Retsch AS200 tap, Manual

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First Commissioning
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NOTICE After the protective guards have been installed by the operator (owner), the safety plug
must be connected for commissioning (

Chapter " Connecting the Safety Plug ").
The AS 200 tap is suitable for test sieves with an outer diameter of 200 mm and 203 mm (8").
Up to 13 fractions (12 test sieves plus collecting pan with a height of 25 mm), or 7 fractions (6
test sieves plus collecting pan with a height of 50 mm) can be clamped.
NOTICE A high number of test sieves can significantly increase the total weight of the load
(sieve stack and sample material). Make sure not to exceed the maximum payload of 6 kg.
5.1 Connecting the Safety Plug
On delivery, a cover ( PA ) marked with a red dot is plugged in the safety plug connection ( L ).
In consideration of the selected protective guards, either the safety plug (
PS ) included in the
scope of delivery and marked with a green dot can be plugged in, or the local protective guards
can be looped in via the safety plug connection (
L ).
cover
(red dot)
safety plug
(green dot)
Fig. 6: Safety plug connection on the device
WARNING When using the safety plug ( PS ), it must be ensured that the operator is
protected from inadvertently accessing the device!

Remove the cover ( PA ) and connect the safety plug ( PS ) to the connection ( L ).
By trained personnel, additional protective guards can be connected to the connection (
L )
instead of the safety plug ( PS ). On delivery, the AS 200 tap is in "P1" programme mode. In this
programme mode, the device can only be started by simultaneously pressing the button
( H2 ) and the push button START ( G ).
After external protective guards has been looped in, the push button START (
G ) on the front
side of the device can be deactivated by switching to "P2" programme mode.

Switch off the device.
PA
PS
L