APPENDIX APLC CONTROLLERA - 3Pre-Run Sequence:1. Jog the material forward using the manual FWD JOG or MICRO buttonson the Home screen or the JOG switch at the entry end of the machine.The material must exit the shear and be detected by the panel detectionsensor.2. Shear the material using the Shear Cycle button. At that point, themachine will be fully loaded with material, the length counter will be resetand the controller will be ready to run in automatic mode.If the machine goes forward or reverse and the encoder does not detect movement, thepre-run sequence will be reset and the controller will not run in automatic mode. Thiswould happen if the material was cut at the entry end of the machine at the end of a job orat the end of a coil. This could also happen if the encoder did not have proper tension onthe material.Job EntryJobs can be programmed to run automatically. From the Home screen, press the JobEntry button to enter the Job Entry Screen.Figure 88: Job Entry ScreenProgramming JobsThe controller can store up to ninety nine jobs or lengths, called: Job Numbers. Press thePrevious and the Next buttons to change the Job Number. The Job Number display isalso an input in order to skip many jobs at a time. Press the Job Number display andenter the desired job number to program or run.Enter in the quantity of parts to run and the length of the part.Specify if the machine will pause at the end of job. If Yes is selected, the machine willstop after the job is done running. The user can then press Start to run the next job orreturn to the Job Entry. If No is selected, the machine will run the current job andautomatically start running the next job. If yes is selected and there is no job
