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SECTION 1—GENERAL GUIDELINES

Insignia

™

8 Part No. 1163197

SECTION 1—GENERAL GUIDELINES

ƽ WARNING

SECTION 1 - GENERAL GUIDELINES contains important information for the safe operation

and use of this product.

Stability - All Models

Theseatdepth,backheight/angle,seatangle,size/positionofthefrontcasters,size/positionoftherear

wheels,anti‐tippermodel,aswellastheuserconditiondirectlyrelatetothestabilityofthewheelchair.

Anychangetooneoranycombinationofthetenmaycausethewheelchairtodecreaseinstability.

Theseadjustmentsmustbeperformedbyaqualifiedtechnician.

NOTE:Thevariousseat‐to‐floorheightsrequirespecificsettingsdependingonrearwheelsize,rearwheelposition,frontcaster

size/positionanddesiredseat‐to‐floorangle.Theseadjustmentsmustbeperformedbyaqualifiedtechnician.

Weight Training/Weight Limitation

Invacaredoesnotrecommendtheuseofitswheelchairsasaweighttrainingapparatus.Invacare

wheelchairshavenotbeendesignedortestedasaseatforanykindofweighttraining.Ifoccupantuses

saidwheelchairasaweighttrainingapparatus,Invacareshallnotbeliableforbodilyinjuryordamage

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tothewheelchairandthewarrantyisvoid.

TheInsigniawheelchairhasaweightlimitationof250lbs(113.4kg).

Anti-Tippers

Anti‐tippersarespecifictothedifferentseat‐to‐flooranglesand/orseat‐to‐floorheights.Refertothe

chartsinInstalling/AdjustingAnti‐tippersonpage 38forcorrectusageandadjustment.Ifthese

requirementscannotbeachieved,DONOTusethewheelchair.Contactaqualifiedtechnician.If

changingtheseat‐to‐floorheightwithorwithoutachangetoseat‐to‐floorangle,thecorrectanti‐tippers

mustbeusedtomaintaina1½

to2‐inchgroundclearance.

NOTE:Whenchangestotheleft

handcolumnoccur,followacross

thechartandrefertotheX

proceduretomaintaintheproper

stability,safetyandhandlingof

thewheelchair.

BACK HEIGHT

SEAT DEPTH

BACK ANGLE

SEATING SYSTEM

TILT ANGLE

CASTER SIZE

CASTER POSITION

WHEEL SIZE

WHEEL POSITION

USER CONDITION

WHEEL LOCKS

ANTI-TIPPERS

BACK HEIGHT • XXXXXXXXN/AN/AN/A

SEAT DEPTH X • XXN/AXXXXN/AN/AN/A

BACK ANGLE XX • XXXXXXN/AN/AN/A

SEATING SYSTEM XXX • XXXXXXN/AN/A

TILT ANGLE N/A N/A X N/A • N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

CASTER SIZE X N/A X N/A N/A • X X X N/A X X

CASTER POSITION X N/A X N/A N/A X • X X N/A X X

WHEEL SIZE X N/A X N/A N/A X X • X N/A X X

WHEEL POSITION X N/A X N/A N/A X X X • N/A X X

USER CONDITION XXXXXXXXX •N/AN/A

SEAT HEIGHT XN/AXXXXXXXN/AXX