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  • Page 1 OPERATOR MANUAL S.n. Year...
  • Page 2 MF GROUP Srl - CIM 'ME 1500' is a registered trade mark by MF GROUP Srl - CIM ME 1500 – Operators Manual Page 2 of 70...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    NOTE: This manual has had sections modified to apply to the ME1500 only. Pages may not INDEX agree with the Index. FOREWORD Using the workshop manual 0.1.1 Importance of the manual 0.1.2 Conserving the manual 0.1.3 Consultation the manual 0.1.4...
  • Page 4 MAINTENANCE Scheduled lubrication Recommended lubricants General maintenance by the operator 6.3.1 Carriage oiling 6.3.2 Plate loader oiling Technical maintenance 6.4.1 Oiling the jaws 6.4.2 Lubricating the motor pulley bearing Safety interlock switch functional test TROUBLE SHOOTING Error messages and problem solving THE MACHINE’S SET UP Setup procedure Keyboard description...

  • Page 5: Foreword

    FOREWORD ME 1500 – Operators Manual Page 5 of 70...

  • Page 6: Using The Workshop Manual

    If you run into difficulties or set back, MF GROUP Srl – CIM will be happy to provide you with the necessary advice and assistance. MF GROUP Srl – CIM declines any liability for any injury or damage resulting form incorrect or unsuitable operations.

  • Page 7: Symbols Used In The Manual

    0.1.4 Symbols used in the manual The Safety symbols and notices shown below are used throughout this manual to draw the reader’s attention to the hazards associated with particular procedures and operations which could result in damage to the machine or personal injury, or to indicate good working practices. The same warning symbols are also placed on the machine to indicate dangerous areas.
  • Page 8 CAUTION! RISK OF CRUSHING CAUTION! MOVING MACHINE COMPONENTS Prohibition notices (circular) denoting operations which are expressly prohibited to avoid risk of personal injury. THE OPERATION INDICATED IN THE TEXT IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED IT IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED TO CARRY OUT MAINTENANCE WORK IN THE PRESENCE OF MOVING PARTS IT IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN TO REMOVE THE SAFETY PROTECTION.

  • Page 9: Procedure For Updating Manual In Case Of Modification To Machine

    To help us provide a fast and efficient service, always specify the following information when ordering replacement parts: - ME1500 type as indicated on nameplate; - Serial number as indicated on nameplate and stamped on crankcase; - Quantity of each item required.

  • Page 10: General Information

    GENERAL INFORMATION ME 1500 – Operators Manual Page 10 of 70...

  • Page 11: General Information

    The ME1500 system consists of an embosser unit driven by a personal Computer (not supplied) by means of the dedicated CIM software named “Powertag”. The system may also run in offline mode, without software, to facilitate setting operations and small runs.

  • Page 12: Equipment Classification And Standard Reference

    425mm Width 730mm Depth 750mm Weight 85Kg EMBOSSING CAPACITY AND TECHNICAL FEATURES ME1500 PERFORMANCE 1 plate in 28 seconds (45 characters) INPUT HOPPER CAPACITY 390 plates (0.4mm) variable dimensions DOT DENSITY 200DPI OUTPUT HOPPER CAPACITY Manual + dividers for plates type WIDTH: min.

  • Page 13: Cautions

    CAUTIONS WARNING! THE MACHINE IS INTENDED NOT FOR CONTINUOUS USE (MAX 8-9 HOURS/DAY). WARNING! (FOR 117 VAC APPLICATIONS ONLY): This is a “CLASS A” equipment. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. If the daily personal exposure of the operator to noise is likely to exceed 85 db the operator must wear some from of efficient ear protection, in accordance with 86 /188 /EEC standards.

  • Page 14: Environmental Recommendations

    ENVIRONMENTAL RECOMMENDATIONS The machine should work in a closed room protected from dust and excessive humidity. The machine should be positioned in such a way that it’s distance from the walls, doors, windows, other machines or working positions garantees immediate access in the case of urgency, maintenance or reparation.

