SECTION 7
LEARNING TO RIDE YOUR OMEO EVOLUTION
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OMEO EVOLUTION USER MANUAL
Learning to Ride (cont.)
7. Maintain Neutral Balance to ensure your
Omeo does not rotate while the Stabilising
Legs are still down. Moving while Stabilising
Legs are down may cause damage to your
Omeo
8. Raise the Stabilising Legs and activate Balance
Mode by pushing the Main Control Switch
9. Whilst in Joystick Mode gently rock forward
and back – approximately 30cm, (12in.) to
familiarise yourself and establish control with
basic drive operation
10. Expand and speed up the forward and back
movement to 100cm (40in.) as you develop
confidence. This process will teach you how
to brake
11. You can brake or stop the forward motion
of your Omeo by rapidly leaning backward
or thrusting your body into the back of
seat. Immediately after braking adjust your
balance to Neutral Balance, otherwise you will
continue to reverse.
NOTICE
Be mindful that pressing the Main Control
Switch activates the Power Base to Balance
Mode, unlocks / activates the seat (forward
and back only) and lifts the Stabilising Legs in
one action. Be prepared to immediately find
your centre of balance / neutral to prevent
unexpected forward or back movement.
NOTICE
Neutral Balance, referred to below, is where
you have centred your body mass on the Seat,
such that you can maintain balance whilst
keeping your Omeo stationary.
Steps to Riding Your Omeo
1. Power on the machine by pressing the Power /
Standby Button on the InfoKey™ Controller
(as shown in Figure 25) and confirm that your
Omeo is in ‘Turtle Mode’ (Refer to the Segway
PT User Manual Pg. 41-42)
2. Make sure that the Balance Indicator Lights are
green. These indicate the Omeo is balanced
(for further information refer to
)
3. While sitting in Neutral Balance, familiarise
yourself with all the control switches.
4. Test that you can reach each one while
keeping Neutral Balance
5. Maintain Joystick Mode initially whilst learning
6. Hold the Hand Grips initially whilst learning,
until you are confident with balance and
weight transfer
WARNING
When you are sitting on the Omeo preparing to
power on and ride, make sure that you push the
Main Control Switch only once.
WARNING
If you push the switch 5 times within 3 seconds
of each activation, then the Stabilising Legs will
raise and the Omeo will be in ‘Walker Balance
Mode’. Walker Balance Mode is an assistive
mode and does not deliver enough power
to maintain balance with a rider on board.
The Omeo could fall over potentially causing
serious harm.
Power/Standby button
Figure 25:
InfoKey™ controller indicating Turtle
Mode is activated.
