
SECTION 9—BATTERIES
Pronto® M91™Base with SureStep® 62 Part No 1143153
When to Charge Batteries
SPJ+ Joysticks
NOTE:Forthisprocedure,refertoFIGURE 9.4.
TheInformationGaugeDisplaylocatedonthefrontofthejoystickhousing,itprovides
thestate‐of‐batterycharge,includingnotificationofwhenthebatteryrequirescharging.
Italsoprovidesthefollowinginformationtotheuseronthestatusofthewheelchair:
A. GREENLEDsarelit,indicatingwe ll
chargedbatteries.
B. AMBERLEDsarelit,indicating
batteriesaremoderatelycharged.
Rechargebatteriesbeforetakinga
longtrip.
C. REDLEDsarelit,indicating
batteriesarerunningoutofcharge.
Rechargebatteriesassoonas
possible.
FIGURE 9.4 SPJ+ Joysticks
MPJ+ Joystick
NOTE:Forthisprocedure,refertoFIGURE 9.5.
ThefarrightsideofthedisplayscreenistheBatteryGaugeDisplay(BGD).Itprovides
informationontheremainingchargeinthebatteries.
Atfullcharge,solidblocksfillinallten
segmentsbetweenE(Empty)andF(Full).
Asthebatterybecomesdischarged,the
segmentswillprogressivelydisappeara
baratatimeuntilnosegmentsappear
betweenEandF.Atthisleveltheuser
shouldchargethebatteriesassoonas
possible.
FIGURE 9.5 MPJ+ Joystick
Battery Charger/
Programming Port
Batteries Full
Batteries
Empty
Information Gauge Display
Battery Gage
Display
Display
Screen