Serie 58572

N-- 100

147 Avenue Robert Schuman

BP 1287
ELECTRICAL
F--68055 Mulhouse Cédex
Tél. : +33 (0) 3 89 36 27 27
DIRECTIONS
Fax : +33 (0) 3 89 36 27 00
FOR USE

2850 North Dug Gap Road S.W.-- Po Box 2603

LV3
DALTON GA 30720
Phone : 706/277-- 5400 Fax: 706/277-- 5410

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TO BE READ BEFORE ANY START--UP OF
SUPERBA EQUIPMENT
THIS MANUAL CONTAINS INFORMATION OF PARA-
MOUNT IMPORTANCE REGARDING SAFETY . ANY
TECHNICAL STAFF BEING BROUGHT TO USE THE
MATERIAL OR HAVING TO ENSURE ITS MAINTE-
NANCE MUST ABSOLUTELY RESPECT THE INS-
TRUCTIONS LISTED IN THESE DIRECTIONS FOR
USE.

The operational safety always comes first. The operators must become acquainted
with the instructions of this manual and must periodically read them again in order to
memorize them. Should these safety instructions not be respected, accidents or
material damage are likely to take place.
These directions for use also provide information on the optimum use of the equipment
and on its necessary steady maintenance. These instructions have to be scrupulously
carried out.

Only the machine use as described in this documentation for the users, including
all the maintenance and adjustment tasks enable to guarantee the operators’
safety.
Any other use, not in accordance with the regular use foreseen by SUPERBA SAS or
adjustment or maintenance task performed without respecting the safety measures or
procedures or intervention sequences described in the directions for use, expose the
staff at very serious lesion risks which could engage the penal responsibility of the user
and his staff.
Are strictly and in particular forbidden the ”fantasy” uses not in accordance with the
foreseen use such as :
S Use the machine without having previously set up on the frame protection guards
with the fastening means foreseen by SUPERBA SAS
S Allowing the access to non authorized staff the normally locked cabinets containing
electrical appliances (risks of electrical shocks)
S Use the machine in locations where can appear, even very rarely, explosive atmo-
spheres whatever their nature (haze, gas, clouds of dust...)
S Treat with the machine fibres, yarns... which can release vapours or hazes likely to
create explosive atmospheres or likely to expose persons at risks harming their
health.
This equipment is not designed to be used under explosive atmospheres whatever
their nature (hazes, gas, clouds of dust).

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The SUPERBA equipment can be used in conjunction with other machines or possibly
control material not supplied by SUPERBA. In this case, the buyer is the only one
liable for the choice of this material, its maintenance and its use. He must also
make sure the use of this material does not damage the SUPERBA material.
The inspection and the starting--up of the SUPERBA equipment in connection
with equipment or material not belonging to SUPERBA, does not involve
SUPERBA’s liability as far the foreign material is concerned. The customer is the
only one responsible for the material damage and physical injuries that could result
from it. The customer is also liable for making the foreign material comply with the
safety regulations in force in the concerned country.
When some steam is necessary to the running of the machine (s), the supply network
is at the customer’s charge ; the latter having to:
S See that all the elements of the work equipment designed to the heat energy
transmission, especially the steam or thermal fluid pipes are set up, protected or
insulated in such a way to prevent any risk of burn..
S Compulsorily foresee the technical means designed to allow the separation of
the network steam pipes as well as the precautions to prevent any risk of
condensate return (The separation of the work equipments from their energy supply sources has to be achieved
by putting into place means enabling the operators intervening in the dangerous areas to be assured of this separation).

S Make sure the installation is indeed carried out in accordance with the safety
standards and rules in force in the concerned country.
Only the skilled, instructed and appointed operators are allowed to use, handle
and ensure the maintenance of the SUPERBA machines and equipment.

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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Keep any persons that are not authorized, nor skilled away from the equip-
ment.
While in operation, the machine (s) must permanently be supervised by at
least one skilled operator.
The equipment has tobe connected by a qualified electrician. An electrical
sketch is attached to the instructions. All the control panels are equipped with
a lock. Only the authorized staff can be in possession of the keys and be able
to open and lock the control panels.
Have the equipment stopped before any intervention requiring the removing of
the fixed protecting devices or other interventions such as heavy maintenance or
repair during which an untimely re--supply in energy could bring about accidents
(refer to the stopping procedure). Should the maintenance staff have to intervene on
the machine parts being under pressure, it is essential to depressurize before any
action.

Make sure not to get too close to the parts in motion and not to touch the electri-
cal connectings.

Never try to operate the machine before all the safety devices are set up.

Localize the locations and familiarize yourself with all the control and safety
switches. Especially locate the emergency stop buttons.

Before any use of the equipment, make sure all the safety devices run smoothly.
Only a skilled maintenance technician is allowed to repair or replace the safety
devices, the accessories and the defective parts.

Do not use this equipment beyond its capacities or beyond the foreseen wor-
king speed. It runs more efficiently and with more safety when used at reasona-
ble power and speed. Use the electrical cables, the pneumatic pipes and the
steam piping only for the applications foreseen to that end.

