into the priority cell again, if possible. The priority cell
Automatic Mode
Automatic mode provides the operator a mechanism to keep the drive continually fed with cartridges from the magazine. After enabling the ACF, it automatically feeds cartridges to the device until all the cartridges in the magazines are processed. The operator can supply specific cartridges to an application by inserting the cartridge into the priority cell. The priority cell cartridge is automatically the next cartridge to be loaded into the device, provided a load operation is not currently in progress. When the specific cartridge is loaded, the ACF automatically resumes processing cartridges from the magazine.
Processed cartridges can be removed from the magazine, and unprocessed cartridges can be added, without disturbing the ACF. The ACF locates each unprocessed cartridge.
When the ACF is in Automatic mode, the following applies (see also “ACF Notes” on page 56):
vInitial conditions:
–Automatic mode must be selected from the SET ACF MODE menu.
–The ACF is initialized so the top of the magazine is considered the current cell.
vEnabling Conditions: Two ways to enable Automatic mode follow:
–Choosing Start on the operator panel, if there is a loadable cartridge in the magazine
–Inserting a cartridge in the import position of the priority cell.
vDisabling conditions: The ACF is disabled in Automatic mode as follows:
–A magazine or a priority cartridge is processed and returned to its original cell. No cartridge is present in the import position of the magazine or the priority cell.
–The ACF is enabled because the operator chose Start. However, the ACF cannot detect a cartridge in the import position in either the magazine or the priority cell.
–An attention condition is detected in the ACF; for example, there is an extra cartridge in the magazine.
vOperation
1.If the ACF is disabled and in Automatic mode, and the operator chooses Start on the operator panel, the ACF becomes enabled. It verifies that there is at least one cartridge in the import position of the magazine. If
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