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4 . 5 Emergency Operation
The emergency red cord/tab is located on a toggle switch, this switch has three
functions, ON, OFF and E-Lower. See diagram for reference.
These emergency stopping features must only be used in an emergency.
4 . 5 . 1 Emergency Stopping
The ceiling hoist unit has an emergency shut-off feature that allows the operator to remove power to the
ceiling hoist.
By pulling the toggle switch down to stage 2 using the red cord, this will
remove power from the ceiling hoist. This should only be used in an
emergency. Once the red emergency cord has been activated, the ceiling
hoist unit will need to be reset to operate again.
The user should not re-engage the switch to stage 1 once the cord has
been pulled. If the emergency stop has been activated, contact your local
authorised dealer to report the emergency and where applicable, a service
engineer may be sent out to solve the issue with the ceiling hoist. Do not
continue to use the ceiling hoist after using the emergency stop function
before contacting the local authorised dealer.
4 . 5 . 2 Emergency Lowering
If the DOWN button on the handset does not function, or in power failure situations, the person may be lowered
by pulling down and HOLDING the red emergency cord at stage 3 of the toggle switch. In this scenario, the
ceiling hoist will sound a continuous audible beep until it’s released.
Continue to pull down on the emergency red cord until the person is safely lowered to the desired position.
NOTE: The emergency lowering function does not provide a hoisting function and should only be used in an
emergency, such as lowering a patient due to damaged handset etc.
Once the red emergency cord has been activated, the ceiling hoist unit will need to be reset to operate again.
The user should not re-engage the switch to stage 1 once the cord has been pulled. If the emergency stop has
been activated, contact your local authorised dealer to report the emergency and where applicable, a service
engineer may be sent out to solve the issue with the ceiling hoist. Do not continue to use the ceiling hoist after
using the emergency stop function before contacting the local authorised dealer.
4 . 5 . 3 Manual Emergency Lowering
The manual emergency lowering should only be used if when the emergency
lowering cord fails due to total power loss. The manual E-Lower is a last resort
safety feature for when a patient is suspended and cannot be lowered.
To operate, remove the cap from the side cover of the ceiling hoist (Figure 4-5-
3-1). Insert the emergency lowing wind down key that is provided with the
ceiling hoist, into the motor unit inside the cover (Figure 4-5-3-2). Gently pulling
on the left-hand side chain to safely lower the patient.
After use, remove the emergency wind down key and re-insert the cap back
into the cover.
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