Crane Merchandising Systems Merchant 180, Operator'S Manual

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Merchant™ Operators’ Guide Initial Setup
1810006 25 January 2008
LOADING TRAYS WITH PRODUCTS IN GENERAL
• See “PRODUCT PUSHER USAGE” on page 27 f or spirals with capacity of 11, 13, or 15.
• See “SPIRAL WALL RETAINER USAGE” on page 26 for spirals with capacity of 20, 25, 30,
or 38.
• Begin loading products at the front of the tray and work toward the back. Position the product
so the package rests on the tray. DO NOT force a product into a spiral.
• If the fit is too tight or too loose, change the spiral size.
(See “Removing and Installing Spirals” on page 16).
• Be sure there are no empty positions between products in each spiral.
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS
Bagged Products Position package upright, then push the tops slightly toward the rear of
the tray. Also, (see “PRODUCT PUSHER USAGE” on page 27 ).
Thin Packages Position the package upright.
Also, (see “SPIRAL WALL RETAINER USAGE” on page 26).
Kit Kat The two right-most columns of the candy tray are designed to accept the
Kit Kat candy bar.
WARNING
This merchandiser does not have a health control circuit.
It is not approved for the vending of perishable food items.
Table 1: SPIRAL CAPACITY COLOR CODES
SPIRAL
CAPACITY
SPIRAL
COUPLER
COLOR
SPIRAL
CAPACITY
SPIRAL COUPLER
COLOR
6 Purple 20 White
11 Blue 25 Green
13 Yellow 30 Black
15 Red 38 Orange
The color of the spiral coupler
(the little plastic tab attached
to the rear of the spiral) will
tell you how many products
will fit in the spiral (
see the
tables at right ).
NOTE
Another way to determine
spiral capacity is to count
the spaces in the spiral.
SPIRAL
CAPACITY
SPIRAL
COUPLER
COLOR
8 Grey
10 Blue
12 Yellow
14 Red
18 White
Loading Trays with Product