Panasonic Household Massage Lounger Epma73 Operating Instructions

							EN22
Before sitting down 
（Continued）
Make sure there are no tears or rips in the fabric.
Make sure there is no foreign matter between the unit.
Make sure the massage heads are in 
the retracted position.
Make sure the leg rest is in the 
fully lowered position.
Check that the leg rest does not 
rotate.
Backrest
Check the retracted position 
of the massage heads
Check Comfort 
cushion
Fabric covering 
the movement 
area of the 
massage heads 
in the backrest
Make sure there are no tears or rips in the fabric.● ❶
Make sure there is no foreign matter between the unit.●
❷
Make sure the massage heads are in 
the retracted position.●
❸
Make sure the leg rest is in the 
fully lowered position.●
❹
Check that the leg rest does not 
rotate.●
❺
WARNING
/ß Always raise the comfort cushion to check that 
the fabric covering the movement area of the 
massage heads in the backrest has not been 
ripped before using the unit. Please also check 
other areas to ensure that the fabric has not been 
ripped. No matter how small the rip, if you find 
one then immediately stop using the unit, unplug 
the power cord and have the unit repaired at an 
authorized service  
center.
Press  twice to return the massage 
heads to the retracted position.
The leg rest will lower by 
pressing on 
 twice.
5
Check the unit.
Leg rest
Hand & arm 
massage section
When the massage heads are 
not in the retracted position
When the leg rest is not 
fully lowered
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							Before Use
EN23
6
7
8
Adjust the pillow position.
Slide the sole massage section to your preferred position.
Adjust the controller stand.
Remove the pillow.1
Horizontal orientation can be adjusted.Adjust the height of the pillow so 
that the bottom edge is at ear level.
2
● 
If positioned too low, the pillow may interfere with a 
massage of the area around the neck.
●  When the reclining angle changes, the position of 
the pillow  may
 shift. In that case, adjust the position 
again.
It will slide up to 
about 18 cm (7.1 in.).
Pillow
Lower edge of the pillow
Ear level
Push with the soles of your feet to slide the sole massage section out.
Lift your soles slightly and the sole massage section returns.
Left and right
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							EN24
Simple use
Press  to turn 
the power on.
(The power switches off 
automatically after 3 minutes if the 
controls are not operated when the 
unit is not massaging.) 
Select a function (massage).Press 
the power on.
(The power switches off 
◦ ❶
Select a function (massage).
◦
❷
Automatic Course
Manual Operation
Air Action
Stretch Action
●  For details, see pages 
EN26 to EN29.
●  For details, see pages 
EN34 to EN37.
Body 
part
Action
●  For details, see pages 
EN38 to EN42.
●  For details, see pages 
EN38 to EN42.
Select one 
from
Select the body 
part and press 
the button. 
● Manual operations 
and air actions can 
be used at the same 
time. 
Select the body 
part and press 
the button. 
●  You can select 
mu
ltiple body parts. 
Select the body 
part and press the 
button. 
●  You can select multiple 
body parts. 
1
1
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							How to Use
EN25
Press
To adjust to your preferences 
To adjust to your preferences 
To adjust to your preferences 
To adjust to your preferences 
To adjust the intensity of automatic courses 
To adjust the air massage intensity 
● Press the buttons to adjust the massage intensity.  
●  Press the buttons to adjust the air massage intensity. 
(Displayed in 3 steps) ● 
You can also select by repeatedly pressing the 
button of your fa vo
rite body part. 
●  If you want to select tap, press 
.
Recline the backrest. Choose your favorite 
action. Press 
 
and the action 
starts.
2
23To adjust the intensity
To adjust the intensity
● Press the buttons to adjust the intensity.
●  The number of intensity levels that 
you can adjust differs depending on 
the action. 
●Press the buttons to adjust the intensity for each of the air and back. 
●  See page EN43 for description 
on how to adjust the reclining 
angle and the leg rest.
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							EN26
A
C
D B
Press  to turn on the power.
( When not massaging, the power is turned 
off automatically if 3 minutes or more pass 
without operation.)
Press one of the buttons 
(
 
