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Introduction

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FM7 Computer

The FM7 Computer is a powerful and 
programable solid state controller.  Up to 30 
programs, each with up to 15 cycles can be 
programmed.  In addition, the FM7 can display 
5 languages - English, Italian, German, Spanish 
and French.  The water level can be 
programmed, and is accurate to 1 cm (0.4 in).  
Spin speeds are fully programmable in RPM.  
In the event of power failure, the operator is 
prompted to continue the cycle, or abort it.

Keypad

7

8

9

DEL

RESET

Number key, Insert Key.  Enables a new 
cycle to be inserted in an existing program 
during programming.  During operation, 
press and hold for cylinder RPM.

Number key, Decrement Key.  Lowers the 
current value during programming mode.

Number key, Increment Key.  Raises the 
current value during programming mode.  
If pressed simultaneously with the TEMP or 
LEVEL key, allows temporary 
modification.

Number key, Temperature Key.  Allows 
temporary modification of the target 
temperature if used with the INC and DEC 
keys.  Displays current temperature in wash 
cylinder.

Number key, Level Key.  Allows temporary 
modification of the target water level if 
used with the INC and DEC keys.  Displays 
current water level in wash cylinder.

Number key, Time Key.  Displays the 
watch dog timer value for the current step.

Number keys

Number key, Pause Key.  If pressed during 
operation, pauses the wash program 
indefinitely.  Not active during distribution 
or spin.

The Advance key is now a hidden key, located 
between the Stop and Start buttons.  Pressing this 
hidden key advances to the next program step.  
During final spin, the remainder of the spin is 
aborted.  If pressed before starting a program, it 
allows the operator to begin the program at any 
segment.  During programing, skips to the next 
segment.

Confirms settings in creation and editing of 
wash programs.  During operation, shows 
the current segment or program number.

Deletes any selection or setting.

Terminates the current activity (operation 
or programming).  While the machine is 
powered but not executing a program, can 
be pressed with RESET to see the current 
firmware version.

Starts execution of the currently selected 
wash program.  Restarts a paused 
program.  When pressed with RESET, 
function codes can be entered to program 
and setup the machine.  See the quick 
reference list on the next page.

1

3

2

4

5

6

0

ENTER

PAUSE

INS

TEMP

DEC

LEVEL

INC

TIME

Summary of Contents for FM7

Page 1: ...Washer Extractor FM7 Computer Programming and Operating Instructions B C Technologies Panama City Beach FL 850 249 2222 www bandctech com service bandctech com Revision 1 3 2 Aug 2017 ...

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Page 3: ...h Program Creation Wash Program Flowchart Cycle Execution Malfunction Alarms Service Functions Metric Conversion Chart Centigrade to Fahrenheit Centimeters to Inches Blank Programming Chart Water Level Guide Speed Guide Appendix A Build a Heat Cycle Appendix B Chemical Hold 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 14 19 21 22 24 25 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 B C Technologies Panama City Beach FL 850 249 2222 850 249 2226 FA...

Page 4: ...tion of the target water level if used with the INC and DEC keys Displays current water level in wash cylinder Number key Time Key Displays the watch dog timer value for the current step Number keys Number key Pause Key If pressed during operation pauses the wash program indefinitely Not active during distribution or spin The Advance key is now a hidden key located between the Stop and Start butto...

Page 5: ...uses the 24 output version 207 Maximum RPM 209 Temperature Hysterisis min 1 deg max 10 deg Default is 3 deg 210 Display temperature in degrees C 211 Display temperature in degrees F 212 Maximum water level that can be set 10 100 cm 213 Minimum water level for heating 2 30 cm 214 Display number of hours of operation 215 Display total number of washes 216 Display number of washes since the last main...

Page 6: ...rds should always be in place when the machine is in operation Be careful when servicing any drive mechanism This warning symbol indicates the presence of possibly dangerous chemicals Proper precautions should be taken when handling corrosive or caustic material This warning symbol indicates the presence of hot surfaces that could cause serious burns Stainless steel and steam lines can become extr...

