Rapid-Air AIR FEED / RAPID MASTER WITH KEYPAD - Manual (Page 8)


The intent of this section is to
familiarize the operator with the
program flow and what to expect with
every keypress. Each screen on the
display will be reviewed with special
comments to help clarify what is
being asked on the screen. The
program flow is broken down into
sections with the main menu being
the home position. Reviewing the flow
chart in the back of this manual will
help in understanding the sections.
Section 1 f1=cycles per hit entry
Section 2 f2=manual mode
setup parameters
Section 3 f3=automatic
The first screen to be displayed on the
operator terminal will look like this:
rapid-Air Corporation
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After a few seconds, the display
will clear and the following display
will appear:
feed cycles/hit=XX
f1=set cycle per hit
f2=manual mode
f3=automatic mode
Select F1=set cycles per cut
The first step in programming the cut to
length feed is to input the correct cycles
to achieve the desired feed length.
When the operator selects F1 on the
keypad, the screen will change to:
Set feed cycles per hit
_____________ “Enter”
A number must be
entered to continue
When the enter key is pushed, the
screen reverts back to the main menu.
Select F2-Manual. The following
screen appears:
Manual keys are now active
** USE CAUTION **
f4=exit to main menu
1. When pressing the F4 key the
display reverts back to the main
menu.
2. All manual keys are now active.
Pressing any labeled key will
activate a movement.
CAUTION: Make sure there is air
to the cutter before cycling or the
system will lock up. To unlock, the
main power has to be cycled.
3. Pressing the “Feed Button” will
cause the feed to move the
number of cycles that was entered.
4. Pressing the “Ram Cycle Button”
will cause the ram to cycle one time.
5. Pressing the “Single Cycle
Button” will cause the feed and
ram to perform one complete cycle.
6. Press the “Total Reset” button and
the following display appears.
Total Count = XXXXXX
f1=reset to Zero
f4=Exit Display
a. Pressing the F1 key will cause
the total count to be all zeros
b. Pressing the F4 key will take you
back to the main menu.
7. Press the “Ram Time Button” and
the following screen appears.
ram Dwell Time =XX
f1=Set Dwell Time
f4=Exit Display
a. Pressing the F1 key will display
a screen which will force you to
enter a dwell time before leaving
the screen.
programming procedure
Operator Input Terminal – programming procedure – Standard Software
b. Pressing the F4 key will take
you back to the main menu.
8. Press the “Clamp Air Button” and
the following screen appears:
feed Air Selection
f1=Turn feed Air On
f2=Turn feed Air Off
f4=Exit
Use this feature when loading
material into the air feed.
9. Press the “Diagnostics Button”
and the following display appears.
feed at Main SW-Off
feed at Stop SW-Off
ram ret’d SW-ON
f4=Next
Press F4 and the next screen
appears.
ram Door Closed SW-Off
feed Door Closed SW-Off
f4=Exit
Each time the switch changes
state, the screen switches to off
or on. If the switch is energized,
the screen displays - on. If the
switch is de-energized, the screen
displays- off.
10. Press the “Count Display Button”
and the following screen appears.
part Count Display
Total Count=XXXXXX
Batch Count=XXXXXX
f4=Exit
Pressing the F4 “Exit” key and the
screen reverts back to the previous
screen.