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Airgo 700-3 series Owner's Manual

Summary of 700-3 series

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    Owner’s manual dealer: this manual must be given to the user of the wheelchair user: before using, read this manual and save for future reference amg medical inc. Montreal, qc h4t 1v5 www.Amgmedical.Com montreal.

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    Table of contents airgo™ owner’s manual amg medical inc • www.Amgmedical.Com table of contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 read before use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 choosing the right chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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    Read before use a. Choosing the right chair b. Review this manual often airgo™ offers many wheelchair accessories options and configurations to meet the needs of the individual user. However, the final selection of options, accessories and adjustments should be made together by you, with your health...

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    Airgo™ wheelchair and parts 4 1. Padded backrest 2. Padded armrest 3. Wheel-lock 4. Padded seat 5. Swing-away footrest / elevating leg rest 6. Push handle grip 7. Rear wheel 8. Hand rim 9. Anti-tipper device 10. Side frame 11. Front fork 12. Front caster amg medical inc • www.Amgmedical.Com airgo™ o...

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    Airgo™ wheelchair specifications seat width 16, 18, 20 or 22-inches seat depth 16 or 18-inches seat-to-floor 17 ¾ or 19 ¾ inches overall width 23, 25, 27 or 29 inches overall depth (without front rigging) 30 ½ inches or 32 ½ inches back style adjustable back height 16, 17 & 18-inches in 1-inch incre...

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    Basic safety precautions 6 before using your wheelchair, please read and keep in mind the following safety precautions. Failure to do so could result in personal injury and/or damage to your wheelchair. • before using, you should receive training in the safe use of a wheelchair from an authorized de...

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    General warnings 7 amg medical inc • www.Amgmedical.Com structure of the wheelchair and may cause a safety hazard and will void the warranty. • do not attempt any inclines or declines greater than 9°. • do not attempt inclines without anti-tippers installed • do not attempt to ride over curbs or obs...

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    Safety / handling of wheelchair 8 amg medical inc • www.Amgmedical.Com warning: warning: do not place your hands or fingers between seat rail and side panel. Do not sit or transfer into the wheelchair unless it is fully open and the seat frame rails are fully seated into the frame saddles. Do not at...

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    Safety / handling of wheelchair 9 amg medical inc • www.Amgmedical.Com warning: warning: warning: do not lean over the top of the back upholstery. Do not engage the wheel locks. If you shift your weight while reaching, it is better to roll backwards than to tip over. Before attempting a transfer, al...

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    Safety / handling of wheelchair 10 amg medical inc • www.Amgmedical.Com warning: warning: do not attempt inclines or declines without anti-tipper installed. Do not attempt any incline or decline of more than nine degrees. During decent, the lowest part of the footrest should be no closer to the grou...

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    Safety / handling of wheelchair 11 amg medical inc • www.Amgmedical.Com warning: wheelchairs are especially prohibited on escalators. It is extremely dangerous and should never be attempted. Curbs & steps (contd.) going down stairways initial adjustments should be made to suit personal body structur...

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    Maintenance 12 amg medical inc • www.Amgmedical.Com initially, all the following points should be checked. Thereafter we recommend that you follow these maintenance procedures: weekly monthly periodically to check... General • wheelchair rolls straight (no excess drag or pull to one side) frame and ...

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    Maintenance 13 amg medical inc • www.Amgmedical.Com cleaning storage required tools 1. Frame • clean the frame with mild soap at least once a month. 2. Axle and moving parts • clean the area around axles and moving parts periodically with a slightly damp (not wet) cloth. • wipe off or blow away any ...

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    Chair basics 14 amg medical inc • www.Amgmedical.Com front rigging installing the swing-away footrest 1. Turn the footrest to the side (open footplate is perpendicular to wheelchair). 2. Install the hinge plates onto the hinge pins on the wheelchair frame. 3. Push the footrest towards the inside of ...

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    Chair basics 15 adjusting the swing-away footrest 1. Remove impact guards and/or calf strap, if necessary. 2. Loosen, but do not remove the bolt & locknut that secure the lower footrest sub-assembly to upper footrest support. 3. Reposition the lower footrest sub-assembly to the desired height. 4. Se...

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    Chair basics 16 amg medical inc • www.Amgmedical.Com installing the swing-away elevating leg rest 1. Place the elevating leg rest assembly on the outside of the wheelchair and install the hinge plates onto the hinge pins on the wheelchair frame. 2. Rotate leg rest assembly toward the inside of the w...

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    Chair basics 17 amg medical inc • www.Amgmedical.Com adjusting the swing-away elevating leg rest 1. To adjust the elevating leg rest, raise legs until the desired height is obtained. 2. To reposition leg rest to normal position, support leg with one hand and push release handle downward with the oth...

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    Chair basics 18 amg medical inc • www.Amgmedical.Com adjusting armrest height removing 3-in-1 armrest and/or flip-back armrest 1. Unlock the armrest by pulling the height adjustment knob horizontally. 2. Slide armrest up or down until the desired position is obtained. 3. Lock the armrest by releasin...

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    Chair basics 19 amg medical inc • www.Amgmedical.Com seat and back adjusting backrest height 1. Remove the knob and bolt from both sides. 2. Slide backrest up and down to the desired height. 3. Securely tighten the screw and knob on both sides warning: after any adjustments, repair or service and be...

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    Chair basics 20 amg medical inc • www.Amgmedical.Com replacing the back upholstery 1. Remove the knob and bolt on both sides. 2. Pull the back cane off the wheelchair frame. 3. Remove the four (4) mounting screws and washers that secure the existing back upholstery to the back canes. 4. Pull the exi...

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    Chair basics rear wheels 21 amg medical inc • www.Amgmedical.Com replacing the seat upholstery removing / installing rear wheels 1. Remove the eight screws & washers (16” depth) or ten screws & washers (18” depth) that secure seat upholstery to the cross braces. 2. Remove the existing seat upholster...

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    Rear wheels 22 amg medical inc • www.Amgmedical.Com replacing rear wheel hand rim 1. Remove the rear wheel from the wheelchair. 2. For a composite hand rim, remove the screws & washers that secure the hand rim to the rear wheel. For an aluminium hand rim, remove the screws, washers and spacers that ...

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    Front casters 23 amg medical inc • www.Amgmedical.Com installing/replacing front casters and forks replacing/repairing front caster 1. Remove the fork cap. 2. Remove the locknut that secures the fork stem to the caster head tube. 3. Drop the front caster and fork out of the caster head tube. 1. Remo...

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    Seat-to-floor height 24 amg medical inc • www.Amgmedical.Com warning: warning: after any adjustments, repair or service and before use, make sure all attaching hardware is tightened securely - otherwise injury or damage may result. Note – the manufacturer recommends that the following procedure be p...

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    Anti-tippers 25 amg medical inc • www.Amgmedical.Com warning: warning: after any adjustments, repair or service and before use, make sure all attaching hardware is tightened securely - otherwise injury or damage may result. Anti-tippers must be fully engaged. Ensure that the release button of the an...

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    Wheel locks 26 amg medical inc • www.Amgmedical.Com warning: after any adjustments, repair or service and before use, make sure all attaching hardware is tightened securely - otherwise injury or damage may result. Note – before adjusting or replacing the wheel-lock sub- assemblies, ensure that the p...

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    Limited warranty 27 amg medical inc • www.Amgmedical.Com warranty period. Three year warranty on the side frame and "x" brace of the wheelchairs. Six month warranty is offered on all other metal parts. Upholstery, plastic, and rubber parts are warranted for three months. The warranty period for the ...

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