Page 7: ...ed in operation the door safety interlock must be checked for proper operation as follows A When the washer is energized electrically and in operation the loading door must be locked in the closed position Verify this by attempting to open the loading door when the machine is operating If necessary check the door safety interlock and sensors for proper operation Consult the service manual or call ...

Page 8: ...e wash program Up to 30 programs can be stored each with 15 cycles See the FM7 Stock Programs Listing for details on factory settings POWER ENTER PROG RUN EXECUTE CYCLE S END n PROGRAM CREATION AGITATION PROGRAMMING CYCLE PROGRAMMING OPTIONS START RESET RESET ON START ACCESS CODE ACCESS CODE ACCESS CODE ACCESS CODE 7 A Note about Programming the FM7 The FM7 comes from the factory with several stoc...

Page 9: ...ll change to REV T S Enter the reverse time in seconds 0 through 239 followed by the ENTER key The display will show Pressing ENTER will store the motor timing routine and the display will change to request a new access code n Enter 45 at the prompt to program additional motor timing sequences as required Pressing RESET instead of ENTER will exit programming Editing an Existing Routine If the moto...

Page 10: ... The minimum pause time that can be programmed between forward and backwards is 2 seconds The maximum time is 239 seconds Cylinder speed is programmed during cycle programming In this mode each step can be programmed with different values if desired B C Stock Agitation Assignments 9 Agitation Forward Pause Reverse 1 16 4 16 2 4 16 4 3 5 115 5 14 0 0 1 15 1 0 0 Agitation 1 used for normal wash agit...

Page 11: ...t POWER ENTER PROG EXIST n START RESET RESET 45 ENTER EDIT AGITATION AGITATION N ON FWD T S PAUSE T S REV T S OF SEC ENTER OF SEC ENTER OF SEC ENTER FWD T S0 PAUSE T XXs REV T XXs NOT BLANK ENTER INC DEC DEC INC SAVE yes ENTER STORE VALUES no RESET ...

Page 12: ...ore information on page 16 ON drains the machine means the drain is closed ON to turn on the cold water valve means the valve is off ON to turn on the hot water valve means the valve is off ON turns on the heat output you will be prompted to enter the temperature means the heat output is off ON to turn on chemical signal 1 and flush cup 1 in the supply dispenser means the supply is off ON to turn ...

Page 13: ... extract cycles means the relay is off ON enables the machine to rotate in concert with RPM below means no cylinder rotation More information on page 8 Set the RPM see chart on page 29 for details on recommended speeds for a particular machine ON to turn on chemical signal 6 means the supply is off ON to turn on chemical signal 7 means the supply is off ON to turn on chemical signal 8 means the su...

Page 14: ...urn on Level and enter water level see chart pg 31 Turn on WDT and enter a time 9m 0s typically Press enter to store Step 4 Wash Agitation Time Turn on Agitation and enter RPM Turn on Time and enter a time ex 9m 30s Press enter to store The FM7 Stock program list with your machine also available on our website www bandctech com is of great use when customizing and creating wash programs There are ...

Page 15: ... beginning on page 11 New Cycle Creation If the cycle you chose does not exist you will be taken directly into the programming mode For two seconds the display will show START STEP 1 The display then changes to COOL DOWN You can now define for step 1 whether the cool down feature is activated If you wish to activate cooldown press ENTER and the display changes to COOL DOWN ON To implement the cool...

Page 16: ... minutes zero seconds is good for a fill 30 00 thirty minutes zero seconds is good for a heat step The display now shows SAVE Pressing STOP will cancel the programming and abort any parameters you have entered To save press ENTER Now the start of a new step will be indicated For two seconds the display shows START STEP 2 At this point you may continue adding steps to the cycle using the same progr...

Page 17: ...perature the heating value must be greater than or equal to the step ending temperature For example if 50 degrees was set for heating but 70 degrees was required to end the step the machine could never reach 70 degrees causing a fault from the Watch Dog Timer In cases where the step is ended by time or level the temperature can be selected from 30 to 93 degrees C See Appendix A for details on buil...

