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INSTRUCTION MANUAL

04/2011 TK

NDT FILM PROCESSOR

Industrex

M43ic / M43icN

AT800 v2.8r09p and up

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Page 1: ...INSTRUCTION MANUAL 04 2011 TK NDT FILM PROCESSOR Industrex M43ic M43icN AT800 v2 8r09p and up ...

Page 2: ...eaters Cooling system FIX and DEV Integrated cooling system with chiller assy and cooling pump Dryer warm air adjustable in a range of 18 C 60 C Replenishment fully automatic replenishment is microprocessor controlled and calculated from information received from sensors measuring the width and length of material entering the processor Replenishment cycles are adjustable Wash water distribution bu...

Page 3: ...Input speed DEV time Cycle time KODAKIndustrexM43ic Industrex M43ic M43icN ...

Page 4: ...Dimensions of Industrex M43ic M43icN NDT Filmprocessor cm inch Technical specification subject to change without notice We recommend a minimum walking space of 50 cm aroundtheprocessor ...

Page 5: ...al supply 3 6 kW 16 A single phase 230 V AC Details for shipment packing dimensions 1 wooden box on palette 120cm x 100cm x 175cm L x W x H packing volume 2 1 m weight with packing 320 kg Industrex M43ic M43icN ...

Page 6: ...SSOR 15 4 1 PROCESSOR FUNCTIONS 16 5 THE DISPLAY 17 5 1 PROGRAMMING PROCEDURES 18 5 2 CHANGING THE PROGRAM 21 5 3 AUTOMATIC MODE 22 5 4 STANDBY OPTIONS 23 5 5 MANUAL REPLENISHMENT CYCLE 24 5 6 ERRORS CODES 25 5 7 MANUAL START STOP 26 5 8 DISPLAY ILLUMINATION ON OFF 26 5 9 AUTOMATIC START 26 5 10 DISTANCE BETWEEN FILMS 27 5 11 MONITOR MODE 27 5 12 FILTER CONTROL 29 5 13 ADDITIONAL FEATURES REFILL W...

Page 7: ...dustrex M43ic M43icN NDT PROCESSOR NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are de signed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not...

Page 8: ... to avoid risk of minor or moderate injury Note Signal word that indicates a potentially harmful situation which if not avoided may result in damage to the device Hazard symbols used in this manual Drawing in hazard To warn against contact with moving parts that can entrap clothing and body parts causing serious injury Crushing hazard Possible contact with moving parts leading to crush injuries El...

Page 9: ... Working gloves To always wear appropriate gloves when working with chemicals moving parts or electricity Safety goggles Wear safety goggles when working with chemicals Fire extinguisher Where there is a potential fire hazard always make sure that a fire extinguisher is readily available Prohibitive signs used in this manual No necklaces Wearing loose necklaces when working with moving parts can l...

Page 10: ...ver of the film processor may be removed by the operator see picture below CAUTION The installation service repair as well as the initial operation of the machine must be carried out by qualified and trained service personnel only Carry out the following steps prior to removing the top cover 1 Give instructions to the operators of the film processor 2 Switch off the main power switch 0 position Th...

Page 11: ... all safety warnings to minimize the risks of mechanical hazards WARNING Hands or fingers may be pinched or injured by moving parts or when handling heavy parts Make sure that clothing or other objects cannot get trapped in gear drives or the roller transport system within the film processor Do not wear jewellery or loose clothing when operating the processor WARNING The roller transport system of...

Page 12: ...hocks burns or fatal injury 1 1 5 Fire hazards Fire Prevention Beware that combustible materials ignite and cause fires WARNING The area around 3 meters of the processor must be kept clean at all times Keep dust wood shavings scrap paper or other inflammable materials out of the dryer compartment A functional 5kg ABC fire extinguisher must be available in the room where the processor is installed ...

Page 13: ...ays drain the system thoroughly before working on any of the external hose systems Do not allow untrained personnel to handle photo processing chemicals or to operate the film processor Chemical disposal Waste from photographic processing normally contains diluted chemicals These chemicals should be collected and disposed in accordance with local environmental codes Dumping chemicals into a drain ...

