Tiz Rap / Accumulator; Accumulating Funnel - Advanced Poly-Packaging Advanced Poly-Bagger T-1000-S14 Operation Manuals

Caution: To avoid injury, do not reach under
guards. This may defeat the safety feature of the
LC-10 Light Curtain option.
As an additional safety function, the Automatic cycle
mode is disabled when the Light Curtain option is
turned ON.
To enable the Light Curtain option, press the button
labeled <Press to Enable>. Once enabled, you will
not be able to disable the option without knowing the
correct pass code.
The Light Curtain option can be used as a means of
Figure 3-13
initiating the cycle operation of the T-1000. To
cycle the bagger automatically after the light curtain sensing area is cleared, press the <Mode> toggle
button to change from Safe to Auto.
Once in the Auto mode, the <Min Time> can be set
to prevent starting a cycle until the light curtain area
is obstructed for a longer period of time. A typical
setting for the Min Time is .5 seconds.
In the Auto mode, the <Fill Time> can be set to delay
the cycle operation after the detection area is clear.
To deactivate the light curtain to install a funnel,
press the button labeled <Press to Deactivate>. A
keypad will be displayed which will require a special
code. Unless you know this code, you cannot
deactivate the light curtain option. Contact APPI
Figure 3-14
Service Dept. for the pass code to disable the option.

3.25 TIZ RAP / Accumulator

This printer option is equipped with a festoon to collect
bags that have already been printed on as they wait to
go through the bagger.
3.26 AF-10 Accumulating Funnel
This special purpose funnel has several functions: 1)
to accumulate a product before dropping the full
contents of the Accumulator into the bag, 2) to
contain a product while the equipment is sealing, 3) to
insert the funnel into the bag and keep the product
away from the sealing portion of the bag, and 4) to
physically open the bag with a gate that enters into the
bag while the product exits the funnel. See Figure 3-
14 and 3-15.
Figure 3-15
The funnel can be operated in an "Open Accumulator"
mode or a "Closed Accumulator" mode. In an Open
Accumulator mode, the door is closed only during the
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