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Owner’s Manual
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Alante´ GP201SS and GP201CC
401 Bridge Street,
Old Forge, PA 18518
Tel: 800-624-6374 Fax: 570-451-7494
www.goldentech.com
Y O U R L I F E I N M O T I O N
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Alante´ GP201 Manual Revised 060208 NOTES 2
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Alante´ GP201 Manual Revised 060208 FOR YOUR RECORDS ™ Please fill in your Alante´ information below. This information will be useful in the event that you ever need to contact Golden Technologies, Inc. concerning your power chair. ™ Your Alante´ Model: Alanté GP201 Serial Number _______________ Date of Purchase _______ Body Color __________________ Options ________________ The Golden Technologies Dealer where you purchased this product: Name ____________________
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Alante´ GP201 Manual Revised 060208 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION………………………………………………. 5 SAFETY…………………………………………………………. 6-10 EMI/RFI ……………………………………………………….. 11 SPECIFICATIONS……………………………………………. 12 ASSEMBLY…………………………………………………….. 13-18 DISASSEMBLY………………………………………………… 19 COMFORT SETTINGS………………………………………. 20-23 OPERATION…………………… ……………………………… 24-30 DIAGNOSTICS………………. ………………………………. 31 CARE AND MAINTENANCE ………………………………. 32-33 ™....................................... 34-35 RIDING YOUR A
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Alante´ GP201 Manual Revised 060208 INTRODUCTION Congratulations on the purchase of your new Golden Alante´ ™ power chair! The Alante´ combines cutting edge technology with attractive designs that are also highly functional in today’s world. We at Golden Technologies know that you have chosen a power chair that will give you years of dependable operation and will also enhance the quality of your life by providing you with the mobility to experience a more active daily lifestyle.
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Alante´ GP201 Manual Revised 060208 SAFETY ´™ Your Golden Alante is a battery-operated personal mobility vehicle. Please exercise caution and consideration when you are operating it. Driving your Alante´ carefully and thoughtfully will help ensure your personal safety and the safety of other people. Note: Before learning to operate your Alante´, have your Golden Technologies, Inc. representative determine if it is advisable for you to practice getting on and off your Alanté a
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Alante´ GP201 Manual Revised 060208 SAFETY Cont. DRIVING ON AN INCLINE • Drive with caution when attempting to negotiate any incline, even handicap access ramps. • Always climb or descend a gradient by driving forward straight up or straight down the face of the slope. • Do not traverse or drive across the face of a gradient. • Do not attempt to negotiate an incline that is covered with snow, ice, cut or wet grass, leaves, or any other potentially hazardous material. • Do not ba
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Alante´ GP201 Manual Revised 060208 SAFETY Cont. ™ Note: Please remember that while on your Golden Alanté , you are a motorized pedestrian. You must observe and obey all pedestrian rules and regulations for the locale in which you are riding. TURNING TOO SHARPLY AROUND A CORNER CAN CAUSE THE POWER CHAIR TO TIP. AVOID THIS DANGER AT ALL TIMES BY STEERING A WIDE ARC AROUND CORNERS AND OBSTACLES. ALSO, TO AVOID THE RISK OF TIPPING, REDUCE SPEED BEFORE NEGOTIATING ANY TURN
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Alante´ GP201 Manual Revised 060208 SAFETY RULES ™ • Do not attempt to use your Alanté on an escalator. Always use an elevator. • Do not carry passengers on your power chair. • Do not operate your Alante´ if it is not functioning properly. • Use caution when driving on soft or uneven surfaces such as grass, gravel and on decks where there is no railing. • Never drive on the roadway, except when you must cross the street. • Cross streets at intersections and use the most direct rout
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Alante´ GP201 Manual Revised 060208 SAFETY RULES Cont. • Do not disassemble the tire. If disassembly is required, have your authorized Golden Technologies dealer perform any necessary maintenance or repair. ™ • Do not attempt to inflate the tires of your Alante´ . Your power chair is equipped with foam-filled flat free tires that do not require inflation. Joystick Seat Controller Arm Reset Button Brake Release Lever Drive Wheel Footplate Caster Wheel Fi