  • Page 15: Safety Instructions

    SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS With “Operator Area” is intended the area that is accessible, during normal use. Without the use of a tool or that the means of access is deliberately provided to the operator. Operator Area is also the area to which the Operator is instructed to enter regardless of whether or not tools are needed to gain access.
  • Page 16 OPERATOR SO LONG AS THE MACHINE HAS BEEN STOPPED AND THE ELECTRICAL POWER SUPPLY HAS BEEN DISCONNECTED. MF GROUP Srl CIM cannot be held responsible for the consequences of not abiding by these principles when using the machine. In case of breakdown please call for technical assistance.

  • Page 17: Declarations Of Conformity

    The manufacturer MF GROUP srl ‐ Via Serra, 2 ‐ 40012 Calderara di Reno ‐ Bologna ‐ Italy, DECLARES UNDER SOLE RESPONSIBILITY THAT THE METAL PLATE SYSTEMS Metal Embosser MODEL ME1500 TO WHICH THIS DECLARATION REFERS, ARE IN CONFORMITY WITH THE FOLLOWING EUROPEAN UNION DIRECTIVES: N°...

  • Page 18: Unpacking

    UNPACKING ME 1500 – Operators Manual Page 18 of 70...

  • Page 19: Unpacking

    2.0 UNPACKING The machine is delivered in a wooden packing case. This is due to its dimensions and weight and avoids the risk of damage to the machine. All displacements should be done by a forklift or therefore always by two persons. Because the gross weight is about 122kg.

  • Page 20: Installation

    INSTALLATION ME 1500 – Operators Manual Page 20 of 70...

  • Page 21: Checking The Accessories

    3.1 CHECKING THE ACCESSORIES Before installing the machine the operator is advised to check that all the accessories are present and that none have been damaged during the transport. If any single element has been damaged the general working of the machine can be compromised.

  • Page 22: Electrical Connections

    7. USB (Virtual Com) PORT TYPE B 8. SERIAL SERVICE PORT MF GROUP Srl – CIM cannot be held responsible for the consequences of not abiding by these principles when using the machine thus in case of breakdown please call Technical Assistance.

  • Page 23: Switching On And Controlling The Display

    - The identification plate attached to rear panel contains information about the serial number, the type of the machine, the necessary power supply and the absorbed current. - Before switching the machine on be sure that all the cables have been connected correctly and that the local power supply corresponds to that stated on the plate.
  • Page 24 Ready State of the machine. ME1500 V.Y.YY READY If the machine does not start verify that the power supply is correctly set and that the main fuses have not been opened.

  • Page 25: Overall Description

    OVERALL DESCRIPTION ME 1500 – Operators Manual Page 25 of 70...

  • Page 26: Overall Parts Descriptions

    4.0 OVERALL PARTS DESCRIPTIONS Components of the machine. In Fig. 4.1 are shown the main components of the machine: 1. Top Cover 2. Operator Console Fig. 4.1 4.1.1 THE TOP COVER The TOP COVER (fig. 4.1 – 1) prevents any contact of the Operator with the dangerous moving parts of the machine and should be closed during work.

  • Page 27: The Console

    4.1.2 THE CONSOLE The console of the ME1500 has a very simple front control panel with a display and two buttons. The LCD display (2 rows with 40 characters per row) is used to indicate the operating states of the machine.

  • Page 28: How To Produce One Card

    HOW TO PRODUCE ONE CARD ME 1500 – Operators Manual Page 28 of 70...

  • Page 29: How To Produce One Card

    5.0 HOW TO PRODUCE ONE PLATE Before starting your first plate you have to set up the machine. Install the Powertag software if you will be using it. 5.1 SETTING UP THE MACHINE Before production you need to adjust the internal devices to the plate sizes. The quality and quantity of the produced plates depends on the correct adjustment of the mechanical units.

  • Page 30: Loader Adjustment

    5.1.1 LOADER ADJUSTMENT Fig. 5.2 The Loader unit for the metallic plates (fig. 5.2) is located on the right side of the Embosser and can be adjusted to the dimensions of the plates. To adjust the Loader do as follows: Open the front cover.

