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Operating Instructions
If it cannot then a warning message will be displayed and a larger metal contaminant
may need to be used. Once a successful inspection of the Fe test wand has been
completed, the user is prompted to pass the same sample product pack with the test
wand attached through the detector a number of times, set in the Number of passes
option, until they have all passed inspection and the test is complete in the PVS screen
as shown below.
The user is then prompted to repeat the above process for the Nfe and then the S.St test
wands.
Once all testing has been completed successfully, normal inspection can be continued.
The test wands are colour coded RED – Fe (Ferrite), GREEN – NFe (Non-Ferrite) and
BLUE – S.St (Stainless Steel).
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Sequential
Selecting this option enables the sequential process which is basically the same as the
Normal process with the exception that each of the test wand types is passed one after
the other through the detector rather than one type at a time until they have all passed
inspection and the test is complete.
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Timing
The following options are available for setting the test timing to be used.
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Off
Selecting this option means that the user will initiate a PV test manually from the Menus
> Run PV Test menu.
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Interval
Selecting this option means that the user will be automatically prompted to initiate a PV
test after a specified time, subject to a minimum interval of 6 minutes.
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Batch
Selecting this option means that the user will be automatically prompted to initiate a PV
test when a new batch is started or when a batch ends.
A Product Registration Photo-eye must be fitted to use the Interval and Batch options.
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Test Window
This option is only displayed when either the Interval or Batch Test timing option is selected. It
is used to set a length of time in minutes to successfully complete a PV test, commencing
from the generation of the prompt. When using the Interval Test timing option, the length of
time set cannot be shorter then the time set in the Interval field.
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Number of passes
This field is displayed for all test types and timing options. It is used to set the number of
passes required for each test wand type to complete a PV test.
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