LINK Systems OmniLink 5000 - Manual (Page 33)

April 12, 2012 Manual Version 1.1 4.11
WARNING: After calibration always check for proper operation of the slide adjust
system as wiring or transducer faults could cause an invalid calibration.
Bad measurements could result in damage to the machine and tooling,
and can cause injury or death.
NOTE: It is absolutely critical to set the upper and lower limits correctly before
calibrating a rotary slide adjust system. The calibration process uses this
information to map the turns from the dual resolver into the measurement
space of the slide. If the upper and lower limits are not set correctly, the
system may fail to calibrate!
Section 4.2.2.2 Calibrating Rotary Slide Adjust Systems
After setting the parameters in the previous section, the rotary slide system must be calibrated before it
can be used.
IMPORTANT! Configuring/calibrating the slide adjust module should only be done with no
dies installed in the press and, for presses equipped with slide counterbalance
systems, should proceed only after the counterbalance is properly adjusted to
offset the weight of the slide. If counterbalance pressure is too low, bearing
clearances will cause shut height measurements made during calibration to be
too small.
WARNING! Since the slide adjust configuration procedure requires measurement of
the space between the press slide and bed or bolster, this procedure must
be performed with no dies or tooling in the press to prevent the possibility
of a point of operation or pinch point injury to personnel making the
measurement. Failure to heed this warning may result in serious injury
or death.
To calibrate a rotary slide adjust system:
a) Make sure the upper and lower limit settings have been set correctly in the slide configuration
screen of Figure 4.3.
b) Press the “CALIBRATE SLIDE” softkey in the slide configuration screen of Figure 4.3.
c) A screen will appear with a warning that calibrating the slide should not be undertaken without
first reading this manual. Press the “CONTINUE SLIDE CAL.” softkey to continue the
calibration process or “EXIT” to return to slide configuration.