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High Level
Traversing system

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HIGH LEVEL TRAVERSING SYSTEM

1 FIRST SETTING

Before to start up the system it is necessary enable the communication between the Z5000
and the Traversing System . For this reason, set some parameters in the system:

Press “CTRL“ and “F4“ in order to enter into the DISTRIBUTOR PAGE, by using the the
right password.

Press “RIGHT FUNCTION ARROW“ to move into the TRAVERSING SETTINGS page (A).

Set the ENABLE CONVEYOR = Y to enable the comunication between the Z5000 and
the Traversing System.
Place the cursor at the TRAVERSING TYPE and press “LEFT ARROW“ or “RIGHT AR-
ROW“ to change the value depending on the traversing used.

The standard selectable values are: 400

700
1000
2000

Press “F4“ to go back to the MAIN PAGE

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2 PRINTHEAD STARTING SIDE

Set the starting side of the printhead:

Press “CTRL“ and “F4“ in order to enter into the DISTRIBUTOR PAGE, by using the the
right password.

Press “RIGHT FUNCTION ARROW“ to move into the TRAVERSING SETTINGS page (A).

Place the cursor on START POSISTION and press “LEFT ARROW“ or “RIGHT ARROW“
to change the value (see drawing on the facing page).

The selectable values are: SIDE A

SIDE B

After each reset, the printhead will start from the selected side.

Press “F4“ to go back to the MAIN PAGE

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3 START POSITION

Set up the start position of the printhead. This position will be cosiderate the position zero
(referent point) for the PRINT POSITION

Press “CTRL“ and “F4“ in order to enter into the DISTRIBUTOR PAGE, by using the the
right password.

Press “RIGHT FUNCTION ARROW“ to move into the TRAVERSING SETTINGS page (A).

Place the cursor on START POSISTION and press “LEFT ARROW“ or “RIGHT ARROW“
in order to change the value. This value represents the distance between the mechanical
margin and the starting point of the printhead (see drawing on the facing page).
After a reset, the printhead will move towards the starting side set until to beat the mecha-
nical margin; at this point the printhead will move the opposite direction to the space set
in this field.

The selectable values are: 15 mm

30 mm
45 mm
60 mm
75 mm
90 mm
150 mm
300 mm
450 mm
600 mm
750 mm
900 mm
1050 mm
1200 mm
1350 mm

Press “F4“ to go back to the MAIN PAGE

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4 OPERATION MODALITY

Set the operation mode:

Press “CTRL“ and “F4“ in order to enter into the DISTRIBUTOR PAGE, by using the the
right password.

Press “RIGHT FUNCTION ARROW“ twice to move into the TRAVERSING SETTINGS
2 page (B).

Place the cursor on TRAVERSING SW TYPE and press “LEFT ARROW“ or “RIGHT
ARROW“ in order to change the operation modality:

Choose between:

- POSITIONS: this modality allows to set up to 6 positions forward and 6 backward

defining the precise location during the translation of the head

- MULTI LANES: this modality allows to set up to 12 printings forward and 12 backward
equidistant among them

- SENSOR: in this modality the start of printing is supplied by a sensor (photo-

cell) connected to the FTC input of the system

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5 “POSITIONS” MODALITY

5.1 TRAVERSING END POSITION

Set the end position of the traversing system. This position is considered the “end point”
of the forward translation (see drawing on the facing page).

Press “WRENCH“ in order to enter into the MENU SET.

Press “RIGHT FUNCTION ARROW“ until the display shoews the following page (C).

Place the cursor on “TRAVERSING END POSITION” and insert the desired value.

WARNING:
the max value inserable can not be bigger then the TRAVERSING TYPE value
(400 or 700 or 1000 or 2000)

Press “F2“ to confirm the inserted value and “WRENCH“ to go back to the MAIN PAGE.

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5.2 SETTINGS FOR THE FORWARD PRINTING

Set the start position for the forward printigs (see drawing on the facing page):

Press “WRENCH“ in order to enter into the MENU SET.

Press “RIGHT FUNCTION ARROW“ until the display shows the POSITIONS SETTINGS
page (C).

Press “ENTER“ in order to move the cursore among the fields.

When the cursor is in the desired location, modify the field and then press “ENTER“ to
save the new value in the memory.

POS01: this value is the distance (mm) between “ OFFSET ORIGIN ” and the Print 1
POS02: this value is the distance (mm) between “ OFFSET ORIGIN ” and the Print 2
POS03: this value is the distance (mm) between “ OFFSET ORIGIN ” and the Print 3
POS04: this value is the distance (mm) between “ OFFSET ORIGIN ” and the Print 4
POS05: this value is the distance (mm) between “ OFFSET ORIGIN ” and the Print 5
POS06: this value is the distance (mm) between “ OFFSET ORIGIN ” and the Print 6

Press “F2“ to confirm the inserted value.

