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™
Everest
with Captain Seat
POWER WHEELCHAIR
OWNER'S MANUAL
GF0600050RevE06
©GF Health Products, Inc.
August 2006
IMPORTANT: READ THIS MANUAL BEFORE
OPERATING YOUR WHEELCHAIR
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COntEntS I IntROduCtIOn ............................................................................................................... 3 II IMpORt Ant SAFEty pRECAutIOnS ........................................................................... 4 III HAndlInG tIpS .............................................................................................................. 9 IV GEttInG St ARtEd .................................................................................................
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REAd tHIS MAnuAl BEFORE OpERA tInG yOuR WHEElCHAIR I IntROduCtIOn Important safety, operating, and maintenance instructions that warrant your attention are included in this owner's manual. Read the entire manual carefully before operating your new wheelchair, and refer to it as often as necessary to help maintain good performance standards. If you do not understand the warnings and instructions provided herein, contact your healthcare professional, Graham-Field Health Products dealer or tec
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II IMpORt Ant SAFEty pRECAutIOnS Important safety precautions: Always follow these safety precautions when using your wheelchair. Failure to do so could result in personal injury to you or others or damage to your wheelchair. Safety requires the constant attention of the wheelchair user and the attendant. It is extremely important to learn and always use safe methods of performing basic daily activities. Always consult healthcare pro- fessionals to determine those methods most suitable for y
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WARNING: Ensure that the lowest point on the footplates clears the ground safely dur- ing ascent or descent. WARNING: Do not enter or exit the wheelchair without first turning wheelchair power off, and ensuring that the drive engagement levers are engaged, to prevent wheelchair movement. WARNING: Disengaging the drive engagement levers will also disengage the electro- mechanical park brakes and allow the wheelchair to roll. WARNING: Ensure that no water, moisture, or other liquid enters the co
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WARNING: Never connect a respirator or other life-support device to the wheelchair batteries, since it will shorten the battery operating time. This could cause an unanticipated failure of both the wheelchair and the life-support equip- ment. WARNING: Do not stand or step on the footplates while transferring to or from your wheelchair. This could cause the wheelchair to tip or may cause personal injury or damage to your wheelchair. WARNING: Always ensure that the wheelchair is on a stable, l
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ElECtROMAGnEtIC IntERFEREnCE (EMI) FROM RAdIO WAVE SOuRCES It is very important that you read this information regarding the possible effects of electromagnetic inter- ference on your Everest & Jennings® Everest with Captain Seat power wheelchair. Powered wheelchairs may be susceptible to electromagnetic interference (EMI), which is interfering electromagnetic (EM) energy emitted from sources such as radio stations, TV stations, amateur radio (HAM) transmitters, two-way radios, and cellular te
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EMI WARnInGS Electromagnetic interference (EMI) from sources such as radio and TV stations, amateur radio (HAM) transmitters, two-way radios, and cellular telephones can affect powered wheelchairs. Following the warnings listed below should reduce the chance of unintended brake release or powered wheelchair movement which could result in serious injury. WARNING: Do not operate hand-held transceivers (transmitters-receivers), such as citi- zens band (CB) radios, or turn on personal communicati
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III HAndlInG tIpS The Everest & Jennings® Everest with Captain Seat has been designed and engineered to perform as a sta- ble and well balanced unit when used as intended, but it is possible to tip the Everest with Captain Seat over if used improperly. We urge you to learn the characteristics of your wheelchair. It is most important to learn safe methods to perform the daily activities basic to your lifestyle. Consult healthcare profession- als for assistance in developing the skills and prope
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Backward 1. Maneuver the wheelchair as close as possible to the object; the casters will limit how close you can get. 2. Reach only as far as your arm will extend without changing your sitting position. If in doubt, reposi- tion the wheelchair or ask for assistance. RAMpS And InClInES WARNING: During descent, ensure that the lowest point on the footplates clears the ground safely. WARNING: Do not attempt any incline or decline of more than 6 degrees (10% grade, or one foot of rise or fall per
