User's Manual Part 1

OR Configuration
da Vinci
®
Si™
3-5
DRAFT/PRE-RELEASE/CONFIDENTIAL 10/9/14
3. Hold the throttle enable switch and rotate the throttle away from you or towards you to
move in that direction. A label illustrates this two-part step:
Figure 3.7 Label: How to drive the Patient Cart
• The Cart Power button flashes green when the throttle enable switch is activated.
• C
ontrol the drive speed by how far you rotate the throttle.
4. To stop motorized movement, release the throttle enable switch.
WARNING: Fo
r patient safety, both shift switches must be kept in the drive (D) position
so that the motor drive remains engaged during surgery (see Figure 3.8).
Note: Use extreme care when moving or positioning the Patient Cart to ensure the arms
do not hit any objects. If an arm hits an object while the Patient Cart is being moved or
positioned, contact Intuitive Surgical Technical Support to have the Patient Cart
inspected for damage.
Note: For safety reasons, the motor drive will not engage whenever cannulae or
instruments are installed on the system. A yellow LED on the motor drive interface
labeled “Cannula Installed: Cart Drive Disabled” will indicate when cannulae or
instruments are installed and motor drive is non-operational.
Note: When operating on battery, the motor drive does not work if battery power is too
low. The battery status indicators show the amount of battery power. The lower part of
the motor drive interface explains the meaning of flashing or red BATTERY LEDs:
FLASHING: CHARGE BATTERY
RED: INSUFFICIENT CHARGE FOR SURGERY
Note: The Patient Cart battery should be adequately charged. If not, an error message
appears on the monitors. You can override the error if the Patient Cart is plugged into AC
power.
Shift Switches
In the event the Patient Cart should need to be moved without use of the motor drive (for
example, during a power loss), rotate both shift switches (Figure 3.8) to the neutral (N)
position. The cart can then be moved manually. Once you have finished moving the cart, place
both shift switches in the drive (D) position to set the Patient Cart brakes.
Note: The cart is capable of passing over thresholds of up to 10 mm high by 80 mm wide.
If a threshold is high enough that the motor drive is not able to drive over it, the cart can
be manually pushed over the threshold. Put the shift switches (Figure 3.8) in “N” for
neutral, and manually push the cart over the threshold.