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BOTTLE DETECTION SYSTEM/ INDEX PLATE ADJUSTMENT
From this screen the automatic bottle detection system can be disabled using a security code and
the speed of the bottle indexing plate can be adjusted for optimum performance. Each time the
bottling machine is turned on the automatic bottle detection system defaults on. This means if
bottles are not present, mis-feed or do not move forward it will be detected and the bottling
machine will automatically stop the system before the capping and filling heads move. The text
box at the bottom of the Auto filling screen will display the cause of the fault and the machine
will be in safe shut down mode.
NOTE: Before starting a new cycle after a fault, crowns must be
removed from the capping head to avoid double capping the next row of bottles and to avoid
bottle breakage.
Warning: Bottle detection is not activated during the automated Leak Test or
during Cleaning or Sanitizing cycles.
Bottle detection By-Pass
By-Passing the bottle detection feature is possible using a security code entered into the system.
In the screen above where the green “Push to turn Bottle Detection ON” button is will normally
be a red/black button to access the numeric key pad for entering the by-pass code. Once the
correct by-pass code has been entered the bottle detection system is disabled and the green button
appears. Pressing this button will turn the bottle detection system back on.
