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Flex 4EX2 / 6EX2 MRX CE System

Radio Control Equipment

Instruction Manual

Part Number: 191-54600-M000C R00

November 2018

©Copyright 2018 Magnetek Material Handling

Summary of Contents for Flex 4EX2

Page 1: ...Flex 4EX2 6EX2 MRX CE System Radio Control Equipment Instruction Manual Part Number 191 54600 M000C R00 November 2018 Copyright 2018 Magnetek Material Handling...

Page 2: ...Flex 4EX2 6EX2 MRX CE Instruction Manual November 2018 Page 2 of 44 Page Intentionally Left Blank...

Page 3: ...ion 18 4 1 2 Transmitter Channel Settings 18 4 1 3 Remote Pairing 20 4 1 4 Transmitter Start Function Settings 21 4 1 5 Transmitter Inactivity Timer Settings 22 4 1 6 Transmitter Output Power Settings...

Page 4: ...ual November 2018 Page 4 of 44 6 4 1 Transmitter Status Indications 41 6 4 2 Receiver Status Indications 42 6 4 3 Receiver Power Indications 42 6 4 4 Receiver COM Indications 42 7 General Specificatio...

Page 5: ...ek Inc N49 W13650 Campbell Drive Menomonee Falls WI 53051 Telephone 800 288 8178 Website www magnetek com E mail mhcustomerservice magnetek com Fax Numbers Main 800 298 3503 Sales 262 783 3510 Service...

Page 6: ...e equipment where the radio system is used Plant safety rules and procedures of the employers and the owners of facilities where the Magnetek Products are being used Regulations issued by the Occupati...

Page 7: ...eceiver with system status and relay output feedbacks Zero G Sensor Embedded the transmitter is embedded with a Zero G sensor to guard against any unintended control of the crane or equipment when tra...

Page 8: ...ace any rules or regulations of any applicable local state or federal governing organizations Always follow your local lockout and tagout procedure when maintaining any radio equipment The following i...

Page 9: ...is equipment will be interfaced Failure to follow this warning could result in serious injury or death and damage to equipment All equipment must have a mainline contactor installed and all tracked cr...

Page 10: ...shift without a load be thoroughly trained and knowledgeable in proper and safe operation of the crane hoist lifting device or other material handling equipment that utilizes the radio control know ho...

Page 11: ...out of the service area and secured 2 6 Pre Operation Test At the start of each work shift or when a new operator takes control of the crane operators should perform at a minimum the following steps b...

Page 12: ...tem Information 3 1 Transmitter 3 1 1 4EX2 External Illustration 1 STOP Button 7 Pushbutton 4 PB4 2 Power Key Switch 8 Battery Cover Screw 3 Status LED Indicator 9 System Information 4 Pushbutton 1 PB...

Page 13: ...X2 External Illustration 1 STOP Button 7 Pushbutton 4 PB4 2 Power Key Switch 8 Pushbutton 5 PB5 3 Status LED Indicator 9 Pushbutton 6 PB6 4 Pushbutton 1 PB1 10 Future Feature 5 Pushbutton 2 PB2 11 Bat...

Page 14: ...mming port is only used for updating the transmitter firmware It is not used with the IR Programmer For more information contact Magnetek field service 1 RF Transceiver Board 5 Infrared Sensors 2 Enco...

Page 15: ...mming port is only used for updating the transmitter firmware It is not used with the IR Programmer For more information contact Magnetek field service 1 RF Transceiver Board 5 Infrared Sensors 2 Enco...

Page 16: ...and 6EX2 External Illustration 1 External Antenna Port optional 7 Remote Pairing Button 2 COM LED Indicator 8 System Information 3 Status LED Indicator 9 Cord Grip 4 Power LED Indicator 10 Mounting B...

Page 17: ...2018 Page 17 of 44 3 2 2 4EX2 and 6EX2 Internal Illustration 1 RF Decoder Board 6 Programming Port 2 Internal Antenna 7 Power Transformer 3 INT EXT Antenna Jumpers 8 Lower Relay Board 4 Function Dips...

Page 18: ...Channel Setting mode The Status LED displays current channel setting with red and green blinks A green blink represents the tens 10 and a red blink represents the units 1 For example 1 green blink fo...

Page 19: ...he newly selected channel appears on the Status LED before proceeding to the next step 6 Transfer the newly selected channel to the receiver by rotating and holding the power switch key at START posit...

Page 20: ...rsion with red green and orange blinks 5 Output data original transmitter by pressing and holding PB2 Status LED off 6 Receive data new transmitter by pressing and holding PB1 Status LED blinks green...

Page 21: ...re nearby during the pairing process During pairing process the receiver MAIN relays must be deactivated relay open C Transmitter to Receiver Pairing S2 dipswitch position 10 set to 0 down After the t...

