Genie S-60 TraX Service Manual page 110

Section 4 • Repair Procedures
PLATFORM CONTROLS
How to Adjust the Joystick
Threshold Setting
The threshold setting of a joystick is the minimum
output at which a function proportional valve can
open and allow the function to operate.
Note: Perform this procedure on a firm, level
surface.
1 Pull out the red Emergency Stop button to the
on position at the ground controls.
2 Turn the key switch to platform control. Do not
start the engine.
3 Push in the platform controls red Emergency
Stop button to the off position.
4 Do not press down the foot switch.
5 Move and hold the drive enable toggle switch in
the right position and pull out the red
Emergency Stop button to the on position.
6 As soon as the alarm sounds, release the drive
enable toggle switch.
7 Momentarily activate the drive enable toggle
switch in the right direction 8 times.
Result: There should be a pause and the alarm
should sound 8 times indicating that the
machine is in threshold calibration mode.
Result: The alarm does not sound. Repeat steps
3 through 7.
8 Start the engine from the platform controls and
press down the foot switch.
4 - 4
9 Select a boom function joystick to set the
10 Slowly move the joystick off center in either
11 Slowly move the joystick back to the neutral
12 Repeat steps 9 through 11 for each boom
13 Return the joystick to the neutral position and
Note: Do not operate any machine function during
the 10 second waiting time.
14 Cycle the red Emergency Stop button off, then
S-60 • S-65 • S-60 TRAX • S-65 TRAX
S-60 HC • S-60X • S-60XC
threshold.
direction just until the function begins to move.
position. Just before the function stops moving,
move the drive enable toggle switch to either
side to set the threshold.
joystick controlled machine function (boom up/
down, boom extend/retract and turntable rotate).
wait for approximately 10 seconds to allow the
settings to be saved.
Result: The alarm should sound indicating that
the settings have been saved in memory.
back on.
December 2013
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