)
 
to select the program. 
◦ ❶
Characteristics of automatic course (upper body)
SWEDISH  œœ
DEEP  œœœœ
SHIATSU  œœ
STRETCH  œœ
NECK/SHOULDER œ
LOWER BACK  œ
DEMO (ULTRA KNEAD)  œ
Gentle relaxation course based on 
Swedish and kneading actions.
Standard course for thorough relaxation 
based on the kneading and ultra actions.
This is a course to strongly loosen points 
of muscle tightness mainly by shiatsu.
Stretching course in which four 
stretching  actions are repeated. 
R

elaxation course that focuses on 
the muscles around the cervical 
vertebrae (neck and shoulders). 
This is a course to relax the muscles  around your lower to middle back.
This course lets you experience the ultra 
knead action on the upper body, and air 
ultra knead action on the soles and palms. 
●Overview of the respective programs ▶See page EN50.
Correct 
massage  positionReclined 
approx. 20°
Raised 
approx. 60°
●  The body scanning will properly detect height ranges between approximately 140 cm (55.1 in.) 
and 185 cm (72.8 in.).
Sit as far back in the seat as possible 
with your head on the pillow.The unit will automatically recline to the correct massage position.
● If the massage lounger is reclined further than the correct massage position 
angle, it will not automatically recline to the correct massage pos ition.
Adjust the pillow height so 
that the bottom edge of 
the pillow is at ear level.
▲See page EN23.
A: Head
B: Shoulder
C: Back
D: Lower back
Body scanning will commence when the program is selected. (will flash.)
◦ ❷
Automatic course 
When you want a complete massage
How to Use
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							How to Use
Massage 
head
Tapping 
action
EN27
●  Keep your head on the pillow until 
the soft tapping action begins. Lifting 
your head from the pillow will result in 
incorrect determination of the shoulder 
position.
●  If you press 
 while the tapping action is still going on, it will end the body scanni\
ng and the 
massage will start. 
●  The leg rest may adjust automatically so that the soles of the feet touch the sole massage 
section according to your estimated height based on the shoulder position.
●  If the shoulder position is off drastically, turn the power off once, and repeat from step
 ❶ with 
shoulder firmly pressed agains t the back
rest.
Approximately 30 seconds after the body scanning starts, the 
massage heads slowly lower to the shoulder position, and a 
soft tapping action begins to determine your shoulder position.
A single press of the 
button will raise or lower 
the massage heads 
approximately 1.2 cm 
(0.5 in.). Too high
Correct position of the 
massage head 
(The point where the 
tapping action should 
be felt.)
Too low
Body scanning is completed when the tapping action finishes.
To adjust the shoulder position during the tapping action
● 
When the shoulder position is incorrect, adjust then shoulder position w\
hile the soft tapping 
action is in progress (for approximately 12 seconds), and use the POSITION button to move 
the massage heads up or down and then press 
 .
● 
Air in the seat will operate so the body will not 
shift during the body scanning. 
▶Continued on the next page
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							How to Use
Memory
Memory
EN28
When you want a complete massage 
（Continued）
To adjust to your preference
Setting the on/off of the air massage or 
the stretch massage
To repeat the current massage
Changing the intensity of the air massage
Operation can be turned on/off by 
pressing buttons on the left. 
When performing a massage on shoulder, 
hand/arm, lower back or leg/foot, 
Adjust by pressing 
. 
●  See pages EN38 to EN42 
for effective method for 
using and operations of the 
air massage and stretch. 
● 
“REPEAT”  command may not be accepted when 
the action is switching. 
● 
will flash while massage is repeating. 
On/off for the air massage 
or stretch can be 
confirmed on the display. 
(Lit: On, Off: Off)
Leg/Foot Lower 
back
Hip Neck
Chest
Shoulder
Hand/
Arm
●  Adjustment may 
not be possible 
depending on 
the position. 
(Number of adjustments possible)
3 times
3 times
3 times 3 times
Contents of current massage action will be 
repeated by pressing 
.
Fine adjustment of the position
You may not feel the difference in intensity 
for massage or stretch even if the back 
(Intensity) adjustment or air (Intensity) 
adjustment button is pressed.
●  When the intensity was increased right 
when the operation has changed.
●  The feeling is different depending on 
the person or the position.
Caution
Memory
Memory
Depending on what you are adjusting, a course in 
progress may be shut off by the timer function.
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							How to Use
Lift your soles slightly and sole massage section returns.
Push with the soles 
of your feet to slide 
the sole massage 
section out.
Memory
Memory
Memory
Memory
Memory
Memory
EN29
To adjust the back intensity
Back intensity can be adjusted by pressing on the 
“+” or “–”  of the BACK INTENSITY.
● Current position that is getting massaged can be checked on the display.
●  There are 3 levels of intensity for the automatic courses. (Three back intensity 
levels, 1, 3 and 5)
●  Intensity will not change further even if you keep pressing the button when the 
intensity is set to maximum or 
minimu
m.
●For safety reasons, it is designed not to increase the intensity drastically.
●  If you do not feel enough intensity even if it is set to maximum, or if you feel too 
much intensity even if it is set to minimum, see page EN54.
Items that have this mark can be registered and used with your favorite settings. 
(See page EN30.) 
To turn  “Heat”  massage heads and  “Foot Heat” On and Off
You can turn on/off the  “Heat” massage 
heads by pressing 
 . You can turn on/off the 
“Foot Heat” by 
pressing  .
Lit:  “Heat”  massage heads On. 
Off:  “Heat”  massage heads Off. Lit: 
“Foot Heat”  On
Off:  “Foot Heat”  Off
●  Temperature cannot be adjusted. 
●  For details, see page EN33.
High
Low
●  Temperature can be adjusted 
between two levels.
●  For details, see page EN33.
●  Sense of warmth differs depending on your body shape, the massage body part, massage action, 
clothing, and room temperature. 
Adjusting the reclining angle and leg rest to massage  in relaxing 
position
To adjust the reclining angle and the leg 
rest angle:
Adjust by pressing 
. 
●See page EN43 for description on how to adjust the reclining angle and the leg rest.  To adjust the amount 
of sliding of the sole 
massage section:
Intensity might increase drastically when the intensity is increased in multiple steps. 
Always increase the intensity one step at a time, checking how it feels.
Caution
For a person with small body dimensions: 
When there is not enough stimulation on your soles
When stimulation of your hands/arms is too gentle
For a person with large body dimensions:  When your knees are raised See 
“Effective method 
for  using the leg/foot air

