Abena Vac Instruction Manual International Version User Guide Outside Vacuum Machine with inside Sealing Bar Type S02 (Art. #10823109) (Translated Extract from the original German Language Version) Distributor: Abena a/s Egelund 35 6200 Aabenraa Denmark Phone: +45 74 31 18 18 Fax: +45 74 31 18 17 Manufacturer: THEOcare Hygiene GmbH Buchenallee 3 51427 Bensberg Germany Phone: +49 2204 30 67 650 Fax: +49 2204 30 67 659 Email: inko@theocare.de Version: August 2014 Managing Directors: Klaus Heinrichs Claus J. Metzner
This Instruction Manual describes the Base Model of Abena Vac S02, branded as Abena Vac, as well as referring special models of Original Equipment Manufacturers. Certificate of Conformity for Machines according to Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC The Manufacturer THEOcare Hygiene GmbH Buchenallee 3 51427 Bergisch Gladbach Germany declares and certifies that the Vacuum Machine Abena Vac Model S02, Abena Vac, is in conformity with the above mentioned directive.
Content Chapter / Subject Page Description of the Vacuum Machine 4 Assembling of the Vacuum Machine 5 Information on the Vacuum Bags 7 Insertion of the Vacuum Bag 8 Keypad - Options Part 1 9 Expert - Options Part 2 12 Change of Hygiene Filter 15 Customer Service 16
Important Information on Abena Vac Please read the following information and instruction for Abena Vac carefully. This vacuum machine is only supposed to be used for the vacuumization of regular incontinence waste. Children and handicapped people should not use Abena Vac, when being unattended. Do not vacuumize liquid content which is unbound within the bag. Make sure that you only vacuumize incontinence waste with sufficient super absorber inside. Insufficient content of super absorber in incontinence material may cause the very humid or wet inco content to ferment and to develop gas inside the vacuumized bag, which can reduce the effect of volume reduction. Refrain from vacuumizing content with pointed or sharp edges and tips. The bag may be damaged and become leaky. Please take care to store the bags safely in a place without hooks or pointed surfaces. As they are subject to be vacuumized, the bags are sensitive even for small damages and leaks. If some of the vacuumized waste bags become soft after a strong vacuum, this effect does not have to be unusual. It may be caused by hidden air inside the incontinence waste, which is released after the vacuum. This effect is not to be confused with bags, that have gained substantial gas volume after vacuumization, which is caused by fermentation due to unbound liquidity. The manufacturer is not liable for damages or malfunctions, caused by nonobservance of handling information to the vacuum machine Abena Vac. Abena Vac Type S02 Description
The picture shows the standard equipment of the vacuum machine Abena Vac. In the upper part you see the control panel with main switch and the keypad. Below you can see the vacuum chamber with sealing bar. Beneath the vacuum chamber you see the technical compartment on a rollable chassis. There is an optional and additional support plate available for small bags.
Assembling of the Vacuum Machine Please use the following steps when assembling the vacuum machine: 1. Unpack both shipping boxes. No. 1 (heavy box) contains the tech compartment No. 2 contains the chassis, reels, support plate, vacuum chamber 2. Plug the reels into the chassis, using the grey protection rings. Take care that the reels with a stop pedal are subject to be installed at the wide ends (front). Take the splint pin off the small hole. 3. Place the heavy tech compartment with the bottom side on top of the chassis. The wide side of the chassis is the front side, corresponding to the door side of the compartment. The 4 flat pins on top of the chassis are subject to be plugged into the 4 trenches in the bottom side of the compartment. 4. Open the compartment door with the machine key and install the security splint pin into the small hole in the right rear flat pin. 5. Take out the support plate with the long pins and push them carefully into the lower holes in the bottom of the compartment through the holes of the flat pins until they appear on the compartment's reverse side. Now, twist two of the black star handles onto the pins and fix them with a strong manual twist. 6. Unpack the vacuum chamber carefully out of the long sub-box. On the reverse side of the vacuum chamber there are some apertures that are subject to be double checked and equipped. The middle aperture shows the connector for the air tube, which is inside the compartment and shall be led out of the upper central hole below the control panel. 7. Insert and twist the two bolts into the outer screw threads on the reverse side of the vacuum chamber. Install the bolt side with the flat recesses on chamber's side and fix the pins with a fork spanner size 10 (recommended).
