User's Manual

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Transporting the Equipment
The following is required for shipping/transporting the BTE Evaluation and Rehabilitation System or
components to ensure its safe arrival at its final destination:
1) Package the computer monitor, CPU, printer, and speakers in the original packaging you received
them in. If you no longer have the original packaging material, it is recommended you take the equipment
to a postal center to have it packaged properly.
2) All the electrical tools (hand grip, pinch grip, algometer, inclinometer, goniometer, heart rate monitor,
data acquisition box, and FOCUS load cell) need to be packaged well in bubble wrap.
3) The Computer Management Stand must have the brakes on the wheels locked. If parts of the
equipment (i.e. the computer and electrical tools) are being placed on the computer management stand
during shipping, the stand must be bolted to a skid. Shrink-wrap can be used to prevent the load from
shifting during transportation.
4) The arms must be taken off the ER Platform and packaged in bubble wrap or the original packaging
they came in.
5) The handles for the FOCUS and UTM can be packaged in bubble wrap.
6) The Universal Task Master (UTM) needs to be packaged in bubble wrap. The white cable that
attaches the UTM to the data acquisition box.
7) The shelves must be lowered as far as they can so as to prevent the counter weight from moving
during shipping and the cable from breaking. Remove all the cables from the arms.
8) The post will need to be removed from the base of the platform. There are four screws that can be
removed using an Allen key. The post needs to be in a horizontal position for shipping.
9) The base of the platform can be shipped either flat or on its side.
It is recommended when packaging the base and the platform that a couple of strong people are available
due to the weight of the machine.