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6. INSTALLATION GUIDE
1. Unpack the system and place the control unit at the foot end of the bed.
2. Remove the existing mattress from the bed.
3. Place the HealthCo Royal Alternating Full Replacement System directly onto the bed frame
and position the air hose at the foot end of bed (mattress top cover indicates foot end).
4. Secure the HealthCo Royal mattress straps to the bed frame. .
5. Hang the control unit on the foot board of the bed frame.
6. Connect the mattress air hose to the pump.
7. Unzip the top cover to open up the inside of the mattress for checking purposes. Check air
hoses inside the mattress to make sure air hoses are not kinked and that the CPR valve is set
to “CLOSE” position (Fig. 2).
8. Plug in the control unit and turn it on.
9. When pump is turned on, the pump will default to “MAX” mode to quickly inflate the air
mattress. The inflation time may take up to 45 minutes. During this process the “AUTO”
LED indicator will be flashing to indicate automatic weight detection function is enabled.
NOTE:
Air mattress inflation time will be reduced if the air mattress is already partially
inflated.
10. When the air mattress is fully inflated, the pump will default to “Alternate” mode with “AUTO”
weight detection enabled. The user can now be positioned on the mattress.
11. The comfort setting can be manually adjusted by pressing the “Comfort” key
to select a desired comfort from Soft to Firm. Pressing down repeatedly on
the “Comfort” setting button will bring the control unit back to “AUTO” mode.
NOTE:
“AUTO” mode will stop functioning when the manual adjustment through “Pressure
Setting” key is selected.
12. The air mattress pressure is constantly monitored by the control unit. Therefore, when the
pressure in the air mattress is lower than the set pressure, the “PRESSURE LOSS” indicator
will be illuminated and an audible alarm will be triggered after 5 minutes if the control unit
fails to inflate the mattress to the set pressure within the time.
COMFORT CHECK
Re-check the pressure control setting on the pump unit. If required press Pressure Setting
buttons to increase or decrease the required firmness of the mattress using the patient
weight as an initial starting guideline.
Note: Manually adjusting the pressure setting level will overwrite the AUTO detection
function.
HAND CHECK
To check the patient is being properly supported, slide one hand in between the underside of
the air mattress base and the bed frame surface to ensure that the patient is not ‘bottoming’
out. A gap of 1-2 inches between patients buttocks and bed base is an acceptable range and
an indication of correct pressure setting.
NOTE: We advise that the care giver performs the above ‘Hand-Check’ procedure on a
regularly basis during pump in operation.
13. In the case of a Power Failure, the pump will initiate visual and audible alarms to alert the
caregiver.
