Using the Stalled Bottle/Missing Foil/Loose Cap Detection on your Unifoiler series induction cap sealer.

First, determine which feature you will be using. Once determined, the proper dip switch must be set on the front display board. Please refer to the owner's manual for dip switch designation. Once you have the correct dip switches activated for the selected functions you are ready to train the capsealer.

The first task is to align the sensors. The stalled bottle entrance and exit sensor should be aimed at the middle of the cap. The stalled bottle entrance sensor is noted as sensor #1 and the stalled bottle exit sensor is noted as #2. The next step is to align the foil sensor. It should be positioned so it is centered over the cap as it travels past the sensor. It also must be low enough to detect the foil liner inside the cap, but not too low. If it is set too low it will block the loose cap sensor. Finally the loose cap sensor needs to be aligned. The loose cap detector is labeled sensor #3. It should be aimed just above the cap, but not too high. If set too high it will be blocked by the foil detector. Now the microprocessor can be trained.

With the sensors now aligned for the chosen bottle, start the conveyor. Press the button labeled RUN/SET-UP. Now the digital meter should be displaying a number. That number is a reference coming from the line speed encoder. This will tell the microprocessor how long it takes a bottle to get from the entrance sensor to the exit sensor. It also tells the microprocessor if the conveyor is moving or not. Now, take a bottle with a foil lined cap. Put the bottle on the conveyor so that it passes through the entire detection system. When the bottle goes through the detection system pay attention to the fault lights on the front panel. During a proper set-up, as the bottle passes the stalled bottle entrance sensor, the fault light for 'stalled bottle' should flash. Then, as the bottle passes through the exit group it should flash 'stalled bottle' and 'missing foil.' It should not flash 'loose cap'. If it does, the sensor for 'loose cap' is set too low. If it does not flash 'missing foil' the foil sensor is set too high. If it does not flash 'stalled bottle' check the alignment of those sensors.

After a correct set-up is achieved it is time to exit the set-up mode. Simply press the RUN/SET-UP button. After exiting the set-up mode you will be able to determine if a correct set-up has been achieved. If an incorrect set-up occurred a fault light for 'stalled bottle,' 'missing foil' or 'loose cap' will appear. None of those three fault lights will appear if the set-up was successful. You are now ready to use your stalled bottle / missing foil / lose cap detection system.

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