Puma VI Technical Manual - Blista Brailletec • Marburg
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1. Dokumentation 8 PUMA VI Blista Brailletec Embossing Unit Installation 1 Loosen all screws in cover plate A and front plate B and remove plates 2 Take out spare parts package and Braille Keyboard 3 Screw eye screw C in Embossing Unit and gently lift out Embossing Unit of shipping case with a lever or similar and place it on Control Cabinet 4 Screw the ground line of the Control Cabinet to the Embossing Unit item D Dokumentation 9 PUMA VI Blista Brailletec Controls Control Cabinet left side A Main Switch B Pilot Lamp power on C Key Switch power on D Control Cabinet Door Lock a O Dokumentation 10 PUMA VI Blista Brailletec Controls Control Cabinet right side A B c p nen F G Braille Keyboard Connector 9 Pin PC Sub D Connector Operating Mode Selector Switch Cancel Trouble Switch Trouble Light H1 Trouble Light H2 Trouble Light H3 Operating Voltage 24V on Graphics Mode Graph Text Control Cabinet Door Lock H H2 H3 Ng Dokumentation 11 PUMA VI Blista Brailletec Embossing Unit overview A Positioning and Safety Off Switch B Cable Channel C Ground Connection D Securing Foot Cautions The PUMA VI was designed for the production of printing plat2. X13 X24 X30 x28x22x21 e aal 5 Be y ple f yy LJ i L SPS D 9 CAE X29 X26 X25 U Note The drawing gives you an owerview of connections drive and sensors of predecessor PUMA Vb As PUMA VI consists of similar components ans the same way we took over the sketch Dokumentation 26 PUMA VI Blista Brailletec The embossing Process The timing for the embossing process can be subdivided into two main steps as follows see circle diagram Plate movement to the next character position and the actual embossing time After the PUMA VI has been switched on the embossing stamp is located in the upper dead centre As soon as the start button is pressed to start embossing in the PC mode the CPU sets the corresponding pins for the character to be embossed by driving the rotary magnets Then the servomotor control receives the command to start the embossing process Then the embossing stamp moves from the upper to the bottom dead centre The embossing stamp touches the plate approx 8 ms before the bottom dead centre and it has embossed the character when reaching the bottom dead centre When reaching the bottom dead centre the servomotor control sends a signal to the CPU The CPU clears the rotary magnets and sends the next character to be embossed to the rotary magnets A
3. Dokumentation 16 PUMA VI Blista Brailletec N wo Autocorrect System activated Carriage jumped onto left limit switch Safety switch actuated Carriage moved onto right limit switch Number of characters exceeds max line length number of lines exceeds max page length Graphics Mode switch gt OFF lt AMOO ROFT AMOMMOOCT OO RO lt T Note Any error message shown must first be acknowledged with the red push button D Cancel trouble right Control Cabinet The Keyboard LC CRO PE cale S CR LF Key Funktions Ba N WA Braille Dot 1 CR Carriage return Line feed 2 Braille Dot 2 back space gt Braille Dot 3 line feed A LC LF carriage return N Braille Dot 4 4N EE EP line back Braille Dot 5 LE LB form feed LO PE Braille Dot 6 a amp Space The keyboard has a repeat function which starts when a key is kept pressed down for longer than the time needed for the embossing process Dokumentation 17 PUMA VI Blista Brailletec Setting and Correcting the Page Format The following information is given for your guidance only Modification or re adjustment of the formats should only be carried out by trained staff The page formats mentioned below are standard and may sometimes be very different from those in use at the customer s printing house If n
