Loma IQ + Owner's manual

IQ³+ Metal Detector
User Guide Supplement

IQ³+ Metal Detector
User Guide Supplement

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Copyright and acknowledgements
Copyright © 2006 Spectrum Inspection Systems Ltd. All rights reserved.
Spectrum Inspection Systems Limited.
Summit Avenue
Southwood
Farnborough
Hampshire
GU14 ONY
England
Email: [email protected]
Web: http://www.loma.com
http://www.cintex.com
The IQ³ Metal Detector and this documentation are copyright material. No part of this documentation
may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any
language, or computer language in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of
Spectrum Inspection Systems.
IQ³ Metal Detector is a trademark of Spectrum Inspection Systems. All other product names are
trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
The information in this guide is believed to be correct at the date of publication. However, our policy
is one of continuous improvement and so the information in this guide is subject to change without
notice, and does not represent a commitment on the part of Spectrum Inspection Systems.
Part number: 814170+ issue A

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EC DECLARATION OF INCORPORATION / CONFORMITY
We hereby declare that the following machinery is intended to be incorporated into other
machinery and must not be put into service until the relevant machinery into which it is
to be incorporated has been declared in conformity with the essential health and safety
requirements of the Machinery Directive 98/37/EC.
or
We hereby declare that the following machinery complies with the essential health and
safety requirements of the Machinery Directive 98/37/EC and the protection requirements
of the Elekctromagnetic Compability Directive 89/336/EEC, 91/263/EEC and 92/31/EEC
and the Equipment for Use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres Directive 94/9/EC.
Machine Description: Inspection machine for the analysis and classification of food
and non-food related products by non-destructive means.
Machine Type: Standardised Conveyor and Metal Detector
Serial Number:
This machinery has been designed and manufactured in accordance with the following
transposed harmonised European standards
EN12100 parts 1 and 2 : 2003, Safety of Machinery - Basic concepts, general principles for design.
EN294 : 1992, Safety of Machinery - Safety distances to prevent danger zones being reached by the upper limbs.
EN349 : 1993, Safety of Machinery - Minimum gaps to avoid crushing of parts of the human body.
EN418 : 1992. Safety of Machinery - Emergency stop equipment, functional aspects - Principles for design.
EN60204 part 1 : 1998, Safety of Machinery - Electrical equipment of machines - Specification for general requirements
EN61000-6-2 : 2001, Generic Immunity Standard – Industrial environment.
EN61000-6-4 : 2001, Generic Emission Standard – Industrial environment.
A technical construction file for this machine is retained at the following address:
Spectrum Inspection Systems Ltd., Southwood, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14 0NY England.
Signed: Date: 03/08/07
Name: Mike Robinson. Position: Group Operations Director.
Being the responsible person appointed by the manufacturer or nominated representative of the
manufacturer established in the EC, and employed by
Spectrum Inspection Systems Ltd., Southwood, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14 0NY England.

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Safety warnings
Listed below are all the safety warnings that are used in this manual. It is strongly recommended
that personnel who are, or will be, responsible for either installing, maintaining or operating
the equipment described in this manual should read and understand these warnings.
1. LETHAL HAZARD – ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES. A current of 100 milliamps passing through
the body for one second can kill. This can occur at voltages as low as 35V ac or 50V dc The
equipment described in this manual uses electrical power which can be lethal. Unless absolutely
necessary, cleaning, inspection and maintenance must not be carried out without first isolating
the equipment from all electrical supplies.
2. LETHAL HAZARD – COMPRESSED AIR SUPPLIES. The equipment described in this manual
may be supplied with a compressed air supply operating at a pressure which may be lethal.
Unless absolutely necessary, cleaning, inspection and maintenance must not be carried out
without first isolating the equipment from all compressed air supplies.
3. WORKING ON EQUIPMENT. If it is essential to work on the equipment with electrical and/or
compressed air power connected, the work must be undertaken only by qualified personnel who
are fully aware of the danger involved and who have taken adequate safety precautions to avoid
contact with dangerous voltages and/or compressed air supplies. Before disconnecting the
metal detector from power, removing the power plug or loosening the power terminals ensure
that signal cables to other machines are disconnected first. Take care not to trap the earth wire
or ribbon cable when closing the enclosure lid.
4. REJECT DEVICES. At no time, with compressed air and/or electrical power applied to an
automatic reject device, should any part of the body be placed within the operating area of
the reject device.
5. EXCESSIVE NOISE. When an air blast reject device operates, the noise emitted may constitute
a noise hazard. While short exposure to this noise will not cause permanent damage to hearing,
prolonged exposure may cause some damage. It is recommended that ear defenders are worn
by personnel who are regularly exposed to the noise.
6. HEAVY EQUIPMENT. The equipment described in this manual is extremely heavy and
considerable care must be taken when handling it. Sufficient personnel and a suitable fork-lift
truck or pallet truck must be used to ensure safe handling.
7. LIFTING EQUIPMENT. Use only the correct slings and lifting tackle to move heavy items
of equipment described in this manual. Inspect all slings and lifting tackle prior to lifting
the equipment to ensure that:
(a) The safe working load will not be exceeded.
(b) There are no frayed or broken strands.
(c) Hooks, rings, etc. are not damaged.
8. MOVING METAL DETECTORS. The centre of gravity of some metal detectors is high. Lower
the height adjustment to its minimum before moving. Care must be taken when moving such
equipment on a slope to ensure that it does not topple over. This could result in death or severe
injury to an individual and/or severe damage to the metal detector.
9. CONTAMINANTS. Oils and greases must always be handled with care. Prolonged bare skin
exposure to certain oils and greases can cause skin problems. Always handle oils and greases
in accordance with the manufacturer‘s instructions.
10. TRAPPED FINGERS. Do not place fingers on the underside of the conveyor when the machine
is operating. It is possible for fingers to be trapped and subsequently crushed between a moving
and fixed component of the machine.

