AUTO FILM FEEDER
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1. Different programes please wait Calculating x Different speeds please wait vo es vo en Colenta AN 03 2003 page 6 AUTO NDT FEEDER 6 ERROR CODES of the FEEDER When an ERROR appears Feeder error lf ever an Error appears compare the message on the display with the listed error codes below adn on the next page for corrective actions When an error is detected in Automode the feeder will automatically stop the current load cycle The operator must then acknowledge the message to do that press 2 x times 3 this will re initialize the Feeder software and then follow the instructions below and on the next page Message Setup invalid Motor overrun Motor overload Check magazin Magazin open Cover opened Dropped film Vacuum failure Can t catch film Colenta Action Reprogram the SETUP of the feeder according page Especially after a new EPROM was installed Drive system for M1 is blocked or running hard check the drive system and the belt tension The filmmagazin is not in or not in proper position Check position of magazin The filmmagazin is not in or not in proper position Check position of magazin Close the lid for manual feed in of the feeder cover switch Apper when the on or more sucker s lost vacuum during lifting film Check position of suckers check entrance situation of film at input rollers Check the position of the sucker s on the fil2. cover is closed The following indication will be shown Colenta AN 03 2003 page 5 AUTO NDT FEEDER add2 1 The COLENTA feeder offers you the possibility to break the current auto feed cycle in order to process some important films in between using the manual film feed option To do that follow the steps below During auto feed the display will show Dont tfeed BUSY The red LED is on gt Auto mode To stop an auto feed cycle press 8 display Now you must wait unitl the last film has exited the feeder to the processor BUSY feeding ve When this is done the feeder will unlock the cover lid for the manual film feed slot during auto feed the lid of the manuel feed in is locked and the display will show the same indication as mentioned on page 4 Use the described procedure there for feeding manually To start again the auto mode follow the instuctions mentioned on page 5 5 Speed synchronization Feeder amp Film Processor The Filmprocessor in the following reffered to processor has 9 production programme channels available This feature allows the operator to pre programme different parameters eg Temp Dev time and Repl rates into selected programmes for specific production needs When changing between processor speeds Dev Time the feeder transport speed must also be re programmed to the processor speed This is done automatically by the feeder software During a reprogramme cycle
3. Modify Set time Counter ProgramX Modify As mentioned the processor parameters are displayed from the processor Some Feeder specific settingsmust be set as required Display light 1 Fe fen Used to switch of the disply illumination een supplied from the processor Calculate speed l Speed number 104 supplied from the processor Save Cancel Set time Date 16 06 2003 Time 11 48 OK Used to set date amp time for the Feeder Film counter Film counter totall Counter Cntri Cntr2 y Last err Vacum Informs about the latest Needed to check the last activated sucker error indication Colenta AN 03 2003 page 14 AUTO NDT FEEDER 8 Opto switch position opto switch Move1 opto switch Move2 opto switch HPos Colenta AN 03 2003 AUTO NDT FEEDER 9 Sucker adjustment When the message Can t catch film is indicated on the display this means the opto sensor bar is seeing film but the sucker cannot catch the film In this case the sucker MAY HAVE TO be re adjusted by the following procedure Loose to adjust the sucker Vacum Sucker on the film Now run the Lift motor M1 in Phase mode see page 13 and observe the position of the suckers on the film very carefully If not OK use and turn slowly the above mentioned tool NOTE turn slowly and in small increments as the adjustment is very very sensitive After adjusting check by making a