4. and F2 determine the beginning of the embossing area at the left margin of the plate Switch D allows to activate Sensor F1 or Sensor F2 Activating Sensor F1 using switch D selects the embossing area preferably in use at the customer s printing house and the standard plate format should be used Activating Sensor F2 using switch D allows the customer to select a second embossing area The plate format in use and the embossing area must harmonize with each other In the manual mode Sensor F3 monitors the end of line Dokumentation 22 PUMA VI Blista Brailletec Warning Sensors F1 and F2 also determines the interpoint quality see appropriate section Therefore their position should not be moved carelessly To penera GE AREE Dokumentation 23 PUMA VI Blista Brailletec Interpoint Adjustment In order not to crush the already embossed dots on the front side of the printing plate when embossing its reverse side the embossing area on the reverse side must be moved in horizontal and vertical direction so that the dots of all braille characters of both sides are embossed between the dots of the braille characters of each other side interpoint The differing positions of the embossing areas on the front and reverse sides are determined by the fixing holes previously made in the plates for installation on the PUMA VI There are two
5. hole mooves the Embossing Unit by approx 0 33 mm Warning The adjustment of the dot height is a tricky problem and must therefore be carried out with a great deal of care Never adjust the dot height during the embossing process To adjust the dots to the correct height increase decrease by very small amounts Embossing with too high dots will cause damage to the machine LP Dokumentation 21 PUMA VI Blista Brailletec Top Margin of the Plate The top margin of the plate is determined by the contact angle of Sensor S This ensures that the embossing area has the same position on all printing plates We recommend the use of our factory set top margin If the width of the top margin must be re adjusted for the embossing area then it is necessary to move the contact angle accordingly Note Moving the contact angle to the machine front widens the distance between the embossing area and the top margin of the plate Observe The minimum distance between Sensor S and contact angle is 0 20 mm and the maximum 1 mm The Sensors F1 F2 and F3 Sensors F1
6. rules A braille character dots 1 through 6 is represented as a Byte 1004 Dot1 2 LSB 2005 Dot2 2 3006 Dot3 2 Dot 4 23 Dot 5 2 Dot 6 2 Controlbit 2 Controlbit 2 MSB If a braille dot is contained in a braille character then the Bit corresponding to the dot is set to 1 Dots that do not exist in a braille character are encoded with 0 Example 1 The character s is represented in braille by the dots 2 3 4 Thus the Byte corresponding to the braille s is encoded as follows QF 2 2 02 027 2 21 27 o 0 0 O 141 1 141 D The Byte corresponds in Hexadecimal code to the value 0E hex Example 2 The character y is represented in braille by the dots 1 3 4 5 6 Thus the Byte corresponding to the braille y is encoded as follows 2 De De Oe 2 202a 2 Qt O 1 1 1 1 0 1 The Byte corresponds in Hexadecimal code to the value 3D hex Dokumentation 28 PUMA VI Blista Brailletec The ASCII codes of the print characters must be converted in the PUMA VI printer driver software into the hexadecimal values of the corresponding braille characters Example 1 The print character s is stored in the PC in ASCII code as 73 hex Assigned to the 73 hex in the ASCII braille table is the value OE hex Example 2 The print character y is stored in the PC in ASCII code as 79 hex Assigned to the 79 hex in the ASCll braille table is the value 3D hex Special Codes The PUMA VI requires spe
7. stepper made by the Berger Co Detailed descriptions of the Berger stepper are attached to this documentation Stepper Y Drive Line Feed Motor The Y drive uses a 2 phase stepper and is driven by its own circuit board line feed module The line feed board receives the necessary control signals from the CPU which are then processed for the Y drive The Embossing Motor The embossing motor a servomotor has its own control unit This receives a start pulse from the CPU however the actual motor drive power and speed monitoring and the embossing stamp position control via an incremental signal transmitter is initiated and monitored by this own control unit The Bottom Embossing Section Magnet Unit The bottom embossing section has six rotary magnets which are directly driven by the CPU The rotary magnets lift the embossing pins over an inclined plane to the embossing position and lock On the embossing unit are installed the sensors for the Autocorrect Systems These six sensors monitor the movements of the embossing pins with their electronics The embossed character is regenerated from the movement of the embossing pins and compared with the character previously sent from the PC to the PUMA VI If there is a difference The PUMA VI tries to emboss this character correctly or it stops the embossing process and outputs an error message see pages 14 15 Dokumentation 25 PUMA VI Blista Brailletec Connectors and Drives
