Loma IQ3, User Manual

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Operating Instructions
Configuring the Metal Detector
Wherever possible, configuration of the metal detector will be carried out by Loma Systems before the
machine is dispatched, or by a Loma Service Engineer during a commissioning visit. Primarily, the
commissioning visit is required as part of the installation process so that the engineer can optimise
machine performance in its actual working environment and for the products that are to be inspected.
There are circumstances, however, where it may be necessary for the end user to carry out some or
all of the configuration and commissioning procedures. Typically, this would occur when Loma
Systems do not have enough information about the end application, such as the belt speed or reject
details, to fully configure the machine.
Options and parameters available for configuring the metal detector are listed and described below.
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Setting Up the Search Head
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Setting Up the Conveyor
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Setting Up the Service Options
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Setting the VF Balance
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Setting the VF Drive
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Setting Up the User Options
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Setting Up Serial Links
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Performing a Ferrite Tune
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Setting Up Product Signal Tracking
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Setting Up the Reject Options
Setting Up the Search Head
To set up the search head, proceed as follows:
1.
Select Menus > Service > Configuration > Head to display the Head menu options which
are listed and described below.
2.
Use the Navigation Keys to select each option in turn press the OK /
Enter Key to enable the value to be edited.
3.
Use the Navigation Keys to select the required option value and then
press the OK / Enter Key to confirm the selection.
4. Repeat step 2 and 3 until you have selected and confirmed values for each option.
The Head menu options available are as follows:
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Type
The 'Conveyor' option should be selected for the IQ
3
metal detector search head.
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Coil gap
The coil gap required can be found on the serial number plate located within the control box of
the detector head. It is set at 0.6 times the smallest aperture dimension, which is generally the
aperture height.
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