Page 18: ...reated and the old step 2 is now step 3 the old step 4 is now step 5 etc and the display changes to START STEP x COOLDOWN Followed by You may now proceed to program the new step using the techniques described earlier After confirming storage of the new steps press STOP N Remove one or more of the steps from the existing ones Proceed by pressing ADVAN as describe above in 3 When the message NOT BLA...

Page 19: ...evel is reached Step 2 Chemical 2 output is on Relay 12 injection flush is on not required for machines with plastic vacuum breaker Step 3 ends when a time of 1 00 elapses Step 3 Top off step same as step 1 except for a shorter Watch Dog Time Step 4 This is the wash step No relays outputs are on Step 4 and the entire cycle are complete when a time of 7 00 elapses A note about the Watch Dog Timer T...

Page 20: ...er a second cycle C2 At this prompt press ENTER The choice of cycle will be displayed as previously Programs can be compiled with up to 15 cycles chosen from those in available in the cycles library see the FM7 Stock Programs Listing The same cycle can be used repeatedly in a wash program After you are through programming and have confirmed the last cycle press STOP to terminate programming The di...

Page 21: ...l then be asked to enter the cycle number Cn PREWASH N After entering the cycle number and pressing the ENTER key you can leave programming by pressing STOP The display changes to SAVE Press the ENTER key to store the altered program All the following cycles will be incremented by one If you don t want to change the program press the RESET key rather than the ENTER key This will cancel all modific...

Page 22: ...OT FOUND NOT BLANK ON C1 2 SECONDS ENTER C1 PREWASH C1 WASH C1 SPIN C1 RINSE C1 UNROLL DEC INC ENTER C1 PREWASH n NUMBER C1 PREWASH n 3 ENTER C1 PREWASH C1 WASH C1 SPIN C1 RINSE C1 UNROLL DEC INC STOP SAVE no RESET C1 PREWASH 2 DEC INC C1 WASH 1 DEC INC C1 RINSE 4 DEC INC Cn INC STOP STOP STOP STOP STORE VALUES yes ENTER 21 ...

Page 23: ...how WASH3 TEMP 35C where 35C is the actual temperature of the wash solution By pressing TEMP the display will change for 3 seconds show the required step temperature for advance Pressing INC or DEC allows modification of the value for the step Pressing LEVEL allows you to see the current water level Pressing the TIME key shows the watch dog timer WDT value for the current step Time If the end of t...

Page 24: ...tion of the wash program the running program can be terminated by pressing the STOP key Water Level Refresh While a program is running if the water level drops to a level which is 3cm below the target level cold water will automatically be added to replenish the level Spin Retry If during a spin segment the load is excessively out of balance the spin will stop and a redistribution of the goods wil...

Page 25: ... WDT Indicates the programmed level was not reached within the allotted time The most common causes During Fill Faulty water inlet valve Low or no water pressure Faulty drain valve Problem with water level tube Pressing START will continue the program while RESET will cancel the program During Drain Drain valve blocked Drain hose blocked Faulty Drain Valve Press RESET to end the program VFD FAULT ...

Page 26: ...ycles from memory 221 Copy from control to the memory card 222 Copy from memory card to the control programs and cycles only 223 Copy from memory card to the control programs cycles and parameters 225 Disables the ADVANCE key 230 Maximum water level allowed during spin DO NOT MODIFY Service Alarm After 450 wash programs have completed the machine will call for maintenance SERVICE ALARM The message...

Page 27: ...grammable water level To change the value press ENTER type in the new value and press ENTER again to confirm To exit without modification press RESET The allowable values are 11 to 100 cm Do not modify unless instructed by B C Technologies Minimum Level for Heat Function 213 This function sets the minimum allowable water level for heat to activate Upon entering the function the value will be displ...

Page 28: ...ms and cycles but machine parameters are not erased Function 181 erases all programs and cycles and also erases all machine parameters thus reinitializing the control After keying in the function the display reads DELETE E2PROM Press ENTER to confirm Press RESET to abort the procedure Service Functions 27 Access Functions continued Disabling the Advance Key Function 225 This function disables the ...