4. will jump back to the above mentioned first page menu WARNING After the manual feed process is activated the intake rollers of the feeder are driven by the main motor of the processor So never put your fingers into the film feed slot Colenta AN 03 2003 page 4 AUTO NDT FEEDER add2 To start the automatic mode use 1 time 6 the green LED will stop blinking and now activate a red blinking light This confirms that the FEEDER is now ready for auto feed To start the cycles press 7 1 time The feeder will now start working in auto mode the red LED will illuminate continually When the auto mode is activated P1 READY 07 59 red LED the disply will look like this Automode Run ve en Important Due the fact that the automode of the feeder can be used under normal light condition ensure that the cover for the film cassette is closed Important Never place any films Cassette _ into the cassette when cover the feeder is in auto mode This can cause serious problems in the feeder After starting the auto mode the feeder will first check if there are films in the magazine In no films have been loaded into the casette the display will indicate this as shown Obviously the same message will also be displayed after the last film is fed from Feeder to processor Before starting the auto mode close the cover of the manual film feed slot If open the feeder will not start working until the
5. A AUTO NDT FEEDER M1 M2 Interface Inputs Outputs The SERVICE menue shows you the following 8 2 1 Inputs Vac Vakum or not Suc SP S1 S2 Suc not in use 1 1 0 0 SP Setup protection S less opto switch see page 15 1 yes 0 no S2 0pto switch see page 15 Movei Move HPos Movet opto switch see page 15 1 0 o Move2 opto switch see page 15 opto switch see page 15 1 yes 0 no Mag1 Magazin in or not Mag2 not in use Manual status of lid for manual feed in Mag1 Mag2 Manual 1 1 0 1 yes 0 no GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 The Gates 1 to 4 are used to check if there is one film or two films loading These gates are measuring the film thickness To check operation 0 gt 0 no film 1 gt 1 film OK to the processor 0 gt 1 gt 0 2 films return back to the cassette cannot seperate film This point has to be used to adjust the gates Place a film through the gates and follow the corresponding gate signal on the display 0 no film 1 gt 1 film OK to the processor 0 gt 1 gt 0 2 films Colenta AN 03 2003 page 11 AUTO NDT FEEDER Used to check the optosensorbar below the cassette S bar _ ____ S bar 0 123 IMPORTANT NOTICE WHEN TESTING THE FEEDER WITH BLACK TEST FILM THE OPTO SENSOR BAR WITHIN THE CASSETTE MUST BE TURNED OFF Failure to turn the sensor bar to the off mode will result in no film been seen and therefore the feeder w
6. SERVICE MANUAL for Colenta INDX AUTO FILM FEEDER Warnung Diese Anleitung ist nur f r qualifizierte Service Techniker bestimmt Warning For the use of qualified service personnel only Avertissement Reserve au personnel de service qualifie EN 150 OO Ja DNY Certified Company Colenta 03 2003 AN Function When replacing the standard feed table of the COLENTA INDX NDT Film Processors the fully compatible feeder can be interfaced to the processor feeder and standard feed tray of the INDX units are fully exchangeable The feeder is gear driven from the processor and will automatically synchronise the speed of the feed rollers in the feeder to the processor speed The feeder and processor are connected by an electronic interface The feeder is activated as soon as the signal No Error in the Processor and Processor Sensorbar Free is transferred to the feeder controller and the automatic mode push button is pressed A vacuum operated sucker system lifts the staked films in the magazine between the feed rollers of the feeder which then transfer the film to the entrance rollers of the processor The feeder can operate in two different modes Automatic mode This mode is activated by pressing a push button When the processor is Ready and no error is sent to the feeder the automatic sensor controlled film feeding sequence starts The feeder will stop automatically as soon as all films are
7. complete cycle of M1 and followthe position of the sucker onto the film repeat procedure until OK When the suckers are in the OK position fix the locking screws as mentioned above Colenta AN 03 2003 page 16 10 MAINTENANCE The COLENTA AUTO FEEDER is almost user maintenance free The surface of the feeder can be cleaned with a slightly moist soft and non linting cloth Any commercial cleaning agent may be used provided it does not contain any solvents and or acids The feeder may be disconnected from the processor for maintenance purpose so that film processing does not have to be interrurupted IMPORTANT Neither water nor moisture must penetrate into the feeder during cleaning COLENTA reserves the right to modify and improve their equipment in order to adapt them to the latest technological developments NOTES NOTES
