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Varimixer Recipe Manager (VRM)
User manual
VRM is a tool that makes it possible to write new or edit exist-
ing recipes on a computer.
The finished recipe is saved on a USB Flash drive, which is then
connected to the machine for transfer using the control panel
on the mixer.
VRM program is downloaded from varimixer.com.
1. Transfer from mixer to USB Flash drive
When a new recipe for the mixer is written or an existing recipe
needs to be adapted, start by transferring the recipe file from
the mixer to a USB Flash drive.
1.1 Connect the USB Flash drive to the post located on the
back of the machine.
1.2 Select on the machine’s control panel:
1.2.1 Menu
1.2.2 Recipe
1.2.3 USB (PIN code 2345)
USB button on control panel lights up green)
1.2.4 Recipe -> USB
see also 3.2.
PIN code protection can be selected or unselected, see menu 5.1.
2. Work with recipe file in Varimixer Recipe Manager (VRM)
2.1 Open recipe file from USB Flash drive in VRM
2.1.1 Open the Varimixer Recipe Manager in Excel, see 3
enable macros
2.1.2 Press Import file to transfer recipe file from USB Flash
drive to VRM. File name is 00003_Recipelist
2.1.3 Mark mixer size in the checkbox.
60 or 100/140
2.1.4 To correct the transferred recipe file, press Edit recipe.
User interface for changing recipe steps opens.
2.1.5 After the recipe change is completed, the recipe is
transferred to the USB Flash drive by pressing Export
file
2.2 Editing the transferred recipe file.
2.2.1 Editing a recipe line is started by double-
click on the recipe line, alternatively highlight the line
and press Edit.
2.2.2 Other editing functions can be read in Figure 1
2.2.3 After finishing editing, press the Save button and then
Close
2.2.4 The edited recipe file is now ready for transfer to the
USB Flash drive
2.3 Transferring recipe from USB Flash drive to mixer
2.3.1 After finished editing recipe file, transfer the file to
USB Flash drive, and then to the machine
2.3.2 Insert the USB Flash drive into the PC’s USB port
2.3.3 Press Export file in VRM. Accept overwriting of the
the existing file. The edited recipe file is now saved on
USB Flash drive
2.3.4 Insert USB Flash drive into the port located at the
back of the mixer.
2.3.5 Select on the mixer’s control panel:
2.3.5.1 Menu
2.3.5.2 Recipe
2.3.5.3 USB (PIN code 2345)
USB button on control panel lights up green)
2.3.5.5 Press recipe -> USB for transfer
2.3.5.6 Receipt shows that the recipe file has been
transferred
The new recipes can now be checked in the recipe overview on
the machine. See Menu overview 3.0 in operating instructions.
3. Enable Excel to work with macros
Excel must be set to work with macros to enable the Varimixer
Recipe Manager.
1. File
2. Options
3. Trust centre
4. Trust centre settings
5. Macro settings
6. Enable trust VBA projects
4. Handle more than one recipe file
The Varimixer Project Manager can handle one recipe file.
This file is always named 00003_Recipelist.
If more recipe files are needed, different recipe files with the
same name (00003_Recipelist) are saved in different folders,
where the different folders have different names.
