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English TablE of coNTENTS PagE PagE fillEr mENu dEclaration of conformity warnings statistics iNTroducTioN sElEction pricEs managEmEnt of changE tubEs idEntification of thE machinE and its fEaturEs spEcial sElEctions in casE of failurE tEst transport and storagE using thE vEnding machinEs Evadts transfEr positioning thE vEnding machinE tEcHNiciaN mENu...
iN caSE of failurE In most cases, any technical problem can be solved by introduction carrying out minor operations. As a consequence, we suggest carefully reading this manual before contacting The technical documentation supplied is an inte- the manufacturer. gral part of the equipment and it must therefore In case of failures or malfunctions that can not be solved, accompany the equipment whenever it is either please apply to:...
uSiNg THE VENdiNg macHiNES of PoSiTioNiNg THE VENdiNg macHiNE HErmETically SEalEd ProducTS The machine is not suitable for installation outdoors. It must be installed in a dry room at a temperature ranging The control electronics of the machine enables you to from 5°C to 34°C.
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TEcHNical fEaTurES Height 1830 Width Depth Overall dim. with open door 1495 Overall dim. with open slide-in comp. 1205 Loadless weight Power supply voltage V∿ Power supply frequency Absorbed current Absorbed power maximum operating conditions: Room temperature °C Relative humidity cooling system: Compressor refrigerating capacity Ventilated evaporator...
VariablE combiNaTioN locK ccEssoriEs A wide range of accessories can be mounted on the Some models are supplied with a variable combination machine to vary its performances: lock. The assembly kits are supplied with mounting and test- The lock is complete with a silver key for normal opening ing instructions that shall be strictly followed to preserve and closing operations.
coNTrolS aNd comPoNENTS chapter 1 The controls and information for the user are arranged filliNg aNd clEaNiNg outside the slide-in compartment (see fig. 4). The credit and all operation messages are displayed. The machine is not suitable for installation outdoors. It The selection keyboard is of a numeric type.
coNfiguraTioN of SPiral TrayS According to the size of products you wish to dispense, each machine can be fitted with a variable number of dispensing trays (maximum 7), trays and spirals having a different pitch. Fig. 5 Tray Mobile walls Right-hand spiral Left-hand spiral Spirals can be housed either in 152 mm.
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dispense bottles and cans, plastic bottles up to 69 mm dispense sandwiches. in diameter and 0.2l tetrapacks. Sandwich trays are suitable for dispensing sand- these compartments can be recognised by the pres- wiches only; these trays can be recognised by the ence of a product raised support (see fig.
coNfiguraTioN of mulTimax TrayS some models may have belt trays only used for dis- pensing bottles and cans. Belt trays are composed by 1 single compartment and 4 double compartments: a single compartment may include products, the diam- eter of which lies between 62 and 70mm. double compartments may include products, the diam- eter of which lies between 66 and 70mm.
SofTVENd loadiNg SPiral TrayS is available in some models only. oftvEnd sNack proDucts In its home position, is generally as high as the softvEnd lower tray. Extract one tray at a time by lifting and pulling it past the to load trays, act as follows: retaining slide.
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Push in the trays completely. Make sure that they go fooD proDucts past the retaining slide. the food area can be recognised by the plates on the The sealed edge of bags may be caught under the spi- dividing tray. ral, thus preventing the bag from falling down.
loadiNg SaNdWicH TrayS loadiNg mulTimax TrayS some models can have sandwich trays, specifically some models can have trays specifically used multimax conceived for dispensing sandwiches oNly. for dispensing bottles and cans oNly. It is recom- Sandwiches shall be loaded into the machine food area. mended to use trays for these types of products multimax...
PoWEr oN clEaNiNg THE VENTilaTioN gridS of THE cooliNg SySTEm Whenever you power on the machine, the machine electronics will: Clean the ventilation grid of the cooling system at least check the number of trays you have actually connected every 30 days by using a vacuum-cleaner or com- pressed air.