Press “WRENCH“ to go back to the MAIN PAGE

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5.3 SETTINGS FOR THE BACKWARD PRINTING

Set the start position for the backward printigs (see drawing on the facing page):

Press “WRENCH“ in order to enter into the MENU SET.

Press “RIGHT FUNCTION ARROW“ until the display shows the POSITIONS SETTINGS
page (C).

Press “ENTER“ in order to move the cursore among the fields.

When the cursor is in the desired location, modify the field and then press “ENTER“ to
save the new value in the memory.

POS07: this value is the distance (mm) between “ OFFSET ORIGIN ” and the Print 7
POS08: this value is the distance (mm) between “ OFFSET ORIGIN ” and the Print 8
POS09: this value is the distance (mm) between “ OFFSET ORIGIN ” and the Print 9
POS10: this value is the distance (mm) between “ OFFSET ORIGIN ” and the Print 10
POS11: this value is the distance (mm) between “ OFFSET ORIGIN ” and the Print 11
POS12: this value is the distance (mm) between “ OFFSET ORIGIN ” and the Print 12

Press “F2“ to confirm the inserted value.

Press “WRENCH“ to go back to the MAIN PAGE

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5.4 TRAVERSING MOTOR COMMANDS

Set the motor speed:

Press “WRENCH“ in order to enter into the MENU SET.

Press “RIGHT FUNCTION ARROW“ twice until the display shoews the following page (D).

Insert values between 20 and 70. Use the following formule:

(Speed (set) / 10) * 0.1099 * 60 = speed (m/min)

Examples:
If SPEED = 30 -> 19.8 m/min
If SPEED = 60 -> 39.6 m/min
If SPEED = 70 -> 46.1 m/min

Press “ENTER“ in order to save the new value.

Press “F1” to send to the traversing system the new TRAVERSING SPEED

Press “F2” to activate the SINGLE TRAVERSING CYCLE. With this configuration for every
photocell reading (the photocell connected to the external controller) the printhead will
start a single FORWARD or BACKWARD cycle.

Press “WRENCH“ to go back to the MAIN PAGE

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6 “MULTI LANES” MODALITY

6.1 TRAVERSING END POSITION

Set the end position of the traversing system. This position is considered the “end point”
of the forward translation (see drawing on the facing page).

Press “WRENCH“ in order to enter into the MENU SET.

Press “RIGHT FUNCTION ARROW“ until the display shows the POSITIONS SETTINGS
page (E).

Place the cursor on “TRAVERSING END POSITION” and insert the desired value.

WARNING:
the max value inserable can not be bigger then the TRAVERSING TYPE value
(400 or 700 or 1000 or 2000)

Press “F2“ to confirm the inserted value and “WRENCH“ to go back to the MAIN PAGE.

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6.2 IMPOSTARE I LIMITI DELLE STAMPE

When the START POSITION has been set, the position for the first printing for the FORWARD
and for the BACKWARD mu to be estabilish (see drawing on the facing page).

Press “WRENCH“ in order to enter into the MENU SET.

Press “RIGHT FUNCTION ARROW“ until the display shows the POSITIONS SETTINGS
page (E).

Place the cursor on “START PRINT POSITION” and “RETURN PRINT POSITION” and
insert the desired value. This value corresponds to the distance between the START PO-
SITION and the FIRST PRINTING POSITION (forward and backward)

WARNING:
the max value inserable can not be bigger then the TRAVERSING TYPE value
(400 or 700 or 1000 or 2000)

Press “F2“ to confirm the inserted value and “WRENCH“ to go back to the MAIN PAGE.

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6.3 SET THE NUMBER OF PRINTINGS AND THEIR POSITIONS

Set the number of printings and their start positions:

Press “WRENCH“ in order to enter into the MENU SET.

Press “RIGHT FUNCTION ARROW“ until the display shows the POSITIONS SETTINGS
page (E).

Place the cursor on “NUMBER OF PRINTS” and insert the number of printings for traversing
cycle. Then set-up the distance between the printings placing the cursor on “DISTANCE
BETWEEN PRINTS”.

Example:
NUMBER OF PRINTS= 6
DISTANCE BETWEEN PRINTS= 100
The system will print:

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6.4 TRAVERSING MOTOR COMMANDS

Set the motor speed:

Press “WRENCH“ in order to enter into the MENU SET.

Press “RIGHT FUNCTION ARROW“ twice until the display shoews the following page (F).

