Invacare Carroll CS3 - EMI Information

Invacare®CarrollCSSeries™
DANGER!
RiskOfDeath,Injury,OrDamage
Toavoidpinching,crushandcollapsehazardsfrombed
deckcontactwithobjectsunderthebed:
–DONOTplaceanyobjectsorletanyindividual
underneaththebedorinbetweentheraisedbed
framecomponentsatanytime.
Toavoidchokingfromsmalldetachablepartscontained
underneaththebed:
–Closelysupervisechildren,pets,orpeoplewith
physical/mentaldisabilities.
DANGER!
RiskofDeath,Injury,orDamage
Mattresskeepersareasetoffourbracketsthatattach
tothebeddecktoholdthemattressinplace.Theyare
especiallyusefulwhenrailsarenotusedonabed.To
avoidinjuryordamagefromfallorentrapment:
–Invacarerecommendstheuseofmattresskeepers.
2.2EMIInformation
CAUTION!
RiskofDamage
Toavoidproductdamagefromelectromagnetic
interference:
–Itisveryimportantthatyoureadthisinformation
regardingthepossibleeffectsofelectromagnetic
interferenceonthisproduct.
Thisproductmaybesusceptibletoelectromagneticinterference
(EMI),whichisinterferingelectromagneticenergy(EM)emittedfrom
sourcessuchasradiostations,TVstations,amateurradio(HAM)
transmitters,twowayradios,andcellularphones.Theinterference
(fromradiowavesources)cancausethepoweredbedtoreleaseits
brakes,movebyitself,ormoveinunintendeddirections.Itcanalso
permanentlydamagethepoweredbed'scontrolsystem.Theintensity
oftheinterferingEMenergycanbemeasuredinvoltspermeter
(V/m).EachpoweredbedcanresistEMIuptoacertainintensity.
Thisiscalledits“immunitylevel.”Thehighertheimmunitylevel,the
greatertheprotection.Atthistime,currenttechnologyiscapable
ofachievingatleasta20V/mimmunitylevel,whichwouldprovide
usefulprotectionfromthemorecommonsourcesofradiatedEMI.
Thereareanumberofsourcesofrelativelyintenseelectromagnetic
fieldsintheeverydayenvironment.Someofthesesourcesare
obviousandeasytoavoid.Othersarenotapparentandexposure
isunavoidable.However,webelievethatbyfollowingthewarnings
listedbelow,yourrisktoEMIwillbeminimized.
ThesourcesofradiatedEMIcanbebroadlyclassifiedintothreetypes:
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