Invacare Force-2 - Safety; General Guidelines; Proper Fit

TopEnd
®
Force™
2Safety
2.1GeneralGuidelines
Thesafetysectioncontainsimportantinformationforthesafe
operationanduseofthisproduct.
WARNING!
–DONOTusethisproductoranyavailableoptional
equipmentwithoutfirstcompletelyreadingand
understandingtheseinstructionsandanyadditional
instructionalmaterialsuchasowner’smanuals,service
manualsorinstructionsheetssuppliedwiththis
productoroptionalequipment.Ifyouareunableto
understandthewarnings,cautionsorinstructions,
contactadealerortechnicalpersonnelbefore
attemptingtousethisequipment-otherwise,injury
ordamagemayoccur.
–AqualifiedtechnicianMUSTperformtheinitialsetup
ofthiswheelchair.also,aqualifiedtechnicianmust
performallproceduresspecificallyindicatedinthe
manual.
WARNING!
ACCESSORIES
–Invacareproductsarespecificallydesignedand
manufacturedforuseinconjunctionwithInvacare
accessories.Accessoriesdesignedbyother
manufacturershavenotbeentestedbyInvacareand
arenotrecommendedforusewithInvacareproducts.
2.2ProperFit
ThehandcycleMUSTbeadjustedtofittherider.Checktheseat
position,backangle,threadedaxles,footrestfore/aftposition,hand
crankheightforproperfitandsmoothoperationofyourhandcycle.
Refertoadjustmentproceduresbelowtoachievethefollowing.
•TheriderMUSTbeabletoseeoverthehandcrank.
•TheriderMUSThaveaslightbendattheelbowwhenthe
handpedalsaretowardthefrontofthehandcycle(farthestfrom
therider’sface).
•TheriderMUSThaveaslightbendatthekneewhenfeetarein
thefootrests.Feetshouldbeflatagainstfootresthoop.
•ForceSeriesrequiresan18”turningradius.Iflegtouches
tireduringturnandtheusercannotsensethis,alegguard
attachmentisrecommended.
•Therider’skneesMUSTnotobstructhandcrankoperation.
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