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Alante´ GP201 Manual Revised 060208 EMI / RFI The rapid development of electronics, especially in the area of communications, has saturated our environment with electromagnetic (radio) waves that are emitted by television transmitters, cellular phones, citizen’s band radios (CBs) amateur radios (HAM radios), wireless computers links, microwave transmitters, paging transmitters, etc. These electromagnetic (EM) waves are invisible and increase in strength the closer one gets to the sou
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Alante´ GP201 Manual Revised 060208 SPECIFICATIONS ™ Model Alante GP201SS and GP201CC Weight Base 82 Pounds Seat 24 Pounds Overall Dimensions Length 40 Inches Width 25.5 Inches Seat Height 20-23 Inches – adjustable 6 Miles Per Hour Maximum Speed 300 Pounds Load Capacity 29 Inches Turning Radius Wheel Sizes Drive Wheels 10 Inches Casters 6 Inches Seat Dimensions Armrest Width 18-24 Inches (adjustable) Backrest Height 16 Inches W
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Alante´ GP201 Manual Revised 060208 ASSEMBLY ™ Your Alante´ is shipped partially disassembled in order to maximize the protection of all its parts during the shipping process. Please follow the instruction below to quickly and easily assemble the power chair for your use. NOTE: You will need only basic tools. If you do not have the required tools, or if you do not feel capable of safely assembling your power chair, please contact your local Golden Technologies, Inc. representa
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Alante´ GP201 Manual Revised 060208 ASSEMBLY Cont. BATTERY INSTALLATION Note: Each battery weighs 25 to 39 pounds each (depending on type). Please ask for help if you do not feel capable of safely lifting that much weight. 1. Place the batteries in the frame. Be certain that you position the positive (+) terminal of each battery opposite to the negative (-) terminal of the other battery. See Figure 3. 2. Use the screws, washers and nuts provided to connect the positive (red
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Alante´ GP201 Manual Revised 060208 ASSEMBLY Cont. BATTERY REPLACEMENT Should a battery need replacement, please contact your Golden Technologies dealer where you purchased this product. The batteries in ™ your Golden Alante´ are specialized deep cycle batteries. Do not replace the deep cycle batteries with an automotive style battery or serious damage may occur and vehicle performance may be dangerously impaired. SHROUD INSTALLATION 1. Remove the white backing from the sh
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Alante´ GP201 Manual Revised 060208 ASSEMBLY Cont. SEAT INSTALLATION NOTE: The seat assembly weighs approximately 24 lbs. without armrests. Please ask for help if you do not feel capable of safely lifting that much weight. 1. While holding the seat rotation lever (see Fig. 11) in the up position, lift the seat and insert the seat post stem (located on the bottom of the seat) into the seat-post. See Figure 10. 2. Swivel the seat from side to side, push down on it and releas
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Alante´ GP201 Manual Revised 060208 ASSEMBLY Cont. ARM INSTALLATION 1) Loosen (but do not remove) the arm width adjustment knobs at the rear of the seat frame. 2) Insert the lower arm tube into the arm receiver at the rear of the seat frame. (Figure 13) Figure 13 Lower Arm Tube Be sure the arm pad is facing forward when the armrest is in the down position. 3) Find a comfortable width and tighten the knob. 4) Repeat on the opposite side of the unit. NOTE: When the
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Alante´ GP201 Manual Revised 060208 ASSEMBLY Cont. 3) Route the joystick controller cable to the inside of the armrest and ™ secure into place with the Velcro straps as shown. Figs. 16 & 17. Figure 16 Figure 17 18
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Alante´ GP201 Manual Revised 060208 DISASSEMBLY Make certain that the joystick controller power is turned off and that the chair is NOT in freewheel mode before attempting to perform disassembly. SEAT REMOVAL ™ 1) Remove the Velcro straps that secure the joystick controller cable. (Fig. 16) 2) Remove the joystick controller by loosening the adjustment knob under the joystick controller receiver. (Fig. 17) Slide the joystick controller and extension arm forward and out of the
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Alante´ GP201 Manual Revised 060208 COMFORT SETTINGS ™ You may be spending a great deal of time on your Alante´ . To provide you with the maximum seating comfort, Golden Technologies, Inc. has designed this power chair to incorporate the following adjustments for operator comfort. COMFORT SETTINGS 1) Seat height 4) Footrest height 2) Armrest angle 5) Footrest extending 3) Footrest angle 6) Joystick controller length ™ Make certain that the power to your Alante´ is turned off