8. to page and the possibility to cancel Cancel with ESC This returns you to the StatusLine If the page entered has been correct the following message will be displayed Page x found Start with RET Stop with SpaceBar IRET sends the text to PUMA V Then the machine starts embossing SpaceBar Pressing this key during the embossing process will cause the machine to emboss the text contained in the buffer memory of PUMA Vb PUMA VI and stop when finished Dokumentation 32 PUMA VI Blista Brailletec Maintenance Information Embossing Unit Care Information During the embossing process only the bottom embossing unit section of the PUMA VI is subject with its translating parts and embossing pins to mechanical wear and permanent soiling in particular Embossing the dots and moving the metal plate cause rubbed off parts of material mixing with oil and forming sticky dirt in the pins guide Therefore the embossing pins in the bottom embossing unit section should be cleaned after regularly The dirt depends on the material in use Therefore we recommend that you first clean the PUMA VI once per month or every two months maximum and then decide yourself how often the machine should be cleaned Rubbed off parts from the plates also stick in the holes of the embossing stamp Therefore we recommend that you always watch the holes with a mirror and remove the dirt when cleaning the embossing pins To this end the stamp sh
9. 1 Driver Software DOS WIN 9x 1 Instruction Manual incl documentation for Control Cabinet Berger SPS Accessories Qty Description Item No 1 Adjusting Pin EE 11 890 1 Set of Transmission Wire EE 13 809 1 Eye Screw DIN 580 M16 NO 10 667 1 Thickness Gauge 0 05 1 mm WZ 10 668 1 Set of Hex Socket Screw Key 1 5 6 WZ 10567 1 Fork Wrench SW opening 5 5 and 7 DIN 894 WZ 10 655 1 Fork Wrench SW opening 13 DIN 894 WZ 10 658 1 Fork Wrench SW opening 30 DIN 894 WZ 10 661 1 Screwdriver for Slotted Screws 4x100 DIN 5270 WZ 10651 1 Screwdriver for Recessed Head Screws 1x80 WZ 13 554 1 Screwdriver for Recessed Head Screws 2x100 WZ 13 556 1 Screwdriver for Recessed Head Screws 3x150 WZ 13 557 1 Clock Oil Type 5 50ml ZU 10 669 1 Plastic Oiler ZU 13 935 1 Sample Printing Plates with brailled Test Sheets 2 Fuse 16 Amp ZU 14486 2 Fuse 6 Amp ZU 14487 Options Optional Accessories 1 Toothed Belt X drive 1 Toothed Belt Y drive 2 Microswitch Pneumatic Punch Graphics Software and Graphics Stamp Dokumentation 7 PUMA VI Blista Brailletec Control Cabinet Installation Always check shipping case for any damage that may be caused by water pressure etc 1 Loosen all screws in cover plate A and front plate B and remove plates 2 Take out Control Cabinet of shipping case gently 3 Turn securing feet C upwards to move carriage 1010 mm
10. PumaVI Embossing machine User Manual Serial No Embossing Unit Serial No Electronic Cabinet PUMA VI Blista Brailletec Dokumentation 2 PUMA VI Blista Brailletec Table of Contents Technical Data Working Temperature 4 Weight 4 Space Requirement 4 Embossing specifications 5 Materials for Printing Plates 5 Operation 5 Operating Voltage 5 Power Consumption 5 Installation and Operation Delivery 6 Accessories 6 Options 6 Control Cabinet Installation 7 Embossing Unit Installation 8 Controls 9 Embossing Unit overview 11 Cautions 11 Connecting the Puma VI 12 Operation 13 Operating Modes Manual Mode 15 PC Mode Automatic mode before 2005 15 Test Mode 15 Error Messages in Test Mode 15 Error Messages in PC and Manual Mode 15 The Keyboard 16 Setting and Correcting the Page Format Large Print 17 Medium Print 18 Dot Height 19 Format Specifications table 19 Adjusting the Dot Height 20 Top Plate Margin 21 The Sensors F1 F2 and F3 21 Interpoint and Adjustment 23 The Control The Drives 24 Connectors and Drives 25 The Embossing Process 26 Dokumentation 3 PUMA VI Blista Brailletec Computerized Operation The serial port RS 232 27 Data Coding 27 Special Codes 28 Autocorrect System Defaults 28 Using Older Printer Drivers 29 Printer Driver 29 Maintenance Information Embossing Unit Care Information 32 Trouble Shooting 32 Dokumentation 4 PUMA VI Blista Bra