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11. OSHA. In the USA, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Acts quite clearly
place the burden of compliance on the user of equipment, and the acts are generalised to the
extent that determination of adequacy of compliance is a judgement decision on the part of the
local inspector. Hence Loma Systems cannot be held responsible for meeting full requirements
of OSHA or OHSA with regards to any equipment supplied, nor can Loma be held liable for
penalty which may be assessed for failure to meet the requirements of the acts as interpreted by
an authorised inspector. Loma Systems, however, does act in a responsible manner with regard
to safe design of equipment and will always work with customers to assist where possible in the
remedy of any violations at a reasonable cost to the buyer.
12. USE OF EQUIPMENT IN WORK AREAS WHERE EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES MAY OCCUR.
CE Directive 94/9/EC – ATEX Directive – July 2003
(a) LOCATION OF EQUIPMENT. This equipment is certified as category 3D for use in zones
designated 22 only.
(b) INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE. Electrical enclosures should be inspected and
maintained on a regular basis to prevent the build up of dust deposits and to ensure the
integrity of seals. Before undertaking maintenance the equipment must be disconnected from
the source of electrical power.
During installation and maintenance care should betaken to prevent the ingress of dust into
any electrical enclosure. Should dust ingress occur then all deposits must be removed before
the equipment is put into service. Following installation and maintenance and before putting
into service all electrical enclosures and cable glands are to be correctly secured to prevent
dust ingress. Care must be taken during installation and maintenance not to damage door
seals and cable entry glands.
(c) USE. To ensure safe operation deposits of dust on any surface should be removed
immediately to prevent an increase in the surface temperature of equipment.