8. Insert the two contact pins into the two inner apertures with the outlets or insert these contact pins into the corresponding outlets below the control panel. 9. Now, you can push the vacuum chamber with the long bolts into the upper holes of the compartment. When there is a 5 cm distance left between the chamber and the compartment, stop pushing and insert the transparent air tube (end is inside the compartment) into the connector with the blue ring and push the chamber firmly towards the compartment, while whatching the contact pins moving into their corresponding outlets. 10. Take the two star handles and twist them firmly onto the pins at the reverse side, until everything is fixed. 11. Finally, double check the sealing bar inside of the vacuum chamber. In the front part of the vacuum chamber you see the sealing bar, which is supposed to be even or let-in flush with the border of the chamber. 12. Plug the AC cable connector into the outlet at the right side of the machine and the big round jack into the electric outlet in your wall. 13. The assembling of Abena Vac is finnished. The machine is ready for use now. The Abena Vac construction and assembling will take about 15 minutes. You will not need any tools for the assembling, even though a fork spanner size 10 is recommended in order fix the screw bolts durably in the chamber. All tech connections are pluggable or screwable.
Information on the Vacuum Bags The major purpose of Abena Vac is to suck the air which is in your vacuum bags (incontinence disposal bags) through the vacuum chamber with the aim to create a strong vacuum in the bag. In order to achieve this vacuum, where the main part of the bag is placed outside the vacuum chamber, special vacuum bags are required. These special Abena Vac vacuum bags consist of double layer films PE/PA 80/20µ, which have an espacially prepared and rough surface inside. The double layer film combination makes sure that the vacuum is going to be stable and durable. Important! With Abena Vac, you will not be able to use standard PE disposal bags for sucking and vacuumization. It is recommended not to try the use of regular disposal bags, as this may cause strong damages to the vacuum machine. You should fill these Abena Vac vacuum bags almost completely to the top in order to achieve an optimum in vacuumization. Partly or incompletely filled bags may cause disfunctions while attempting to create a vacuum.
Insertion of Vacuum Bag! 1. Slip the open side of the bag under the clips. Even the surface of the bag over the sealing bar carefully w/o cuttlings and double check the position of the bag. 2. Close the cover of the vacuum chamber by firmly pressing the one-hand-catch down until it locks under the lateral pins. 3. Finally, press the button. START The vacuum bag is now being sucked and sealed automatically. This process may take about 1-2 minutes until the machine stops. Release the catch, open the cover and take out your compressed and sealed bag. If you do not use the machine for some time, it is recommended to switch off the machine at the illuminated main switch.
Abena Vac Keypad - Options Part 1: The keypad is your medium to make changes to the process programming of vacuumization and sealing. Usually, the standard parameters have already been set by manufacturer for the different types of bags and material. In addition, your keypad with the LCD display is able to provide important process information. The big START key is supposed to be your normal key to start the process of vacuumization. Usually, this is the only key for personel using the machine. Supplementary, housekeeping service and technical personel should refer to additional expert options for programming and service. While processing, the display shows the current pressure status inside the bag in "bar". When the programmed target pressure inside has been reached, the display starts blinking, which indicates the initialization of the sealing and cooling process in the chamber, counting down.
Press OK to show program parameter defaults: 1:Standard 0.40 5 7 10 information on the active E.g. the display shows: The first line shows the active program. In the second line you see the following information (from left to right): Target Pressure for the Bag (bar) Max. Duration of Vacuumization in Minutes Sealing Time in Seconds Cooling Time in Seconds In the example, the bag is being vacuumized until 0,40 bar is being reached, with a maximum time shift of 5 minutes, followed by 7 seconds of sealing und another 10 seconds of cooling. The maximum time shift has been applied in order to avoid false sealings due to malfunctions or errors, e.g. because of leaky bags or open clamps. There are several reasons for malfunctions or errors: Leaky Bags Positioning of Vacuum Bag is not even, but with cuttlings and folds Rubber Sealing in Vacuum Chamber is positioned incorrectly A click on the right arrow button provides release information to the software in line 1 and provides details on the last vacuumization process, such as time of duration in decimal figures. E.g., 1.26 means, the last process took 1 minutes and 26 seconds. If you see an exclamation mark (!) at the end of line 2, the last process was finished by time maximum, w/o meeting the target pressure.