 
massage or stretch”  
on page EN39.
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							EN30
How to Use
After the automatic course has finished,  
or when the massage is completed by 
pressing 
 during the course 
Select and press one button from 
 that you would 
like to register while the buttons 
are flashing (approx. 15 seconds).
● Selected button will light. (Example: )
When the registration is completed
● Be careful since registered contents will not be  saved when the power switch is turned  “Off” or the 
power cord is disconnected during the massage. ● 
Pressed button will turn off, and the power will be 
turned off automatically in approximately 3 seconds.
You can register your preferred settings set during the automatic course, and have them reproduced next 
time yo
u are massaging. 
Your preferred settings (pages EN28–29, EN51 
(volume)) are displayed and the USER buttons will flash.
◦ ❶
◦
❷
If there is another setting already 
registered,   Other settings are already 
registered.¡  will be announced.
■ To update to contents of new setting*  Press the same button again.
* 
This will also be announced when you try 
to register to a separate automatic course 
or same automatic course contents that 
are the same as those already registered.
■ If you do not want to delete the setting  already regis tered 
P

ress other USER button.
Press.
Press.
Automatic course 
To register your preferences
~Air intensity and back intensity settings
~Air and stretch on/off settings
~ Heat¡  massage heads on/off setting
~ Foot Heat¡  on/off setting and temperature settings
~Voice guidance volume setting You can register settings for each automatic course 
in each USER button.
The last setting registered for the USER button is 
applied regardless of which automatic course is 
used.
For example, you can register th
e fo
llowing different 
settings in USER
:
High air intensity for   SHIATSU¡
Low air intensity for   STRETCH¡.
}
}
Contents that can be registeredThis mark is 
the indicator( See page EN28 to EN29 for details on how to configure  settings and page EN51 for details on volume settings.)
Memory
Memory
To start the registered program
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							How to Use
EN31
Delete is completed 
once the flashing stops.
To start the registered program
Press  to turn on the 
power.
（ When not massaging, the power is turned off automatically  if 3 minutes or more pass without operation.）
Select and press one of the 
automatic courses that is 
registered using the USER 
button. 
(Example:  “SWEDISH” )
Select one of the USER 
buttons that is registered.
● Registered USER button will light. (Example: )
Massage with registered setting will start after the body scanning.
● When an unregistered course is selected, the standard automatic course m\
assage is applied. 
However, the  “Heat” massage heads on/off settings,  “Foot Heat” on/off settings, temperature settings 
and volume settings registered to the USER button are applied. (See page EN30.)
◦ ❶
To delete the registered settings (Example: )
Press.
Press and hold for 
more than 3 seconds. 
Press.
Press.
◦ ❷
Press  to turn on 
the power. Press the 
button you want to 
delete. Press again 
during the button 
flashes (about 
10 seconds).Press again and 
hold for more than 
3 seconds until the 
button changes to 
flashing.Press 
the power. Press the 
button you want to 
● ❶Press again 
during the button 
flashes (about 
●
❸Press again and 
hold for more than 
3 seconds until the 
●
❷
◦
❸
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