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73694760 / VI.IR.O1.02

AME 13 SU/SD-1

Safety Note

To avoid personal injury and damage to 

the device or other property, it is 

necessary to read and follow these 

instructions carefully.
Assembly, start-up, and maintenance work 

must be performed by qualified and authorized 

personnel.
Comply with the instructions of the system 

manufacturer or system operator.
Please comply with the instructions of the 

system manufacturer or system operator.

Do not remove the cover before the 

power supply is fully switched off.

Disposal

This product should be dismantled 

and its components sorted, if 

possible, in various groups before 

recycling or disposal. 

Always follow the local disposal regulations.

Mounting Position 

The actuator should be mounted with the valve 

stem in either a horizontal position or pointing 

upwards.

Wiring 

AC 24 V

Connect via Class 2 (North America) 

or Safety Extra-Low Voltage (SELV) 

(Europe). Failure to comply can lead to 

equipment damage or personal injury.

Switch off power before wiring the 

actuator!

1. Make all wiring connections in accordance 

with local, national, or regional regulations.
2. For applications requiring conduit, a field 

supplied 1/2” trade size electrician’s fitting 

and lock nut can be mounted in the actuator 

enclosure. Use flexible metallic tubing or its 

equivalent with the field supplied fitting.
3. Insert wiring material through the removable 

plug or conduit fitting, and connect to the 

terminal block using the applicable wiring 

diagram 

.

Installation 

1. Depending on the version of actuator 

(SU/SD) prior to installation an included washer 

or adapter is required to be installed:

SD, Washer (

003Z0257

)

The washer is placed on the valve neck prior to 

the installation of the actuator.

SU, Adapter (

003Z3960

)

Hand tighten the adapter to the neck of the 

valve. The actuator will be installed to the 

adapter.
2. The actuator should be in the full up position 

 (factory setting). If it is not, refer to the 

manual override instructions 

❸④

.

3. The actuator is fixed to the valve body or 

adapter by means of a union nut which requires 

an adjustable wrench to assist in tightening the 

actuator to the valve.

DIP switch settings 

 

Factory settings:

ALL switches are on OFF position! 

(except SW2 which is in ON position)!

 NOTE:

All combinations of DIP switches are allowed. 

All functions that are selected are added 

consecutively. There is only one logic override of 

functionalities i.e. the switch No.6 Proportional /3 

point, which sets actuator to ignore control signal 

and works as a “simple” 3-point actuator.

 

SW 1: VDC / mA - Input signal type 

selector 

 

If set to OFF position, voltage input is 

selected. If set to ON position, current input is 

selected.

SW 2: 0/2 - Input signal range selector 

If set to OFF position, the input signal is in the 

range from 2-10 V (voltage input) or from 4-20 

mA (current input). If set to ON position, the 

input signal is in the range from 0-10 V (voltage 

input) or from 0-20 mA (current input).

SW3: D/I - Direct or inverse acting 

selector 

If set to OFF position, the actuator is direct 

acting (stem retracts as voltage increases). If 

the actuator is set to ON position, the actuator 

is inverse acting (stem extends as voltage 

increases).

SW4:---/Seq - Normal or sequential 

mode selector 

If set to OFF position, the actuator is working 

normally in 0(2)-10V or 0(4)-20mA range. If set 

to ON position, the actuator is working in a 

sequential mode with its range dependent on 

the position of SW 4.

SW5: 0-5 V/5-10 V - Input signal range in 

sequential mode 

If set to OFF position, the actuator is working in 

sequential range 0(2)-5 (6) V or 0(4)-10 (12) mA. 

If set to ON position, the actuator is working in 

sequential range; 5(6)-10 V or 10(12)-20 mA

SW6: Proportional/Floating point 

If set to ON position, the actuator can operate 

as Floating point actuator. Power supply should 

be connected on SN and SP ports. On port 1 or 3 

24 VAC signal is connected for rising or lowering 

of actuator. Return signal X indicates the correct 

position.
If set to OFF position, the actuator operates on 

modulating input signal.

 

NOTE:

if 3 point function is selected actuator does not 

respond to any control signal on port Y. It only rises 

and lowers spindle if power is supplied on port 1 

or 3.

SW7: LIN/LOG - Linear or equal 

percentage flow through valve selector 

If set to ON position, the flow through the valve 

is equal percentage to the control signal.

If set to OFF position, the valve position is linear 

acc. to the control signal.

SW8: 

Set to ON for valve bodies 1/2” to 1-1/4” HF. The 

actuator will modulate on max stem travel of 

4.5mm.

Set to OFF for valve body 1/2” Low flow. The 

actuator will modulate on max stem travel of 

2.5mm.

SW9: Reset 

Toggling the switch will cause the actuator to go 

through an auto-calibration cycle.

Function test

The indicator light shows whether the 

positioner is in operation or not. Moreover, the 

indicator shows the control status and faults.

Constant light

-  normal operation

No light 

-  no operation or no power supply

Intermittent light (1 Hz)  

-  self adjusting-mode

Intermittent light (3 Hz): 

-  power supply too low

-  insufficient valve stroke (<20 s)

-  end-position cannot be reached.

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