Page 14: ...ow 1 Never smell into a container or open bottle to determine its contents A cautious sniff of the cap or lid is safer 2 Label storage containers properly Avoid storing hazardous chemicals on high shelves or in unprotected glass containers Keep chemicals away from children Do not store chemicals in a refrigerator used for food because they may contaminate food or be mistaken for edibles 3 Observe ...

Page 15: ...rently exempt from the RoHS Directive We will continue to monitor the application of the RoHS Directive to its products and will comply with any changes as soon as they apply Batteries incorporated into our products are exempted from the readily removed requirement of the directive for data integrity reasons and are not marked with the separa te collection and chemical symbols because end users ar...

Page 16: ...he filmprocessor Developer Fixer and the Wash just open the drain taps according the illustrations below Take care that all the mentioned drain taps are close during re fill up IMPORTANT Used Developer and used Fixer has to be collected in suitable containers seperately drain WASH WATER FIX DEV Water Supply ...

Page 17: ...nks with water and then fill it to the red marker on the tank wall Remove all packing materials Rinse the tanks with water and then fill it to the red marker on the tank wall RACK 1 in the developertank RACK 2 in the fixer tank RACK 3 in the water tank Dryer in the dryer CAUTION Take care that all gears are installedasshown The supporter of the racks to be completely set into the grooves of the ta...

Page 18: ...Industrex M43ic M43icN page 12 01 2013 TK Version without Spraybar Dry cross over Rack1 Rack2 Rack3 DEV FIX WASH DRY ...

Page 19: ...ION FOR THE FIX RACK Following up the page before open close thehose connectorbypressingthe marked button CAUTION Pay special attention to theRollerconfiguration about the FIX Rack Separate package for rollers 1 Steel roller Ø 19mm 2 PE roller Ø 26mm 3 Special PE roller Ø 32mm ...

Page 20: ...emovetheDeveloper rack Check developer tank is free of alien material Close dev drain tap Fill developer tank with ready to use developer solution to the red marker on the tank wall Insert the developer rack very carefully and slowly Replenishment tanks may be used to mix the chemistry Any remaining can be used for replenishment CAUTION Even the smallest quantity of fixer could contaminate the dev...

Page 21: ...ainers DEV FIX Check level of the waste containers DEV FIX Selectprogramme Feed through min two green cleaning films full size During feeding films always check the free signal given form the display Ensure first rollers pull material Feed large format films in straight Put a leader on roll films Fold the leading edge on roll paper IN THE EVENING Turn off water supply Switch off the main power swi...

Page 22: ...E and intermediate rinse bath water supply is activated this prevent cristallization build up on crossover rollers ANTI OXIDATION During STANDBY mode and no material is processed during set time CYCLE an preprogrammable ANTI OXIDATION cycle replenishment cycle is available The additional replenishment compensates the impact of airoxidation of the chemistry during standby mode und tops up the chemi...

Page 23: ...recontroltolerances 0 2 C Temperaturemeasurementresolution 0 03 C Developing time tolerances at max speed 2 Motor speed is quartz stabilized and controlled by a separate microprocessor 1 1 back light ON OFF 2 check errors alarm shutdown 3 setup mode 4 back to top menu 5 manual operation 6 move cursor 7 select menu item change value 8 scroll page down The display ...

Page 24: ...ch position 1 By default it starts in work mode Make sure that no media is being processed since re programming is enabled only during standby Press 3 The programming menu will appear With 6 move the cursor under Program and select it with 7 Youwillsee Options RS232 NOTE for RS232 only in use when a COLENTA Auto loader is in use ...

Page 25: ...ber of the program you wish to modify With 6 move the cursor under Modify and select it with 7 The programme consists of four pages Use 8 to scroll through the pages Tank1 time 100 s Tank1 time 100 s T1 26 0 C T2 26 0 C T1 45 C R1 0700 ml sqm R1 1400 ml sqm Save Cancel ...

Page 26: ...eter that was too low will be reset to the minimum possible value This can be used if you want to program extreme values for instance you want to use the shortest developing time possible but you don t remember the value In this case just programme 000 After the Out of range message the developing time will be reset to the minimum Just select Save once again To go back to work mode press 4 Note Th...

