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4 Operation .......................................................................................................................................... 4-1
4.1 Overview ............................................................................................................................... 4-1
4.2 Safety First ............................................................................................................................ 4-1
4.3 Powering on the Dispensing System .................................................................................... 4-2
4.4 Starting Fluidmove for Windows ........................................................................................... 4-3
4.5 Installing the Dispensing Valve ............................................................................................. 4-4
4.5.1 Valve Software Setup ............................................................................................... 4-4
4.5.2 Valve Pneumatic and Electrical Connections .......................................................... 4-4
4.6 Adjusting the Air Pressure ..................................................................................................... 4-5
4.6.1 Air Regulators and Gauges ...................................................................................... 4-5
4.6.2 Adjusting the Main Air Pressure ............................................................................... 4-5
4.6.3 Adjusting the Tooling Air Pressure ........................................................................... 4-6
4.6.4 Adjusting the Cooling/Coaxial, Valve, and Fluid Air Pressure ................................. 4-7
4.6.5 Adjusting the Vacuum Control ................................................................................ 4-10
4.6.6 Setting the Low Pressure Detection Threshold ...................................................... 4-10
4.7 Jog Window ......................................................................................................................... 4-11
4.7.1 Dispenser Jog Controls .......................................................................................... 4-12
4.7.2 Conveyor Jog Controls ........................................................................................... 4-14
4.7.3 Using the Keyboard ................................................................................................ 4-17
4.8 Camera Operation ............................................................................................................... 4-18
4.8.1 Camera States ....................................................................................................... 4-18
4.8.2 Lighting and Color Adjustment ............................................................................... 4-19
4.9 Valve Offsets ....................................................................................................................... 4-21
4.9.1 Safe Z Height ......................................................................................................... 4-25
4.10 Creating a New Program ..................................................................................................... 4-27
4.10.1 Workpiece Alignment (Optional) ............................................................................ 4-27
4.10.2 Performing Valve Offsets ....................................................................................... 4-28
4.10.3 Loading the Workpiece .......................................................................................... 4-28
4.10.4 Creating the Program ............................................................................................. 4-28
4.10.5 Teaching Workpiece Origin .................................................................................... 4-29
4.10.6 Teaching Fiducials ................................................................................................. 4-30
4.10.7 Loading a Fluid File ................................................................................................ 4-30
4.10.8 Setting the Heaters ................................................................................................ 4-34
4.10.9 Entering Program Commands ................................................................................ 4-38
4.10.10 Creating Additional Patterns (Optional) ................................................................. 4-43
4.10.11 Placing Additional Patterns .................................................................................... 4-44
4.10.12 Saving the Program ............................................................................................... 4-45
4.10.13 Testing the Program ............................................................................................... 4-46
4.11 Running Production ............................................................................................................. 4-47
4.12 Post Production Shutdown .................................................................................................. 4-51
4.13 System Shutdown ............................................................................................................... 4-51
5 Calibration and Adjustment ............................................................................................................ 5-1
5.1 Overview ............................................................................................................................... 5-1
5.2 Safety First ............................................................................................................................ 5-1
5.3 Record Keeping ..................................................................................................................... 5-1
5.4 Startup/Shutdown .................................................................................................................. 5-1