QubicaAMF Options Ball Return - Ball Lift Control Modes

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PERATION
Options
Ball Return Installation Manual
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Rev. Date
10/07
The Ball Lift has several different modes of operation:
NORMAL
,
FORCED
-
ON
,
FORCED OFF
, and
EMERGENCY
.
NORMAL
M
ode allows Ball Lift Operation to be controlled by the pinspotters
as discussed above. When a pinspotter is turned on,
the Ball Lift
speaker will emit three one
-
second warning beeps before starting.
The Ball Lift normally starts in this mode.
FORCED
-
ON
O
peration allows the Ball Lift to be operated even though both
associated pinspotters are turned off. To place the Ball
Lift in the
FORCED
-
ON condition, SIMULTANEOUSLY press the mechanic call
button and the ODD lane’s 10
th
frame push button.
The Ball Lift will
beep once and then start. The Ball Lift will continue to emit
a beep
at
30
-
second intervals as a reminder that
the
Ball Lift is not in the
NORMAL Mode.
To return Ball Lift operation to normal, SIMULTANEOUSLY press
both of the 10
th
frame push buttons.
FORCED
-
OFF
O
peration allows the Ball Lift to be turned off without turning off the
associated pinspotters. To plac
e t
he Ball Lift in a FORCED
-
OFF
condition, SIMULTANEOUSLY press the mechanic call button and
the EVEN lane’s 10
th
frame push button. The Ball Lift will turn off
without delay. On pinspotters equipped with the horizontal ball return
(HBR), the HBR motor will
turn off whenever the Ball Lift turns off
and will restart when the Ball Lift restarts.
While in the FORCED
-
OFF condition, the Ball Lift will beep once every 30 seconds as a
reminder that
the Ball Lift is not in the NORMAL Mode.
NOTE:
The Ball Lift can b
e placed in the FORCED
-
OFF condition
even if it is not currently operating, as long as control power is
available.
When an associated pinspotter is subsequently turned on,
the Ball Lift will
not
start, but will continue to emit a beep every 30
seconds as a
reminder that the Ball Lift is not in the NORMAL Mode.
To return Ball Lift operation to normal, SIMULTANEOUSLY press
both 10
th
frame push buttons. If a pinspotter is in operation, the Ball
Lift will beep three times before starting.
EMERGENCY
Mode is act
ivated by the operation of the safety interlock, which is
designed to minimize injury should someone place a hand in the Ball
Lift’s o
utlet opening during operation.
When the Ball Lift’s safety
interlock is actuated, the Ball Lift immediately turns off and
emits a
continual beeping alarm. Removing the hand and resetting the
interlock’s V
-
wheel guard will
not
reset the B
all Lift’s operation to
normal. This
is to prevent the Ball Lift from inadvertently
r
estarting
should the
V
-
wheel guard be reset while remov
ing the hand from the
machine.