Essilor Neptune User manual

User Manual
Water Filtering
System
V5.1 - 13-06-2014
Essilor Instruments USA
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Intended application
•This device has been developed for the filtration of the water used to edge ophthalmic lenses. Do not use
it for any other reason.
General Safety
•Before putting the device into operation please read the safety instructions and the operation manual
carefully. That way all functions can be used safely and reliably.
•Keep this operation manual.
•In the case of handing over this device to someone else, this manual has to be passed on as well.
•Packaging materials are in no way toys. Prevent children from playing with the bags that are made out of
plastics. There is risk of suffocation.
•Keep children away from the materials included in the active carbon cartrige and the Zinc Ricinoleate
bottle. In case of inadvertent contact, wash skin and eyes with water.
•Do not try to open or repair the device yourself. Repairs should only be carried out by trained personnel.
Installation Conditions
•The device must be placed on a solid and stable subsurface.
•Do not run the device in a surrounding where water or liquid might enter. In case of ingress of water there
is a risk of electric shock.
•Make sure that all cables and tubes are arranged in a way that no one might stumble.
•The air in- and outlet of the anti-smell device must be kept entirely free.
Precautions against electric and magnetic dangers
•Make sure that the device is connected with a bus bar that provides the same voltage and frequency as
stated on the type plate and that it is grounded according to the local requirements.
•The device is only to be run with a voltage of 230 V or 110 V VAC (depending on the item number)
•The device has a maximum electric consumption of 400 W.
•To pull the plug, always pull the plug, not the cable.
•For a better protection against the dangers of electric current a special safety switch should be used if an
installation for that purpose is missing.
Cleaning and maintenance
•Before any cleaning or maintenance, switch the device off and disconnect it from the bus bar by pulling
the plug out of the socket.
•Never switch on the device during cleaning or maintenance.
In case of interferences
•Pull the plug immediately if cable or device is damaged.
•Do not induct any objects into the device. Conductor rails might be touched.
•If liquids or foreign substances get into the device, pull the plug immediately. The device should then be
checked before it is put into operation again.
•If a proper function is not possible even if the function is according to all articles of the operation manual,
the device has to be disconnected.
Besides these advices in the operation manual all local rules for accident prevention have to be
considered and followed.
Safety instructions

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The operating principle of the system is simple.
The edger cooling water is contained in the right tank of the Neptune filtration. These 50 litres of polluted
water during the day by edging residues are pumped into the left tank of the system when starting the filtration
cycle.
The left tank includes a filter bag with a 70 litres capacity which will retain the grinding residues: the 50 litres
of water and, as the filtration cycles accumulate, up to 20 litres of residues, which is on average equivalent to
1500 lenses.
When sending polluted water into the filtering tank, a
portion of this water is used to clean the walls of the
working tank and its bottom. When all the water is pumped
into the filtering tank, the pump stops and approximately 2
liters of filtered clean water returns from the filtering tank to
the working tank. This water is used again to clean the
walls, the bottom and then returns to the filtering tank.
This cycle will repeat 10 times and will last from 10
minutes to 1 hour depending on the quantity of residues in
the bag. As the bag will fill up with residues, the cycle time
will lengthen, but the maximum time will always be 1 hour or less. The number of cycles in the allocated time
will therefore become shorter. It is this count that will determine the moment for changing the bag.
Although the cycle varies from 10 minutes to 3 ~ 4 hours, the total powered time is about 10 minutes, which
represents an average energy consumption of 0.11 €.
Operating Principle
Returned water from edger Water to the edger
Day
Night
Cleaning and
filling of the
tank with
clean water Filtering bag
Filtration tankWorking tank
It
is
imperative
that one
of the
2 tanks
is always empty
of
water
so that
the system
works by a principle of communicating vessels!
Start the cycle every day to prevent the accumulation of residues which will eventually
block the pumps

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1. Unpack Neptune and remove all the polystyrene packaging.
2. Lift the filtration cover using the two handles ( right side).
3. Verify that the return pump is
in position and that the
filtering bag support is in
place.
4. Lift the upper cover and check
correct positioning of the main
pump.
5. Position the plastic lid on the
front face.
6. Insert the anti-foam plate and
lower it down to the plastic
stops
Installation of Neptune filtering system

