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M-iQ B Flight type dishwashing machine Original operating instructions Before using the machine, read carefully the operating instructions, the product description and the safety instructions. 9675717 / Valid from: 2010-01 / Update: 2025-05 www.meiko.info...
Contents NOTES ON THE OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS ............5 Product identification Delivery contents Related documents Presentation conventions 1.4.1 Warnings 1.4.2 Notices on use 1.4.3 Award elements 1.4.4 Symbols 1.4.5 Illustrations DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY ................7 SAFETY ........................7 Intended use Foreseeable misuse Safety information 3.3.1 Emergency off function...
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M-iQ B 4.10.3 GreenEye - washware detection 4.10.4 Intensive wash zone 4.10.5 Vibration drying 4.11 Workstations TECHNICAL DATA ..................... 27 Ambient conditions Requirements for the installation location Requirements for the fresh water connection Requirements for the waste water connection Requirements for the building ventilation system Requirements to the electrical connection TRANSPORT ......................
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12 DISMANTLING AND DISPOSAL ................48 12.1 Dismantling and disposal of the old device 13 INDEX ......................... 49 4 / 52 9675717...
B-XL ** (*) (V*) (N**) P* Delivery contents The delivery contents include: • Flight type dishwashing machine MEIKO M-iQ B • Documentation, for details see Related documents Related documents In addition to these operating instructions, there are other documents that are availa-...
1.4.2 Notices on use Note – indicates useful and important information about the product or its use. 1.4.3 Award elements Description of the markup elements used in this document: Required tool for subsequent action instruction. Requirement to be met for subsequent action instruction. 1.
L96/357, 29/03/2014) were met in accordance with Annex I, No. 1.5.1 of the Machinery Directive. Responsible for documentation: Jan Ernst, MEIKO Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG, Englerstraße 3 77652 Offenburg Responsible person: Christoph Homburger, Head of Production and Technical Department, CTO MEIKO...
Live parts are freely accessible when the housing parts are open. Touching live parts can lead to serious electric shocks and injure or kill people. • Have work on the electrical system carried out by MEIKO authorised service technicians or a qualified specialist workshop. •...
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Wear personal protective equipment! Missing or unsuitable personal protective equipment increases the risk of health ef- fects and injury to people. • Define and provide personal protective equipment for the respective applica- tion. • Only use personal protective equipment that is in proper condition and provides effective protection.
Only use approved components and materials for installation! In order to ensure that the drinking water quality is maintained, the locally applicable regulations must be complied with during installation. Only suitable and approved components and materials may be used between the water supply pipe and the free discharge section of the machine.
Requirements for the personnel Commissioning, instructions, repairs, maintenance, assembly and installation of or on MEIKO products may only be carried out/authorised by authorised service part- ners. During operation it must be ensured that: •...
The machine is filled with fresh water and heated to operating temperature. The ma- chine works in continuous operation. The fresh water supply in the final rinse zone and special MEIKO technologies en- sure that the wash water is permanently regenerated.
Overview illustration 4.2.1 Machine Flight type dishwashing machine M-iQ B 1 Feeding section 2 Wash tank pre-washing (WTV) 3 Contact-plus zone 4 Wash tank (WT) 5 Pump final rinse (PKSP) 6 Main switch with emergency off function (main switch) 7 Control cabinet 8 Drying 9 Discharge section 10 Signal lamp...
4.2.3 Wash tank 1 Door 2 Conveyor belt 3 Washing system bottom 4 Cleaning cap 5 Tank cover sieve 6 Strainer basket 7 Tank drain filter 9675717 15 / 52...
Soft k eys 4.3.1 Status indicator Symbol Designation Description MACHINE OFF Machine is switched off, but not electrically isolated. FILLING Machine tanks are filled. Machine tanks are filled and the FILLING/HEATING water is heated to operating temperature. HEATING The water is heated to operat- ing temperature.
4.3.3 Soft key assignment Symbol Designation / function [Wash programme] • Display of the selected wash programme Navigation [to the top] • Navigate selection to the top. Navigation [to the bottom] • Navigate selection to the bottom. Navigation [to the left] •...
