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Leveling the Bed
Full Electric Bed:
Plug the bed power cord into a three-prong electric outlet. Press and hold the
patient hand control’s “Bed Raise (Up)” button until the bed reaches its highest position. Next, press and
hold the “Bed Lower (Down)” button until the bed reaches its lowest (and safest) position. The bed should
be level. See Figure 14.
Manual or Semi-Electric Bed:
Turn the center Hi-Lo crank counterclockwise. The lowest end of the
bed will soon stop moving downward, but the higher end of the bed will continue moving down. When
both ends of the bed are at their lowest, your bed is level.
BED OPERATION
Manual Beds:
The manual bed features three easy turning cranks for adjusting the bed. The left hand
crank adjusts the head section, the right hand crank adjusts the foot section, and the center crank raises
and lowers the entire bed (Hi-Lo). Turning the crank clockwise will cause each bed function to raise.
Turning the crank counterclockwise will cause each bed function to lower.
Caution:
After using any hand crank, be sure to push the handle back so that it fits under the
bed and is not sticking out. Leaving the handle out could result in passers by accidentally
tripping on the handle.
Emergency Crank
Semi-electric and full electric beds are equipped with an emergency crank that allows manual bed
adjustment in the event of a power failure. The emergency crank is stored in the links of the spring deck.
If you did not receive the crank, contact your dealer. Do not leave the emergency crank in place after
power is restored and the bed pendant is being utilized.
To Use the Emergency Crank:
1. Locate the exposed shaft end according to the function you want to perform.
Figure 16: Semi-electric bed: Hi-Lo hand crank shown
Manual bed: has 3 individual hand cranks
(not pictured)
Figure 16 Emergency Crank and shaft positioning
Foot section
Entire bed (Hi-Lo)
Head section