Fromm AP210 User manual

SERVICE-MANUAL
AIRPAD - MACHINE
AP210
AP21000101.sen/DS/© 05.12 v2.09
Manual for authorized resellers and service points
INDEX PAGE
1 PRELIMINARY REMARKS 2
2 WORKING PAGES 2
2.1 Working page 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2.2 Working page 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.3 Working page 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.4 Working page 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.5 Working page 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3 WORKING PAGE IN "MANUAL" 4
4 DIAGNOSTIC AND JOG PAGES 5
5 MACHINE PARAMETERS PAGE 8
6 PAGES FOR PARAMETER SETTINGS 9
7 PAGES FOR SELECTING OPERATIONAL SETTINGS 10
8 ALARMS 10

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Only trained and instructed personnel is authorized to perform servicing and
maintenance works!
1 PRELIMINARY REMARKS
The AP210 has been designed to be used easily by the operator. Therefore, the operator can only change the
number of airpads which are programmed by following the procedure described in paragraph 13.5 of the
Instructions for Use and Maintenance.
As for the remainder, the operator may scroll through the working pages and view the parameters
programmed but may not modify them, as this operation is reserved for technicians who have been issued a
password.
In order to view the version of the software in use push the buttons + .
There are two levels of intervention provided, each requires its own password:
PASSWORD USER 1492 - allows the modification of:
• Temperature of sealers;
• Inflation of airpads;
• Enabling or disabling the hopper.
PASSWORD TECHNICAL SUPPORT 6417 - allows the modification of:
• Temperature of sealers;
• Inflation of airpads;
• Length of airpads;
• Enabling or disabling the hopper;
• Entering programmes 7-8-9 or modifying the pre-set ones;
• Velocity of the cross sealer motor M1;
• Velocity of the film feeder motor M2;
• Velocity of airpad feeder M3;
• Sealing time of the cross sealer.
This is necessary because the inappropriate modification of even a single parameter can have adverse
effects on the functioning of the machine.
The following pages describe all parameters of the machine and the instructions on how to modify them.
2 WORKING PAGES
These are the pages which contain the main parameters for the operation of the machine.
2.1 Working page 1
Working page 1 is shown on the initial screen:
Page 1 shows:
- the state of the machine using the symbol whether it is in stand by or low energy consumption
,
- the alarm code, if an error has occurred,
- the summary of the programme being executed if the machine is in "run" mode:
length of airpads,
programme being executed,
airpads produced and total to be produced,
temperature of the cross and longitudinal sealers.

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Push the left or right arrow to scroll through the other working pages.
2.2 Working page 2
Page 2 shows:
• length of airpad,
• number of airpads programmed.
Procedure for changing parameters:
Push
The following screen appears:
Entering the password allows changing the programmed values (except for the same password given in the
preliminary remarks) by pushing the buttons and until the parameter to be changed is
highlighted, confirm with the button ,
move to the decimal to be changed and select it with the arrows or and change the values with
the buttons or .
Once the desired changes have been made, confirm with the button .
The password protected section is closed by pushing the button or automatically by
the machine after five minutes or by turning off the machine.
This procedure is the same for all parameters.
2.3 Working page 3
Working page number 3 shows (example):
In order to change the parameters refer to the procedure
described in paragraph 2.2
• 120° temperature of
longitudinal sealer
programmed;
• 27° actual temperature of
longitudinal sealer;
• 140° temperature of cross
sealer programmed;
• 40° actual temperature of
cross sealer;

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2.4 Working page 4
Working page number 4 shows the velocity of the vent for airpad inflation
as a percentage of the maximum value.
In order to change the parameter refer to the procedure
described in paragraph 2.2.
2.5 Working page 5
This page shows and allows to change the functioning of the machine in regards to the airpad collection
basket.
Depending on the activation or operating status of the hopper, the following symbols may appear:
Working page number 4 shows the operating mode of the machine relative to the hopper and allows to
change it.
In order to change the operating mode refer to the procedure described in paragraph 2.2.
3 WORKING PAGE IN "MANUAL"
The AP210 allows to activate the motors manually by opening the page "manual".
From the initial screen, or from the working pages if the machine is in stand by.
Push the button and the display shows the following:
With the button the motor of the cross sealer is activated clockwise, only if the protective guard is
closed.
Releasing the button stops the motor. If the protective guard is open, the upward arrow disappears from the
display and the cross sealer cannot be activated.
Machine with hopper activated Machine with hopper not activated

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With the button the motor of the cross sealer is activated anti-clockwise, only if the protective guard is
closed.
Releasing the button stops the motor. If the protective guard is open, the downward arrow disappears from the
display and the cross sealer cannot be activated.
With the button film advance is activated (only when the sealer is sufficiently open, otherwise, the
arrow disappears from the display). Releasing the button stops advance.
With the button film advance backwards is activated (only when the sealer is sufficiently open,
otherwise, the arrow disappears from the display). Releasing the button stops advance.
With the button the feeder for the cushions is activated to the forward setting.
With the button the vent for airpad inflation starts rotating, the numerical value shown on the display
indicates the velocity of the vent as a percentage of the maximum value.
Releasing the button stops the vent.
In order to exit from the "manual" mode, push this button again.
4 DIAGNOSTIC AND JOG PAGES
On these pages it is possible to control the status of the main parameters of the machine.
From the working pages push the buttons and , the following screen appears:
This page shows the status of the input connections according to the following table:
Index Signal/function Polarity
IN 1 Channel A encoder motor of sealer M1 ==
IN 2 Channel A encoder motor of film feeder
M2
==
IN 3 Channel B encoder motor of film feeder
M2
==
IN 4 Proximity 1 wheel speed ON_metal in front of proximity 1
IN 5 Thermo-switch series heating elements ON = series closed (OK),
OFF= series open (alarm)
IN 6 External start button ON = button pushed
IN 7 External start button ON = button non pushed