Page 22: ...e relay output status feedback new and updated functions and many others Please contact Magnetek field service for more details 4 1 8 Pushbutton Function Settings 1 Rotate the power switch key to OFF...

Page 23: ...B1 to increment the units 001 and PB4 to reset 000 solid orange For example press PB3 one time PB2 four times and PB1 six times for pushbutton function no 146 Status LED blinks 1 orange 4 greens and 6...

Page 24: ...sents the tens 010 and a red blink represents the units 001 For example 8 orange blinks followed by 6 green blinks and 3 red blinks is 863 MHz 6 Exit Frequency Band Display mode by rotating the power...

Page 25: ...eiver 4 2 1 Receiver Channel Settings Set the receiver channel by configuring the S3 channel dipswitch located on the RF decoder board Only the first 6 dip positions are used for channel programming T...

Page 26: ...ontact at 2nd speed F1 or R1 output relay closed at 1st speed and F1 F R2 or R1 F R2 output relays closed at 2nd speed See Section 4 2 3 1 on page 29 on how to set to this function 4 2 2 3 START AUX F...

Page 27: ...to set to this function 4 2 2 6 External Warning Function The user can install an external warning device rotating lights horn etc to the K10 Function output relay located inside the receiver The use...

Page 28: ...el X 1 3 10 scans 3 channels channel X channel X 2 4 11 scans 4 channels channel X channel X 3 Channel X channel set on the Channel dipswitch Contact ARC representative if your application requires sc...

Page 29: ...01 3 output relays Closed Closed relay action at 2nd speed shared 2nd speed output relay 00010 On right button Off left button 00100 On right button Off left button EMS all relays deactivate when STOP...

Page 30: ...on is pressed Dip Settings Left Pushbutton Right Pushbutton 10000 Normal Normal 10001 Normal Toggle 10010 Normal Toggle EMS 10011 Normal Normal Start 10100 Toggle Normal 10101 Toggle Toggle 10110 Togg...

Page 31: ...rmware version S2 Dip Position 9 Function Dip set to 0 or down Normal Dip set to 1 or up System testing receiver MAIN relays disabled S2 Dip Position 10 Function Dip set to 0 or down Receiver to trans...

Page 32: ...OGGLE START function AUX with toggled latching output TOG E START function AUX with toggled latching output affected by the STOP command Function relay opens when STOP button is pressed down S P Funct...

Page 33: ...450 40 101000 435 000 10 001010 433 500 41 101001 435 050 11 001011 433 550 42 101010 435 100 12 001100 433 600 43 101011 435 150 13 001101 433 650 44 101100 435 200 14 001110 433 700 45 101101 435 25...

Page 34: ...or GROUND 5 1 2 Flex 6EX2 dual speed model For 9 36VDC power supply wire 1 corresponds to the negative charge and wire 3 corresponds to the positive charge Wire 2 is for GROUND K1 9 COM FWD REV F R 2...

Page 35: ...bers and are set to the same channel 2 Make sure the receiver is not set to the same channel as any other systems in use in the surrounding area 3 Make sure the crane or equipment is working properly...

Page 36: ...Instruction Manual November 2018 Page 36 of 44 5 3 Step by Step Installation 4 60 4 66 117 mm 118 mm 141 mm 5 56 55 mm 2 17 19 mm 0 74 4 60 4 66 117 mm 118 mm 141 mm 5 56 55 mm 2 17 With Optional Remo...

Page 37: ...Ensure the selected location has adequate space to accommodate the receiver If an external antenna is used to avoid the possibility of antenna damage always locate the receiver where the antenna is f...

Page 38: ...les on the control panel wall or location where the receiver is to be installed 2 Slide down the receiver along the guided track to secure the receiver to the mounting bracket 3 Remove the receiver by...

Page 39: ...mitter to begin operation Pressing any pushbutton before executing the START command at system startup will result in no signals transmitted Status LED blinks orange 4 In case of an emergency press do...

Page 40: ...en charging both transmitter and individual batteries at the same time the priority always goes to the transmitter charging The individual battery charging begins only after the transmitter charging i...

Page 41: ...above find out which pushbutton is defective by pressing all of them one at a time If the pushbutton is in good working order when pressed the Status LED is off If the Status LED maintained 2 red bli...

Page 42: ...ecoding on standby 3 2 red blinks Receiver MAIN relays jammed or defective 4 3 red blinks Decoding processors defective 5 4 red blinks Receiving RF defective 6 Fast red blinks Incorrect transmitter se...

Page 43: ...Receiver Sensitivity 116 dBm Spurious Emission 50 dB Antenna Impedance 50 ohms Responding Time 40 mS average Transmitting Power 2 0 mW Enclosure Type NEMA4 Enclosure Rating IP66 Output Contact Rating...

Page 44: ...ltage LVD Directive 2014 35 EU Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC Directives 2014 30 EU and RE Directive of 2014 53 EU are fulfilled as laid out in the guideline set down by the member states of the EE...

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