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Oxford
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Mermaid & Ranger
11. Operating Instructions
WARNING
Oxford patient lifts should only be operated by fully trained/competent care givers.
Mermaid Model:
The Mermaid range of bath lifts are designed to be simple and safe to use. Carefully follow
these simple instructions to ensure trouble free operation.
Raising and Lowering:
The patient seat is raised or lowered on the manual versions of the bath lifts by use of the
winding handle on the top of the lifting column, anticlockwise for lift and clockwise for lower.
The limit of travel is governed by positive stops built into the mechanism.
It will be very obvious to anyone operating the lift when these stops are encountered.
NOTE: Do not attempt to force the winding handle past the stops as this will damage the
mechanism and will lead to expensive repairs.
Electric Mermaid:
The patient seat is raised or lowered on the electric versions of the bath lifts by the hand
control which is plugged into the control unit at the top of the main column. Pressing the
buttons marked with directional arrows will RAISE or LOWER the seat. The limit of travel is
governed by positive electronic stops built into the circuitry.
NOTE: Repeated activation of the hand control buttons once the end stops are encountered
will damage the control circuitry and shorten working life.
Rotating the Seat Support Arm:
To rotate the seat support arm, fully lift the locking lever. With the lever fully UP, the seat
support arm is unlocked and free to rotate 360 degrees. When the locking lever is fully
DOWN, the seat support arm will lock in one of four positions. If the lever is pushed down
at an intermediate position it will automatically engage when it encounters the next locking
position. Do not rely on the positional lock to halt the patient’s swing as this can cause high
loading on the latch and may eventually lead to failure.
Ranger Model:
The Ranger differs from the Mermaid and requires some additional instructions.
The Ranger chair is made in two assemblies, a wheeled base and a seat with armrests. The two
assemblies of the complete chair are connected with a simple latch located at the rear of the
seat. The chair is attached to the bath lift as follows:
1. The chair support arm of the lift has a hook and latch device similar to the one connecting
the seat to the wheeled base. The support arm hook must be engaged with the cross
bar at the top of the seat. The latch will engage automatically and prevent accidental
disengagement.
2. The seat can now be lifted off the wheeled base by operating the seat latch, which holds
the seat to the wheeled base, and raising the support arm of the lift with the hand control
or winding handle. The seat will be elevated with the support arm and the wheeled base
will remain behind.