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IV GEttInG St ARtEd The Everest with Captain Seat is designed to provide the highest degree of independence and mobility. It offers superior maneuverability and exceptionally tight turning capability. The theoretical range of the Everest with Captain Seat is approximately 10 miles (16 km) with a 220 pound (100 kg) user on a hard level surface with fully charged U1 sealed batteries, tested per ANSI/RESNA Specification WC04 Energy Consumption. Actual range will vary according to your weight,
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COntROllER See picture at right. The controller is mounted be- low the seat. The controller contains the connec- joystick tors to the rest of the wheelchair control system. connector The connectors used by Everest are labelled in motor 1 connector the picture above - connectors not labelled in this picture are not used by this wheelchair's control motor 2 connector system. power connector (to batteries) VR2 controller * * VR2 is a trademark of PG Drives Technology, Inc. HAnd COntROl See pict
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maximum speed/ profile indicator Hand control panel features (see picture below right) On/OFF button battery indicator ON/OFF button The ON/OFF button switches wheelchair power on and off. When wheelchair power is on, the bat- horn button tery indicator illuminates. speed/profile speed/profile Battery indicator decrease button increase button The three-color (green, yellow and red) battery indicator illuminates when wheelchair power is VR2 hand control on. The battery indicator shows the char
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V OpERAtInG InStRuCtIOnS Read and understand all safety precautions before operating your wheelchair. 1. Charge the batteries fully before use. For battery installation and charging information, refer to Sec- tion VII, BATTERIES. 2. Engage the drive wheels by turning the driveengagement lev ers to the outside. See the labels that specify ON and OFF on the cowl next to the drive engagement levers; ON for engaged, and OFF for disengaged. The drive engagement levers are located: Front whee
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VI AdjuStMEntS The Everest with Captain Seat offers several adjustments to make it easier and more comfortable to drive. Adjustments are divided by component: Arm, Back, Headrest, Seat, Cowl, Front Rigging. Section VIII, MAINTENANCE, offers preventive maintenance suggestions for keeping your wheelchair in excellent condition; ensure that all components are in excellent condition before adjusting. The fol- lowing are recommended methods; after a few adjustments, you may develop your own. Alway
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Adjust hand control extension—change sides Tools needed: M13 wrench, M5 hex key, cable ties The hand control can be mounted on either the left or right side. Only the side with the hand control has an arm extension tube, as shown in picture at right. To change sides, you will remove both upper arms and switch them (in picture at right, hand control is shown mounted on the right arm): 1. Engage the drive wheels (with the drive en- gagement levers) and turn wheelchair power mounting hardware o
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Adjust arm space from seat frame (width between arms) Arm space from wheelchair is adjustable by changing the position of the lower arm tube in the seat tube. Both arms are independently adjustable. 1. Turn adjustment knob to free lower arm tube to move inside seat tube (see picture at right). 2. Slide lower arm tube to de- seat frame tube sired position inside seat tube. 3. Turn knob to secure lower arm tube inside seat tube. left arm lower tube Ensure that knob is tightened enough to hol
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BACk Fold back down 1. Engage the drive wheels (with the drive engage- ment levers) and turn wheelchair power off. 2. Pull up on latch at left side of seat. Hold back by top and push it down, toward front of wheelchair. 3. To restore the back to upright position, pull it back up until latch locks into place. Ensure that latch is locked in place. WARNING: Ensure that back is locked in back upright position before oc- cupying or operating wheel- chair. latch Adjust back angle The back angle i
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HEAdRESt The headrest is adjustable to four positions, by de- pressing the button latch on the left headrest post (see headrest picture at right). button latch Adjust headrest height back 1. Depress the button latch with one hand. With the other hand, move the headrest up or down to desired position. 2. Release when button latch has locked into place. Ensure that button latch is locked in place. WARNING: Ensure that headrest is locked in place before occupying or adjust headrest height oper
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SEAt You must remove the Everest with Captain Seat seat in order to perform certain seat height adjustments. Note: Removing the seat is best performed witha partner sothat you areable to use both hands tor e - movethe seat. Remove seat (refer to the pictures at right) 1. Engage the drive wheels (with the drive engagement levers) and turn wheelchair power off. 2. Find the end of the hand control cable and disconnect the hand control connector from the exten- sion cable connec
