Rapid-Air AIR FEED / CUT-TO-LENGTH WITH KEYPAD User Manual
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ELECTRICAL SET-UP
1. MASTER POWER ON/OFF BUTTON
Mushroom push/pull lighted pushubtton. Pull to turn on the power and push to
turn off the power.
2. DOOR CLOSED SWITCHES
There is one door closed switch on the slide unit. The slide door has to be
closed in the automatic mode.
3. POSITION SWITCHES
There are two position switches on the air feed, any failure on any of these
switches could stop the running of the complete unit.
4. PRE-OPERATION CHECK
* Check that the air is connected and turned on.
* Pull the “POWER BUTTON” to the “On” position.
* Select “CYCLE PER CUT” - make it 1.
* Select “MANUAL” then press the “FEED AIR” selection button. F1 turns the
air on to hold the material and F2 turns the feed air off to load material. Turn the
feed air on to cycle.
* Press the feed button. The feed should cycle the number of cycles entered in
the cycles per cut.
* Press the cut button. The cutter should cycle one time.
* Press the single cycle button. The feed and cutter should cycle one complete
cycle.
* Increase the feed strokes from 1 to 2. The feed should now feed 2 times to 1
stroke of the cutter.
* Select “AUTO TOTAL”. The machine will start cycling and continue to cycle
until the stop button is pressed.
* Select “AUTO BATCH”. Enter desired batch size and start the cycle. The
machine will cycle until the cycle stop button is pressed or the batch count is complete,
then stop.
PRETEST FOR UNIT WITHOUT MATERIAL
The first step is to turn on the main switch on the electrical enclosure. The button
should illuminate to indicate that there is power to the system.
If you are comfortable with programming a job then continue. If not, please refer to the
“Programming Procedure” located in this manual.
Follow the programming sequence for the operators terminal to input feed parameters.
Your unit has been fully tested before it was shipped to your facility and this procedure
is merely a test to insure that all functions are still functional and the cables are properly
seated.