11. WIEN to the right from the line of sight of the picture on e ce ee page 21 5 6 26 o 2o 2 Re adjusting the X Y Orthogonality a If the carriage does not transport the plate on the PUMA e VI at exactly a 90 angle in the X and Y directions then the characters will be crushed in the interpoint in parti cular in the last line of the plate For re adjustment the bar with the fixing pins for the printing plate must be re adjusted by a half of the cell displacement after loosening the screw at the bottom fixing pin Dokumentation 24 PUMA VI Blista Brailletec The Control The PUMA VI uses a CPU the so called Store Programmed Control SPS made by the Berger Co to initiate and monitor all of its functions see enclosed description The complete electromechanical construction of the Embossing Unit in the PUMA VI can be subdivided into the following components X drive with a five phase stepper Y drive with a two phase stepper Embossing drive with servomotor and own motor and position monitoring Bottom embossing unit section with rotary magnets and sensors for the Autocorret System Inductive sensors for position monitoring Note All the connectors in the PUMA VI are covered with a loop which checks the PUMA VI for connecting passage when switched on The PUMA VI will not start if a connector is not properly closed The Drives X Stepper X Drive Motor The X drive uses a 5 phase
12. a transfer the Autocorrect System in the PUMA VI always checks the braille page to be embossed for its embossing area already before the embossing takes place characters per line lines per page Therefore each line must be closed with a CR 81 85 87 hex and the last line of each page finished with an end of page character only 83 hex The selected embossing format presets the embossing area for the PUMA VI If the embos sing area sent from the PC to the PUMA VI does not correspond to the preset one then no embossing will take place In this case the PUMA VI outputs an error message using signal lamps H1 through H3 see page 15 Dokumentation 29 PUMA VI Blista Brailletec The PUMA VI monitors the embossing area by counting each character sent via the port Fill characters such as 00 hex or FF hex are also counted and not skipped or cleared Using Older Printer Drivers There are two alternatives for the PUMA VI to operate using an existing PC program e g for the PUMA V 1 Changing the software of the existing program Change the older printer driver program as follows a Handshake from hardware handshake with DTR to software handshake with X on X off b In the ASCII braille table change the code for e from 11 hex to 51 hex and the code for h from 13 hex to 53 hex Background information 11 hex and 13 hex are the ASCII characters for X on and X off If the characters e and h are not changed as
13. cial control characters which are encoded as follows ASCII value in hex Braille code in hex Bank 80 0 000 83 B3 o eee Carriage Retun CR OD 81 85 87 91 see Note Letter h 93 see Note The PUMA VI initiates the line feed on its own as soon as it receives the carriage return character at the end of each line The carriage return can be performed with the three following characters where the value 81 performs a line feed of 4 feed units standard line feed 85 performs a line feed of 3 feed units 87 performs a line feed of 2 feed units A feed unit corresponds to the dot spacing in the braille cells For example 2 5 mm in medium print 2 7 mm in large print or the dot spacing of a cell size made to customer s specification The different line feeds allow the PUMA VI to also emboss 8 dot braille in interpoint using an appropriate PC program where the individual 8 dot braille cells are divided into two characters to first be embossed as 6 dot characters After a smaller line feed dots 7 and 8 can then be added in the next line for example with pins 1 and 2 of the embossing head Note 11 hex and 13 hex are the ASCII characters for X on and X off If the indicated code is not used for e and h then the PUMA VI interprets each e and h as X on X off This would absolutely cause errors in communication between the PC and the PUMA VI and provide erroneous print outs Autocorrect System Defaults During dat