Page 29: ...4 98 6 37 141 8 61 185 85 100 4 38 143 6 62 186 8 86 102 2 39 145 4 63 188 6 87 104 40 147 2 64 190 4 88 105 8 41 149 65 192 2 89 107 6 42 150 8 66 194 90 109 4 43 152 6 67 195 8 91 111 2 44 154 4 68 197 6 92 113 45 156 2 69 199 4 93 114 8 46 158 70 201 2 94 116 6 47 159 8 71 203 95 118 4 48 161 6 72 204 8 96 120 2 49 163 4 73 206 6 97 122 50 165 2 74 208 4 98 123 8 51 167 75 210 2 99 125 6 52 168...

Page 30: ... 9 3 54 29 11 42 49 19 29 69 27 17 89 35 04 10 3 94 30 11 81 50 19 69 70 27 56 90 35 43 11 4 33 31 12 2 51 20 08 71 27 95 91 35 83 12 4 72 32 12 6 52 20 47 72 28 35 92 36 22 13 5 12 33 12 99 53 20 87 73 28 74 93 36 61 14 5 51 34 13 39 54 21 26 74 29 13 94 37 01 15 5 91 35 13 78 55 21 65 75 29 53 95 37 4 16 6 3 36 14 17 56 22 05 76 29 92 96 37 8 17 6 69 37 14 57 57 22 44 77 30 31 97 38 19 18 7 09 3...

Page 31: ...1 Chem 2 Chem 3 Chem 4 Chem 5 Aux 1 Aux Fill Aux 2 Spin Test Agitation Speed RPM Chem 6 Chem 7 Chem 8 Drain B Aux 3 Signal Aux 4 Aux 5 Level cm Temp C WDT m s Time m s Step End Step Level min cm Level max cm Temperature C WDT m s Cool Down Level cm Temperature C WDT m s Temperature Controlled Fill Temperature C Heating Prewash Wash Rinse Spin Unroll Notes ...

Page 32: ...85 80 cm HE 35 37 cm HE 45 40 cm HE 65 46 cm HE 85 52 cm HE 110 55 cm 20 cm 29 cm 38 cm 21 cm 31 cm 40 cm 16 cm 23 cm 30 cm 18 cm 26 cm 34 cm 31 cm 45 cm 59 cm 15 cm 21 cm 27 cm 26 cm 37 cm 47 cm 28 cm 40 cm 52 cm 18 cm 26 cm 34 cm 26 cm 37 cm 47 cm 26 cm 37 cm 47 cm 18 cm 26 cm 34 cm 26 cm 37 cm 47 cm 24 cm 33 cm 42 cm 18 cm 26 cm 34 cm 24 cm 33 cm 42 cm 34 cm 51 cm 67 cm 18 cm 26 cm 34 cm 30 cm ...

Page 33: ...43 48 58 82 337 476 583 673 824 HI HP 85 28 40 44 54 77 313 443 542 626 767 HI HP 125 26 37 41 50 71 291 411 503 581 712 EXTRACT RPM TO G FORCE Machine 50 G 75 G 100 G 125 G 150 G 175 G 200 G 225 G 250 G SP 40 45 50 363 444 513 574 628 679 726 770 811 SP 60 65 75 337 412 476 532 583 630 673 714 753 SP 100 110 309 378 436 488 534 577 617 655 690 SB 60 80 337 412 476 532 583 630 673 714 753 SB 155 2...

Page 34: ...el with hot water Heat is on and will engage when a minimum water level is met Watchdog timer of 9 00 allows time to fill before an alarm is generated Step 1 ends when the water level is reached Step 2 Heat output is on Watchdog timer of 30 00 allows time to heat to the required temperature before an alarm is generated Step 3 ends when the target temperature is reached Step 3 Heat output is on Che...

Page 35: ...s and flushes turned on will turn back on and the bath will proceed as programmed For example if a chemical signal is programmed for 10 seconds and the hold input turns on after it has counted down to 9 seconds then after the hold signal is turned off the chemical signal will turn on and resume the 9 second count down before the program proceeds For clarification below is a timing chart If the ret...

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