Loma IQ3+ User manual

Document Number: 814195-3.0-ENG
ORIGINAL INSTRUCTIONS
Copyright © 2014 Loma Systems
IQ3+ Metal Detector User Guide

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Table of Contents
Introduction ..............................................................................................1
About this Guide..................................................................................................................................2
General............................................................................................................................................2
Audience..........................................................................................................................................2
Purpose............................................................................................................................................2
Organisation........................................................................................................................................3
Document Change Control..................................................................................................................4
Document Key.....................................................................................................................................4
Notes and Warnings ........................................................................................................................4
Hyperlinks........................................................................................................................................4
Copyright and Acknowledgements......................................................................................................5
The Loma Group of Companies..........................................................................................................6
About Metal Detection..............................................................................7
How a Metal Detector Works...............................................................................................................8
General............................................................................................................................................8
Balance Stability ..............................................................................................................................8
General and Foil Wrapped Products ...............................................................................................8
Product Effect and Phasing.................................................................................................................8
Product Effect ..................................................................................................................................8
Phasing............................................................................................................................................9
Tracker Feature.................................................................................................................................10
Metal Free Zone................................................................................................................................10
Detector Performance .......................................................................................................................10
Types of Metal...................................................................................................................................12
Shapes and Orientation of Metal.......................................................................................................12
Testing Metal Detector Performance.................................................................................................13
Test Frequency..............................................................................................................................13
Product Test Samples....................................................................................................................14
Test Wands....................................................................................................................................14
Testing Guidelines.........................................................................................................................14
Test Records..................................................................................................................................14
Learn Feature....................................................................................................................................15
Full Learn.......................................................................................................................................15
Update Learn.................................................................................................................................16
Reverse Learn ...............................................................................................................................16
Learn Setup ...................................................................................................................................16

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Safety First.............................................................................................17
Safety Awareness..............................................................................................................................18
EC Declaration of Conformity............................................................................................................18
Safety Warnings................................................................................................................................19
Safety Labels.....................................................................................................................................20
Safety Guards....................................................................................................................................21
Guarding........................................................................................................................................21
Interlock switches...........................................................................................................................21
Safety Relay and Circuits...............................................................................................................21
Responsibilities and Disclaimer.........................................................................................................21
Safety Measures................................................................................................................................22
Intended Use of the Machine ............................................................................................................23
Permitted Use................................................................................................................................23
Improper Use.................................................................................................................................23
Noise Levels......................................................................................................................................23
End of Life Treatment........................................................................................................................23
Emergency Procedures.....................................................................................................................23
Quality Assurance .............................................................................................................................24
ISO9000.........................................................................................................................................24
End User Licence Agreement ...........................................................................................................25
Technical Specifications.........................................................................27
IQ3+ Metal Detector Head.................................................................................................................27
European Belt Conveyors..................................................................................................................28
Installation..............................................................................................29
Installing a Metal Detector Head.......................................................................................................29
Warnings........................................................................................................................................30
Receiving and Unpacking..............................................................................................................30
Moving the Detector Head.............................................................................................................30
Detector Head Mounting Positions................................................................................................32
Mounting a Detector Head onto a Conveyor .................................................................................34
Connecting the Detector Head Electrical Supplies........................................................................38
Installing a Metal Detector System....................................................................................................41
Warnings........................................................................................................................................42
Receiving and Unpacking..............................................................................................................43
Moving the Machine.......................................................................................................................43
Adjusting / Levelling the Conveyor ................................................................................................44
Clearance Requirements...............................................................................................................44
Connecting the Air Supply.............................................................................................................44
Connecting the Electrical Supplies................................................................................................46