PaymENT SySTEm aSSEmbly chapter 2 iNSTallaTioN The machine is sold without any payment system. as a consequence, only the installer will be liable for any damage that may be caused to the machine installation and any subsequent maintenance op- or to things and persons by an incorrect installation eration must be carried out by the personnel skilled of the payment system.
ElEcTric coNNEcTioN iNTErNal comPoNENTS the machine is arranged for electrical operation at a 230 The evaporator unit on the shelf of the refrigerated box is V~ single-phase voltage and it is protected by T6.3A composed by two fans, the evaporator, the air conveyor fuses.
The display will show the following in sequence: ture will vary according to the number and position of software release shutters. uNiform tEmpEraturE saMBa toP One single temperature in the whole box: cool air distri- software rev. x.x bution grid completely open. stratifiED tEmpEraturE presence of the photocells intended to detect the dis- Maximum 3 areas at various temperatures (0-4°C for...
oPEraTioN diSPENSiNg comParTmENT locK some models are complete with a device intended to SPiral TrayS lock the dispensing compartment that is electrically released after a dispensing cycle (see the compartment To dispense a product included in a spiral compartment: lock parameters) to open the compartment manually to the motor intended to rotate the spiral is activated.
NaVigaTioN modE programming the interaction between the system and the operator notes occurs through the following components: the electronics intended to control the machine will en- Display able the operator to use many functions or not. 10-line graphical display intended to display the user the machine programme is intended to describe all messages or the menu functions.
� to move from a menu to a sub-menu or to confirm the execution of a command. Exit kEy � saMBa toP � to go back from a sub-menu to a higher level menu or software rev. x.x not to execute the active command for the time being.
Normal oPEraTioN modE fillEr mENu the machine is set to the normal operation mode when Press the programming button on the machine door the machine is supplied and the slide-in compartment of once to set the machine to the “filler menu” mode. payment systems is closed.
isplay STaTiSTicS The function is intended to sequence-display the same all the machine operation data are stored in total and data you can obtain by printing statistics. relative counters that can be reset without losing total Press the Enter key � to sequence-display the following data.
maNagEmENT of cHaNgE TubES SPEcial SElEcTioNS From this menu you can manually load or empty the change tubes of the coin mechanism. s PECIa l s El ECtIo n s V ir tu al s e le ct ion s V ir tu al pr ice re tu r n t u B E ManaGE M E n t two -mo to r s e le ctio ns...
Photocells: If the device intended to detect the product TEST passage is available, the light beam readout and inter- ruption are checked. From this menu you can carry out a series of tests to check the correct operation of the various machine Compartment lock: If the device intended to prevent devices.
TEcHNiciaN mENu PaymENT SySTEmS The main software functions required to manage the ma- You can decide which protocols to enable for the pay- chine operation as well as possible are briefly explained ment systems available and manage the relative func- here below.
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aliDator The BDV protocol menus will enable the user to define mmEDiatE cHaNgE the following functions. The amount relative to a selection is generally cashed mmEDiatE cHaNgE after the machine has sent the “Successful selection” signal. The amount relative to a selection is generally cashed If you enable this function, which is disabled by default, after the machine has sent the “Successful selection”...
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“ ” Exact amouNt valuE The MDB protocol menus will enable the user to define Used to define the combination of empty tubes intended the following functions. to set the coin mechanism to the “exact amount” mode. All possible combinations of empty tubes are listed here mmEDiatE cHaNgE below.
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oiNs accEptED salE used to give evidence that cash transactions have oc- Used to define which coins shall be accepted among curred by means of a cashless system. those recognised by the validator when the change The values available are listed here below: tubes are full.
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iNimum tubE lEvEl ExEcutivE valiDators Used to set a number of coins between 0 and 15 in order These systems enable you to manage not only the to establish the status of full change tubes and to warn standard price list, but also a promotional price list if the the user to “insert the exact amount”.
DEfrost macHiNE coNfiguraTioN The function allows for a 20-minute defrost cycle (the This group of functions is intended to check all param- cooling unit is powered off, regardless of the tempera- eters relative to the operation of the machine. ture). the time interval between one cycle and the other one can be programmed from 0 to 99 hours (every 6 hours MaCH I nE C on F I Gu R atI o n...
