K-3 & K-4 Series Owner’s Manual
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Make sure the CPR, bolsters and air pad plugs are connected and locked in place before inflating the mattress.
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Make sure the left and the right side safety air bolsters (if available) as well as the bottom safety air pad are fully inflated
and up to the correct operating pressure and firm prior to placing a patient on the mattress.
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Make sure the heel regulator valves/knobs in the Universal Mattress (UM) and Expandable Mattress (XM) are in proper
position
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Note: Not all functions are available on all models.
{Display labels – page 12 & Figure 1- Page 15}
INITIAL POWER UP
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(K-3 ELITE, K-4 ELITE) During initial power up when power cord (Q) is plugged into the power source (X), the control
unit will display “KAP MEDICAL, LOW AIR LOSS SYSTEM” on K-3 system and “KAP MEDICAL, ALTERNATING LOW
AIR LOSS SYSTEM” on K-4 system for a brief moment and then goes through a system initialization routine for a few
seconds. Once the routine is completed the display (D) will read “KAP MEDICAL STAND BY”.
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(K-3oem, K-4oem) During initial power up when power cord (Q) is plugged into the power source (X), the control unit will
display illuminated amber light indicating that the unit is in Standby mode.
POWER (SB)
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Press Power key, the (amber) Standby LED will turn off and the (green) LED turns on. The blower will turn on.
LOW AIR LOSS
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Continuous Low Air Loss relief is provided at all times when the K-3 or K-4 series system is powered on.
MAX INFLATE (W)
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Press MAX Inflate (W) key, the (green) LED will turn on. This mode is used to rapidly inflate the mattress. During this
mode a series of beeps will sound every 3 minutes as a reminder that MAX Inflate mode has been activated. During this
mode, the entire mattress will be pressurized to 35
±
5 mmHg. The mattress (B) will inflate to its normal size within 60
seconds. MAX Inflate mode will deactivate after 15 minutes.
THERAPY (STATIC) (T)
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To set Static mode press (S) Select
key (K-3oem model only) or (M) Mode
key until the Static mode
indicator light illuminates and the screen displays THERAPY. The unit will go into “THERAPY” mode.
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In THERAPY mode all the air cushions in the mattress will be maintained at the same pressure and can be adjusted to
the desired patient comfort control level.
