Labrie AUTOMIZER HELPING-HAND, Operator'S Manual

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Controls and Indicators 77
Crusher Panel Down Switch
Use this button to lower the crusher panel. Button must be kept pressed to activate panel movement.
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This button is inoperative if the bucket is not in its “home” position, that is right against the
bucket stopper.
Crusher Panel Up switch
Use this button to raise the crusher panel. Button must be kept pressed to activate panel movement.
Joystick Controls
Arm Joystick
The joystick is used to control the Helping-Hand
TM
arm of the Automizer
TM
. It can be located either
on the console at the center of the cab or near the right-hand side door. In some units, two joysticks
are installed in the cab: one on the console, the other near the right-hand side door.
Figure 3-26 Arm joysticks
The controls on the joystick are the handle, the deadman switch and the buttons on the device’s front
and back (see Figure 3-27).
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The handle is used to control the horizontal and vertical movements of the arm’s two main
components.
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The lower front buttons allow the operator to control the opening and closing movement of the
gripper: the right button is used to open the gripper; the left button to close the gripper.