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3 Guidelines for Best Practice
To ensure good practice when considering
purchasing a riser recliner chair and
effective use post purchase we advise that
the following guidelines are considered:
•
Seek advice and input from a qualified
therapist/professional and/or A J Way
representative/distributor at the initial
prescription of the chair.
•
If unsure when ordering the chair and
any accessories contact either the
therapist involved, your A J Way
representative, distributor or A J Way
Customer Services Team on
01494
471821.
•
All care-givers that will be supervising
the user(s) should be trained in
operating the chair to ensure correct
positioning of the user is achieved.
4 User Instructions
The purpose of the user instructions is to
indicate the safe operation, adjustment and
maintenance of your riser recliner chair.
The chair is ready for use once the chair
has been fully installed in the correct
position and the user has read and
understood the operating instructions.
Please retain these instructions for future
reference.
Safety related WARNINGS are included
within the user instructions. Please refer
to these before use. It is the user’s
responsibility to ensure they have read
and fully understood the following
instructions. Once you have read the
user instructions if you still have any
doubts or require clarification please
contact your A J Way representative,
distributor or A J Way Customer
Services Team on
01494 471821.
4.1 Installation
It may be necessary to move your chair in
order to install it in the correct place. If so,
proceed as follows
Before moving the chair:
•
Ensure that it is switched off at the
mains socket.
•
Unplug the lead from the transformer
to the chair and neatly coil the cable.
Place the cable either in the side
pocket or on the seat of the chair to
ensure it does not become entrapped
and damaged in transit.
•
Ensure that there is a power socket
available close to where the chair will
be placed.
NB: Small black particles of powder
coating may occasionally rub off the
metal action of a riser recliner chair
during use. If you are concerned that
this may mark a pale coloured carpet or
floor, please take steps to protect your
flooring before positioning the chair.
If the back of your chair needs to be
removed for transit proceed as follows:
•
Recline the backrest slightly and then
release the backrest by pulling the
locking levers forward. The locking
levers are situated at the rear of the
chair between the arm unit and
backrest.
•
Lift the velcro backflap and tuck out of
the way to ensure it does not reattach
itself.
•
Standing behind the chair grasp the
backrest at about the point where the
backrest meets the arm unit and pull
evenly upwards and towards yourself.
•
After the chair has been moved
replace backrest and ensure that it is
