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- Page 1 MACHINERY SAFETY SYSTEMS 8K3 SERIES CROSS-BEAM MUTING ACCESSORIES INSTALLATION GUIDE...
- Page 2 This could lead to personal injury and damage to equipment. The 8K3 series safety light curtain Installation Sheet and Installation Guide must be used in conjunction with the 8K3 series mute accessories Installation Sheet and Installation Guide. All applicable machine safety standards and regulations should be taken into account when installing the 8K3 series mute accessories or any machine safety product.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
CONTENTS FIGURE A - UNPACKING ......................1 FIGURE B – DIMENSIONAL INFORMATION ................2 FIGURE C – MUTING MODULE MECHANICAL CONNECTION ..........3 FIGURE D – RETRO-REFLECTIVE PHOTOCELL CONNECTION .......... 4 FIGURE E – MUTE MODULES SHOWING MUTE BEAM ARRANGEMENTS ......5 ......................... - Page 4 ❑ Keep the Installation Sheet in a safe place ❑ Each 8K3 series mute accessory kit supplied would normally include: Pair of ‘L’ or ‘T’ muting modules with fixing bolts or polarised retro-reflective ❑ sensors with cables and connectors affixed, together with mounting brackets.
- Page 5 8K3 Series Cross-Beam Mute Accessories Installation Guide Figure B – Dimensional Information The 8K3 Series T and L cross-beam muting modules have the same cross section as the light curtain, 50 x 50mm. CD693/150120 Smartscan Ltd...
- Page 6 8K3 Series Cross-Beam Mute Accessories Installation Guide Figure C – Muting Module Mechanical Connection Fixing ‘L’ or ‘T’ cross-beam mute modules to the safety light curtain columns is very easy. Undo the fixing bolts and remove the end-cap fixing bracket and rubber seal from both the transmitter (Tx) and receiver (Rx) columns.
- Page 7 The sensor transceiver comes complete with polarised reflector, a 1.5m cable, mounting brackets and a 4 pin bayonet locking connector for direct connection to the mute input sockets, M1 and M2, on the Receiver (Rx) head of the 8K3 series safety light curtain.
- Page 8 8K3 Series Cross-Beam Mute Accessories Installation Guide Figure E – Mute Modules Showing Mute Beam Arrangements Figure E shows the cross-beam muting for entry/exit and exit only applications. The Receiver head which has the status indication LEDs and the B (User) cable connection back to the machine control panel/local junction box is located to the left side of the conveyor when looking towards the danger area.
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Page 9: Mute Enable Input
8K3 Series Cross-Beam Mute Accessories Installation Guide The entry/exit inverted ‘T’ mute beams have a scanning range of 1.25m to 3.5m. Position the unit to ensure a pallet load does not stop in the safety light curtain beams after clearing the mute beams. - Page 10 8K3 Series Cross-Beam Mute Accessories Installation Guide Figure F – Pallet Load Positioning Figure F shows pallet load positioning on the conveyor relative to the transmitter and receiver heads (note distances for A and B) Ensure that the pallet when entering and exiting the self-muting safety light curtain system is central on the conveyor.
- Page 11 The owner/provider must carry out a Risk Assessment and provide machine operators instruction for the use of the safety light curtain on the machinery. The 8K3 series safety light curtain can be configured with either the ‘L’ type (exit only or a ‘T’ type (entry / exit) system.
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Page 12: Activate Switch Electrical Connection
8K3 Series Cross-Beam Mute Accessories Installation Guide Heater options are available for application environments like cold stores. Reset devices must be located such that the danger area can be seen to be clear of persons before the system is activated. The reset device should also be positioned so as not to be accessible from inside the danger area. -
Page 13: Cross-Beam Control Timers
Software version example The standard 8K3 Series is supplied with ‘E’ version software, for example 087E903. This provides the following functions for cross-beam muting timers, T1 = 2.5 Sec T2 = 15 min T3 = 2.5 Sec. - Page 14 8K3 Series Cross-Beam Mute Accessories Installation Guide Figure I – Identification Labels Examples are shown below of the identification labels that are affixed to the bottom of the transmitter (TX) and receiver (RX) columns. CD693/150120 Smartscan Ltd...
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Page 15: Testing The Mute Accessories With A Test Piece
Power-up the 8K3 series safety light curtain and activate the output switching circuits to an ON condition. Cross-Beam Insert a test piece of appropriate size into the detection zone of one of the mute sensors. -
Page 16: Maintenance
8K3 Series Cross-Beam Mute Accessories Installation Guide Maintenance The Transmitter (TX) and Receiver (Rx) windows should be cleaned regularly as indicated on the Installation Sheet, Figure K. Dirt build-up or scratching on the windows may lead to intermittent tripping or a totally blocked condition of the light curtain. - Page 17 8K3 Series Cross-Beam Mute Accessories Installation Guide Figure K – Operation Cycle Before installation read and ❑ understand the Installation Sheet provided paying particular attention to the information provided in Figures C, E and I Refer to Fig. J for test and ❑...
- Page 18 Figure L – Product Return Procedure If a fault occurs that cannot be resolved or the equipment is damaged return the equipment to the nearest Smartscan distributor or Smartscan Ltd. Indicate the nature of the fault and the symptoms displayed on the form provided.
- Page 19 8K3 Series Cross-Beam Mute Accessories Installation Guide Figure M – Declaration of Conformity CD693/150120 Smartscan Ltd...
- Page 20 8K3 Series Cross-Beam Mute Accessories Installation Guide Figure N – Glossary of Words and Language Translation CD693/150120 Smartscan Ltd...
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Page 21: Appendix 1 - Important Safety Warning Information
8K3 Series Cross-Beam Mute Accessories Installation Guide Appendix 1 – Important Safety Warning Information Ensure that the Smartscan safety light curtain is installed by a qualified ❑ person. Smartscan safety light curtains are supplied as matching serial number pairs ❑... -
Page 22: Appendix 2 - Certifications
Appendix 2 - Certifications Company ISO9001 FM27829 Smartscan Limited has a certified quality assurance system in compliance with ISO 9001-2015. Certificate number FM27829. Products Smartscan safety light curtains are developed and manufactured in compliance with the European Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC and International Legislation and Standards. -
Page 23: Notes
8K3 Series Cross-Beam Mute Accessories Installation Guide Notes _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ CD693/150120 Smartscan Ltd...
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