Keep the working place in a perfectly clean and tidy condition. A cluttered
work place can be the source of accidents.

Work in balance and properly position yourself.

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 Protect any electrical cables and pneumatic pipes against the heat, the oil, the
tool circulation, cutting edges...

Wear vocational garments. Do not wear too baggy clothes that might be caught
by the parts in motion. Keep ties, scarfs... away from the work place and
gather long hair under a cap.

During the machine positioning and setting-- up in the premises, it is essential

to strictly respect the rules specific to the plant as well as the regulations gover-
ning the territory.
The maintenance of this equipment must be ensured by the properly instructed and
authorized staff. The latter must have read all the DIRECTIONS FOR USE and recei-
ved the necessary training (by the SUPERBA staff at the time of the erection or by a
member of the staff internal to the company having himself the necessary qualifica-
tion).

The insufficient or unsuitable maintenance of this equipment can originate damage to

the latter or physical injuries. SUPERBA cannot be held responsible for these acci-
dents or damage if the maintenance is not achieved according to the rule book.
The buyer is the only one liable for the electrical connections of this equipment, for
its insulation by means of adequate electrical contactors and for the protection of this
equipment thanks to excess current protections and others depending on the local or
national regulations in force.

The user (buyer) bears all the responsibilities and all the risks subsequent to the use
of parts or material not supplied by SUPERBA or without Superba’s approval.
The use of non authorized parts can involve a malfunction of the equipment, material
damage and originate physical injuries.

STOPPING PROCEDURE:

S Part the machine from all its energy sources. The parting function is performed by
the switches or section insulators in the case of electric energy, by the taps or specialized distri-
bution boxes in the case of water power or pneumatic energy.
S Block in the open position all the separation devices (switches, section insulators,
distribution boxes ... ). This blocking can be carried out by setting up padlocks or letter--keyed
locks onto the separation devices.
S Check downstream from the separation points, the lack of energy, whatever
its form, and especially in the case when the latter might be accumulated.
-- electric energy by capacitors,
-- pneumatic or water energy by accumulator,
-- potential mechanical energy likely to release itself.
To do so, it is advisable to put at the disposal of the concerned staff, the means to enable the
latter to make sure there is no accumulated energy (example : voltmeter ...).

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Meaning of the pictograms used in this document

Caution DANGER: Pay great attention to those instructions

FORBIDDEN: never do that under any circumstances

Caution DANGER: concerning electrical equipment

Information - Advice - Remarks and so on

VERY IMPORTANT for the good running of the machine.

During the installation of the machine at the working place or during its assembling
and its starting up, the customer is not allowed to ask the assembling technician
to proceed to any mechanical or electrical modification. Assembling technician(s)
are not qualified to judge the consequences of the modifications on the security regar-
ding the later use of the equipment delivered by SUPERBA. Any modification could
lead to incidents or accidents or the equipment could not fit anymore the standards set
by the norms and regulations in force.
Should a modification be nevertheless demanded, the request must be send to
SUPERBA, who might give a written agreement.
In the case of a negative answer, and if the customer decides to modify the equip-
ment of origin without having obtained SUPERBA’s written agreement before-
hand, he runs the risk of being held responsible of an incident or an accident.

For any additional information, please contact SUPERBA or its LOCAL

AGENT.

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INDUSTRIAL AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Unless otherwise stipulated, SUPERBA remains the owner of all information, all
concepts (ideas or strategies and methodologies, etc.) all specifications, all docu-
ments (studies, designs, drawings, diagrams, calculation sheets, test reports, etc.),
all objects (models, samples, specimens, etc.), including patents and know--how,
handed over or sent to the Client on a precontractual basis or implemented as part
of the provision of services, in particular design, engineering, research and develop-
ment, technical assistance, etc.
The Client undertakes to treat as confidential all the information and all the com-
mercial and technical documents, as well as all the objects which are entrusted to
them by SUPERBA and refrains from passing them on and/or conveying them in
any way whatsoever to third parties, unless they have previous written permission
to do so from SUPERBA.
The Client may only use the industrial and intellectual property rights belonging to
SUPERBA, (including those which ensue from results of engineering, research
contracts, etc.), after signing a license contract, even if the right of use is granted
free or charge.

SUPPLY OF SOFTWARE
In the event of SUPERBA’s supplies incorporating software in any form whatsoever
coming from industrial and intellectual property belonging to SUPERBA or to a
third party, the Client only enjoys a non--exclusive license to use it which is granted
on a personal basis for said software, without the benefit of sub--license and without
the right of transfer.
This license is reserved for one single user, and shall only be able to be used on one
computer, or, if it is a machine, on one single original machine manufactured and
delivered by SUPERBA, without any duplication of the software, in any form what-
soever.
The license holder is deemed as performing a non--authorised reproduction if they
convey, reproduce, adapt, decompile, correct, update, improve, transform into
machine language or copy the software in any other way, either entirely or partly.
In the event of an unauthorised copy of their copy, the license holder shall be consi-
dered as having infringed the software copyright. Furthermore, the holder underta-
kes to protect the software from any unauthorised access by a third party, and they
shall give their employees, agents and subcontractors all useful instructions for that
purpose, in order to enforce and preserve the intellectual property rights associated
with the software.