4.3.4 i-menu The table describes the menu items in the i-menu and the authorisation level re- quired in each case. Menu items without login Symbol Description LANGUAGE Select display language. FEEDING SECTION Status indicator for flap switch EXTRACTION Status indicator for fan Wash tank V Display of: •...
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Symbol Description HEAT EXCHANGER (OPTION) Display of: • Temperature • Hot water circuit pressure DISCHARGE SECTION Status indicator for flap switch TRANSPORT Display of: • Temperatures • Heating status • Status door switch Reverse conveyor belt (from authorisation level 1) OPERATIONAL TIMES Display of: •...
Menu items from authorisation level 1 Symbol Description TRANSPORT Reverse conveyor belt GLOBAL (MACHINE) Setting of: • Self-cleaning feature parameters • Bluetooth communications • Restricted operation SETUP Setting of: • Units of measurement • Date/time • Weekly programme (times). NETWORK Display of network information GATEWAY Display of gateway information...
Wash programmes Depending on the design of the machine, the dishwasher has one or more wash programmes. The programme is selected on the glass operating panel or on the membrane keypad, if available. The table shows an overview of the programme symbols for the wash programmes that are selected via the membrane keypad.
Automatic cadence The automatic cadence ensures that the machine only runs in full mode when there is washware in the machine. If this is not the case, the machine switches temporarily to standby mode. The washware detection in the feeding tunnel recognises incoming washware. If the washware detection function is not activated for a defined period of time, the ma- chine switches to standby mode: •...
< 10 mg/l Flow pressure see assembly plan Note The filter cartridge of the pre-filter in the GiO-TECH, must be replaced at least every 6 months by an MEIKO-authorised service technician or in-house craftsman! Soft k eys 9675717 25 / 52...
4.10.3 GreenEye - washware detection GreenEye technology saves considerable amounts of fresh water and rinse aid dur- ing off-peak periods. Depending on the passing width, a flight type dishwashing machine has either two or three tracks. Each track is identified by a green light bar at the front of the feeding tunnel.
4.11 Workstations The workstations differ depending on the feeding section variant: Standard feeding section with two work- Lowered feeding section with four work- stations stations The workstations differ depending on the discharge section variant: Discharge section with limit switch with 2 workstations Technical data Each system is dimensioned specifically for the customer, therefore no values are...
Ambient conditions Ambient conditions Operating temperature 5-40°C Relative humidity <95% Storage temperature 5-40°C Maximum height of the installation site above sea level 2000 m Requirements for the installation location • Consistently frost free storage and installation site • Install anti-slip floor coverings in the work area Requirements for the fresh water connection •...
General requirements for water quality Total hardness Up to 3 dH Chloride content Max. 50 mg/l water To prevent pitting corrosion with low-alloy cutlery steel Heavy metals Iron 0.1 mg/l water Manganese 0.05 mg/l water Copper 0.05 mg/l water (above this value discolouration of the washware and the machine may occur) Total salt content (measured via conductivity)
Requirements for the building ventilation system • The dishwashing machine is equipped with a heat recovery system (AirCon- cept), which usually makes a machine exhaust air connection to the on site ventilation system superfluous. However, if the fresh water supplied is not cold enough (>...
Transport Transport by pallet jack or sack truck WARNING – danger of injury due to machine tipping • Only qualified personnel may carry out transport works. • Please note safety notices on the packaging. • Always transport the machine on a wooden frame only. •...
Operation/use Switching on the machine ► All removable parts are inserted correctly. 1. Close machine doors. 2. Ensure the water supply is available. 3. Turn on the main switch. The system boots up. When the boot process has been successfully completed, the display shows MACHINE OFF.
Interrupt washing operation ► Washing operation is running, the display shows MACHINE WASHING. 1.Press the [Washing interruption] button. The [Washing interruption] button goes out. The [Washing operation on] button lights up blue. The machine changes to the status READY FOR OPERATION. Wash pumps and conveyor belt are switched off, the tank heaters remain in operation.
✓ The time is set. 8.9.4 Setting and activating the timer Note FILLING PER TIMER must be activated once by a MEIKO-authorised service technician. Note FILLING PER TIMER is only possible when the main switch is switched on. It re-...
8. Use the [Back] soft key to switch to the SETUP WEEKLY PROGRAMME se- lection window and set the times for other days of the week. 9. Finally, exit authorisation level 1 with the button (MEIKO). The weekly programme for the FILLING PER TIMER function is set.