Introduction
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Checking Belt Tracking (PV belt system only)...............................................................................48
Setting Up Reject Mechanisms......................................................................................................48
Remote User Interface...................................................................................................................48
Installing a Serial Link....................................................................................................................48
Site Considerations ...........................................................................................................................48
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)............................................................................................48
Selection of Frequency Band.........................................................................................................49
Other EMC considerations.............................................................................................................49
Radio Frequency Interference.......................................................................................................49
About the Metal Detector Range............................................................51
Introduction....................................................................................................................................51
Metal Detector Search Heads...........................................................................................................52
Standard Features.........................................................................................................................52
Optional Features ..........................................................................................................................52
Conveyor Belts..................................................................................................................................53
Flat Belts........................................................................................................................................53
Plastic Modular Belts .....................................................................................................................54
Reject Devices...................................................................................................................................55
Reject Devices...............................................................................................................................55
Stop On Detect ..............................................................................................................................55
Air Blast..........................................................................................................................................56
Pusher............................................................................................................................................56
Plough............................................................................................................................................56
Retracting Band.............................................................................................................................56
Powered Decliner...........................................................................................................................56
Signal Only.....................................................................................................................................56
Reject Bins.....................................................................................................................................57
Electrical Services Box......................................................................................................................57
Guards...............................................................................................................................................57
Air Pressure Switch...........................................................................................................................57
Optional Equipment...........................................................................................................................58
Audible Alarm.................................................................................................................................58
‘Bin Full’ Photo-eye........................................................................................................................58
LED Lamp Stack............................................................................................................................58
Overhead Electrical Services.........................................................................................................59
Product Guides..............................................................................................................................59
Product Registration Photo-eye.....................................................................................................59
PVS Indicator Lamp.......................................................................................................................59
Reject Actuation Confirmation.......................................................................................................59

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Reject Confirmation with Photo-eye ..............................................................................................59
Lockable Reject Bin and Status Monitor........................................................................................59
Pack Check Photo-eye ..................................................................................................................59
Getting Started.......................................................................................61
User Interface....................................................................................................................................61
User Access ......................................................................................................................................62
Logging In and Out............................................................................................................................63
Logging In......................................................................................................................................63
Logging Out ...................................................................................................................................64
Starting and Stopping........................................................................................................................65
Starting the Machine......................................................................................................................65
Stopping the Machine....................................................................................................................65
Emergency Stop ............................................................................................................................66
Starting the Machine after an Emergency Stop.............................................................................66
The User Interface.................................................................................67
General Navigation............................................................................................................................67
Title Bar..........................................................................................................................................67
Blue Banner Bar.............................................................................................................................67
Selection Options...........................................................................................................................68
Entering Data.................................................................................................................................68
Saving Settings..............................................................................................................................69
Screens..............................................................................................................................................69
Main Run........................................................................................................................................71
Select Product to Run....................................................................................................................73
Select Product to Setup.................................................................................................................74
Product Options.............................................................................................................................75
Product Settings.............................................................................................................................76
Batch Reset ...................................................................................................................................80
Threshold.......................................................................................................................................81
Learn Options ................................................................................................................................82
Full Learn.......................................................................................................................................82
Update Learn.................................................................................................................................83
Learn Setup ...................................................................................................................................84
System Faults Log.........................................................................................................................87
Select Access Level.......................................................................................................................90
User Accounts................................................................................................................................91
System Setup.................................................................................................................................92
System Settings.............................................................................................................................93
Screen Contents............................................................................................................................93

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Select Access Level.......................................................................................................................95
User Accounts Setup.....................................................................................................................96
User Account Details .....................................................................................................................97
Display ...........................................................................................................................................98
Calendar ........................................................................................................................................99
Appearance Settings......................................................................................................................99
Resultant......................................................................................................................................102
Language Setup...........................................................................................................................103
Calibrate.......................................................................................................................................104
Clean Screen...............................................................................................................................105
Report Options.............................................................................................................................105
User Options................................................................................................................................108
PVS Setup ...................................................................................................................................109
Software.......................................................................................................................................113
Remote Support...........................................................................................................................113
Advanced Settings.......................................................................................................................114
Auto-Learn Settings.....................................................................................................................115
LomaEnet Capture.......................................................................................................................118
LomaOPC Server.........................................................................................................................120
Serial Comms Setup....................................................................................................................121
Diagnostics ..................................................................................................................................123
PQ Analysis .................................................................................................................................124
Coil Current..................................................................................................................................125
Balance........................................................................................................................................126
EnviroScan...................................................................................................................................128
Product.........................................................................................................................................132
Purpose........................................................................................................................................132
Service.........................................................................................................................................137
Engineer / Loma Service..............................................................................................................138
Search Head Setup......................................................................................................................139
Conveyor Setup...........................................................................................................................142
Service Options............................................................................................................................145
GP I/O..........................................................................................................................................147
VF Balance ..................................................................................................................................150
VF Drive.......................................................................................................................................152
Select Product to Setup...............................................................................................................154
Product Options...........................................................................................................................155
Product Settings...........................................................................................................................156
Conveyor Setup...........................................................................................................................160
Rejects Setup...............................................................................................................................163

