Loma IQ3+ST User manual

Document Number: 814206-3.0-ENG
ORIGINAL INSTRUCTIONS
Copyright © 2015 Loma Systems
IQ3+ ST 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 ............................................................................................................22
Permitted Use................................................................................................................................22
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+ ST 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

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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 ..........................................................................................................................53
Conveyor Belts..................................................................................................................................53
Flat Belts........................................................................................................................................53
Plastic Modular Belts .....................................................................................................................54
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
Reject Confirmation with Photo-eye ..............................................................................................59

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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
User Accounts Setup.....................................................................................................................95
User Account Details .....................................................................................................................96

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Display ...........................................................................................................................................97
Calendar ........................................................................................................................................98
Appearance Settings......................................................................................................................98
Resultant......................................................................................................................................101
Language Setup...........................................................................................................................102
Calibrate.......................................................................................................................................103
Clean Screen...............................................................................................................................104
Report Options.............................................................................................................................104
Batch Control...............................................................................................................................105
Shift Control .................................................................................................................................107
User Options................................................................................................................................108
PVS Setup ...................................................................................................................................109
Software.......................................................................................................................................113
Remote Support...........................................................................................................................114
Advanced Settings.......................................................................................................................114
Auto-Learn Settings.....................................................................................................................115
LomaEnet Capture.......................................................................................................................118
LomaOPC Server.........................................................................................................................120
Serial Comms Setup....................................................................................................................122
Diagnostics ..................................................................................................................................123
PQ Analysis .................................................................................................................................124
Coil Current..................................................................................................................................126
Balance........................................................................................................................................127
EnviroScan...................................................................................................................................129
Product.........................................................................................................................................133
Service.........................................................................................................................................137
Engineer / Loma Service..............................................................................................................139
Search Head Setup......................................................................................................................140
Conveyor Setup...........................................................................................................................143
Service Options............................................................................................................................146
GP I/O..........................................................................................................................................148
VF Balance ..................................................................................................................................151
VF Drive.......................................................................................................................................153
Rejects Setup...............................................................................................................................155
Help Manual.................................................................................................................................160
Using the Metal Detector......................................................................163
Good Practice..................................................................................................................................163
Establishing a Good Product Learn.................................................................................................163
Establishing Detector Performance.................................................................................................164

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Relative Detectability of Non-Ferrous Metals ..............................................................................164
Regular In-Line Detector Performance Testing...............................................................................165
Handling Rejected Products............................................................................................................165
Getting the Results..........................................................................................................................165
Frequency Selection........................................................................................................................166
Operating Instructions..........................................................................167
Setting Up the Metal Detector.........................................................................................................167
Setting the Time and Date...........................................................................................................168
Setting the Language...................................................................................................................169
Setting the Machine ID.................................................................................................................171
Setting User Access Levels and Passwords ...............................................................................173
Configuring the Metal Detector........................................................................................................174
Setting Up the Search Head........................................................................................................175
Setting Up the Conveyor..............................................................................................................176
Setting Up the Service Options....................................................................................................178
Setting Up the Monitoring Services .............................................................................................179
Setting the VF Balance................................................................................................................181
Setting the VF Drive.....................................................................................................................182
Setting Up the User Options........................................................................................................184
Setting Up Serial Links.................................................................................................................184
Performing a Ferrite Tune............................................................................................................186
Setting Up Product Signal Tracking.............................................................................................189
Adding a New Product.....................................................................................................................194
Learning Products ...........................................................................................................................195
Learning a Product.......................................................................................................................196
Reverse Learn .............................................................................................................................198
Using Performance Validation.........................................................................................................199
Performance Validation System ..................................................................................................199
Enabling the PVS Feature...........................................................................................................200
Enabling PV Testing for a Product...............................................................................................201
Logs and Reports.................................................................................203
Run Errors Log................................................................................................................................204
Purpose........................................................................................................................................204
Screen Contents..........................................................................................................................205
Example Problems.......................................................................................................................205
System Faults Log...........................................................................................................................206
Purpose........................................................................................................................................206
Screen Contents..........................................................................................................................207
Example Problems.......................................................................................................................207

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Contaminants Log ...........................................................................................................................210
Purpose........................................................................................................................................210
Screen Contents..........................................................................................................................210
Batch Log ........................................................................................................................................210
Purpose........................................................................................................................................210
Screen Contents..........................................................................................................................211
Configuring a Batch Log ..............................................................................................................211
Shift Log ..........................................................................................................................................213
Purpose........................................................................................................................................213
Screen Contents..........................................................................................................................213
PVS Log ..........................................................................................................................................213
Purpose........................................................................................................................................213
Screen Contents..........................................................................................................................214
Diagnostics Log...............................................................................................................................214
Purpose........................................................................................................................................214
Screen Contents..........................................................................................................................215
Example Messages......................................................................................................................215
Setup Report ...................................................................................................................................216
Purpose........................................................................................................................................216
Screen Contents..........................................................................................................................216
Learn Report....................................................................................................................................217
Purpose........................................................................................................................................217
Screen Contents..........................................................................................................................217
Status Report...................................................................................................................................218
Purpose........................................................................................................................................218
Screen Contents..........................................................................................................................218
Access Log......................................................................................................................................218
Purpose........................................................................................................................................218
Screen Contents..........................................................................................................................219
Example Actions..........................................................................................................................219
Configuration Report .......................................................................................................................219
Purpose........................................................................................................................................219
Screen Contents..........................................................................................................................220
Release Notes.................................................................................................................................221
Purpose........................................................................................................................................221
Log and Report Output Options ......................................................................................................222
Report Languages .......................................................................................................................224

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Maintenance ........................................................................................225
Maintenance Warnings....................................................................................................................225
Cleaning ..........................................................................................................................................225
Cleaning regime...........................................................................................................................225
Cleaning solutions........................................................................................................................226
Belt conveyor versions.................................................................................................................226
Air Regulator Unit Maintenance ......................................................................................................227
Conveyor Belt Maintenance ............................................................................................................227
Plastic Modular Belt Section Replacement..................................................................................227
Setting the Belt Tension and Tracking.........................................................................................227
Adjusting the Drive Chain Tension ..............................................................................................228
Adjusting the Reject Devices...........................................................................................................228
Pusher and Retracting Band Rejects...........................................................................................228
Air Blast Reject ............................................................................................................................228
Software Upgrades..........................................................................................................................228
Glossary...............................................................................................231
Index....................................................................................................235