E&J EJ78X-1 - Manual (Page 6)

6 EJ78X-1-INS-LAB-RevA10
3 OPERATION
GETTING STARTED
Please familiarize yourself with main components, identified in EJ78X-1 Transport Chair illustra-
tion below.
carrying strap
positioning belt
armpad
fixed arm
seat upholstery
footrest
front caster socket
footplate
front caster fork
front caster
frame
rear caster
wheel lock
upper backpost
lower backpost
upper back release
paddle / handle
tipping lever
crossbrace
(with serial number
label)
back upholstery
hand grip
push handle
OPERATE WHEEL LOCKS
WARNING: Wheel locks, intended to keep the Transport Chair in place when it is at a complete
stop, are not brakes. Do not use the wheel locks to slow down the Transport Chair, or while the
Transport Chair is moving. Ensure that wheel locks lock in place appropriately before occupy-
ing or operating Transport Chair. If your wheel locks are not operating correctly, please see
your Graham-Field dealer immediately for repair.
Attendant: To engage wheel locks, grasp both
rubber-tipped wheel lock levers and pull back
completely: Rear casters will be locked in
place.
Attendant: To disengage wheel locks, grasp
both rubber-tipped wheel lock levers and
push forward completely: Rear casters will
now be free to roll.
rear caster
wheel lock
lever wheel lock
lever
wheel lock
shown engaged
wheel lock
shown disengaged