Installation A 1-11E 2000 Nordson CorporationAll rights reserved 41-3000VIssued 5/00A3EN-04-[3V-A-AAXP]-12Follow this procedure to route the hoses and connect them to the gunsand the unit.If your system is designed for external circulation of the adhesive, whichrequires both supply and return hoses, you must follow a differentprocedure for installing hoses. Go to Installation Procedures forExternally Circulating Systems at the end of this section.1. Follow the instructions in the gun manual to connect a hose to eachgun, but do not connect the gun cordsets at this time.2. Determine whether your unit has a four-port or a six-port manifold.Figure A 1-7 shows both manifolds and the hose port numbers oneach type of manifold. Note that the first hose port on a six-portmanifold is located on the back side of the unit.41306886 5 4 3 2 14 3 2 16 5 4 3 214 3 2 16 5Fig. A 1-7 Four-Port Manifold (left) and Six-Port Manifold (right)Installing Hoses