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maNagEmENt isplay This group of functions is intended to manage the basic This group of functions controls all display parameters. data of the machine operation. laNguagE iNitialisatioN Use this function to select the language you wish to use This function shall be used in case of a memory data to display the messages among those made available by error or if the software is replaced.
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ENu maNagEmENt rotatioN sElEctioNs Use this function to create 6 groups of several spirals passworD that are activated by rotation by means of the same It is a 5-digit numeric code you are required to enter to selection number to increase the autonomy of the same display all “advanced”...
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softvEND paramEtErs HotocEll paramEtErs The machine can be fitted (as a standard or as an op- From this group of functions you can define as follows: tion according to the models) with a device intended to Enable the use of for every single tray or for softvEnd detect the passage of dispensed products by means of...
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nErgy saving astEr lavE 2 power off time bands can be programmed on a weekly The control system of the machine is arranged for bank basis. The days of the week are identified by a progres- connection with other automatic vending machines by sive number (1=Monday, 2=Tuesday etc.).
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Photocells: to check the device intended to detect the TEST product passage. The interruption of the light beam is detected. This group of functions is intended to test the main com- ponents of the machine. Compartment lock: press key � to lock the compart- ment and key �...
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Eva-Dts DElEtE statistics Two codes are used to identify the machine and recog- Statistics can be reset either globally (all types of data) nise the data transfer terminal according to the EVaDts or selectively, i.e. by: (European Vending Association Data Transfer System) 1 - counter by single selection;...
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bdV protocol audit ElEtE rElativE statistics The coin mechanism data are intended to supply the fol- Statistics can be reset either globally (all types of data) lowing information in real currency: or selectively, i.e. by: Aud. 1 Money in the tubes 1 - counter by single selection;...
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mdb protocol audit commuNicaTioN Aud. 1 Money in the tubes This menu is intended to group the communication func- money currently available in the change tubes tions of the device by means of Upkey and GSM (Global Aud. 2 Money to the tubes System for Mobile communications).
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failurES The control software can send a signal of faulty machine, The machine is equipped with several sensors intended “prealarms” or “ending product” via GSM modem after to control the various functional units. a (programmable) well-defined number of dispensing As soon as a malfunction is found out, the type of failure cycles of a given product.
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belt errors : (models with trays only) multimax ailurE rEsEt the machine sets the selections associated with the Function used to reset all current failures, if any. faulty motor out of service in the following cases: otor Errors - faulty motor or not connected - high current absorption (short-circuit) Use this function to display faulty motors for about 1 - time out (the photocells fail to detect the product...
SPiral TrayS chapter 3 maiNTENaNcE ProducT SPacEr The spacers must be used to load “narrow” products. the maintenance operations described by this chapter Mount them in such a way that they can contain the shall be performed when the machine is live. This means product - without blocking it - towards the right side of that they shall be carried out by the personnel special- the compartment so that it stays upright.
ProducT EJEcTor ProducT raiSEd SuPPorT Right and left ejectors must be used for products packed It is recommended to use a product raised support to in bags, such as potato crisps or alike. dispense plastic bottles up to 69mm, cans or 0.2L tetra- As they are hooked at the end of the spiral, they will push packs.
cHaNgiNg THE Tray coNfiguraTioN The configuration of the spirals on each tray can be changed. To shift from two selections with single spirals to one selection with double spirals, act as follows: Remove the tray to be modified. Remove the central wall by pushing it towards the back and by lifting it later on.
SaNdWicH TrayS rEPlaciNg THE SPiralS to replace the spirals, act as follows: macHiNEs witH softvEND Extract the tray in question. To prevent the sandwich package from interfering during Rotate the spiral in the direction opposite to the ejec- movement, it is recommended to apply the softvEnd tion rotation while holding the plastic support flange still product ejector on the right to the spiral.
mulTimax TrayS trays have a fixed configuration: they are com- multimax posed by 1 single compartment and 4 double compart- ments. a single compartment may include products, the diam- eter of which lies between 62 and 70mm. double compartments may include products, the diam- eter of which lies between 66 and 70mm.
