MAN.161 Rev.7 ENG - Use and maintenance manual S15 page
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- joystick 4 for lifting/lowering of the pantograph (Picture 9b):
backwards it causes the descent of the pantograph; upwards the
lifting.
- joystick 5 for turret rotation (Picture 9b): downwards it causes the
counterclockwise rotation, upwards the clockwise rotation.
- EB emergency button (Picture 9b): red and mushroom-shaped, it
blocks the machine by removing the power supply to the control cir-
cuits. This switch has priority over any other command: it makes
possible only the manual emergency lowering of the machine on the
ground.
The emergency button has an auto-detent mechanical locking
system; therefore, it is necessary to unlock the button turning it
clockwise to reset its operability.
- “dead man” switch for levelling operation 6 (Picture 9b): for the
levelling operation, it is necessary to keep pushing this switch to the
left together with the joystick 1.
- electric engine start switch 7 (Picture 9b): pushing this switch to
the left, the 48 V electric engine starts.
- electrical power supply warning light 8 (Picture 9b): green light,
which is ON when it indicates that the MEWP is correctly and elec-
trically powered;
- battery charge level indicator 9 (Picture 9b): it has four leds in
different warning colors; each led indicates a state of batteries
charge equal to 25%.
Every time the charge state of the batteries reaches 10%, all
work operations are blocked.
- 12 V socket (Picture 9b): on the right side of the box.
Finally, if the MEWP has the basket rotation as *ptional, the platform (oper-
ating) control station includes:
Picture 9c: platform (operating) control station
for version with basket rotation (*optional).
• movement lever group (listed from left to right):
- joystick 1 for jib extension/retraction / basket levelling / basket
rotation (Picture 9c): downwards, it makes the jib retraction, the in-
ternal levelling or the counterclockwise rotation of the basket; up-
wards the jib extension, the external levelling or the clockwise rota-
tion of the basket.
- joystick 2 for extension/retraction of boom (Picture 9c): down-
wards it produces the boom return, upwards the extension.
- joystick 3 for boom lifting/lowering (Picture 9c): downwards it
raises the boom descent; upwards the boom lifting.