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PRE-STOP SPEED
Speed at which the cylinder runs the last stroke starting from the
PRE-STOP POSITION
. During
the pre-stop stroke, the cylinder regulates the speed according to the force value measured.
Now, before continuing, make sure that there is At least a 50mm free space in the stroke of the
cylinder.
Enter the following values:
FINAL POSITION = 50mm
END APPROACH POSITION = 40mm
WORK SPEED = 2mm/s
APPROACH SPEED = 20mm/s
RETURN SPEED = 50mm/s
With these settings, when the start command is pressed, the cylinder will start from its position. If
the cylinder is not in the zero position, it will return to the zero point, on the contrary the whole
cycle will be executed.
3.3 Set visualization
The central section of the display is occupied by the position-force graph. It is possible to edit the
full scale values by the menu command
JOBS MANAGEMENT > EDIT JOB > EDIT PHASE > SET
GRAPH
(paragraph 4.9).
3.4 Using the menus
If the key is pressed, in the lower section of the screen the main menu is displayed.
When a menu is displayed or when a value is entered, by keeping the key pressed , it will be
possible to briefly visualize the graph and the curve.
When the
key is pressed to show the main menu, it is possible to press the 8 key to change
language. In addition, if the device is connected to several load cells, it is possible to press the 1 to 6
keys to hide curves related to each cell, which will still be kept active.
3.5 The main menu
The main menu is the first to be visualized by using the key.
When the main menu is visible, keys have special functions as described in paragraph 3.5.1.
The first item of the main menu is
JOBS MANAGEMENT
. This item allows for the creation and the
selection of jobs. It also allows to change the job work parameters, the job options and the range.
See chapter 4.
The second and third items may be edited from the following menu
TOOLS > DISPLAY
MANAGEMENT > PREFERENCES > ENTER FIELD VALUES
.
The forth item of the main menu is
TOOLS
. By using this menu it is possible to change the
configuration of the device and move to the manual operation.
3.5.1 The special functions of keys in the main menu
If menus are not displayed, press the key to display the main menu together with the
windows showing the special key functions.