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WARNINGS
BED RAIL WARNINGS
Althoughbedrailsarenotratedtoanyspecicweightlimitation,thebedrailsmaybecomedeformedor
brokenifexcessivesidepressureisexertedonthebedrails.Thebedrailisnotanassistrailforgetting
into or out of bed. DO NOTusethebedrailsaspushhandleswhenmovingthebed.
Alwaystesttomakesurethatthesiderailsareproperlyandsecurelyinplacebeforeusingthebed.
DO NOTinstalltheoptionalbedrailswithoutreadingandunderstandingalloftheinstructionsinthein-
struction sheet that accompanies the bed rail kit.
DO NOT use the side rails as push handles for moving the bed.
Thesebedrailsareintendedtopreventanindividualfrominadvertentlyrollingoutofbed.DO NOT use for
restraint purposes.
Whenusedwithamanual/electricalbed,thebedrails DO NOT fallunderanyweightlimitations.Bedrails
canbedeformedorbrokenifexcessivesidepressureisexertedonthebedrails.Thesebedrailsare
usedforthepurposeofpreventinganindividualfrominadvertentlyrollingoutofbed.Thebedrailsare
NOTintendednormaybeusedforrestraintpurposes.Ifanindividualiscapableofinjuringhimself/her-
self,aphysicianorahealthcareprofessionalshouldbeconsultedforalternativemeansofsaferestraint.
ELECTRICAL WARNINGS
Asafetyfeatureofthisproductincludesprotectionagainstoverheatingcausedbyexcessiveorextended
periods of operation. Depending on the duration, this includes multiple or repeated adjustments or the use
ofmultiplefunctionsatonetime.Toensuretroublefreeoperation,alwaysallowaslightpausebetween
multiple adjustments and avoid pressing more than one function button at a time. If thermal protection
activationshouldoccur,thebedwillnotrespondtopendantcommands.Giventhissituation,releasethe
pendantbuttonandallowthebedunittositforseveralminutes.Thiswillallowtheprotectionfunctiontime
toresetandrestorebedfunction.Dependingonseverityoftheinitialoverheating,thiscouldtakeupto30
minutes.
Allowaslightpausebetweenadjustmentsandavoidpressingmultiplebuttonsatthesametime.If
pendantbuttonsaredepressedtoorapidlyormultiplebuttonsarepressedatthesametime,thedesired
featuremaynotactivate.Simplyreleasethependantbutton,permitaslightpauseandthenactivatethe
nextoperation.
ALWAYSremovemanualcrank(s)beforeperformingelectronicfunctions.Otherwise,thecrank(s)willturn
whenthemotorisonandcouldcausepersonalinjuryordamagetothebed.
Alwaysunplugthebedfromtheelectricaloutletbeforecleaning.
DO NOTopenassembliessuchasthemotors,pendant,junctionboxesorgearboxes.Nouserservice-
ablepartsareinside.Onlyqualiedtechniciansarepermittedtorepairtheseparts.Ifunqualiedindividu-
alsperformanyworkonthesebeds,thewarrantyisvoid.