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Help Manual.................................................................................................................................168
Using the Metal Detector......................................................................169
Good Practice..................................................................................................................................169
Establishing a Good Product Learn.................................................................................................169
Establishing Detector Performance.................................................................................................170
Relative Detectability of Non-Ferrous Metals ..............................................................................170
Regular In-Line Detector Performance Testing...............................................................................171
Handling Rejected Products............................................................................................................171
Getting the Results..........................................................................................................................171
Frequency Selection........................................................................................................................172
Operating Instructions..........................................................................173
Setting Up the Metal Detector.........................................................................................................173
Setting the Time and Date...........................................................................................................174
Setting the Language...................................................................................................................175
Setting the Machine ID.................................................................................................................177
Setting User Access Levels and Passwords ...............................................................................179
Configuring the Metal Detector........................................................................................................180
Setting Up the Search Head........................................................................................................181
Setting Up the Conveyor..............................................................................................................182
Setting Up the Service Options....................................................................................................183
Setting Up the Monitoring Services .............................................................................................185
Setting the VF Balance................................................................................................................186
Setting the VF Drive.....................................................................................................................188
Setting Up the User Options........................................................................................................189
Setting Up Serial Links.................................................................................................................190
Performing a Ferrite Tune............................................................................................................192
Setting Up Product Signal Tracking.............................................................................................195
Adding a New Product.....................................................................................................................200
Learning Products ...........................................................................................................................201
Learning a Product.......................................................................................................................202
Reverse Learn .............................................................................................................................204
Using Performance Validation.........................................................................................................205
Performance Validation System ..................................................................................................205
Enabling the PVS Feature...........................................................................................................206
Enabling PV Testing for a Product...............................................................................................207
Logs and Reports.................................................................................209
Run Errors Log................................................................................................................................210
Purpose........................................................................................................................................210
Screen Contents..........................................................................................................................211

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Example Problems.......................................................................................................................211
System Faults Log...........................................................................................................................212
Purpose........................................................................................................................................212
Screen Contents..........................................................................................................................212
Example Problems.......................................................................................................................213
Contaminants Log ...........................................................................................................................215
Purpose........................................................................................................................................215
Screen Contents..........................................................................................................................216
Batch Log ........................................................................................................................................216
Purpose........................................................................................................................................216
Screen Contents..........................................................................................................................216
Configuring a Batch Log ..............................................................................................................217
PVS Log ..........................................................................................................................................218
Purpose........................................................................................................................................218
Screen Contents..........................................................................................................................219
Diagnostics Log...............................................................................................................................219
Purpose........................................................................................................................................219
Screen Contents..........................................................................................................................220
Example Messages......................................................................................................................220
Setup Report ...................................................................................................................................221
Purpose........................................................................................................................................221
Screen Contents..........................................................................................................................221
Learn Report....................................................................................................................................222
Purpose........................................................................................................................................222
Screen Contents..........................................................................................................................222
Status Report...................................................................................................................................222
Purpose........................................................................................................................................222
Screen Contents..........................................................................................................................223
Access Log......................................................................................................................................223
Purpose........................................................................................................................................223
Screen Contents..........................................................................................................................224
Example Actions..........................................................................................................................224
Configuration Report .......................................................................................................................224
Purpose........................................................................................................................................224
Screen Contents..........................................................................................................................225
Release Notes.................................................................................................................................226
Purpose........................................................................................................................................226
Log and Report Output Options ......................................................................................................227
Report Languages .......................................................................................................................228

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Maintenance ........................................................................................229
Maintenance Warnings....................................................................................................................229
Cleaning ..........................................................................................................................................229
Cleaning regime...........................................................................................................................229
Cleaning solutions........................................................................................................................230
Belt conveyor versions.................................................................................................................230
Air Regulator Unit Maintenance ......................................................................................................231
Conveyor Belt Maintenance ............................................................................................................231
Plastic Modular Belt Section Replacement..................................................................................231
Setting the Belt Tension and Tracking.........................................................................................231
Adjusting the Drive Chain Tension ..............................................................................................232
Adjusting the Reject Devices...........................................................................................................232
Pusher and Retracting Band Rejects...........................................................................................232
Air Blast Reject ............................................................................................................................232
Software Upgrades..........................................................................................................................232
Glossary...............................................................................................235
Index....................................................................................................239