Idex Hale Sam, Technical Manual

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REMOVE SYSTEM PRESSURE BEFORE PERFORMING CALIBRATION. OPEN ALL DRAINS
AND AIR BLEED VALVES TO ENSURE THE SYSTEM IS NOT PRESSURIZED AND THE
VALVE(S) CAN BE OPENED AND CLOSED SAFELY BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH VALVE
CALIBRATION.
SHIPPING CONTAINERS WEIGHS VARY WIDELY FOR SAM COMPONENTS.
ALWAYS CHECK THE SHIPPING INFORMATION FOR EACH CONTAINERS WEIGHT AND
USE THE APPROPRIATE LIFTING METHOD AND/OR WEIGHT RATED EQUIPMENT.
THE 4-WAY AIR VALVES ARE CONNECTED TO THE APPARATUS COMPRESSED AIR SUP-
PLY. DO NOT REMOVE A 4-WAY AIR VALVE, PF VALVE AIR CYLINDER, FITTINGS, OR AIR
TUBES WHEN THE SYSTEM IS PRESSURIZED.
THE SAM DRAIN VALVE BLOCK IS CONNECTED TO THE APPARATUS COMPRESSED AIR
SUPPLY VIA A 4-WAY AIR VALVE. DO NOT REMOVE A 4-WAY AIR VALVE, PF VALVE AIR
CYLINDER, FITTINGS, OR AIR TUBES WHEN THE SYSTEM IS PRESSURIZED.
VALVES OPERATE AUTOMATICALLY. REMOVE POWER BEFORE OVERRIDE
ACTIVATING FOAM OFF FROM THE SAM CONTROL CENTER TURNS OFF THE SMART-
FOAM SYSTEM, TURNING OFF FOAM TO ALL FOAM CAPABLE DISCHARGES, HOWEVER,
THE DISCHARGE(S) ARE NOT CLOSED AND CONTINUE TO FLOW WATER ONLY.
AHJ MUST INSURE PROPER TRAINING IS IN PLACE FOR ALL OPERATORS. THIS QUICK
START GUIDE DOES NOT REPLACE OR SUPERSEDE THE OPERATION INSTALLATION
MAINTENANCE MANUAL OR PROPER TRAINING.
AKRON BRASS SWING-OUT
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VALVES FROM A DISCHARGE PORT WILL NOT FUNCTION
IN THE PLACE OF ANY SPECIAL PURPOSE VALVE (TF, T2P, PONY) IN A HALE SAM SYS-
TEM. DO NOT USE ONE FOR SUBSTITUTION OR REPLACEMENT PURPOSES.
ALL SAM TOUCHSCREENS ARE WATER RESISTANT.
ALL SAM TOUCHSCREENS FUNCTION BETTER IF TOUCHED USING THE PAD PORTION
OF THE FINGER WHILE WEARING GLOVES. THE TOUCHSCREENS OFTEN DO NOT FUNC-
TION WHEN TOUCHED USING THE SEAM PORTION OF A GLOVE.
ALTHOUGH SMARTFOAM AND SMARTCAFS BOTH UTILIZE THE FOAM LABEL, A FOAM
LABELED DISCHARGE BUTTON DOES NOT OPERATE THE SAME WAY ON SAM FOR
BOTH SYSTEMS.