Invacare TDX SI Electrical

SECTION 1—GENERAL GUIDELINES
TDX® SI, TDX SI-HD 14 Part No 1154294
DONOTattempttoliftthewheelchairbyanyremovable(detachable)parts.Liftingby
meansofanyremovable(detachable)partsofthewheelchairmayresultininjurytothe
userordamagetothewheelchair.
DONOTovertightenhardwareattachingtotheframe.Thiscouldcausedamagetothe
frametubing.
ALWAYSkeephandsandfingersclearofmovingpartstoavoidinjury.
ALWAYSwearyourseatpositioningstrap.Theseatpositioningstrapisapositioningbelt
ONLY.Itisnotdesignedforuseasasafetydevicewithstandinghighstressloadssuchas
autooraircraftsafetybelts.Ifsignsofwearappear,beltMUSTbereplacedimmediately.
ALWAYSturnthewheelchairpoweroffandengagethemotorlocks/clutchestoprevent
thewheelsfrommovingbeforeattemptingtotransferinoroutofthewheelchair.Also
makesureeveryprecautionistakentoreducethegapdistance.Alignbothcastersparallel
withtheobjectyouaretransferringonto.
DONOTusewithabrokenormissingjoystickknob.
DONOTuseifjoystickdoesnotspringbacktotheneutralpositionorbecomesstickyor
sluggish.
DONOTuseifjoystickbootistornordamaged.
ALWAYScheckfoamgripsforloosenessbeforeusingthewheelchair.Ifloose,contacta
qualifiedtechnicianforinstructions.
ALWAYSengagebothwheellocksandreducethegapdistancebeforetransferringtoand
fromthewheelchair.Turnallcastersparalleltotheobjectyou aretransferringonto.
Avoi dstoringorusingthewheelchairnearopenflameorcombustibleproducts.Serious
injuryordamagetopropertymayresult.
DONOTengageordisengagethemotorlocksuntilthepowerisintheoffposition.
Wheelchairs with TRRO or TRBKTS Only
OnlyusethetransportbracketsincludedwithTRROandTRBKTSforthepurposes
describedinthismanual.
Electrical
Grounding Instructions
DONOT,underanycircumstances,cutorremovetheroundgroundingprongfromany
plugusedwithorforInvacareproducts.Somedevicesareequippedwiththree‐prong
(grounding)plugsforprotectionagainstpossibleshockhazards.Whereatwo‐prongwall
receptacleisencountered,itisthepersonalresponsibilityandobligationofthecustomer
tocontactaqualifiedelectricianandhavethetwo‐prongreceptaclereplacedwitha
properlygroundedthree‐prongwallreceptacleinaccordancewiththeNationalElectrical
Code.Ifyoumustuseanextensioncord,useonlyathree‐wireextensioncordhavingthe
sameorhigherelectricalratingasthedevicebeingconnected.Inaddition,Invacarehas
placedRED/ORANGEwarningtagsonsomeequipment.DONOTremovethesetags.