8. er the SETUP press 3 continually for 3 4 seconds You will see Setup Service Adjust P1 Use vo on Use 6 to move the cursor use 7 to confirm a menu NOTE The SETUP menue is protect by a jumper placed on the main board When this jumper is not in place you can enter and also change values but you cannot store any modifications or changes For this you must place a jumper as shown below Feeder Software Jumper on ST23 Don t forget to remove the jumper when you have finished Colenta AN 03 2003 page 9 AUTO NDT FEEDER The SETUP menue shows you the following Scan time 03sec 8 Stop on error 1 1 yes 0 no 8 Make tests 0 1 yes 0 no 8 Sync processor 1 1 yes 0 no 8 Speed calk time 180 sec 8 C Proport 08 0 C_Intergral 0 30 8 C Differ 0 03 Interval 0 3 s 8 Have OLP 1 1 yes 0 no 8 RS232 on 1 1 yes 0 no 8 Baud rate 0 4800 1 9600 2 19200 2 8 Recive timeout 03 sec 8 Opto Sensors 1 1 yes 0 no 8 Jump Time 04 8 G1x G2x G3x G4x 8 Language 0 8 Save Cancel Colenta Time were the vakum will be build up for one sucker In case there is an error the feeder has to stop Self test cycles during film loading Needed to synchronice the feeder and the proc speeds Required time for the feeder to change the speed of the feed rollers after the processor speed has been changed Needed for internal calculation for the feeder Needed for inter
9. f the feeder unit As well as the before mentioned red and green LED indication the manual mode conditions are also indicated on the display The capacity of the feeder is mainly determined by the processing cycle of the processor in feed speed of the processor When small films are to be fed via the magazine the whole width of the feeder processor can be utilised by using multi track feeding processing Film magazine specification Max Film size 43x48cm Min film size 6x12cm Film magazine designed to take all common film sizes from 6x12 to 43x48cm Film width 6 cm up to 43cm Film length 12 cm upto 48 cm The magazine will take film of various sizes utilising the full width of the magazine providing film stacking facilities for approx 60 films per stack Max capacity of the magazine approx 6 stacks 6x12cm 6x24cm or 6x48cm of 60 films each total 360 films Film magazine Dimensions _ 10mm _ 450mm _ e ae COLENTA A E INDX431 i E 5 Film Processor Colenta T A COLENTA INDX431 Film Processor Voltage 230V AC 50 Hz Weight approx 25 30 kg supplied from the Film Processor without magazine AUTO NDT FEEDER 1 INSTALLATION OF THE FEEDER Due to safety reasons during transport the feeder is not ins
10. he FEEDER has its own electronic controller which also monitor signals from the processor to control system workflow Interface Handshake The FEEDER itself is using a seperate installed control electronic signals from the processor are provided for better workflow Interface Handshake Top Cover OVERVIEW Lid for manual feed in Processor display Film Processor Slot for feeder casette Open lid for manual feed in Feeder display Main switch For the FILM PROCESSOR and the FEEDER Colenta AN 03 2003 page 3 AUTO NDT FEEDER 3 LOADING THE CASSETTE The Film magazine must be loaded in the right way to prevent possible film jam problems Follow the steps below Load only in darkroom Use only one film size per track The samallest film size is 6x12cm The widest film size is 43x48cm Fix the plug in bars according to the film sizes Centre the films per track between 2 plug in bars Position the stop bracket slightly against the filmstack leaving a space of a few millimeters and tighten the screws This to avoid the possibility of film feeding problems Each stack may contain max 60 films of the same size Make sure the magazine is closed properly with a click Film magazine specification Max Film size 43x48cm Min film size 6x12cm Film magazine designed to take all common film sizes from 6x12 to 43x48cm Film width 6 cm up to 43cm Film length 12 cm up to 48 cm The
