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The LMI at Start
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Up
After you have completed deploying the outriggers and you
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ve placed the SPYDERCRANE into Crane Mode, the CMU Code Indicator of
your SPYDERCRANE will be displaying CODE 15 (Function Kick
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Out). During CODE 15, BOOM OUT, BOOM DOWN, SLEW, and WINCH UP are
all disabled (the functions have been locked
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out). The CODE 15 is being generated for two reasons, the first is that Boom Stored Safety is
ENGAGED and the LMI is sending an alert to the CMU. In this case, the LMI is alerting the CMU because it has not been properly configured
for crane operations.
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LMI Operations Mode Screen
This is screen is displayed after the LMI has completed its start
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up. If there is a red question
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mark superimposed, like it is in this image,
the LMI has no configuration data saved and it requires configuring. If there is no question
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mark, then there is configuration data already
saved and you only need to confirm the data (or change it, as required). Expect to see the question
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mark when you use the LMI for the first
time that day or after the SPYDERCRANE has been OFF for more than two hours.
On the sides of the LMI Operations Mode Screen, you can see square icons next to five of the Variable
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Function Switches (VFS), this
indicates that a function has been assigned to these five VFS.
1.
Go to System Setup VFS
This VFS, when pushed, will take you to the System Setup Screen for the LMI. System Setup is NOT THE SAME as configuration; system
setup is reserved for higher
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level maintenance functions. You only go to System Setup if you needed to make adjustments on a newly
installed system, or LMI component.
2.
Go to System Information VFS
This VFS, when pushed, will take you to the System Information Screen for the LMI. Like System Setup, this screen is reserved for higher
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level maintenance actions. Typically, maintenance personnel who go through this screen to find specific diagnostics data; usually by
being prompting by an LMI Alert.
3.
Go to Crane Configuration VFS
This VFS, when pushed, will take you to the Crane Configuration Screen. To configure the crane, in this context, is to identify several key
characteristics into the LMI that will allow it monitor the SPYDERCRANE
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s safety and stability. The Crane Configuration Screen is where
you would enter in the configuration data for the SPYDERCRANE
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s Deployment State, whether it is using its main boom or an extension
jib, and whether it has been equipped with an Aerial Wok Platform. Every model SPYDERCRANE is different, so the LMI will only allow
you to make configuration changes suitable for your SPYDERCRANE. For instance, the URW547 will NOT have an option for a jib while
the URW706 has multiple Jib and Main Boom options. We will cover how to properly configure your SPYDERCRANE later in this guide.
4.
Select Part
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of
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Line VFS
The icon next to this VFS shows a hook graphic with a white text number. Every time you push this VFS, the number value will go up by
one. The valid entries are 1 through 4. For 300
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, 500
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, and 700
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Series, the primary hook block is the 4
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Part Hook Block and the 1
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Part
Hook Block is an optional secondary hook block option. We will cover configuring parts
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of
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line later in this guide.
5.
Alerts Acknowledge VFS
This VFS, when pushed, will take you to the Alerts Acknowledge Screen, which displays any and all alerts being generated by the LMI.
