e-brick installation and user manual - GEW UV System v1.0

3.4. Using the HMI
3.4.1. Starting up the UV system
Initialisation
Select lamps
Preset power levels
Lamp hours
When switching on the printing machine, the operator should:
• Ensure three-phase (or, if applicable, single phase) supply is available.
• Switch on the mains isolators for each e-Brick or print station cabinet.
• Most e-Brick systems will have electric shutters but, for dryers with
pneumatic shutters, switch on the compressed air supply.
After initialising (30s delay), the touch screen should display the GEW logo.
Press anywhere on the logo to display lamp information:
Selection
Lamp type
(UV or IR)
The first column indicates lamp selection:
• transparent = lamp deselected
• solid green = lamp selected
The second column indicates the detected lamp type
• UV lamp cassette
• IR lamp cassette
The third column is a bargraph display of the lamp power (%) and current status.
• transparent = lamp off
• flashing yellow = burn in (Voltage)
• flashing amber = burn in (temperature)
• flashing green = ready with shutter closed
• solid green = lamp on with shutter opened
• solid blue = cooling
• solid red = faulty lamp
Select the required lamps, or accept the existing selection, as described in 3.4.2.
Preset the power levels of the selected lamps globally, or individually, as
described in 3.4.3.
Status and
% Power
Lamp hours for each lamp are displayed by pressing the [H] icon on the lamp
information screens. Two hour counts are maintained: total system hours run and
a resettable hour count for each lamp. The hours run can be reset by pressing
the hours figure. A message “reset lamp hour” will then appear as shown. The
operator has to confirm by pressing “Y” to clear the figure. Press “N” to cancel.
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