Pride Mobility Quantum 500 manual Seat Installation, To install the seat, Controller Installation

I V . A S S E M B L Y

SEAT INSTALLATION

Itmaybenecessarytoinstalltheseateitherpriortoinitialopera- tionoraftertransportingyourpowerchair.Ifyourpowerchairis equippedwithaspecialtyseatingsystem,refertotheinformation providedinseparatemanuals.Themedium-andhigh-backseats are attached to the power base with the Universal Mounting System(UMS).TheUMSconsistsofuniversalpartsthatmay be attached to the seat, regardless of seat width or seat depth. Thetwomaincomponentsarealuminumextrusionsmountedto the seat base. These extrusions attach to a pair of trapeze bars that are mounted to the power base. See figure 11.

WARNING! Do not pick up the seat frame by the armrests. They are free to pivot, and you may lose control of the seat if they do so, resulting in personal injury or damage to the chair.

To install the seat:

1.Set the trapeze bars to the desired height. To change the trapeze bar height, see V. “ComfortAdjustments.”

2.Tilt the seat back and slide the rear extrusion onto the rear trapeze bar. See figure 11.

3.Lower the front extrusion onto the front trapeze bar until the seat locks into place.

4.Flip the seat latch safety down.

WARNING! Make sure the seat latch safety isflippeddownbeforeusingyourpowerchair.

CONTROLLER INSTALLATION

Depending on the various configurations and options you have chosen for your power chair, it may have been shipped without the controller module installed in the armrest.

WARNING! Do not place the controller cable so that it can be pinched in the seat frame or power base frame.

SEAT

LATCH

SAFETY

REAR

EXTRUSION

FRONT

EXTRUSION

TRAPEZE

BARS

Figure 11. Universal Mounting System (Shown Without Armrests for Clarity)

1.Install the controller into the mounting block or under the armrest. See figure 17 or 18.

2.Tighten the setscrew(s).

3.Route the controller cable so that it cannot be pinched in the seat hinge.

4.Remove the rear lid to expose the electronics tray.

5.Plug the controller connector(s) into the power base. See figure 6.

6.Secure the controller cable to the armrest receiver with one or more wire ties.

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