Safety instructions p. 3
USER GUIDE CEILING MOTOR
1. Safety instructions
Definitions:
■ The user: the person using the device, eg. the caregiver, a family member, the wheelchair user,...
■ The person responsible: the person who is responsible for the correct use and maintenance of the device.
Before using the ceiling motor, make sure that:
■ The user has been given appropriate instruction and training.
■ These instructions for use have been carefully read and understood by the user and the person responsible.
■ The use of the emergency stop and emergency down have been explained and demonstrated to the user and the
person responsible.
■ The caregiver at all times pays enough attention to the lifted person and his/her surrounding (enough space so
he/she does not hit furniture, for example).
■ The device is only used with Handi-Move items/accessories or items/accessories approved by Handi-Move.
■ The ceiling motor is only used to lift people.
■ The cords of the emergency stop and the emergency down are cut to the correct length for this user.
■ You do not use the lift in case of malfunction (see '8. Inspection before each use' p.16). Contact your local
Handi-Move distributor for repairs.
■ If there is electromagnetic interference between the ceiling motor and another device, the two devices are not
used together. (e.g. TV remote controls, flat screen TV’s, radio, cellphones, certain fluorescent lights,...)
■ The service temperature is between -10°C (14° F) and 40°C (104° F). The air humidity is between 30% and
70%.
■ You take into account the statutory provisions when the ceiling motor is being used in a damp environment.
■ The lift does not come into contact with water drops. When you are using it close to a shower, bath or wash
basin, make sure to remove it immediately and store it in a dry area.
■ If using the ceiling motor independently, the user is equipped with an appropriate emergency call system (e.g.
a mobile phone,…)
■ When used in the swimmingpool/bathtub, a supervisory person is present to ensure the safety of the user.
■ Users weighing less than 32 kilograms only use the system independently under supervision, because the me-
chanical emergency down will not work.
CAUTION!
Under no circUmstances shoUld the UP/doWn motor be oPerated When the ceiling
motor is not sUsPended from the rails. the UP/doWn motor is fitted With a safety
mechanism : sWitching on the motor When it is in the box or is UPside doWn can caUse
damage !
the maximUm Permissible load may vary betWeen the ceiling motor, sPreader bar and
sling. the loWest Permissible load mUst then be regarded as the maximUm Permissible
load.
the magnets in the handcontrol (tyPe 2800 and 2810) can affect the oPeration of Pace-
makers and imPlanted defibrillators. if the distance betWeen the handcontrol and
the Pacemaker (or imPlanted defibrillators) is more than 10 cm, there is no inflUence
of the magnets on the oPeration of the Pacemaker (or imPlanted defibrillators). for
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