  • Page 31: Embossing Pressure Adjustment

    5.1.2 EMBOSSING PRESSURE ADJUSTMENT Fig. 5.6 The machine is configured by the constructor in the final testing phase for the production of alluminum plates of thickness 0.5mm. For steel plates or for plates of greater thickness it is necessary to increase the embossing pressure and this is done as follows: Lift the front cover, the adjustment knob is located in the center of the machine above the drum (Ref.

  • Page 32: Switching On The Machine

    5.2 SWITCHING ON THE MACHINE Connect the USB cable to the PC with the Powertag software then switch on the machine (see chapter 3 “Installation” fig. 3.3). If the machine does not start (verify display light and fans) verify that the power supply is correctly set and that the main fuse has not opened.
  • Page 33 METAL EMBOSSER MAINTENANCE ME 1500 – Operators Manual Page 33 of 70...
  • Page 34 AND LONG LIFE FOR YOUR MACHINE. IF THE MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS ARE NOT CARRIED OUT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED, CIM IS NOT RESPONSIBLE IN ANY WAY FOR MACHINE PROBLEMS AND MALFUNCTIONS. The following table indicates the maintenance program recommended by CIM.
  • Page 35 6.3 GENERAL MAINTENANCE BY THE OPERATOR The operator should make a habit of doing general maintenance on the Embosser so as to ensure a correct and long lasting functioning of the system. The operations are simple but for maintenance inside the machine it is necessary to call Technical Assistance.
  • Page 36 6.4 TECHNICAL MAINTENANCE The following manintenance operations are to be done only by technical personnel. Remove the covers (refer to technical manual) and do as follows: 6.4.1 OILING THE JAWS Refer to figure, oil the holes indicated by the arrovws that are on the machine. They are painted red and are around the jaws group of the Embosser.
  • Page 37 6.4.2 LUBRICATING THE MOTOR PULLEY BEARING Lubricate the bearing (1) in the motor pulley (2) with very light grease. To dismantle the clutch unit, follow the procedure described in Section “Maintenance”. Warning; if you change the pulley (2), you must also change the internal ring (3) shown below Fig.6.8 6.5 SAFETY INTERLOCK SWITCH FUNCTIONAL TEST To work in a safe condition it is necessary that...
  • Page 38 METAL EMBOSSER TROUBLE SHOOTING ME 1500 – Operators Manual Page 38 of 70...
  • Page 39 PRESS START Close the front cover and press START. UNLOADER FULL – E-51 Unloader full. Not used on ME1500 PRESS START Remove the cards from the unloader unit and press START. ME 1500 – Operators Manual Page 39 of 70...
  • Page 40 Wrong mask or format received. PRESS START/RETRY Check the job and the software setup. CODE ERROR – PRESS E-83 Wrong code received on CIM protocol. START/RETRY Check the job and the software setup. FIELDS OVERFLOW – E-84 Too much data sent for the number of fields in setup. Check the job PRESS START and the software setup.
  • Page 41 THE MACHINE’S SETUP WARNING! This annex contains instruction for expert operation, in order to modify some functional parameters and for testing or setting adjustment. The use of these functions is intended for expert operators or technical service only. Please, take care that a wrong setting of the parameters may compromise the good functioning of the machine.
  • Page 42 8.0 SETUP PROCEDURE The machine is configured by accessing the setup routine and setting or modifying various parameters which are then saved permanently in a CMOS memory inside the machine. To access the setup routine connect a standard PC keyboard to the DIN connector on the rear panel of the machine.
  • Page 43 RETRY: In case of error if it is pressed the machine repeats the card. ENTER: Execute the data or command. F5: This key selects the operational mode of the machine cycle. It is used for tests and there are 8 choices based on the combinations of the following 3 modes. CONTINUOUS: METAL EMBOSSER repeats the last processed plate continuously.
