WEIGH SCALE BLENDER® - Maguire Products

WEIGH SCALE BLENDER®
MAGUIRE PRODUCTS, INC.
Star Functions
Star Functions are only available in PROGRAM mode:
EXTRUDER MODE - Extrusion and Yield Control, and Rate display.
Press (*,0,2) to turn on Extrusion or Yield control.
The default display is ( OFF).
Press * to toggle this flag to ( RATE ), (EXT CTRL), or (YLD CTRL).
If you are using our EXTRUSION or YIELD control software to control your extruder, refer to our
EXTRUSION CONTROL instruction booklet for complete information.
If you simply want to view throughput continuously on the blender display, set this option to ( RATE ).
This will alter the display only. In all other respects, the blender will operate normally.
YLD-X – Extruder Control
YLD-T – Takeoff
YLD-D – Dual
INPUT FORMAT - 4 Digit Entry of Settings – xx.xx
Press (*,0,3) to allow four digit entry of settings in the format (xx.xx). This does not make the
blender more accurate. It does allow easier setup for customers that have a mixture of setting
requirements that is x.xx entry requirements as well as the standard xx.x requirements.
Normally the XT parameter would be manually adjusted to allow the decimal shift. If this fourdigit
entry option is turned on, then all entries are in the format xx.xx. The software uses only
the first three digits unless the first digit is a zero, in which case the last three digits are selected
and the related XT parameter is set to 00010. See XT parameter for more information. Display
will say (INPUT FORMAT 3 Digit (XX.X) or 4 Digit (XX.XX). Use key to toggle.
4 Software Configurations
Press (*,0,4) to select from 4 standard software configurations. If you want your unit to look and act like
it is running FOUR software, then this option will do this for you in one easy step.
Use the "*" key to toggle through all selections:
Select ( KEYPAD ) to exit without changing anything.
Select ( R,N,C,A) for system to operate like FOUR software.
Select ( N,N,C,A) to operate like FOUR software with the "TWO NATURALS" flag on.
Select ( N,N,N,A) to operate with three Naturals and an additive.
Select ( R,N,N,A) to operate with Regrind, two Naturals, and an additive.
Component 2 is ALWAYS a NATURAL, and is never assigned a thumbwheel switch. Components 1, 3,
and 4 are always assigned to thumbwheel switches.
If ( R,N,C,A) is selected, component 2 is the ONLY natural and is set to 100.
If ( N,N,C,A), ( N,N,N,A), or (R,N,N,A) is selected, the first, third, and forth components are assigned to
switches 3, 1, and 2 respectively. Component 2 setting will be adjusted automatically at the start of each
cycle to a number that will make all natural settings add up to 1000. In this way each NATURAL setting
will represent a percent of the total natural blend.
If the sum of natural settings exceeds 1000, component 2 will be set to 000, and the other naturals will be
ratioed to each other.
The TY and CS parameters are the ones that are altered. TY sets TYPE to Regrind, Natural or Additive.
CS assigns the thumbwheel swatches. If CS = 40000 the software knows to calculate a setting based on
the other naturals such that all settings total 1000.
On 140, 240, 440 and 940 models:
If (R,N,C,A) is selected, PARAMETERS are set:
(1TY = REG) (2TY = NAT) (3TY = ADD) (4TY = ADD)
(1CS 30000) (2CS 00100) (3CS 10000) (4CS 20000)
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