Pressing the lower arrow button for 3+ seconds, you will be led to a Setup Menu with further details. Just activate the desired menu item by clicking OK. Each other arrow button will return to the menu. Operating Time Consecutive Counter for Processing Time O: Total Operating Time in Days (d) P: Total Operating Time in Hours (h) S: Total Operating Time in Minutes (m) Proc. cycles Consecutive Counter for Vacuumization Processes Total: Number of Total Processes M: Number of Processes since last Change of Filter F: Number of Faults since last Reset of Error Counter, independent from Change of Filter Error Counter Reset of Error Counter In Line 1 you see the number of errors. By pressing OK key, this number is being reset to zero. Each other arrow button will return to the menu. Change Filter Reset of Filter Counter (after Change of Filter) In Line 1 you see the number of processes since last change of filter. By pressing OK key, this number is being reset to zero. Each other arrow button will return to the menu. End Setup Ends Setup-Menu and goes back to operating mode.
Part 2: Abena Vac Expert - Options Switch the machine ON (main switch is illuminated) and have a look at the display: Insert bag Press Start Press both, the left and upper arrow button simultaneously for 3+ Sec. to be led to the Expert Setup Menu with additional options. OK Choose between the following Menu Options: Select program Change program Operating time Proc. cycles Error counter Change filter Set Language Process Test End Setup Choose the Menu Option by using the arrow button and OK. Same procedure with sub menus. >Select program< Change program Return or OK will let you return to the menu.
Select Program Select one of five pre-defined programs for vacuumization. The first position is pre-defined by manufacturer with standard parameters for vacuum bags. There are four additional user specific programs that can be pre-defined individually for certain applications. Select your desired program in this menu. 1. Standard Double Layer Bags PE/PA with 70/20µ, goffered 2. User 1 individually programmable in pressure and timing 3. User 2 individually programmable in pressure and timing 4. User 3 individually programmable in pressure and timing 5. User 4 individually programmable in pressure and timing The program currently activated is tagged with x. Change program This Menu Option allows you to change the parameters of each of these programs. Select the program that you want to modify with the arrow buttons and press OK. You will see the following sub menu: Pressure Max. pump Sealing Cooling Each parameter can be changed by using the arrow buttons (left/right). But, all programs are individually programmable with your specific parameters. However, this part of the programming is extremely critical for the effect of the vacuumization process and should only be used by experts. Finally, select Save or Cancel. You will return to the menu.
Operating time You get an overview on time-related information of the machine: O: Operating Time in Days P: Pump Time in Hours S: Sealing Time in Minutes O: 1d P: 2h S: 20m Press OK to return to the Menu. Proc. cycles You get an overview on process information of the machine: Total: Total Number of Processes M:... since last Change of Filter F: Number of Errors Total: 13 M: 13 F: 1 Press OK to return to the Menu. Error Counter You get an overview on errors. Press OK to reset the error counter to zero. Errors: 1 Reset? - OK Use Arrow Button/left to return to the Menu. Change Filter Press OK to confirm change of filter. Filter changed? - OK Use Arrow Button/left to return to the Menu. Set Language Process Test End Setup Select your User Language: English, German or French. Press Return to return to the Menu. Start a test run with the configured parameters. Return to the operating mode.
Change of Hygiene Filter You have received THEOcare's Service Kit with Hygiene Filter Cartridge. In order to change the Hygiene Filter (recommended after appr. 1000 sucking processes), follow these steps: Open the tech compartment by using the machine key. In the left upper part inside the compartment you see the Hygiene Filter in a blue container with a transparent cup and a filter cartridge inside. In order to avoid infections, we recommend to wear rubber gloves while changing filter cartridge. Twist off the transparent cup and replace the used Filter Cartridge with the new one that you received from THEOcare for exchange. Please watch out that the big O-ring seal on top of the cartridge (see picture) is going to be exchanged. The new cartridge comes along with a new joint ring. Twist the cup on the filter container tightly and close the compartment door. Lock it with the machine key. Finally, you have to reset the Filter Counter in the Setup-Menu by pressing the lower arrow button for 3+ seconds. Choose the menu item Change Filter. In Line 1 you see the number of processes since last change of filter. By pressing OK key, this number will be reset to zero. Each other arrow button will return to the menu. Afterwards, please choose End Setup. The used Hygiene Filter can be littered on your site. Congratulations! Service Kit installation is finished now. You should order your new Service Kit in time before the next apeal to change. It will be necessary after another 1000 Cycles, but you will be reminded automatically after 90% consumption by a displayed message.
Customer Service In case of problems or questions with Abena Vac, please contact your local THEOcare Dealer or the manufacturer's Service Center: THEOcare Hygiene GmbH Service Center Postfach 10 01 56 51401 Bergisch Gladbach Germany Phone: +49 2204 30 67 650 Fax: +49 2204 30 67 659 Email: inko@theocare.de http://www.theocare.com/ Available Vacuum Bags Standard Bag 100 cm Short Bag 60 cm White Bag 100 cm