Otto Bock ActiGait, User Manual

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Every time the Control Unit is switched on it performs an indicator check. This
means that all light indicators will flash once and a short beep is heard. This can be
used for diagnostics because it shows if any of the light indicators or the buzzer is
defect. If a light indicator is defect the function will most likely still be intact. When
you switch off the Control Unit a long beep is heard. If the mute indicator (see sec -
tion 7.1.8 on page 27) is red the beeps are not heard.
During use, the lights on the Control Unit will power down to save power. This
means that the lights are turned off 30 seconds after the latest activation of a button
but stimulation will continue as normal. When the lights of the Control Unit are
powered down, a press on any button will switch the lights back on. The first press
of a button when the lights of the Control Unit are powered down will therefore not
activate this button’s usual function.
7.1.2 The Stimulation Intensity Buttons
When you walk you might experience that you sometimes need more stimulation
than other times to get an adequate foot lift. This can depend on the kind of surface
that you are walking on, your shoes, if you are tired or experience spasticity. You
can turn the stimulation intensity up and down at any time with the intensity up (+)
and intensity down buttons (–) on the Control Unit.
Turning the stimulation intensity up =
increasing the foot lift…
…and down = decreasing the foot lift