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7. Connect the control box
•Run the cable through a hole in the work bench
•Connect the cable to the box
•Place the box next to the edger
8. Connect Neptune to the mains.
9. Switch on the power switch on the bottom left side of the filtration
system Neptune (diodes of the control box will flash and initialize).
10. Install the pump of the edger in the back of the working tank.
11. Fill the tank of the working tank (right side) with 50 liters of water.
The green diode of the series of three diodes 5MIN, OK, MAX)
located on the the box should be lit. If there is not enough water,
the lower red light is on, add water. If you put too much water, the
upper red light lit up. It is imperative to pull water out from the tank to return to the OK position.
12. Set up the return drain (100mm diameter) between the edger and Neptune
13. Neptune is ready to be used

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Control Unit
1. DAY mode switch and green LED indicator
2. NIGHT mode switch and red LED indicator
3. Inverter switch DAY/NIGHT
4. Filtering tank water presence green LED
indicator (T2)
5. Water level LED indicator in working tank (T1)
MIN - OK - MAX
6. RUN switch and red LED
7. Working tank water indicator
8. STOP switch
9. Cycle counter
10. ERROR LED
Operation
The master switch is located on the lower left side of the machine.
When pressed, all LED from the control panel will lit for initialisation. When
finished, only the DAY LED and the Water Level Indicator will remain lighted.
Water level control
Independantly from the selected mode, i.e. DAY or NIGHT, the T1 LED indicator
indicate the water level in the working tank
There are 3 positions:
1. Red upper LED: Too much water in the tank
2. Green middle LED: Water level is OK
3. Red lower LED: Not enough water in the tank
Description
Use
Position
MAX
, red upper LED lit generates a system malfunction.
Excess water has to be removed from the tank to return to the middle green
position OK

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Filtration Cycle start
•Press the MODE switch every evening when closing the
lab. The NIGHT mode LED lights.
•Press the RUN mode switch until the corresponding LED
lights up. It confirms the starting of the filtering cycle (the
pump should start at this same moment).
The cycle will last from 1 hour to several hours depending
of the quantity of waste in the filter, hence the reason for
starting the cycle at the end of each the working day.
•The cycle counter will indicate the number of filtering
cycles that have been performed within 60 minutes. This
number is limited to 9 and the cycle can be shorter than
60 minutes if the bag is new. When the filtering cycle is
finished, a letter/number will be shown:
oIf the counter indicates 3 or below, it is time to
change the filtering bag.
oIf the counter indicates P, it is an error message.
The return pump in the filtering tank has been
working continuously for 8 hours. See maintenance
section
oIf the counter indicates G, it is an error message.
The main pump in the working tank has been
working continuously for 15 minutes. See
maintenance section.
The T2 LED indicates water in the filtering tank. During the filtering cycle it will turn on and off. This is normal;
it indicates that the water is filtered. This LED should never be lit during the DAY use. If it is lit, it indicates that
water remains in the filtering tank.
This situation is abnormal:
1. Too much water in the tanks: as the tanks communicate trough a communicating hole in their top, the
filtering tank can never be emptied.
2. Edging residues have penetrated the filtering tank through the communication hole and have
potentially blocked the small pump located at the bottom of the filtering tank.
In both cases, remove the excess water, remove the filter assembly, clean the filtering tank and check the
small pump operation:
1. Press MODE switch to NIGHT
2. Press RUN and wait for the cycle start.
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4. Press STOP again and maintain pressed. The small pump should start. If not, open it, check the
rotor, clean it and re-assemble.
Delayed start of the filtration cycle
1. To enter the programming mode, hold down the MODE
switch (approx 2s.) until the LED counter blinks. It shows
the number of hours for the delayed start of the filtration
cycle.
2. To increase the number of hours, hold down the STOP
switch. To decrease the number of hours, hold down the
RUN switch.
3. Validate the program by holding the MODE switch for
more than 2 seconds.
DAY mode is ON, green LED is lit and the red NIGHT LED starts to blink.
The delayed start is engaged.
4. To visualize the remaining time before the programmed start, hold down the MODE switch for approx.
2 seconds. It is possible to increase / decrease this number with the STOP and RUN switches.
5. Powering off Neptune cancels all programs.
6. If NIGHT switch is voluntarily pressed, the red NIGHT LED stops blinking and the delayed start is
cancelled.
Important:
Empty and clean the filtering drawer every day, particularly if edging
polycarbonate or milling (Essilor M. Blue, etc…). In case of important
operation, empty and clean as much as needed.

