Test the parking brake, At the ground controls – Genie TZ-50 User Manual

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Part No. 82900

Genie TZ-50

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Operator's Manual

First Edition • Sixth Printing

16 Check the lights on the individual outrigger

buttons.

Result: All four lights should be on.

17 Be sure the wheels on the tongue jack are not

touching the ground.

Note: If the wheels on the tongue jack are touching
the ground, turn the jack handle until the wheels are
no longer on the ground.

Test Emergency Stop

18 Push in the red Emergency Stop button to the

off position.

Result: All ground and platform control functions

should not operate.

19 Pull out the red Emergency Stop button to

the on position.

Test Boom Functions and Function Enable

20 Do not push a function enable button. Attempt to

activate each boom function button.

Result: All boom functions should not operate.

21 Push and hold the blue function enable button.

Activate each boom function button.

Result: Primary boom up, primary boom extend,

secondary boom up, platform level up, jib boom
up, platform rotate left and turntable rotate right
should all function.

22 Push and hold the yellow function enable button.

Activate each boom function button.

Result: Primary boom down, primary boom

retract, secondary boom down, platform level
down, jib boom down, platform rotate right and
turntable rotate left should all function.

Test the Parking Brake

9 Release the parking brake.

10 Push the machine from the tongue until the road

tires begin to move.

11 Set the parking brake.

12 Push the machine again.

Result: The road tires should not move.

At the Ground Controls

13 Insert the key and turn to ground control.

14 Pull out the red Emergency Stop button to the

on position.

Result: The beacon (if equipped) should flash.

15 Auto level: Push and hold the

yellow function enable button.
Push and hold the auto level
button. The outriggers will lower
and adjust to level the
machine and raise the wheels
off the ground. Level the
machine using only the
outriggers. Use the bubble
level located below the ground
controls to make sure the
machine is level.

Manual level: Push and hold the yellow function

enable button. Push and hold each outrigger
button to lower the outriggers. Adjust the
outriggers to level the machine and raise the
wheels off the ground. Level the machine using
only the outriggers. Use the bubble level located
below the ground controls to make sure the
machine is level.

FUNCTION TESTS

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