14. described the PUMA VI interprets each e h as X on X off This would cause communication errors between the PC and the PUMA VI as well as erroneous print outs A Printer Driver The PUMA VI can also be operated using our older printer driver software for the PUMA Vb This printer driver is always included Therefore to load the program enter PUMA EXE When the logo PUMA V appears on the screen press lt RETURN gt and the following StatusLine will appear on the screen StatusLine Help Alt H COM1 9600 n 8 1 EXIT Alt D COM1 9600 n 8 1 shows the standard settings of port COM1 for PUMA VB VI COM2 can also be activated from the help menu with Alt H Alt D returns you to leave the program Additionally however you will be asked to confirm REALLY YOU WANT TO LEAVE Y N According to your confirmation you will leave the program or return to the StatusLine AIt H With this command you will obtain the following help menu PUMA V HELP Port output Alt A Show ASCII Braille Table Alt B Load the Reference Table Alt C Leave PUMA V Alt D Send file PgDn Dokumentation 30 PUMA VI Blista Brailletec Alt A Alt B Alt C PgDn RET activates COM1 or COM2 Calls up the ASCII Braille Table in which are declared assigned the braille dot combinations to the corresponding characters in the ASCII Table This table is also called User Table since the assignments may be changed by th
15. e user Multiple codings are possible To enter a change open the table by pressing F5 type the number of the ASCII character to be encoded and press the lt RETURN gt key Then enter the encoded value for the corresponding braille dot combination according to the example below Assigned to the braille dots is a fixed valence Dot 1 1 Dot 2 2 Dot 3 4 Dot 4 8 Dot 5 16 Dot 6 32 Example X braille dots 1 3 4 6 1 4 8 32 45 The values of the respective dot combination for the braille character are added and entered as a sum Then press the lt RETURN gt key Each entry must be activated again with F5 to avoid any unwanted change in the table To leave the table press lt ESC gt Then you will be asked to confirm SAVE Y N calls up the reference table contained in the program When called up the reference table overlays the user table and restores the original ASCII braille assignment Pressing this key initiates sending a file from the PC to the PUMA V PUMA VI Then you will be asked to ENTER FILENAME If you fail to enter the correct filename the following message appears on the screen FILE NOT FOUND Continue with RET Cancel with ESC returns you to ENTER FILENAME JESC returns you to the StatusLine If an available file has been entered correctly you will be asked to enter the numbers of the start page and the last one Dokumentation 31 PUMA VI Blista Brailletec from page
16. ecessary please ask the Blista Brailletec for more information about other available formats Large Print TX 240 DIV gt E p min 15 mm min 6 7 mm L Lmin 6 7 mm Dokumentation 18 PUMA VI Blista Brailletec Medium Print 310 mm 310 MM 7 y 5 j 5 min 5 mm min 6 7 mm L Lmin 6 7 mm 19 mm Dokumentation 19 PUMA VI Blista Brailletec Dot Height Medium Print M3 Large Print sm ik Oram g 0 65mm 0 6 nf Format Specifications Cells per line Lines per Cells per page page Line spacing Dot spacing Cell spacing Dot 1 to dot 1 horizontal and vertical Dot 1 to dot 1 Medium print 10 00mm 2 eas BE 00mm Dokumentation 20 PUMA VI Blista Brailletec Adjusting the Dot Height Should the dot height be re adjusted after exchanging the embossing pins or after a longer period of use then proceed as follows 1 Loosen Hex Nut B Re adjust Shaft Nut A to the standard dot height using the adjusting pin included Note Turning Shaft Nut A anti clockwise see mark increases Turning Shaft Nut A clockwise see mark decreases the dot height One whole rotation of Shaft mooves the Embossing Unit by approx 2 mm Turning Shaft Nut by one