Insert values between 20 and 70. Use the following formule:

(Speed (set) / 10) * 0.1099 * 60 = speed (m/min)

Examples:
If SPEED = 30 -> 19.8 m/min
If SPEED = 60 -> 39.6 m/min
If SPEED = 70 -> 46.1 m/min

Press “ENTER“ in order to save the new value.

Press “F1” to send to the traversing system the new TRAVERSING SPEED

Press “F2” to activate the SINGLE TRAVERSING CYCLE. With this configuration for every
photocell reading (the photocell connected to the external controller) the printhead will
start a single FORWARD or BACKWARD cycle.

Press “WRENCH“ to go back to the MAIN PAGE

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7 MODALITA’ “SENSOR”

7.1 COMANDI MOTORE

Set the motor speed:

Press “WRENCH“ in order to enter into the MENU SET.

Press “RIGHT FUNCTION ARROW“ twice until the display shoews the following page (G).

Insert values between 20 and 70. Use the following formule:

(Speed (set) / 10) * 0.1099 * 60 = speed (m/min)

Examples:
If SPEED = 30 -> 19.8 m/min
If SPEED = 60 -> 39.6 m/min
If SPEED = 70 -> 46.1 m/min

Press “ENTER“ in order to save the new value.

Press “F1” to send to the traversing system the new TRAVERSING SPEED

Press “F2” to activate the SINGLE TRAVERSING CYCLE. With this configuration for every
photocell reading (the photocell connected to the external controller) the printhead will
start a single FORWARD or BACKWARD cycle.

Press “WRENCH“ to go back to the MAIN PAGE

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fuses

motor

Z5000 connectors

4 2
screws 4x8

control box connectors

1 2 3 4 3

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8 CONTROL BOX

The conrol box has the task to connect the Z5000 system (or systems) to the traversing
system.
The logic board inside is connected to the engine used for the translation.

On that board are also fuses as protection on the motors power: when there is no volta-
ge, check the fuses; if they are broken, replace them with new equivalent fuses: 4A 220V
retarded.

In order to enter inside the control box, when the system is off and not connected to the
power supply, open the cover by unscrewing the four screws placed on the corners.

ATTENTION!
Before opening the control box, be sure the system is off and not connected to the
power supply.

ATTENZIONE!
This traversing system only works with 220V power supply.

9 CONNECTIONS

Connect the control box to the Z5000 with the five cable as equipment:

cable 1 : 18 pin female-female for the alarms connections (ALARMS)

cable 2 : 18 pin male-male for the bcd connections (BCD)

cable 3 : 9 pin female-female the motor B connections (SERIAL)

cable 4 : 5 pin male-male for the photocell connections (SENSOR)

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5 6

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Connect the control box to an eventual external control device (example: PLC) with the cable:

cable 5 : 12 pin male for external signals with the following features:

1-2 INPUT CYCLE START FREE CONTACT (normally opened)

3 COMMON ALARMS RELE
4 CONTACT NORMALLY OPENED
5-/
6-/
7-/
8-/
9-/
1-10 INPUT EMERGENCY FREE CONTACT (normally opened)
1-11 INPUT MOTORS REARMENT FREE CONTACT (normally opened)
1-12 INPUT MOTORS RESET FREE CONTACT (normally opened)

So:
1 - 2 starts the cycle
3 - 4 alarm (it’s closed when the system is ok, it’s opened when with an alarm)
1 - 10 interrupts the cycle and let the motors free. The display shows the
message H
1 - 11 reactivates the motors after a interruption for emergency
1 - 12 moves the motors (and the printhead) in the start position after an interrup
tion and a rearment. The display shows the message I

In order to feed the traversing system, connect the power cable to the connector 6

1 SINGLE PHASE AC
2 SINGLE PHASE AC
3 GND

10 SYSTEM RESET

After an interruption due to an alarm, a system switching-off or a new configuration sending,

initialize the traversing system with this comands sequence:

1 - motors rearment (contact 1-11)

2 - motors reset (contact 1-12)

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11 START UP

After switching the Z5000 system, connect the traversing system to the electrical power:
now it’s fed but not operational and a red light on the motor indicate its state.

Press ENABLE MOTOR on the button panel in order to lead voltage to the motor: the light
on it will become blue.

Press the lever RESET in “on” position in order to initialize the traversing system: the gui-
de will move toward the stroke limit micro of the neutral side and it will stop in the starting
position. The display will show the screen I. Place the lever RESET in “off” position.

Press START to inizialize the translation according to the parameters set on the Z5000
system.

ATTENTION!
In case of emergency, press the red EMERGENCY button in order to switch off the
engine and stop its running.

11.1 Reset
After an interruption due to an alarm, a system switching-off or a new configuration sending,
it’s necessary to initialize again the traversing system by pressing ENABLE, RESET and
START in this order (see paragraph 11).

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