  • Page 44 8.2 MENU DESCRIPTION Press while in the READ state and type in the password (ESC). An 8 row menu will appear on the display: 1. CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS 2. SERIAL INTERFACE 3. MECHANICAL PARAMETERS 4. PROTOCOLS 5. PASSWORD 6. EMBOSSING CONFIGURATION 7.
  • Page 45 To modify the value of the parameter displayed, on the keypad, press the number corresponding to the position to the left of the value required (the corresponding selection is displayed on the left of the display unit beside the current value) and than press “ENTER”. Example: modifying the baud rate in the Protocols menu.
  • Page 46 8.3 GENERAL PROGRAMMING OF THE MACHINE The structure of the main setup menu is described below. To enter in setup mode do as follows: Form the initial state of the display ME1500 V.Y.YY READY Press SETUP EMBOSSER PASSWORD? Type the password (ESC) and press...
  • Page 47 Press the key KEYPAD LCD Press the key. TRANSLATION TABLE This is the last menu; to select another use the direction key To enter the menu items selected press To exit the setup press NOTE: The Setup program includes a keyboard Timeout. After 2 minutes the machine will exit from the setup menu and returns to the READY state when no keys are pressed.
  • Page 48 CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS Press UNLOADER FULL ALARM (YES/NO) YES: selection cause the block of the machine when the Unloader unit is full. Select NO for ME1500 Press PUSHER HOME (YES/NO) YES: after each feed of the card the pusher come back to the home position.
  • Page 49 8.5 SERIAL PORT PROGRAMMING The Serial Interface menu enables the configuring of the machine’s serial port. Choose the desired menu: SERIAL INTERFACE Press BITS PER CHARACTER (7,8) 1 Select 7 bit for chars 2 Select 8 bits for chars Press PARITY (NO,OD,EV) (NO)
  • Page 50 This menu permits adjustment of some mechanical parameters of the machine. The values are set by CIM quality control before putting the product on the market. The parameters of the menu are described below: Do not change without first savingthese values.
  • Page 51 CHIOCE OF THE PROTOCOL (CIM) (CIM, XON, MUL, STD, STS) Using the numeric keys and choose the corresponding Protocols. selects the protocol CIM (Default and needed for Powertag) selects the protocol XON-XOFF selects the protocol MULTI EMBOSSER selects the protocol STORED FORMAT DEFAULT...
  • Page 52 Press US PROTOCOL OCR CLOSER SELECTION (000-121) (041) The value us protocol OCR closer, used on protocols USA only. Press MULTILOAD OPENER SELECTION (000-121) (014) The value of multiload. Press MULTI ADDRESS SELECTION (00-88) (31) The value of multi address. Press NORM/BLOC SELECTION (1/2)
  • Page 53 (054) Press CIMLIKE FUNCTION SELECTION (000-127) (NO) The value of the Opener Format in the CIMLIKE protocol. The value 000 (ON) for protocol CIM Standard. Press CIM MULTIBUFFER (ON/OFF) (OFF) Enable “spooling” mode: with multibuffer=on all the date of the plate you have to print should be sent from the PC to the machine before the execution of the first card (not available with software Powertag).
  • Page 54 8.8 PASSWORD NOTE: CAUTION: Setting a password will prevent anyone including CIM technical support from gaining access. No back door available. Choose this menu PASSWORD Press PASSWORD ENABLE (ON/OFF) Select ON to define a password for setup access. Press USER PASSWORD...
  • Page 55 8.9 EMBOSSING CONFIGURATION Choose this menu EMBOSSING CONFIGURATION Press The following parameters are displayed: COORDINATES OF EMBOSSING (INCH/MILL) (INCH) Format coordinate selection Press TYPE OF EMBOSSING (LINE/CHAR) (CHAR) Embossing mode selection Press CHOICE OF THE TYPE OF DRUM (DRM 1, DRM2, DRM3, SPEC) (DRM2) Drum selection Press...
  • Page 56 8.10 KEYPAD LCD SETTING This menu permits to enable or disable some keys of the keyboard in order to inhibit some function to the operator. Please note that inhibit of some key may cause the impossibility to restore old values. Choose this menu: KEYPAD LCD Press...