8.10 Assistance in case of malfunctions The following faults can be remedied by the operating personnel or the in-house technician. If the faults described occur repeatedly, their cause must be clarified by a service technician authorised by MEIKO. Fault Possible cause...
Check temperatures and have them adjusted if necessary As a rule, faults that are not described here require assistance from a service techni- cian authorised by MEIKO. Please contact your market organisation or an author- ised dealer. 8.10.1 Reverse conveyor belt...
8.11 Messages 8.11.1 Reporting list When a malfunction occurs, a grey or red message is shown on the display depend- ing on the nature of the malfunction. • Grey messages can be acknowledged using the relevant confirmation key. • Red messages usually require the deployment of an authorised service techni- cian.
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Display text Measures/remedial action On-site compressed air supply Check on-site compressed air supply Switch off via external unit See description in wiring diagram Programme suggestion is pre- If necessary, change programme, since utilization has been re- sent duced/increased. Programme suggestion can- No intervention is necessary.
Display text Measures/remedial action 640/652/664/ Close door. If this message reoccurs (door malfunction), call a Door open 676/688 service technician. 641,642/653, 654/665,666/ Further work possible with restrictions Door switch signals not identical 677,678/689, Call service technician! 718/748/778 Check final rinse unit Check rinse aid fill level Change pre-filter if necessary.
Emptying the machine for cleaning All tanks must be emptied before cleaning the machine. This ensures that the dirty water is completely removed from the machine. After cleaning, the machine is filled with clean fresh water. The machine is in MACHINE OFF status. ...
Clean heat recovery unit CAUTION – Risk of falling when working on the top of the machine! • Use safe climbing aids. • Wear safety shoes. The machine is emptied and is in MACHINE OFF status. 1. Remove the flap (1) from the heat re- 3.
Cleaning the interior The machine is emptied and is in MACHINE OFF status. 1. Switch off the main switch and close the water supply shut-off valve. 2. Spray out the chamber of the tank. 3. Remove and clean the tank cover sieves.
Descaling CAUTION – Destruction of plastic parts and seals from residues of de-scaling agent • Completely flush the de-scaling agent out of the dishwashing machine. Water containing limescale can cause limescale build-up inside the machine. Limescale build-up on the heating rods in the wash tank and in the booster heater can lead to overheating and burn-out of the heating rods.
Maintenance Note Maintenance work must only be carried out by MEIKO authorised staff! 10.1 Maintenance plan Maintenance requirement Maintenance work (minimum) 1. Error memory Check error memory for anomalies Annually 2. Pumps Check pumps for leaks and any visible damage...
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6. Heat recovery / air duct Clean exhaust air blower and heat exchanger Annually 7. Fresh water rinse system Clean exhaust air blower and heat exchanger Annually Visual inspection of nozzles, spray arms, spray arm locking devices Annually Replace rubber seal riser of fresh water flushing system Annually Module fresh water rinse system Clean exhaust air blower and heat exchanger...
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13. Conveyor system Check conveyor belt or rack transport for trouble-free operation Annually Check mechanical overload cut-off Annually Check light barrier for damage (only available with free-fall cup chute) Annually 14. Cyclone housing (sand filter in the pre-wash zone) (optional) Visual inspection for leaks in the water circuit Annually 15.
Filling quantity (l/h) Electrical safety check (certificate optional) Perform visual check Perform protective earth conductor check Isolation resistance measurement Perform protective conductor current measurement Decommissioning If the machine is not regularly supervised by personnel, for service activities or after final completion of its use, it should be professionally decommissioned. ►...
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Index Intended use ............7 Intensive wash zone ........... 26 Activate restricted operation ........ 33 Interrupt washing operation ........ 33 Activating the timer ..........34 Activities at feeding section ......... 32 Ambient conditions ..........28 Machine .............. 13 Assembly ............. 31 Maintenance plan..........
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Switching off ............33 Switching on the machine ........32 Vibration drying ........... 26 Technical data ............. 27 Wash programmes..........23 Transport by pallet jack or sack truck ....31 Wash tank ............15 What to do in the event of an emergency ... 11 Unintended use ............
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