17. es of the materials specified in section Technical Data only using other materials may damage the machine Before operation always check for correct voltage The ground cable must be fastened with screws to the Control Cabinet and the Embossing Unit Control and power cables may not be affected by any environmental influence It is most important to observe the operating conditions All protection devices must be installed before operating the machine In order to avoid accidents never leave any object or your hand within the X Carriage movement area Make sure that there is no object under or in between the printing plate Dokumentation 12 PUMA VI Blista Brailletec Connecting the PUMA VI 1 First connect the control cables as shown in the drawing These cables are not interchangeable 2 Connect the Braille Keyboard 3 Plug in the mains cable Z DZE Sa A z Wis 3 e S D Y 13 Dokumentation PUMA VI Blista Brailletec Operation Before operating the PUMA VI the operator should read this User s Handbook thoroughly or attend a training course of the Blista Brailletec s Servicing Department to familiarise himself with the operation of the PUMA VI and observe cautions Procedure 1 Open the plate holder and position the plate so that the fixing pins on the holder are inserted in the holes previou
18. faults that may occur in the interpoint despite high accuracy in holing the plates 1 Both embossing areas are moved against each other in X direction line direction see drawing Fault 1 and Fault 2 2 The printing plate does not move accurately in X and Y direction at an angle of 90 Accurate Interpoint Fault 1 Fault 2 Full cell front side ee 66 se ee ee ee e 66 66 6 amp 6 we OS Se Go 0S 0S 8S OO 00 OO OO OO O0 OO 00 00 OO Or Or 1040 OO OO OO OO 00 0 0 1 Adjusting the Interpoint in X Direction The positions of the two embossing areas on the front and reverse sides of the plate are determined by Sensors F1 for the first format and F2 for the second one see page 21 Very fine adjustment to the position of the sensors can be made using the set screws after loosening their holding yokes In order to adjust the embossing areas for perfect interpoint re adjust the respective sensor by a half of the incorrect displacement If dots 1 2 3 in a cell on the plate reverse side are displaced towards dots 1 2 3 of a cell on the front side fault 1 then Sensor F1 or F2 must be moved to the left from the line of sight of the picture on page 21 If dots 1 2 3 in a cell on the plate reverse side are Printing plate with outlined braille displaced towards dots 4 5 6 of a cell on the front characters in X u Y direction side fault 2 then Sensor F1 or F2 must be moved PE
19. fter a waiting time of approx 10 5 ms after the bottom dead centre the embossing stamp leaves the plate Now the X motor is started and moves the plate to the next character position After approx 37 ms the plate reaches the new position In the PC mode the embossing stamp is not stopped in the upper dead centre and immediately runs against the plate after it is stopped And the embossing process resumes for the next braille character Upper dead centre Rotation time 55 6ms Embossing time Bottom dead centre Dokumentation 27 PUMA VI Blista Brailletec Computerized Operation The serial port RS 232 In order to send a document from a PC to the PUMA VI the PC must be first connected to the PUMA VI via a serial port RS 232 The port in the PC should be configured as follows Baud Rate 9 600 Parity none Data Bits 8 Bit Stop Bits 1 The data transfer is checked using the software handshake with X on X off The PUMA VI has the capability of buffering up to 7 pages of braille before embossing The PUMA VI is equipped with a 9 pin Sub D connector with the following pin assignment Pin 2 RxD receive data Pin 3 TxD transmit data Pin 5 GND The Data Coding Text to be printed out must first be converted into the so called transparent code before it is sent from the PC to the PUMA VI by character The conversion of the characters into the transparent code is done according to the following
