CTM 360a series, Maintenance And Service Manual

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360a DISPLAY
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CONFIGURATION SETUP (cont’d)
(APPLICATOR OPTIONS)
Skip Count – If it is desired, the Applicator
can be setup to label every “x” product. If
turned on, the Applicator will label the first
product after going online and skip the next “x-
1” products. For example the Applicator is set
to label every 3 products. Bring the Applicator
online and it will label the first product and
skip the next two (2) products. When the fourth
product triggers the Product Detect Sensor, it
will be labeled.
To setup, toggle the Option on and set the
number of products you want to skip.
Foldover Option – Enabling this Option will allow the Applicator to control a fold station as part of the
labeling sequence. The Option has two (2)
modes and three (3) variables that the operator
must set in order for the fold station to function
correctly. The Fold Delay, in inches or seconds,
is the distance/time the Applicator will wait
after the Fold Input before turning on the Fold
Valve. The Fold Extend and Retract Times are
the times used to cycle the Fold Valve on and
off. Mode 1 of the Foldover Option allows the
label to be applied and fold station to cycle
based on a single Product Detect Sensor. If
Mode 1 is going to be used, the Product Detect
Sensor MUST be set to leading edge. The
Applicator will apply the label based off the leading edge of the product and will wait until the Product
Detect Sensor Input turns off before setting the Fold Delay Time/Distance. If Mode 2 is selected, the
Applicator will label the product based off the input from the Product Detect Sensor and will then cycle the
fold station based off the input from the Fold Product Detect Sensor. With Mode 2 selected, both of the
sensors can be set to trailing edge so that the labels are applied and the fold station cycles no matter the
length of the product. This would be beneficial if the products vary in length so that the label placement on
the product is always the same based on the trailing corner and the fold station cycles the same distance
after the product passes the Fold Detect Sensor. If the Applicator is taken offline after the label is applied
but before the fold station activates, the fold station will not cycle. If the product rate is high enough that
another product passes in-front of the Fold Product Detect Sensor before the Fold Retract Time is complete,
the fold station will not cycle for that product.