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Codonics Virtua 
Robotic Arm Utility

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This Technical Brief provides instructions for using the 
Robotic Arm Alignment Utility and Robotic Arm Cycle Test. 
In Virtua

®

 Version 3.1.1 and later software, these tools are 

available on the Utilities screen in the Robotic Arm tab.

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The Robotic Arm Utility is used to help assure that the 
Virtua Medical Disc Publisher’s robotic arm is properly 
calibrated for regular transport of discs from the optical disc 
bin(s) to the optical drive(s) to the print tray and then the 
output bin. It is strongly recommended that the Robotic Arm 
Cycle Test (see page 7) be run upon initial Virtua system 
installation or after major system repair/transport. If it does 
not complete successfully, the calibration process should be 
completed.

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The following items are required to complete these service 
instructions:

T10 Torx driver (torque driver recommended)

Felt-tip pen

Up to 50 optical discs

3.1.1 software or later is installed on Virtua.

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1. Wait for Virtua to finish processing jobs.

2. Open the top cover and place a folded piece of paper or 

card stock in the optical sensor as shown in the following 
image. This will allow access to the drives and print tray 
while the cover is open.

3. Go to the 

Utilities

 tab and then the 

Robotic Arm

 tab.

4. Press the 

Start

 button in the Robotic Arm Alignment 

section to enter calibration mode. Jobs subsequently sent 
to Virtua will accumulate in the background and will be 
processed after calibration mode is exited.

NOTE: 

This Utility should only be used by those 

personnel familiar in its use, since mis-calibration could 
cause poor performance or damage to the system. The 
Utility will only be available to users with the Admin 
role. Contact Codonics Technical Support for additional 
assistance.

NOTE: 

This utility cannot be used on Virtua ECO 

systems that run software versions 3.1.1 through 4.0.1. 
This utility will not run on Virtua-1 systems.

NOTE: 

Check the trays of the optical disc drives for 4 

clear Teflon stickers on the drive tray where the optical 
disc would be placed. If they are not present, contact 
Codonics Technical Support.

CAUTION: 

The robotic arm will move with the top 

cover sensor disabled. Keep hands, hair, and loose 
clothing clear of robotic arm when in motion.

Summary of Contents for Virtua Robotic Arm Utility

Page 1: ...the top cover and place a folded piece of paper or card stock in the optical sensor as shown in the following image This will allow access to the drives and print tray while the cover is open 3 Go to...

Page 2: ...the Recorder Pressing the left arrow button will decrease the value and move the robotic arm to the left as it would appear from the front of the Recorder 10 The Robotic Arm Cycle Test see below can...

Page 3: ...steps 1 through 5 7 If both optical drives need the same adjustment mark the location of the drive bay bracket on the chassis using a felt tip pen at the front of the Recorder as shown 8 Remove all op...

Page 4: ...calibration value to move the robotic arm right and left Reselect the Pick or Move button to verify the new location 4 If the optical disc position is too far forward in the printer tray and coming c...

Page 5: ...g the pick depth pick force 5 Use the Drop and Pick button to view how forcefully the robotic arm presses into that component adjust the force using Step 4 until satisfied 6 Repeat step 1 through 5 on...

Page 6: ...the pick height for the print tray and DVD drives This process may be required if the pick height calibration on the GUI was attempted without a disc in the print tray or DVD drive tray 1 Connect a US...

Page 7: ...minutes to complete 1 To begin the test press the Start button in the Robotic Arm Cycle Test section A Robot Test Running message and flashing green light will display on the dashboard A yellow light...

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