Page 27: ...ogramme number With 6 move the cursor to Use and select it with 7 Press 4 to jump back to main page Note a cyclic redundancy check is used to verify the data being read from the non volatile memory If some damage occurred to the program data or the programme was never set up properly you will get an error message Program invalid The solution is to go to programming mode and re program the data Thi...

Page 28: ...ilmprocessor is designed to work without operator assistance Under normal circumstances the operator will use the front panel only to check the process parameters and progress To scroll through the pages press 8 Press 4 to jump back to main page Tank1 time 100s P1 55 Done T1 26 1 C 26 0 T2 26 1 C 26 0 T3 44 8 C 45 0 Rep1 700ml sqm Rep2 1400ml sqm Tank1 time 100s Dry to dry 413s ...

Page 29: ...r Speed speed of the feeder Filmlocation used to monitor the films from the feeder to the filmprocessor left side loader right side filmprocessor no film o film 55 Done is the progress indicator It means 55 of the developing process is complete When it reaches 100 the machine will go to standby T1 26 1ºC givesyou the actuallymeasured temperature in the tank The value in the brackets is the program...

Page 30: ...shment pump to finish For tank 2 move the cursor under Rep2 and repeat the procedure Note Upto2000mlofmanualreplenishmentoramaximumof25minpump workingtimeisallowed whicheverisgreater Press 4 to jump back to main page SB dryer drop The dryer temp is 20 C lower than the programed value 20 SBreplenishment The filmprocessor will activat a 200ml replenishment cycle 200 ml each 2 h each2hours Anti oxida...

Page 31: ...ed Call for qualified Service personnel Tank2 too warm Fixer temperature has gone up more than 5 C above SET temperature Call for qualified Service personnel Dryer too warm Actual temperature in the dryer is more than 5 C above SET temperature Call for qualified Service personnel Motor overload Hardly running drive transportsystem The drive motor did not reach it s SET speed Call for qualified Ser...

Page 32: ...table you can t move the cursor there Torunthemotormanually Press 5 With 6 move the cursor under Start and select it with 7 This will run the motor The menu item Start changes to Stop You can stop the motor by selecting Stop When you start the motor manually this will be indicated on the main page as M1 instead of P1 5 8 DISPLAY ILLUMINATION ON OFF In a dark room it might be necessary to switch of...

Page 33: ...nd confirm with 7 the first page looks like this DDDDFFFFWWWWDDDD This represents the filmprocessor the first four DDDD are the developer tank FFFF fixer tank WWWW water and the last DDDD is the dryer The dashes on the second row indicate where in the filmprocessor there are pieces of material The water is turned on only if there is a film in the specified portion of the filmprocessor that saves w...

Page 34: ...or OFF Hd2 0 Fan 1 Ws 1 H2 1 or 0 heater tank2 On or OFF Hd1 1 or 0 heater dry 1 On or OFF Hd2 1 or 0 heater dry 2 On or OFF Fan 1 or 0 Dryer fan On or OFF Ws 1 or 0 Wash valve On or OFF Motor Off On Motor is On or Off Speed 19 001 19 speed 001 re impulses from the motor Normal s bar A normal 6 sensor sensorbar is recognized Area 0 0000 sqm Value of the given filmaera until to the next replenishme...

Page 35: ...red in the NVRAM The value is updated each time a replenishment is initiated It depends on the Replenish after variable from the setup 0000 00 Exit Clear For example if Replenish after 0 125sqm the total processed area will be increased by 0 125 sq m at each replenishment At each replenishment the total processed area is checked for exceeding the alert value When the value has been exceeded an err...

Page 36: ...processor is shut down On morning start up the drain valve will be closed and the water fill solenoid will open to allow water to pass into the wash tank until reaching normal operating level If the wash tank does not reach normal level within 20 minutes level switch not activated the electronics will assume that there is a water supply problem and the error message can t fill water will be displa...

Page 37: ...autorefill add 0300 ml no refill 300mlrefill 2 Automatic Developer and Fixer tank fill This featureautomaticallycorrectsforlowlevelconditionsin the Developer and Fixer chemical tanks by way of additional level switch monitoringcircuits If eithertank lowlevel tanksensor is activated a replenishment cycle willinject solution XXml intothe chemicaltanksuntilthe correct tank level is reached XXml this ...