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Changing the filtering bag
The bag has to be changed every 1500 lenses on average.
Do not clean it !
When the cycle counter indicates 3 or less, the filtering bag has to be
changed within a few days, i.e. next week end.
In order to operate this operation as much comfortable as possible, it is
better to plan it in advance:
•Do not start the filtering status the previous day so that the bag is as
dry as possible (less heavy…)
•Prepare a garbage bag of 100 litres (22 Gal)
•Lift the filtering assembly and place it directly in the garbage bag
•Remove the upper screws
•Remove the metallic frame
•Remove the filter, close the garbage bag and place it in the
domestic garbage.
•Install the new filter, make sure that the metallic frame “clips” the
bag”
•Tighten the screws back
•Before re-inserting the filtering assembly, clean if necessary the
tank, check that the pump is OK and that the water presence switch
is free to move.
•Check the position of the grid support. It must "protect" the sensor
N°1.
•Take advantage of this operation to verify that the nozzles of the
hydraulic system are not blocked
•Check water level after one complete cycle
•Cycle counter should indicate 9
Zinc soap
Every 3 months, check level and eventually replace.
Active carbon filter
To be changed every 6 months.
Maintenance

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•Changing the water
In order to maintain the best performance of the filtering system, it is recommended to drain the water at
least once a year. Depending of the nature of the
water and the amount of edged lenses, it might be
necessary to perform this operation more often.
Draining the water is simple and has to be done when
changing the filtering bag:
oRemove the filtering bac with its cover.
oIntroduce a bucket under the hydraulic tube
connecting the filtering bag.
oIn DAY mode, hold down RUN to start a cycle.
oAs soon as the RUN LED is lit, press STOP.
Neptune is in test mode and the 2 LEDs NIGHT
and DAY blink.
oPress RUN to start the main pump and start to transfer the water into the bucket.
oWhen finished, press MODE to return to the DAY mode.
oFill up the tank with fresh water. Pour a bottle of SIDEROPTIC in the fresh water to decrease foam,
the "greasy film" adhering to the walls and prevent bacterial growth. The product is active as the
water is not changed.
•Hydraulic circuit cleaning
The hydraulic circuit can become clogged with edging particles, especially those of polycarbonate. At
each change of bag, check with the hand that the nozzles of the
circuit are not blocked.
Otherwise, clean nozzles as follows:
oRemove the upper cover
Reminder :
The filtering bag is a consumable
, it should be
changed
approximately every 1500 lenses.
Reusing a bag after cleaning it will cause a failure in the system.

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oLift the hydraulic circuit and
check the nozzles
oif necessary, unscrew the the
large nut on the main pump and
remove the screw flocking the
circuit.
Remove th circuit and dislocate
the pipes (each pipe is glued at
one end to an elbow to facilitate
reassembly of the circuit).
Clean the pipes with a stiff wire.
oRelocate the circuit, tighten the
fixing screw and reset the
cover.
•Cleaning return pump
The return pump can be blocked by the intrusion of a broken lens in its impeller or a solidification of
edging residues if the filtering cycle is not performed every day
To clean the pump:
oCarefully open the cover to
avoid breaking the plastic
stand.
oRemove the impeller from the
pump body, clean it if
necessary and reassemble. It
should rotate freely.
o

