TIGIEFFE Airo X Series, Use And Maintenance Manual

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Use and Maintenance Manual - X Series Page 33
WARNING!
Holding down the dead-man switch for over 10 seconds without carrying out any operation will disable the
control panel. The green led (E) is OFF in this condition. To operate the machine again release the dead-
man switch and press it again. Now, the green led (E) will light up steady and for the next 10 seconds all
controls will be enabled.
5.1.1 Drive and steering
Before any movement, verify the presence of people in close proximity to the machine and, in any case,
proceed with the utmost caution.
It is forbidden to drive the machine when platform is lifted unless the ground is flat and steady with no
holes and/or steps.
The controls used to move the machine (refer to figure
5-1) are:

Joystick control A

Movement selector (drive or lifting/lowering) L

Switch for “RIGHT” steering B
 Switch for “LEFT” steering C
 Drive speed selector (hare/snail) K
 Dead-man switch D
To drive the machine carry out the following operations in sequence:
 select “drive” mode with selector L
 press dead-man switch D (the green led E will light up steady indicating its enabling)
 within 10 seconds from the green steady led lighting up, set the proportional joystick control
A
forward for forward drive or
backward for reverse drive by holding down the dead-man switch as long as the movement has been carried out.
By means of the speed selector
K you can select two drive speeds:

low speed with selector in “Snail” position

high speed with selector in “Hare” position
To steer use steering switches
B or C while activating dead-man switch D ; press button B for right steering and button C for left
steering.
NOTE:
To achieve maximum drive speed, set speed selector K to position “Hare”, and activate joystick control A.
To drive the machine on steep upward or downward slopes (for instance, while loading/unloading the machine onto/from
a truck) set speed selector K to position "Snail" and activate joystick control A.
With platform lifted, safety drive speed is automatically enabled regardless of the position of speed selector K .