Invacare Comet Series - General Information; Symbols in this Manual

Comet
1General
1.1Generalinformation
•Serviceandmaintenanceworkmustbecarriedout
takingthisservicemanualintoaccount.
•Itisimperativethatyouobservesafetyinformation.
•Informationaboutoperationoraboutgeneral
maintenanceandcareworkonthemobilitydevice
shouldbetakenfromServicemanual.
•Youcanndinformationaboutorderingsparepartsin
thesparepartscatalogue.
•SparepartsMUSTmatchoriginalInvacareparts.Only
usesparepartswhichhavebeenapprovedbyInvacare.
•Wereservetherighttomakeanyalterationsonthe
groundsoftechnicalimprovements.
•Formoreinformationabouttheproduct,forexample
productsafetynoticesandproductrecalls,contactyour
localInvacarerepresentative.Foraddressandwebsite
seebackpageofthismanual.
•Themobilitydevicemayonlybemaintainedand
overhauledbyqualiedpersonnel.
•Theminimumrequirementforservicetechniciansis
suitabletraining,suchasinthecycleororthopedic
mechanicselds,orsufcientlylong-termjob
experience.
–Experienceintheuseofelectricalmeasuring
equipment(multimeters)isalsoarequirement.
–SpecialInvacaretrainingisrecommended.
•Alterationstothemobilitydevicewhichoccurasaresult
ofincorrectlyorimproperlyexecutedmaintenanceor
overhaulworkleadtotheexclusionofallliabilityon
thesideofINVACARE.
•IfyouhaveanyproblemsorquestionscontactInvacare
Service.
1.2Notesonshipping
•Ifthemobilitydevicehastobeshippedbacktothe
manufacturerformajorrepairs,youshouldalwaysuse
theoriginalpackagingfortransport.
•Pleaseattachaprecisedescriptionofthefault.
1.3Symbolsinthismanual
Inthismanual,hazardstatementsareindicatedbysymbols.
Thesymbolsareaccompaniedbyasignalwordthatindicates
theseverityoftherisk.
WARNING
Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresult
inseriousinjuryordeathifitisnotavoided.
CAUTION
Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresult
inminororslightinjuryifitisnotavoided.
IMPORTANT
Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresult
indamagetopropertyifitisnotavoided.
Givesusefultips,recommendationsand
informationforefcient,trouble-freeuse.
ThisproductcomplieswithDirective93/42/EEC
concerningmedicaldevices.Thelaunchdate
ofthisproductisstatedintheCEdeclaration
ofconformity.
Thissymbolidentiesalistofvarioustools,
componentsanditemswhichyouwillneedin
ordertocarryoutcertainwork.
1.4Imagesinthismanual
Thedetailedimagesinthismanualaregivenmarksto
identifyvariouscomponents.Componentmarksintextand
operationalinstructionsalwaysrelatetotheimagedirectly
above.
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