11. ill assume the cassette is empty The film sensor can be turned off by entering the SET UP mode of the feeder and setting Optosensor data from 1 to 0 1 ON 0 OFF IMPORTANT RE SET OPTOSENSOR BACK TO 1 ON WHEN PLACING THE FEEDER INTO NORMAL FILM PRODUCTION MODE 7 2 2 Outputs Magni 2 3 4 Open Close Used to open cloese the vakum valves Key 1 1 2 Lock Open 1 to 4 Magnet2 Magnet1 Used to open cloese the magnetic Key1 switched 1 and 2 Colenta AN 03 2003 page 12 AUTO NDT FEEDER Vacuum pump Vacuum ON OFF Add Output ON OFF not in use Needed to switch the Vacum pump Vacum switch 7 2 3 for M1 you will see Run continuosly M1 will start to work continuosly Phase run Phase cont M1 will start working step by step 7 M1 will start Continuosly but with some breaks inbetween M1 7 2 4 for M2 Run Speed 254 Used to start M2 Dir FORW Used to change the direction of M2 FORW to the processor BACK into the magazin Note This facility should be used ifa em occurs in order to rescue film from the feed rollers M2 Note to run M1 or M2 the cover switch has to be in if not the message This point is disabled will be displayed Colenta AN 03 2003 page 13 AUTO NDT FEEDER 7 2 5 Interface RS232 Electrical Old style of interface no longer in use Rec pack xy Confirms the communication via RS232 Errors 0 Clear ProgramX
12. m See page 16 Sucker adjustment AN 03 2003 page 7 Message Can not separate films 1234 Proc off or NC Proc Stand By Don t feed BUSY Processor READY Processor ERROR Low position Film doesn t delivered Colenta AUTO NDT FEEDER Action The Feeder can not separate two or more films on the mentioned position sticky films In this case the feeder must stop the current cycle and return the film into the magazin Open the magazin check and try to run again The processor is switched off main switch in O position or the interface cable is not connected The processor is in stand by mode The user can feed manually or can start the automatic mode The user cannot feed films or cannot start the automatic mode This message appears when the film is under the sensors of the processor The processor processes the film but the input sensor is empty The operator can feed manually or can start the automatic mode some error has occurred in the processor Refer to the instruction booklet for the processor for further actions Call for Service personnel Call for Service personnel AN 03 2003 page 8 AUTO NDT FEEDER 7 SETUP of the FEEDER only for authorized technicians The SETUP of the Feeder is used firstly to set and to store the factory setting required for the workflow und the communication with the processor and secondly to check all the components within the feeder To ent
13. magazine will take film of various sizes utilising the full width of the magazine providing film stacking facilities for approx 60 films per stack Max capacity of the magazine approx 6 stacks 6x12cm 6x24cm or 6x48cm of 60 films each total 360 films plug in bars ATTENTION Never load films when the feeder is in AUTO MODE filmstack max 60pcs one size stop bracket The casette should be loaded very even stop bracket stop bracket not like this Colenta AN 03 2003 page 4 AUTO NDT FEEDER 3 START WORKING Place the loaded magazine as detailed in the previous page into the magazine slot Ensure that the magazine is in position and the cover lid for manual feeding is closed switch on the processor Lid for manual feed in gt Lt IN Main switch Forthe FEEDER and the FILMPROCESSOR Obviously the processor must be in READY mode for start working if any of the critical parameters of the processor are not reached you can t start the FEEDER Check the display of the processsor READY has to be shown when an ERROR is active refer to the instruction booklet of the processor for further actions When the processor is READY the display of the FEEDER will show READY 07 24 23 Manual mode Run page down move the cuors to confirm Note The Setup menu is for service and factory setting purp
14. nal calculation for the feeder Needed for internal calculation for the feeder Needed for internal calculation for the feeder Has to be 1 when a proc is connected Has to be 0 when the feeder has to work without a processor stand alone for testing The feeder is communicating with the processor via RS232 Communication speed for RS232 Needed for RS232 The sensorbar below the cassette is activated or not Used to define the additional movement of the motor when the film was delivered to feed in rollers This to prevent that the suckers are touching the film Used to deactivate the gate switches just in case one of them is not working OK After replacement the switch should be reactivated again Used to change the language used on the display Use Save to store or Cancel to exit AN 03 2003 page 10 AUTO NDT FEEDER 7 1 2 SETUP Vales Software FDR V3 1r04 Setup Place the jumper Scan time sec Stop on error 1 yes O no Make tests 1 yes O no Sync processor 1 yes O no Speed calc time sec C_Proport C_Integral C_Differ Interval s Have OLP 1 yes O no RS232 on l yes O no Baud rate 0 4800 1 9600 2 19200 Receive timeout sec Opto sensors 1 yes 0 no Jump time Language 0 0 9 O Eng 1 France NOTE to use this software on the processor must be installed the software MF800 V2 8r05 Colenta AN 03 2003 page 10
