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Loose the screw of the holders fixing the footrest to the main frame.
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Choose the convenient position on the holder to obtain the desired depth.
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Slide up or down the footrest to achieve the correct height .
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Tight properly the footrest holder screws.
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Place opportunely the legs holder belt and stretch or loose it according to your
needs.
3.2. BACKREST HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT
At the purchase time the backrest height has been selected but further adjustments are
still available:
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Lift-up the front side of the backrest upholstery.
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Remove the two screws releasing the telescopic tubes inserted on the backrest
frame.
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Move up or down the two tube according with your wishes (the tubes are pre-
holed with steeps of 2 cm).
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Replace and tight the two fixing screws.
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Fold-down the back upholstery.
3.3. BACKREST UPHOLSTERY TENSION ADJUSTMENT
The backrest upholstery tension can be easily adjusted by some Velcro straps inside
the upholstery.
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Lift-up the front side of the backrest upholstery.
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Stretch or loos Velcro-straps according to your needs.
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Fold down the backrest upholstery to complete the operation.
3.4. BACKREST TILT ADJUSTMENT (for model with foldable backrest only)
To find the user right seating position is possible to change the backrest tilt as follow:
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Loose and remove the two screws that hold the backrest frame to safeguards.
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Choose the most convenient position from the three available in the safeguard.
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Re-place the screws and tight them properly to allow the folding movement of
the backrest.
3.5. BARICENTRE SET-UP ADJUSTMENT
To obtain a better weight distribution on the wheels, is possible to modify the fixing
position of the rear wheels axle to the main frame acting as follow:
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Loose the screws that block the axle to the frame.
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Slide the axle forward or backward according with your choice paying attention
to reference marks on the frame.
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Fix again the screws and the two safety hexagon socket set screws under the
welded axle holders.
Note: Normally the seat balancing set-up in an ASSIST wheelchair is extreme and
this imposes the use of the anti-tip device to avoid back falling down.
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4. HOW TO USE THE WHEELCHAIR
For a safe end efficient use of the wheelchair on the basketball playgrounds, please
consult qualified persons.