  • Page 57 ENABLE KEY PAUSE (ON) (ON/OFF) Press FUNCTION OF KEY START AFTER ERROR (ABORT/RECOVERY) (ABORT) Press twice to terminate the setup and to return to the READY state. ME 1500 – Operators Manual Page 56 of 70...
  • Page 58 8.11 RESET OF PARAMETERS Sometimes electrical disturbances could modify the value of critical parameters causing errors and malfunctions of the machine. Following this procedure all the parameters are reset to the default values and many problems could be solved. F10 - Right Arrow - F5 -F5 In sequence to reset the configuration parameters.
  • Page 59 Embossing an “ L” in each angle of the card Embossing a plate with all the machine mechanical setup values Embossing a CIM fixed text Note: with regard to the Card Test 0, 5 and 6, the intercharacter and interline spaces depends on the value of the setup parameters BLOC CHAR SPACING and BLOC LINE SPACING in the protocol menu.
  • Page 60 METAL EMBOSSER LCD EDIT ME 1500 – Operators Manual Page 59 of 70...
  • Page 61 By following this guide, you will see how to create formats for your own plate designs. For full use of all the features in formatting see instructions for LCD EDIT below this guide. To create a Dogtag on the ME1500 systems, proceed as follows. Enter F7 which brings up the default format 01 Then hit F4 which brings up the first screen below.
  • Page 62 You Select the V for Variable which is the default. Only the Y value changes to shift the position of the line on the plate. The X stays the same. This is for each following line. This is the line alongside the hole on the dogtag. If you find the character hitting too close to the hole on the left, you can change the value 28 a little higher.
  • Page 64 LCD EDIT AVAILABILITY 10.1 Embosser equipped with an external keyboard have an off-line embossing capability (“LCD EDIT”) i.e. the embossing data is entered from that keyboard and does not come from a connected computer. The operator may create and store formats and enter plate data using the keyboard.
  • Page 65 10.3 FORMAT MENU The twenty formats stored in the embosser are assigned a two digit number, 00 – 19. Each format can be assigned a name of up to 8 digits during the formatting procedure. A format menu can be displayed on the LCD by pressing Press FM:00 NAME: ADMIT FM:01 NAME: EMER FM:02 NAME: EMPLOY FM:03 NAME: OPEN...
  • Page 66 10.5 EMBOSS DATA ENTRY Data can be entered for the first field. When completed, press Example: 123456-7, AA: 123456-7 Data can be entered for the second field, for the third field etc. The format may have fields programmed with a counter or protective data.
  • Page 67 Function Key Summary: KEY PRESSED CONSEQUENT ACTION ENTER GO TO NEXT FIELD GO TO NEXT FIELD EXIT THE LCD EDIT FUNCTION SHIFT TAB RETURNS TO THE LAST FIELD (F5) RECALLS THE LAST EMBOSSED CARD THE FORMAT MENU OTHER FORMATS EMBOSS MOVE CURSOR LEFT MOVE CURSOR RIGHT DO NOT USE END, PG-DN, PG-UP, HOME OR INS KEY...
  • Page 68 10.7 FORMATS - GENERAL Embossers can store in resident memory up to 20 formats with up to 26 fields of information in each format. Data is entered to these formats using a keyboard for off-line embossing. - described in Section 1 of this manual – and/or through the USB line using the Stored-Format Protocols.
  • Page 69 Plate Embossing Area The plate can be laid out in inches or metric measurements. The operator can select the measurements to be used. The Plate Embossing Area and embossing specifications are as follows: For Metal Embossing Machines, the X zero location is the left edge of the plate.
  • Page 70 The following table can be used to determine the cost requirement of the specific character spacing: COST SPACING TABLE COST CHAR / INCH CHAR / DECIMETER 14.40 5.56 11.70 4.61 10.00 3.96 8.80 3.47 7.82 3.08 7.04 2.87 6.40 2.52 5.87 2.31 5.42...
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