CTM 360a series, Maintenance And Service Manual

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360a DISPLAY
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CONFIGURATION SETUP (cont’d)
(APPLICATOR OPTIONS)
Loose Loop - The Loose Loop Option allows
labels to be printed and applied from one
system by integrating a thermal printer into the
web path of the Applicator. As the labels exit
the printer, they go around a dancer arm to
maintain web tension. Three (3) Proximity
Switches monitor the dancer arm position. The
loose loop dancer arm assembly should be free
to travel from the “Loose” Loop Prox, past the
“Tight” Loop Prox, up to the “Alarm” Loop
Prox position. In the “at-rest” position, the
lower “Loose” Prox switch is active and the
printer is off. When the dancer arm assembly
reaches the “tight” Loop Prox, the printer begins printing labels. If the upper “Alarm” Prox switch is
active, the Applicator enters a Tight Loop Alarm condition and a “TIGHT LOOP” message is displayed in
the Status Box on the Main Menu. The Applicator is inhibited from applying labels until the dancer arm
returns to the lower “Loose” Loop position. When the Applicator is properly set-up under normal
operating conditions, the arm will not reach the “Alarm” Prox position.
If the “Alarm” Prox is active, the
360a Applicator is dispensing faster than what the printer can print. To correct this issue, decrease
the product rate or increase the printer speed.
Due to the variety of loop arrangements, the Loose Loop
assembly is a factory-installed item.
This option has not been CE approved.
Imprinter - The Imprinter Option allows a hot
stamp printer to be installed into the web path
of the Applicator. It is useful in instances
where one line printing or date coding is
required.
There are two modes for the Imprinter. Mode 1
is the original sequence and is used if the
Applicator is controlling the Imprint Valve. The
Dwell Time in this case is how long the Imprint
Valve is turned on. Mode 2 is used when the
Imprinter has its own controller. The Dwell
Value is now the delay the Applicator will wait before looking for the Sequence Complete Signal from the
Imprinter. This delay should be close to matching the Imprinter’s Dwell Time. The Help Key will also
explain each Mode at the Display.
This option has not been CE approved.