20. illetec Technical Data Working Temperature Weight Control Cabinet Embossing Unit Punch Case for Control Cabinet Case for Embossing Unit Case for Punch Space Requirement 270 cm 0 40 C 150 kg 85 kg 43 kg 60 kg 58 kg 6 kg 198 cm Embossing unit and switch board 87 250 cm Dokumentation PUMA VI Blista Brailletec Embossing Specifications Embossing speed 18 cells per second Caracter size large print medium print Dot spacing 2 7mm 2 5mm Cell spacing 6 6 mm 6 0 mm Cells per line 36 40 Line spacing 10 8 mm 10 0 mm Graphics capability with special Graphics Stamp fine pitch spacing Other printing formats available on request Printing plate materials Size Width max 285 mm Length max 340 mm Thickness double plate max 0 60 mm Materials Zinc degree of purity 99 9 DIN 1706 Aluminium degree of purity 99 5 DIN 1712 or 1745 Plastic Hard PVC Matt Anti static Operation Braille keyboard with special keys Serial Port RS 232 9600 8 n 1 see page 27 Operating voltages selectable from 110 Volt to 240 Volt 50 60 Hz Power consumption 1 1 KW Dokumentation 6 PUMA VI Blista Brailletec Installation and Operation Delivery Please check the delivery for completeness first The embossing machine consists of 1 Embossing Unit 1 Control Cabinet 1 Braille Keyboard 1 Communications Cable
21. ould be dismounted The dirt can easily be removed with a 1 9 mm diameter drill for medium print and a 2 0 mm diameter drill for large print Trouble Shooting If the PUMA VI does not emboss what it should do despite regular maintenance of the embossing pins and built in safeguarding systems embossing area monitoring Autocorrect System start the PUMA VI again and emboss a test page while watching the embossing process Does it emboss the customary test pattern Do all the dots 1 through 6 have the same height If any of the signal lights H1 trough H3 shows an error in the test mode and you are unable to remove the error then please contact us by MAIL PHONE FAX or EMAIL as indicated below Blista Brailletec gGmbH Industriestrasse 11 D 35 041 MARBURG Lahn Fon 49 6421 802 0 Fax 49 6421 802 14 e mail brailletec brailletec de Dokumentation 33
22. sly made in the plate Close the plate holder P to lock the plate in position 2 Turn on mains voltage using the Main Switch C and then the control voltage by means of Key Switch E Then the Pilot lamp D goes on 3 DG gt AMR O s Dokumentation 14 PUMA VI Blista Brailletec 3 Turn on control voltage 24 V with Push button F Then the green lamp inside this switch goes on Select the desired operating mode with Selector Switch C H He H3 i 4 Press Start Button N on Embossing Unit Lamp O lights up and the X carriage is positioned Press Start Button N again Now the machine is ready for work Dokumentation 15 PUMA VI Blista Brailletec Operating Modes The Manual Mode Set Selector Switch C to Hand right Control Cabinet The Start Key must be pressed a second time The green signal light 0 on the embossing table shows the machine ready for work Any braille character entered from the keyboard is embossed The PC Mode Automatic Mode The PC mode allows to emboss a text in braille or b tactile graphics a Embossing Text in Braille Set Selector Switch C to PC right Control Cabinet Set Selector Switch G for graphics to Text Grafik aus before 2005 Press Start Key N The green signal light shows the machine ready for work and the serial port is enabled No
23. w any text previously converted into braille characters by the PUMA VI printer driver program can be received via the serial port b Embossing Tactile Graphics In order to obtain good quality print outs of tactile graphics you should first replace the embossing stamp for text print outs by the embossing stamp for tactile graphics Set Selector Switch C to PC right Control Cabinet Set Selector switch G for graphics to Graph Press the Start Key N The green signal light shows the machine ready for work Tactile graphics previously prepared using the BrailleGraf drawing program can now be received via the serial port The Test Mode Set Selector Switch C to Test right Control Cabinet Press the Start Key The green signal light shows the machine ready for work Now a stored test program runs which may be repeated as often as desired The Test Mode allows to test important functions and components in the PUMA VI The errors listed below can be shown by the signal lights H1 through H3 on right Control Cabinet Error Messages in the Test Mode H1 H2 H3 0 0 1 Embossing sensor defective Autocorrect System activated 1 0 1 End of line sensor defective 0 1 0 Safety switch actuated 1 1 1 Page start sensor Y motor defective 0 1 1 Line start sensor defective 1 0 0 X motor defective Errors occurring during normal operation of the PUMA VI are shown by the following error messages Error Messages in the Manual PC Mode
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