Castors And Brakes; Castor Brake; Emergency Release Of A Mattress Support Section; Mattress Retainers - Invacare Sonata Manual Del Usuario

Invacare® Sonata
Operating the side rail
Raise the side rail
1. Use the two handles on the upper bar to raise the side
rail until it locks in the upper position with an audible
click.
Lower the side rail
1.
Press the gliding system latch A on one end of the bed
and lower the side rail to the lowest position.
2. Repeat the procedure at the other end of the bed.

4.5 Castors and brakes

CAUTION!
Risk of trapping/squeezing
All brakes are foot-operated.
– Do not release the brake with the fingers.
CAUTION!
Risk of injury
User can fall, while entering or exiting the bed, if
brakes are not locked.
– Always lock the brakes before the user is
moving in or out of bed or when attending to
the user.
– At least one castor at the head end and one
castor in the foot end must be locked.
Castors might make marks on different types of
absorbing floor surfaces - such as untreated or
badly treated floors. To prevent marks, Invacare®
recommends to place a suitable kind of protection
between the castors and the floor.

4.5.1 Castor brake

A
B
Locking the brake - Step on the outer part B of the brake
pedal
Unlocking the brake - Step on the inner part A of the brake
pedal
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4.6 Emergency release of a mattress support
section
In case of a power- or motor failure, an emergency release
of the back, thigh or leg section could be necessary . An
emergency release of the height adjustment is NOT possible.
CAUTION!
Risk of injury
– A minimum of two persons is required for
an emergency release of a mattress support
section.
– When releasing a mattress support section,
it might lower fast. Do not reach under the
mattress support while lowering it.
IMPORTANT!
– Before an emergency release of the mattress
support, remove the plug from the mains
socket.
1. Both persons hold the mattress section.
2. One of them locates the motor in question and pulls
out the safety pin.
3. Both persons slowly lower the mattress section until it
is completely down.

4.7 Mattress retainers

WARNING!
Risk of injury
If the mattress retainers are removed the mattress
will not follow the movement, when adjusting the
head-/legsections. The mattress can slip sideways
and cause the user to fall out of the bed or get
trapped in the bed.
– Always use mattress retainers and be careful to
put them back after any adjustments.

4.8 Lifting pole

WARNING!
Risk of injury
The bed can tip if the handle is used, while the
lifting pole is turned away from the bed.
– The lifting pole always has to be positioned
with the handle hanging over the bed area.
– Do not exceed the maximum load of the lifting
pole; 80 kg.

4.8.1 Place the lifting pole

The lifting pole can be placed either on the left or the right
side of the head end of the bed.
1. Insert the lifting pole into the lifting pole tube and fix it
with the finger screw.
It's not required to tighten the finger screw, in case
you want the lifting pole to swing away to the side
of the bed.
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