SECTION 2
Keyboard Description
The keyboard is used to control and monitor all the parameters of a stretch wrapper
machine. It will also be used for in house calibration. See Fig 1. Below is a short
description for the purpose of each keypad element.
• START
The start keypad is used to start or continue a wrapping cycle.
• E-STOP
The stop push-button is used to pause and stop a wrapping cycle before it is completed.
• TURNTABLE JOG
The jog keypad is used to jog the turntable manually at a preset speed.
• CARRIAGE RAISE
The carriage up keypad is used to move the carriage up manually.
• CARRIAGE LOWER
The carriage down keypad is used to move the carriage down manually.
• WRAPS
This keypad is used to program the number of top and bottom wraps that the turntable will
perform during a wrapping cycle.
• TENSION
This keypad will set the tension of the wrapping film.
• CARRIAGE SPEED
This keypad is used to set the carriage up and down speed.
• FUNCTION
This keypad is used for in house programming and adjustments. Access is limited to
authorised personnel by a password code.
• SPIRAL
This keypad is used to select between “UP/DOWN” and “UP ONLY” spiral wrapping
patterns
• PHOTOCELL
This keypad is used to enable and disable the load auto-height photocell.
• VALUE UP and DOWN Arrows
Those keypads are used to change the value of parameters displayed on the SSD.
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