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Check the presence of the
white nylon bearing and
reassemble the cover.
oTest the operation of the
pump as indicated in the next
section.
Pumps and sensors tests
All components of Neptune can be individually tested to diagnose a possible breakdown
•Filtration tank bottom sensor – Sensor N°1
This sensor indicates the presence of water in the filtering tank. Its signal triggers the start of the return
pump.
Its correct operation is verified by moving it manually and
checking the lighting and the extinction of the
corresponding T2 diode of the control box.
Warning: this signal is delayed and reacts slowly to the
moving of the sensor.
•Working tank water sensors – Sensors N°2
These sensors indicate the water level in the working
tank. It is located on the front side of the tank, under the
tray.
When indicating MAX, the lower and upper sensors are
in upper position, the water cannot be returned from the
filtration tank to the working tank in order to avoid the
overflowing of the working tank.
When indicating OK, the lower sensor is in upper position
and the upper sensor is in lower position.
When indicating MIN, the lower and upper sensors are
both in lower position.

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Their correct operation is verified by moving them manually up and down and checking the lighting and
extinction of the three diodes (MIN, MAX and OK) on the control box.
Warning: this signal is delayed and reacts slowly to the moving of the sensors.
•Filtering tank water presence sensor – Sensor N°3
•This sensor is located at the bottom of the working tank
and indicates the presence of water in it
Its correct operation is verified by moving it manually in
upper position and simultaneously checking the on/off
light of the LED 7 on the control unit.
Warning: this signal is delayed and reacts slowly to the
moving of the sensor
•Main pump and return pump
Their correct operation can be checked:
oPress the MODE button to switch to DAY mode
oStart the cycle by pressing the RUN button (min 3
sec.)
oStop the cycle immediately by pressing the STOP
button. NIGHT and DAY diodes blink.
oPress the STOP button to test the return pump
If the pump does not start, then proceed with its
cleaning.
oPress the RUN button to test the main pump.
If the pump does not start, this is likely due to a locked rotor. Clean pieces of lenses or other materials
that may be the cause.

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Filtration (night) cycle does not start
The starting of the night cycle is controlled by the RUN button and the signal "presence of water" in the work
tank emitted by the water level sensor N°3 located at the bottom of the tank. With water, it must be set in the
high position.
•Check that the floating sensor N°3 is not affected in its movement by edging residues or the power
cable from the pump.
The night cycle started normally and this morning the red light is on and the counter shows the letter
"P".
The return pump from the filtering tank worked continuously for 8 hours.
•The water level is set to OK
oTurn off power on the left side of the tank, wait several seconds and turn on again the tank.
Monitor the LED test on the control unit (they light up one after the other).
After this test, the control box must be in DAY mode, T2 LED off and water level OK. The
cycle counter will indicate a point, no number (no cycle has been achieved since power on).
If this is the case, the control software bugged during the cycle.
•T2 LED is on and the water level is on MIN
oCheck the filter tank pump as previously said
oCheck the hydraulic connection between the pump and working tank
oEnsure free movement of the water sensor in the filtering tank
The night cycle started normally and this morning the red light is on and the counter shows the letter
"G".
The working tank pump worked continuously for 15 minutes.
•Check that the floating sensorN°3 is not affected in its movement by edging residues or the power
cable from the pump
•The hydraulic system which is fed by the working tank pump is clogged.
Unscrew the tube coming out of the pump (big porpoise nut) remove out all the tubes and clean them
with a stiff wire or a knitting needle
The green tray T2 is turned on while the filter cycle is finished
There is too much water in the entire system. Remove water from the working tank before restarting the cycle
at the end of the day. If necessary complete with water in the morning.
Beware; the filtering tank has probably been polluted by contaminated water from the working tank.
As soon as possible, while the filtering tank is empty after a filtration cycle (T2 LED off), remove the filtering
bag and clean the tank.
Answers to frequently asked questions (FAQ)

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oUnplug the electrical plug from the socket.
oUnscrew the 2 screws holding the front face.
oRemove the electrical box.
oRemove the 4 screw maintaining the plastic cover and get
access to the fuse (2A/250V or 5A/110V) is located.
oReassemble in the inverse sequence.
Accessing to the electrical box and fuses

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Main Board Version 3
Control panel V3 (Filtering cycle counter)
Anti-smell electric board
This product is compliant with marking.
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