Hoyer
®
Advance
13
English
7. Operating Instructions
1. Leg adjustment
The legs on the Hoyer Advance are adjustable for width. The legs can be opened to enable
access around armchairs or wheelchairs. For transferring and negotiating doorways and
passages, the lift legs should be securely locked in the closed position.
To operate adjustment, the leg adjustment pedal, located at the rear of the base, is pressed
down on the right hand side to open the legs outwards and is pressed down on the left hand side
to close the legs. The adjustment can be carried out whilst the patient is in the lift.
WARNING
Never perform a lift/transfer with the legs in the closed/transport position (front casters
touching). The closed/transport position is for storage and transport only.
2. Casters and braking
The lift has two braked casters, which can be applied for parking. When lifting, the casters should
be left free and un-braked, so that the lift will then be able to move to the center of gravity of the
lift. DO NOT apply the brakes. If the brakes are applied, the patient may swing to the center of
gravity and this may prove distressing and uncomfortable.
3. Raising and lowering the boom
The movement of the boom is achieved by a powerful electric actuator, which is controlled by
a simple hand control unit. The hand control has two buttons with directional arrows RAISE
and LOWER. The actuator stops automatically at the limit of travel in both directions. The hand
control plugs into a socket at the base of the control box. There is a hook on the rear of the hand
control, which allows it to be “parked” on the mast or boom when not in use.
4. Emergency stop
The red Emergency Stop Button is located on the rear of the control box and is activated by pressing
in. This will cut all power to the lift and only be reset by twisting the button counterclockwise and
releasing.
5. Redundant controls
The standard control box is fitted with emergency LOWER/RAISE buttons located underneath the
emergency stop button. They can be operated by inserting the tip of a ball point pen into the
buttons highlighted “lower/raise”. This will raise or lower the boom should the hand control fail.
6. Mechanical Emergency Down
In the case of a complete electrical failure, the electric actuator is fitted with a mechanical lowering
device (RED BOSS). This will only operate when the lift is under load. The device must be pulled
upwards to activate and a slow decent will commence.
NOTE:
The MINIMUM load required to manually lower the hoist using the mechanical emergency
down function is 30 kg.
7. Batteries
The batteries are protected from deep discharge by a LOW VOLTAGE ALARM. This will sound
when the batteries need recharging and the hand control is being operated. It will not sound
independently of the hand control being operated. CAUTION: DO NOT IGNORE THIS WARNING
ALARM. Complete the lifting operation and place the lift on charge (see charging instructions).