15. oses only The Setup menu set processor specific values This values should not be changed by the customer Although you can select these menus scroll through the data and also make changes saving the changed data is disabled Only an authorized service technician can re programme these values Regarding this see the informations on page 9 Colenta AN 03 2003 page 3 AUTO NDT FEEDER 4 USING THE DISPLAY After switching on the main switch the feeder NDT FEEDER program first will start an initialization cycle The Version software code will be shown for some seconds vo Revision of software Time When the initialization cycle is done the display READY 07 24 23 Manual mode Run will show first page Additional the green LED is blinking that confirms that the feeder is ready for manul feeding vo green LED Now the there are 2 options 1 To use the manual feed option for feeding sheet by sheet 2 To start the automatic mode in order to feed the f lm from the magazin automatically into the processor add1 For manual feeding press 1x 7 the green LED will be on continually the display will show Now open the cover leed for manual film feed and start loading films sheet by sheet Ensure process n Dr straight loading of the films to prevent any Manual mode st l possible film jams When no films are loaded in time the display will show the indication no vo films and after that the controller
16. removed from the magazine by the suckers or if an error occurs in the processor which signals a stop instruction to the feeder controller or the operator presses the manual mode push button Manual mode a With the feeder working in automatic mode and then selecting the manual mode by the action of a push button switch the automatic feeding of film from the magazine will stop no further film will be supplied by the vacuum suckers to the feed rollers This action releases the manual film feed slot and as soon as the last automatically fed film has entered the processor The release of the manual film feed slot is indicated by a green LED the automatic feed mode Is signalled to the operator by a red LED After the operator has finished manually loading films and then wants to return to the automatic mode to continue the feeding of films from the magazine he selects automatic mode by the action of a push button switch and once the last manually fed film has entered the processor the feeder will switch to automatic mode b After the feeder when working in automatic mode has completely emptied the magazine it will automatically switch from automatic mode into manual mode thereby releasing the manual film feed slot the feeder can now be used in the same way as the Standard feed tray of the COLENTA INDX 43 I The various steps for the automatic film feeding as well as all eventual errors in the feeder are indicated on the display o
17. talled directly from the factory This has to be done at the costumer side from qualified service personnel See the illustrationen below which explains the procedure Firstly place the Film Processor without the Feeder on site and level the unit as mentioned in processor installation manual Screw to fix the feeder to the proc Mechanical installation Bun Gear driven from the processor to run the feeder j Screw to fix the feeder to the proc eee WRONG Colenta AN 03 2003 page 1 AUTO NDT FEEDER When the feeder is installed fix the screws T4 ee Screw to fix the Screw to fix the feeder to the proc feeder to the proc Gear driven from the processor to run the feeder Electrical installation Power cord the electrical power needed from the feeder is supplied EEE from the processor Interface cable RS232 Colenta AN 03 2003 page 2 AUTO NDT FEEDER 2 WORKING WITH THE FEEDER The COLENTA AUTO NDT FEEDER is designed for use with most types of NDT Xray films currently available as per the specifications mentioned previously A vacuum sucker lift assembly automatically positions each film from the casette into the infeedrollers of the Feeder transport system The FEEDER is completely driven by the processor that means the processor provides both electrical and gear drive to the out feed rollers this prevents speed synchronisation problems T
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