Page 38: ...pumps mix the chemistry to ensure even temperature throughout the entire tank The drive motor also comes on during this period to prevent build up of chemical by products on the processing rack parts during period of low usage As protection against overheating most of the filmprocessors are equipped with a cold water cooling system 7 TEMPERATURE SENSING The temperature probe in the tank senses the...

Page 39: ... programmed set temperatures and controls the relevant heaters cooling systems accordingly Temp probe DeveloperTemp Heating Cooling Fix Temp Heating Cooling Dry Heating Sensorbar Incomming plate area Replenishment Bus System Measurement Action NOTE To transfer this information a BUS SYTEM is installed OVERVIEW 9 VENTILATION To prevent cristalization and humidity inside the filmprocessor a ventilat...

Page 40: ...hemistry tank The replenisher tanks are outside of the film processor The filters should be checked monthly and be cleaned or replaced if necessary External Developer replenisher Tank FIX Tank DEV Tank Whenever photographic material is processed chemical components of the processing solutionsd are used and by products are left behind in the processing solutions Replenisher solutions are formulated...

Page 41: ...e holes in the film input guide show you the position of the sensors To process rollfims take care to the following points use a leader take care that the film will be detect by minimum 1 sensor leader fixing roll film sensors IMPORTANT Special care must be taken to ensure that the processor entrance rollers are always clean and dry any spillage of chemical or water onto the feed tray feed rollers...

Page 42: ...es the chances for equipment failure and loss of processing quality A a well trained person has to be responsible for performing the maintenance of the filmprocessor and must be familiar with the operation and function of the processor as well 1 Daily maintenance Check levels of the external replenishmener tanks If necessarymix fresh solution Cleaning feed tray Cleaning spray bar guide for the fix...

Page 43: ...t the transport of the filmprocessor the racks has to be in Let the filmprocessor run for 10 to 15 minutes Switch off 0 position the main power switch of the filmprocessor and drain the filmprocessortanksagain NOTE Use cleaning solution according to the manufacturer s instructions After tank cleaning the developer and wash tank should be filled twice with fresh water eventually use neutralizer rec...

Page 44: ...e Check Dev Temp in 2 3min 1 C temperature increase B In Monitor programm H1must on LD 3 on main board on and check Fuse F3 C Please check circulation pump LD7 on main board on and check fuse F7 A Check the cooling assembly LD9 on mainboard on and check Fuse F9 B Open water tap see point1 LD4 F4 see point 2 A Change set temperature B Change main board C Solid State Relais defective A Check the mai...

Page 45: ...oper or Fixer D Dryer blows only cold air The temperature probes has to be positioned according their coding correction A Check in the manual programm if STOP is shown stop the transport with button Attention if also an automatic cycle is started by the sensor bar this cycle will end first B Check the Input rubber roller Check the film casette C Clean the sensor s D Call service change main board ...

Page 46: ...Too low replenishment rate or too long anti ox cycle C Replenishment container empty D Replenishment pump faulty E Drain taps leaks A Open water tap B Clean the small filter in the valve or exchange it C Call service change main board D Change fuse F8 A Clean the pump wheel and make shure easy running B Change fuse F7 A Clean the water tank and clean the overflow and the water drain B change the w...

Page 47: ...e fed in straight B Fold leading edges and feed in the processor C Adhere leader films D Check gears and the position of the loose rollers A Plug in main cable correctly B Check main fuse possible cause A Incorrect temperature B Temperature sensor is faulty C The processor was started without liquid in tanks The safety fuses at the heating element have interrupted the current supply D PDB is fault...

Page 48: ...nishment containers Fill up the bath to the requiredlevel D Check the pump motor Eventually repalce it possible cause A Bath temp is too low B Transport speed is too high C Exposure time is too short D Bath level ist too deep no heating and circulation E Developer exhausted F Fixer getting into developer Dev becomes cloudy G Exposure settings are incorrect or machine is faulty A Developer termpera...

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