Impax 2000, Manual

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Entering the Quantities Needed To Start a New Job:
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Quantity ENTER QUANTITY
X X X X X
Enter/Yes BREAK QUANTITY
X X X X X
COUNT SET Enter/Yes
CHANNEL 1 ?
Insert the Supervisor’s Key and turn it
to the right. Press the Quantity button
and the display will show “ENTER
QUANTITY”, which asks you to type
in the total number of pieces to be made
on this job.
Press the number buttons to show the
quantity you want to produce. If you
make a mistake, use the Back/Review
button to change the number. Check
the display to be sure you have typed in
the correct number. Press the Enter/Yes
button to enter the quantity.
The display will now ask for the
“BREAK QUANTITY” which is the
number of pieces to make before
stopping for inspection or tool change.
(This reminds you of periodic
adjustments, inspections, maintenance,
etc. that are based on machine or
production cycles). Press the number
buttons to show the quantity you wish
to make without interruption. Use the
Back/Review button if you make a
mistake. If you do not want any
interruptions due to the
Break Quantity
counter, press the 0 button and the
IMPAX unit will skip this. When you
have typed in the correct
Break
Quantity , press the Enter/Yes button.
If tolerance values have already been
entered into the IMPAX system, the
unit is ready to begin monitoring and
the display will read “COUNTS SET.”
If any tolerances need to be set, IMPAX
reminds you to continue by displaying
“CHANNEL 1 ?” If “COUNTS SET”
appears, you have completed the basic
program set up.
Insert Key and turn to the right
Press Display Will Show
(up to 99,999,999)
(up to 99,999,999)
If the tolerances are
set and you are done:
If the tolerances
need to be set :
Note: There is a way to change the piece counts
after the job has begun, or to begin a job with the
counters set to some number other than zero.