User manual

8 TROUBLESHOOTING
The following list of encountered problems and their solutions will assist you in determining
what may be causing your Patriot LX Homecare Bed not to function as designed. If a problem
occurs which is not listed below, please contact your Graham-Field authorized distributor or
Graham-Field Technical Support for help. Do not attempt to repair Patriot LX components or parts,
as this may invalidate your warranty or cause further problems.
Model Symptom Probable Cause Solution
US5000/
US6000
Unableto
changeHead
or FootDeck
Position
Nopower EnsurePowerCordispluggedin
Checkpoweroutlet
EnsurePowerCordisnotpinchedordamaged
Pendantisnotfunctioning EnsurePendantisconnectedtoFoot/HeadMotor
EnsurePendantcableisnotpinchedordamaged
Householdfuseorbreaker
isblown
Ensurehouseholdfuseorbreakerboxis
functional
Motorisnotfunctioning CallGraham-Fieldauthorizeddistributor
HeadorFootDeckisat
maximumorminimumangle
(endofstrokereached)
Operateoppositedirectionbutton
Noemergency
lowering(incase
ofpowerfailure)
9Vbatterydischarged Replace9Vbattery
US5000 Unableto
changebed
elevation
Cranknotinsertedproperly EnsureCrankSlotisengagedtoPinGroove
Hi /LoRodnotconnectedto
FootCrankPin
EnsureHi/LoRodClevisPinisinsertedatfoot
Onlyfootsection
elevates
Hi /LoRodnotconnectedto
HeadCrankPin
EnsureHi/LoRodClevisPinisinsertedatHead
HeadandFootHi/LoRods
notconnected
EnsureCenterHi/LoRodClevispinisinserted
Bedelevateson
slantor unevenly
BedScrewMechanismout
ofsync
Continuecrankingbedtohighestorlowest
elevationuntillevel
Screwassemblylooseor
slipping
TightenScrewAssembly
Clampwithscrewdriver
Continuecrankingbedtohighestorlowest
elevationuntillevel
US6000 Unableto
changebed
elevation
Nopower EnsurePowerCordispluggedin
Checkpoweroutlet
EnsurePowerCordisnotpinchedordamaged
EnsureY-CableispluggedintoHead/FootMotor
Pendantnotfunctioning EnsurePowerCordispluggedin
Checkpoweroutlet
EnsurePowerCordisnotpinchedordamaged
Householdfuseorbreaker
blown
EnsurePowerCordispluggedin
Checkpoweroutlet
EnsurePowerCordisnotpinchedordamaged
Hi /LoMotorsnot
functioning
CallGraham-Fieldauthorizeddistributor
OnlyoneHi/Lo
Motoroperating
Onemotornotpluggedin EnsureMotorPlugisfullyengagedtoY-Cable
EnsureMotorCordorY-Cableisnotdamagedor
pinched
Bedelevateson
slantor unevenly
Motorsoutofsync Continueoperatingtohighestorlowestelevation
untilbothmotorsshutoff
WARNING: If you experience a problem with the Patriot LX Homecare Bed and are
unable to service it yourself, contact your Graham-Field authorized distributor.
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