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Controls and features
Hand control:-
The hand control is attached to the lift
by an extending cable. The handset controls lift and
lower and chassis leg opening/closing. Direction arrows
adjacent to the buttons indicate each function.
(See Fig 3)
If pressure is released from any button during use,
powered movement stops immediately.
Dual control panel:-
offers the same controls as the
handset and is positioned on the top of the main body of
the lift. (See Fig 4)
Emergency stop button (red):-
If, in an emergency,
you have to immediately stop any powered movement,
(other than by releasing pressure on the button either on
the handset or dual control panel), press the emergency
stop button situated on the side of the cover.
Once the emergency stop button has been operated, it
must be reset by turning the red cap until it pops back
out, before any further powered movement can be
utilised.
Power on/reset button (green):-
On the rear of the case
below the dual control panel. Press this button to turn on
power to the lift. Also used to reset if the automatic
overload fuse has operated (indicated by the button
projecting outwards slightly). If the fuse has operated
and once reset, operates again, withdraw the lift from
use and contact Arjo Service department or their
appointed distributor.
Power off button (red):-
On the rear of the case below
the dual control panel. Press this button to turn off power
to the lift.
Automatic cut out:-
(not an operator control but a
function built into the lift electronics).
If the
Sara Plus
is inadvertently overloaded (trying to lift
a patient heavier than permitted), an automatic ‘cut out’
operates to prevent the lift raising a load in excess of the
safe working load; this stops the lift motion
automatically. ‘overload’ occurs on the Hour/Cycle
meter and the buzzer beeps continuously when any
button is pressed.
If this occurs, when pressure is released from the lift
button on the handset or dual control the electronics is
reset. ‘overload’ disappears from the Hour/Cycle meter.
The patient can now be lowered, by pressing either
lower button. Remove the patient from the lift.
Automatic stop function:-
Great care should be taken
not to lower the Arc-Rest onto the patient or any other
obstruction but if this should happen inadvertently the
motor continues to run but the downward movement is
held by the obstruction. If this occurs release pressure
from the ‘lower’ button immediately, operate the ‘raise’
button until clear, then remove the obstruction.
OverHeat protection:-
Buzzer beeps twice with
interval 15 seconds and ‘OverHeat’ is displayed on the
Hour/cycle meter when operator exceeds duty cycle for
mast actuator (2min/18min), movement is still possible.
The function protects the actuator from damage.
System failure lower override:-
This can be used in
the event of main control failure. In the unlikely event
that the hand control or dual control panel fails to
operate the lift, with a patient still supported by the sling,
provision for lowering has been made, using the “lower
override knob”, situated on the right hand side of the
main cover. A label situated above the switch.
(See Fig 5)
‘Raise’ button
‘Lower’ button
‘Chassis legs
open’ button
‘Chassis legs
close’ button
Fig. 3
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Fig. 4
Fig. 5
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