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BrownDigital FireFly user’s manual
Home Screen
As mentioned before, the cure settings for each Lane are
displayed on the Home Screen of the Firefly Main
Software. These cure settings are either selected manually
or loaded from a desired Program.
The settings displayed for each Lane are as follows:
● PROGRAM NAME : The name of the loaded
Program that the Firefly is currently using to cure
garments
●
TEMP : The target temperature that the Firefly will
reference when curing a garment.
● BELT SPEED : The time a garment will spend in
the Heat Chamber on the corresponding Lane.
There is an expand icon located below each Lane that,
when pressed, will expand additional cure settings. The
screen will look similar to the one shown below when the
additional settings are expanded.
Expanded Program Settings
The parameters available in the expanded view are as
follows:
●
CONVECTION TOP* : This controls the
percentage power of the Top Fans, which are
located above the Heat Chamber(s).
● CONVECTION BOTTOM* : This controls the
percentage power of the Bottom Fans, which are
located below the Heat Chamber(s).
●
EXHAUST* : This controls the power (represented
in a percentage) of the Exhaust Fan(s), which are
located on top of the Drone(s).
● COOLER* : This sets the power of the garment
Cooling Fan(s).
● BULB POWERS : This lists the percentage of
power for all the bulbs (in the corresponding Lane’s
Heat Chamber).
● PRINT* : If the unit is equipped with the Linx
System, this print button will print the barcode label
for the selected Program.
* Note: Some of these options may not be available. Your
Firefly system may not be equipped with Top Fans, Bottom
Fans, Cooler, or Linx Connection (Print option). If you are
unsure of the features included with your machine, contact
your Brown Manufacturing Sales Representative.
The settings for the fans determine how fast the fan will
spin, which is directly related to the amount of air that is
moved. The fans are beneficial in specific situations, but it
is recommended that they be used in small amounts to
prevent lowering the overall temperature of the dryer.
Note: for more information on fan operation and the effects
the fans have on the dryer, refer to “Convection Top and
Bottom” and “Exhaust and Cooler” sections in
Technicians Reference.
Belt Operations
As mentioned previously, the user can tell the system to do
one of two things to initiate garment curing: preheat the
dryer or start the belt. These actions are controlled by
pressing on (or scanning) the corresponding barcode on the
Home Screen. The belt status for each Lane will be
displayed next to the expand icon and will change
depending on which action barcode is selected.
Preheat
When pressed, the system will initiate a prewarm cycle. The
belt status will update to say Prewarming and then show a
countdown. The countdown represents the remaining
preheat time. When the countdown reaches zero,
“Prewarming” will disappear from the belt status (status
will be blank) indicating the belt is in normal operation and
the operator can begin sending garments.
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