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WARNING
The control panel on this machine is fitted with a USB socket for a mass storage device. In
order to gain access to the socket, a waterproof cover must be removed. This cover must be
replaced after access to the USB socket to maintain the waterproof rating of the machine.
Failure to replace the cover properly may result in water damage to your machine and will
invalidate the warranty.
Introduction
The IQ³+ metal detector that you have been supplied with is a standard IQ³ detector fitted with a “+“
colour touch screen user interface. You will, therefore, have been supplied with this supplement and
a user manual for the IQ³.
Refer to this supplement for guidance on how to navigate the screens on the user interface. Refer
to the IQ³ User Manual for any other information, including details of the configuration of machine
settings. Above all, this product is designed to be intuitive to use, so once you have read this
supplement all other guidance will be provided through the user interface of the machine.
Each of the screens on the IQ³+ has context sensitive help. This can be accessed by simply pressing
the “i“ icon (information button) located in the bottom right hand corner of each screen. This will give
you detailed information on what each of the variable settings do. In addition, you can download
each help screen to the USB port for storage on a memory stick - this can then be viewed or printed
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Results Screen
When power is applied the machine, it will come up in the Results Screen as shown:
This top level screen shows the ongoing operating status of the detector, such as the product name
being inspected and the number of rejects. For experienced users it has “hot buttons“ built in that
allow access to all common areas of functionality. For less experienced users and access to all other
operational settings access the Mimic Screen by pressing the “Go To“ button in the bottom left hand
corner.
Description of icons and controls:
#(number) – is the current running product number and name. From this field the product to be
inspected can be changed. Tap on the product name to be presented with a list of products to
select.
Trash Can – display only of the total quantity of rejects for the current running product.
Dial – the pointer shows the product signal in analogue form. When the dial is in the black zone the
products are passed, but products which cause the dial to move into the red zone will be rejected.
The lowest red number which is underlined is referred to as the Threshold.
Threshold – products with a signal value above this level will be rejected. Tap on the threshold value
to adjust it, and therefore the sensitivity of the detector: high numbers give lower sensitivity; smaller
numbers higher sensitivity. Setting the Threshold too low will lead to false rejects. This value is set
automatically by the product learn process.
Digital Signal – this shows the product signal in digital form. Tap on the number for access to the
learn menu to learn a new product.
Blue Banner Bar – the bar is a continuous theme through out the IQ³+ operating software. Its
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Blue Arrow – this is known as the “Go To“ button, and tapping it gives access to a screen which
allows you to “go to“ other areas of the system to setup all aspects of the machine.
• Numbered key – indicates the current permitted access level.
• “i“ – indicates a help screen is available for the screen you are viewing. Tap on the “i“ to see the
help screen.
• Message within the banner – the banner also acts as a message centre displaying important
messages (in flahing red) that may need attention (the screen shot in this supplement gives an
expample of a fault message). Details of System Fault, Run error or Diagnostic messages can be
seen in the help screens associated with the message type when viewing reports and logs. The
bar is also used for benign detector operating information (in green).
Mimic Screen
To get to this screen, tap the “Go To“ button when in the Results screen. This screen allows access
to all areas of machine setup. Simply tap on the area of the machine that you want to adjust to be
taken to a menu that will facilitate this.
Detector Front Panel – accesses detector set up data.
Product (represented by the blue box) – allows adjustment of product related variables, such as the
product name and product learn.
Conveyor (just in front of the detector head) – allows adjustment of conveyor settings, such as belt
speed.
Reject – allows adjustment of the reject timing.
PC – allows adjustment of the serial link settings to communicate to another device.
Printer – allows access to view, clear and print reports.

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Quick Setup Guide
To setup a new product is is necessary to edit, learn and run the new product. To do this, goto the
Mimic Screen, then touch on the product.
1. Select the product number you wish to setup from the list.
2. Select the edit option - enter all of the requested product details. For help on what values to enter,
refer to the help screen. Save your settings.
3. Touch the product again.
4. Select the name/number you are setting up.
5. Select the learn option. Follow the on-screen instructions.
6. Touch the product again.
7. Select the name/number of the product you have setup.
8. Select the run option.
The machine will now be running the new product you have setup.
If you subsequently wish to edit any of the settings, re-learn the product or run a new product, you
can touch on the product and just select the edit, learn or run option as appropriate. Hot key access
is also available to these functions from the Run Screen as described earlier in this supplement.
End User Licence Agreement
The software used within the IQ³+ Metal Detector is protected by copyright laws and international
copyright treaties. The software in the IQ³+ Metal Detector is licensed not sold.
1. Grant of Licence:
Spectrum Inspection Systems shall at all times have and retain title and full ownership of all
software, firmware programming routines, and documentation thereof supplied by Spectrum
Inspection Systems for use with the equipment, and of all copies thereof made by Buyer
(collectively “software”).
Spectrum Inspection Systems grants Buyer a non-exclusive and non-transferable license to use
such software solely for use with the equipment.
Buyer shall take all reasonable steps to protect Spectrum Inspection Systems proprietary interest
in the software and shall not transfer or otherwise provide or sub-licence the software to any third
party.
2. Rights and Limitations:
The software is licensed as a component within the IQ³+ Metal Detector only, and may not be
separated for use elsewhere.
The software is licensed with the IQ³+ Metal Detector as a single integrated product. The software
may only be used with the IQ³+ Metal Detector.
You may not rent of lease the software.
You may permanently transfer all of your rights under this EULA only as part of a sale or transfer
of the IQ³+ Metal Detector, provided you retain no copies, you transfer all of the software and
the recipient agrees to the EULA.

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Southwood
Farnborough
GU14 0NY
England
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Carol Stream
Illinois 60188
USA
www.loma.com