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Alfa Network CR6 Original Instruction

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HMI Manual
CR6/CR4
ORIGINAL INSTRUCTION
Codice:
Anno:
2022
Rev.:
01
www.alfadispenser.com

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  • Page 1 HMI Manual CR6/CR4 ORIGINAL INSTRUCTION Codice: Anno: 2022 Rev.: www.alfadispenser.com...
  • Page 2 HMI Manual – CR6 Alfa Srl Via Caduti di Ustica, 28 - Calderara di Reno 40012 BOLOGNA – Italy Tel +39 051 0828494 Fax +39 051 0823283 © Copyright 2021 Tutti i diritti riservati © Copyright 2021 All rights reserved Total or partial reproduction, modification and translation of the present manual is forbidden without previous authorisation of Alfa Srl.
  • Page 3 HMI Manual – CR6 HOME PAGE The machine is equipped with a touch display used as HMI (Human Machine Interface) by the operator, on which the machine software runs. The figure on the right shows the home page of the HMI.
  • Page 4 HMI Manual – CR6 Machine automation working (Carousel ok) AND active photocell Machine automation paused (Carousel Frozen) Shuttle detected by the photocell NOT ready for refill Ready for refill One or more circuits need to be refilled One or more products are expired...
  • Page 5 HMI Manual – CR6 ORDER PAGE The operator can access the order page by clicking on the barcode button on the tool bar. From this page the operator can control all the orders to be produced, in progress and completed, as well as adding new orders or deleting existing ones.
  • Page 6 HMI Manual – CR6 Completed order (DONE) Completed order but some products must be added manually (DONE!) Order in progress (IN PROGRESS) Order partially completed (PARTIAL) Print barcode of each order Edit an order Read the details of the color formula...
  • Page 7 HMI Manual – CR6 SERVICE PAGE Each dispensing head has its own service page. To acees service pages, please press on the rectangular button displaying its status. You can access the service page anytime, independently from the status of each dispensing head.
  • Page 8 HMI Manual – CR6 The bottom part (3) refers to the products circuits. Each line represents one circuit associated to a specific product, while the columns contain parameters and controls of each circuit, as described in more details below. Name...
  • Page 9 Operator Manual – CR6 MANUAL CONTROL PAGE By clicking on the tools symbols you can access the manual control page of each part of the machine. Each manual control page consists of 3 main sections as the image below: •...
  • Page 10 Operator Manual – CR6 HOW TO PRODUCE A COLOR 1. Open the previously installed and configured File Watchdog application. 2. Open the Coins software and select the formula. Once you have chosen the formula and the amount, the formula will be saved in the selected folder and Watchdog File will send it to the machine.
  • Page 11 Operator Manual – CR6 6. An order can be edited by clicking on the gear symbol. A pop up will show the color formula. Each line represents a product that will be dispensed to reproduce the color formula. The color formula can be edited by modifying the amount of each product to be dispensed, by adding a new product or by deleting one.
  • Page 12 Operator Manual – CR6 9. Pay attention to position the barcode so that it can be fully read in the shuttle window (1) and position the shuttle on the loading roller conveyor (2). 10. To start the production process, press the “green arrow” button (1). The software will carry out a consistency check between the volume expected from the order (barcode reading) and the volume of the can (shuttle code reading).
  • Page 13 Operator Manual – CR6 HOW TO REFILL A CANISTER 1. Each circuit can be set with a different reserve and minimum level when setting the machine. When a product reaches the reserve level, an alarm will be shown. ATTENTION! Every time an order is sent to be produced, the software calculates if the volume of each product in the canisters is sufficient to complete the formula so that the residual volume is not lower than the minimum level.
  • Page 14 Operator Manual – CR6 4. Click on the REFILL button of the canister you need to top up. A pop up message will appear to confirm the positioning of the canister in the front position of the dispensing head. 5. While the turning table is positioning the canister in the front position (if necessary), the status of the turning table is ROTATING.
  • Page 15 Operator Manual – CR6 7. When the status switches to DIAGNOSTIC, open the upper cover or the extractable tray. Remove the lid of the canister in the front position. Fill the canister with the appropriate product without exceeding the maximum level (MAX LEVEL).
  • Page 16 Operator Manual – CR6 10. If another circuit in the same dispensing head must be topped up, please repeat the steps 3 to 8. When all canisters are refilled, please close the top cover or the extractable tray and click the COLD RESET button.
  • Page 17 Operator Manual – CR6 HOW TO PURGE ONE CIRCUIT, MORE CIRCUITS OR ALL CIRCUITS The purge function consists in dispensing a small quantity of product from one or several circuits, so as to ensure proper cleaning of the dispensing circuits and prevent settling or drying out issues that could compromise machine operation.
  • Page 18 Operator Manual – CR6 3. Move the shuttle under the first dispensing head by clicking the button below. 4. The software does not recognize this shuttle as part of an order, therefore the following pop up will appear. Please click OK.
  • Page 19 Operator Manual – CR6 HOW TO MOVE THE SHUTTLE WITH MANUAL COMMANDS By pressing the TOOLS button, the operator can access the manual control page, where all manual commands buttons are located. Belo the example of how to move the shuttle from dispensing head 5 to 6 using the lifter.
  • Page 20 Operator Manual – CR6 The status of the dispensing head 5 will become JAR_POSITIONING. Please wait until the status go back to STANDBY. Now click on “move 05 06 (‘UP-> DOWN’)” the machine will automatically move the lift with the shuttle down.
  • Page 21 Operator Manual – CR6 Now click on “move 06 07 (‘DOWN-> D’)” the machine will automatically move the shuttle from the lifter to dispensing head 6. The process is exactly the same for all dispensing heads. Just to summarize, these are the manual...
  • Page 22 Alfa Srl Reseller stamp Sales Mark Headquarters: No. 28 Via Caduti di Ustica I-40012 – Calderara di Reno (BO), Italy Tel.: +39 (0)51 0828494 Fax: +39 (0)51 0823283 Registered Office: Via Farini, 4 I- 40124 – Bologna, Italy VAT: IT-03364471205 – EAI BO: 513367 Share Capital €...

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