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dEViaTorS DEviators for cl caNs The machine can be supplied with deviators for double macHiNE witH softvEND compartments; deviators enable the product to fall down No can deviator is required. properly from the tray. The use of deviators depends upon the presence or macHiNE witHout softvEND Mount the can deviators into the corresponding seats absence of...
rEmoViNg THE TrayS cHaNgiNg THE NumbEr of TrayS To modify the configuration of trays, remove the trays The vending machines are supplied with 6 or 7 trays. from the machine. To remove the trays, act as follows: However, you can change the number of trays by acting as follows: extract the tray as far as the limit stop...
rEcliNiNg TrayS uNiform tEmpEraturE spiral trays are complete with a leverage system that If you wish to have a uniform temperature in the box enables the operator to recline them to the bottom to (8-16°C or 0-4°C if the food management is active), the facilitate the load cycle.
BOARD funCTIOnS The C.P.U. board, the actuation board and the glassfront lighting board are arranged in the slide-in compartment of payment systems. Open the slide-in compartment to access the boards. Cpu BOARD The board is complete with some LEDs that can supply the following information during the operation: - the green LED (26) is flashing on and off during the normal operation of the C.P.U.
ACTuATIOn BOARD The actuation board (see fig. 41) is only arranged in the models also complete with belt trays. This board manages: Motors of spiral trays Motors of belt trays Dispensing compartment lock device Motor-driven dispensing compartment (if available) (if available) softvend The board is complete with some LEDs that can supply the following information during the operation:...
SofTWarE uPdaTE accESS To THE mulTimax Tray ElEcTromagNETS The machine is equipped with Flash EPROM’s that can be electrically rewritten. the jaws of every single compartment are operated by Use a proper program and system (personal Computer, the respective electromagnets beneath the belt compart- Up Keys or alike) to rewrite the machine management ments.
accESS To THE cooliNg uNiT If you have to access the cooling unit from the machine for any reason whatsoever, please act as follows: Detach the machine from the mains Remove the feet cover (unscrew the fastening screw) Remove the vandal-proof grid Remove the screws intended to fasten the product dispensing compartment and extract it.
ProgrammiNg mENu Summary NaVigaTioN modE To move inside the menus, use the keys shown by the The machine can work in 3 different operation states: figure: - Normal operation mode; - filler menu; - Technician menu. To be able to access the programming menus, press the programming button on the slide-in compartment of payment systems (see fig.
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“FIllEr MENU” SUMMAry 4 - SPECIAL SELECT. 4.1 - VIRTUAL SELECT. 4.2 - VIRT. PRICE RET. 4.3 - TWO-MOTOR SELECT 4.4 - PHOTOCELL PARAM. 4.4.1 - SETTLING TIME 4.4.2 - MONEY RETURN 4.4.3 - EMPTY SEL.CONTR. 5 - TEST 5.1 - TEST SELECTION 5.2 - MOTOR TEST 5.3 - AUTOTEST 6 - GSM...
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“TEChNICIAN MENU” SUMMAry 1 - COIN MECHAN.SET. 2 - PRICES 2.1 - INDIVIDUAL PRICE 2.2 - GLOBAL PRICES 2.3 - TIME SCHEDULE 2.3.1 - TIME BAND 1 2.3.2 - TIME BAND 2 2.3.3 - TIME BAND 3 2.3.4 - TIME BAND 4 3 - DA CONFIGURATION 3.1 - SET DATE &...
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“TEChNICIAN MENU” SUMMAry 3.7 - PHOTOCELL PARAM. 3.7.1 - SETTLING TIME 3.7.2 - MONEY RETURN 3.7.3 - EMPTY SEL.CONTR. 3.8 - COMP.LOCK PARAM. 3.8.1 - OPERATING MODE 3.8.2 - UNLOCK TIME 3.8.3 - OUT OF SERV.TIME 3.8.4 - OUT SER. IF OPEN 3.9 - ENERGY SAVING 3.A - V.M.
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