GS-X Pinsetter w/Advanced (CE) Guarding Operation Manual
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CONTENTS
SAFETY ALERTS ............................................................................................................................4
Notes & Warnings ..........................................................................................................................4
Safety Notice to Users of This Manual .............................................................................................5
Pinsetters Equipped with Safety Power Controllers .........................................................................6
Specialist Personnel .......................................................................................................................6
General Safety Information and Protective Measures....................................................................6
Tests Performed Before the First Commissioning .........................................................................7
Functional Checks of the Protective Devices .................................................................................7
Care and Maintenance ....................................................................................................................9
Safety Guidelines for GS-Series Pinsetters .....................................................................................10
Machine Guards ..............................................................................................................................12
Folding Platform .........................................................................................................................13
GS Safety Mirror ..........................................................................................................................14
Safety Power Controller ...............................................................................................................15
Pinsetter Power-up Procedure - Safety Controller .......................................................................17
Pinsetter Restart Procedure - Safety Controller ...........................................................................17
Nexgen Electronics .........................................................................................................................18
LCD Display/User Interface ........................................................................................................20
Software Version 4.9.08 and prior ................................................................................................27
Software Version 4.9.09 and later ................................................................................................27
Pinsetter Access Points ....................................................................................................................28
Work Areas .....................................................................................................................................29
Area 1 - Floor ..............................................................................................................................30
Area 2 - Ball Accelerator Platform ...............................................................................................31
Area 3 - Standing Platforms ........................................................................................................32
Area 4 - Pindeck ...........................................................................................................................33
Area 5 - Distributor ......................................................................................................................34
Stopping Machine in Mid-Cycle .....................................................................................................35
Suggested Work Location: Work Area 1 ......................................................................................35
Clearing Error Codes and Correcting Pinsetter Stops .....................................................................36
Clearing Pins Jammed in Distributor ..............................................................................................37
Suggested Work Location: Work Area 2, Work Area 3 ...............................................................37
Clearing an Elevator Jam ................................................................................................................38
Suggested Work Location: Work Area 1 ......................................................................................38
Removing Pin(s) From Under the Sweep .......................................................................................39
Suggested Work Location: Work Area 4 ......................................................................................39
Correcting Ball Return Stops ..........................................................................................................40
Suggested Work Location: Work Area 1 ......................................................................................40
Machine Cleaning ...........................................................................................................................41
Cleaning the Transport Band .......................................................................................................41
Cleaning the Distributor Belts .....................................................................................................42
Troubleshooting ..............................................................................................................................43
Trouble Diagnostics .....................................................................................................................43
Contact Closure Diagnostics (Switch Diagnostics) .....................................................................43
Machine Cycle Diagnostics ..........................................................................................................43
Using the Diagnostics .................................................................................................................44
Error Codes ..................................................................................................................................46
Error Codes Description and Causes ............................................................................................48
Problem/Cause /Corrective Action ...............................................................................................53
