ...

Chairman Basic Owner’s Manual Design and function Figure 11. Joystick Figure 12. Locking the controller If your wheelchair is provided with a security key, you can lock the Pilot controller to prevent unauthorized use of the wheelchair. To lock the wheelchair it must be swit- ched on, the key should then be inser- ted into and withdrawn from the batte- ry charging socket, the wheelchair will now be locked. To unlock the wheelchair, firstly switch it on. The battery gauge will ripple up and down but driving will not be possi- ble. The key should now be inserted into and withdrawn from the battery charging socket, the wheelchair can now ...

Design and function Figure13. Seat elevator Figure 14. Tilt-in-space Switch box The switch box is mounted at the right or left side, behind the control panel. The switches at the box are labeled to indicate chosen options, e.g. seat elevator and tilt-in-space. The pictures below show the different functions and labeling of the switch box. Seat elevator (option) Control switch for seat elevator up or down. When the seat elevator is ele- vated from its lowest position, the maximum speed of the wheelchair is limited to 2.8 MPH ( 4.5 km/t). Tilt-in-space (option) The seat can be tilted backwards. The tilt angle can steples ...

Chairman Basic Owner’s Manual Accessories Accessories Tool bag The wheelchair is supplied with a tool bag which contains the following tools. Figure 15. Tool bag Tool Area of use 1. Pair of protective goggles Work on the batteries 2. Set of Allen keys General maintenance/adjustment of the seat 3. 4 Pole shoes For use with acid batteries 4. Seat lift crank Raising the seat 5. 2 Battery straps Changing batteries ...

Chairman Basic Owner’s Manual Handling Handling General This wheelchair is designed for use inside and for limited use outside. When dri- ving inside, take normal care. However, outside you must remember to drive very slowly on steep slopes and not to drive over curbs and other obstacles hig- her than 2 1/4 inches. Also drive carefully along steep slopes as there may be a risk of tipping over. Do not make the first test run on your own. The test run is to find out how you and the Permobil wheelchair work together and you may need some assistance. Driving 1. Switch on the power by pressing the main power switch on the maneuvering panel ...

Chairman Basic Owner’s Manual Handling 3. Move the joystick carefully forwards to drive forwards or backwards to reverse. Figure 18. Joystick Figure 17. Speed selector Driving forwards Reversing ...

Chairman Basic Owner’s Manual Handling Figure 19. Steering Steering to the left Steering to the right 4. The speed of the wheelchair is regulated steplessly by moving the joystick forwards or backwards to different extents. The Permobil wheelchair’s electronics make it possible to move slowly over curbs and other obstacles. You can drive up to the curb or obstacle and then carefully drive over it. When you drive down an obstacle or a steep slope, you must drive slowly and brake gently. The maximum speed should be set to low speed. You can brake gently by pulling the joystick back to a position just before the neutral position When t ...

Chairman Basic Owner’s Manual Handling In order to prevent the wheelchair from rolling away, ensure that the wheel- chair is on a level base before releasing the brakes. Releasing the brakes The brakes can be released to make it possible to move the wheelchair manually. 1. Switch off the Permobil wheelchair by switching off the main power switch. 2. Move the brake release lever forwards (see figure 19). The chair can now be moved manually. NB: Reset the brakes after moving the chair by pulling the lever backwards. Figure 20. Releasing the brakes WARNING ...