Table of Contents

 

SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION …………….……………………….………...3

1.1

Controller

4

1.2

Keys and Symbols

6

SECTION 2: QUICK START-UP……………………………………………...8

SECTION 3: INITIAL INSTALLATION AND

 

OPERATION….………….……………………………………………………..11

3.1

Initial Installation

11

3.2

Initial Operation

13

3.3

Injection Molding

14

3.4

Extrusion Constant

19

3.5

Extrusion Proportional

22

3.6

Calibration

26

SECTION 4: ADVANCED OPERATIONS/CONTROL FUNCTIONS...…29

4.1

Recipe Storage/Recall

29

4.2

Clearing the Totalizer

31

4.3

Acknowledging Alarms

31

4.4

Optional Equipment

31

SECTION 5: MAINTENANCE……………...……………………………….34

5.1

Maintenance Intervals

34

5.2

Removing the Scraper

34

5.3

Cleaning the DD Dosing Station

35

5.4

Changing the Dosing Disc in the DT Dosing Station

37

5.5

Removing/Replacing the Scraper in the DT Dosing Station

38

5.6

Cleaning the DT Dosing Station

39

5.7

Exchangeable Stations

40

5.8

Exchanging Fuses

40

APPENDIX A: TROUBLESHOOTING…………………………...…………42

A.1

General Troubleshooting

42

A.2 Malfunctions or Errors—Error Codes

42

A.3

Determining the Software Setup Factor

44

A.4 Recipe Formulas

44

APPENDIX B: BASIC PARAMETER SETTINGS…………………………46

APPENDIX C: DISC DOSING FACTORS AND EQUIPMENT

 

DRAWINGS AND PARTS NUMBERS……………………………………….53

APPENDIX D: SPARE PARTS LIST…...……………………………………62

Digital Dosing Units

2

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