2015
OPERATIONS
MANUAL
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MACHINE INTERFACE MODES
THE PACMAC HAS THE ABILITY TO INTERFACE WITH A NUMBER OF
DIFFERENT SCALES AND VOLUMETRIC FILLERS.
MASTER:
USED PRIMARILY WITH AN OVERHEAD SCALE.
ALLOWS THE OPERATOR TO HAVE AN ADJUSTABLE OUTPUT PULSE.
SLAVE:
USED PIMARILY WITH AN INCLINE CONVEYOR. THE
MACHINE SITS IDLE UNTIL PRODUCT PASSES BY THE INFEED EYES. THE
EYES WILL SIGNAL THE MACHINE TO CYCLE. THE OPERATOR CAN
ADJUST FOR DIFFERENT PRODUCTS USING A CYCLE START DELAY
TIMER.
STROBE:
ALLOWS THE OPERATOR TO HAVE AN ADJUSTABLE
OUTPUT PULSE ON ADDITON TO A CYCLE START DELAY TIMER.
BOD:
ALLOWS THE OPERATOR TO HAVE AN ADJUSTABLE
OUTPUT SIGNAL AND A CYCLE START DELAY TIMER. THE SIGNAL WILL
BE SENT ONCE ON MACHINE CYCLE START AND WILL NOT BE SENT
AGAIN UNTIL THE MACHINE CYCLES.
SYNCHRO:
USED WHEN 2 PACMAC MACHINES ARE DROPPING
ONTO THE SAME CONVEYOR. THIS MODE ALLOWS THE USER TO
PREVENT BAGS FROM STAKING ON TOP OF EACH OTHER AS THE
UPSTREAM BAGS PASS UNDERNEATH THE DOWN STREAM MACHINE.
UP STREAM MACHINE IS SET TO SYNCHRO WHILE THE DOWN STREAM
MACHINE IS SET TO SLAVE. REQUIRES ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS
PURCHASED FROM PACMAC.