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OMNICYCLE
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ELITE USER MANUAL
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Adjusting Upper Extremity Exerciser Height
If you wish to exercise actively but suffer from muscle hypertonia or a lack of
abdominal stability, the handlebar provides extra stability and balance. You can
adjust the handlebar position to suit your individual size and sitting position.
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Turn the knurled-knob counterclockwise unlocking the pull pin on the
support tube. Pull the knob and hold while adjusting height.
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Adjust the handlebar to the desired height, release the knurled knob into
the desired (height setting) hole and turn clockwise to retighten it. .
Make sure that the handlebar support post is inserted to a depth of at
least 4 inches in the support tube. The post has a line marking the
minimum insertion depth.
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The handlebar position should be set at a height that positions the patient as upright as possible for optimal
exercise motion.
Adjusting the Omnicycle
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Elite Stand
The Omnicycle
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Elite is given greater stability by extending the “T” stand. This is
especially important for upper extremity exercising.
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Tip the Omnicycle
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Elite on its rear bottom edge.
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Undo the two fixing screws using the tool supplied.
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Extend the exerciser stand taking care not to exceed the maximum
extension marked on the stand (5 inches).
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Retighten the fixing screws.
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Tip the Omnicycle
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Elite forwards again into its normal position. To level
the Omnicycle
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Elite on an uneven floor, the rubber feet on the exerciser
stand can be adjusted.
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Undo the lock-nut with an open-ended spanner (size 0.5 inches) and
unscrew the rubber foot until the Omnicycle
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Elite stands firmly.
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Retighten the lock-nut.
When using the upper extremity exerciser, make sure that the
Omnicycle
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Elite stand is extended at least 4 inches.
Adjusting the Upper Extremity Exerciser
The upper extremity exerciser for the Omnicycle
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Elite can be adjusted to suit the size and sitting position of the
patient. The upper extremity exerciser should be adjusted so as to obtain as
upright an exercising position as possible.
Adjusting the Reach
The ideal reach setting for the upper extremity exerciser is where the patients’
arms are not quite fully extended when the Omnicycle
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Elite handles are at
their furthest position from the body.
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Undo the knurled-knob locking screw on the underneath of the
upper extremity exerciser a small amount.
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Adjust the reach of the upper extremity exerciser as required.
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Retighten the knurled-knob locking screw.
