user manual

Bulletin Number v
3-3
Electrical Connections............................................................................................... 34
3-4 Pneumatic Connections ............................................................................................ 34
3-5 Initial Set-up .............................................................................................................. 35
Mechanical Set-up...............................................................................................35
Stroke Limiters for Metering Gates .....................................................................35
Weigh Hopper Installation................................................................................... 36
Final Connections ................................................................................................ 36
Controller Set-up .................................................................................................37
Blender Controller Menu Structure .....................................................................38
Blender Calibration.............................................................................................. 39
Alarm Setup ......................................................................................................... 41
Network Setup ..................................................................................................... 42
Setting Date and Time ......................................................................................... 42
Additional Setup Parameters ...............................................................................43
3-6 Initial Startup ............................................................................................................. 44
CHAPTER 4: OPERATION....................................................... 45
4-1 Start-up...................................................................................................................... 45
General Operation...............................................................................................45
Quick Start Procedure .........................................................................................45
New Recipes ........................................................................................................ 45
Existing Recipes ..................................................................................................46
4-2 Operation Procedures ............................................................................................... 46
Operator Displays................................................................................................47
Recipe Entry Formats..........................................................................................48
“Quickset” Mode (Most common in injection molding) ..................................... 50
“Percentage” Mode (Most common in extrusion and blow molding) ................. 52
“Parts” Mode (Often used in Compounding Applications) ................................. 52
Recipe Setup.......................................................................................................52
Mixer and Dump Setup........................................................................................54
Alarm Flags .........................................................................................................56
Feeder Clean Out................................................................................................59
Recipe Book ........................................................................................................60
Color Changes ....................................................................................................62
4-3 Shut-down ................................................................................................................. 63
CHAPTER 5: MAINTENANCE ................................................. 64
5-1 Preventative Maintenance Schedule......................................................................... 64
5-2 Preventative Maintenance......................................................................................... 65
5-3 Corrective Maintenance ............................................................................................ 65
CHAPTER 6: TROUBLESHOOTING ....................................... 67
6-1 Introduction................................................................................................................ 67
CHAPTER 7: APPENDIX.......................................................... 72
7-1 Warranty.................................................................................................................... 72
Warranty Specifications.......................................................................................72
Warranty Restrictions ..........................................................................................72
Warranty Liabilities ..............................................................................................72