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 SUMMARY

I. Description of the automation equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LV3/EL - 1

II. Description of the control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LV3/EL --2

III. Running mode selector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LV3/EL - 2

IV. Light column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LV3/EL - 3

V. Machine safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LV3/EL - 3

VI. Man machine interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LV3/EL - 4

A. Home page: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LV3/EL - 4
B. Recipe page: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LV3/EL - 5
1. Copying a recipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LV3/EL - 6
C. Curve page: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LV3/EL - 8
D. Report page: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LV3/EL - 9
E. User and password management page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LV3/EL - 10
1. User logon: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LV3/EL - 10
2. Creating / modifying / removing a user . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LV3/EL - 11
F. Configuration page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LV3/EL - 12
G. Print screen’ button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LV3/EL - 15

VII. Additional information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LV3/EL - 15

I. DESCRIPTION OF THE AUTOMATION EQUIPMENT

The LV3 automation equipment is composed of the following elements :

S A main electric panel (A) with a light column located at the front of the line on the level of
pre--spraying (HEP3)
S A control panel (B) located on the main cabinet

The short--circuit current at the base of the machine is presumed below 15kA (Manu-
facturer data on the circuit breakers used in our panel for a 400VAC power supply).
Otherwise, plan a current restricting device.

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II. DESCRIPTION OF THE CONTROL PANEL

The control panel is composed of 6 rotating or push buttons and one emergency stop button.

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1-- Pushbutton: Run line 1 - Push button: Laying cover lock

2-- Locking pushbutton: Stop the line
3-- Pushbutton: Acknowledge fault
4-- Rotating button with 3 positions: Running mode selector
5-- Rotating button with 2 positions: With or without laying selector
6-- Pushbutton: Lock laying cover
7-- Red palm switch on yellow background: emergency stop.

III. RUNNING MODE SELECTOR

Arrêt (stop): All motors in the line are stopped, regulations are stopped.
Marche (run): The accessory motors are started. All regulations are running. The belt, laying
and pre--feed motors are ready to be started by pressing the ’Marche’ button.
Maintenance: Stops temperature and pressure regulations. The belt, laying and pre--feed
motors are stopped (cannot be started).

This selector allows to start and stop all motors in the line centrally.

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IV. LIGHT COLUMN

A light column with 3 indicators + buzzer, located in the LV3 electric panel provides a remote
diagnostic of the line’s condition.
Fixed red lamp = emergency stop or head set safety cover open.
Blinking red lamp = fault stopping the belt (fault D, see §6 KDEF section).
Fixed orange lamp = faults programmed to activate the lamp (settings E, see §6 KDEF section).
Fast blinking orange lamp = yarn staying time in the HEPs timeout.
Slow blinking orange lamp = yarn broken.
Fixed green lamp = laying + belt on.
Fast blinking lamp = reverse belt.
Slow blinking lamp = belt on only.
Buzzer = faults programmed to activate the buzzer (K settings, see §6 KDEF section).

V. MACHINE SAFETY

The machine’s safety circuit is made of:

S an emergency stop button on the control panel of the LV3 electric panel
S an emergency stop on the MAT3 or MAT2S electric panel
S an emergency stop button box in the middle of the line
S a magnetic lock on the head set cover preventing opening when the laying motor is running.

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VI. MAN MACHINE INTERFACE

A menu bar appears at the head of each page:

User connection
A B C D E F Date and time display
Recipe name display

A. Home page:
The home page is the one displayed by default when starting the machine. This page shows
all data related to the process (temperatures, statuses, speed, alarms...) for all elements
making up the line.

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1. Stop display button: This button allows the display to close all running tasks.
We strongly recommend to use this function before powering off the machine.
Sudden powering off could delete the report archiving files (§4) and cause
malfunctions.
2. Number of yarn learning button.
3. Reverse belt button: This button reverses the belt only when pressing it. This
button disappears when the machine is running.
4. Fault zone: this zone shows the faults in the form of icons. A scrolling text
banner provides additional explanations.
5. Yarn processing time (see §2).

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B. Recipe page:
This page allows defining the recipes on the textile process.

This field displays the name of the recipe currently on screen. Pres-
sing this field allows entering a new name.

Pressing the button to display the list of all recipes and select one by pressing its
name.

, Buttons allow selecting or deselecting an accessory (when the button is

greyed).

For all accessories, we can define the temperature settings,

the alarm thresholds (max: or min:), the motor speed settings.

This button is used to send the recipe on screen in the controller, to make it active.
After each modification of the recipe parameters, it must be returned to the controller for
the new recipe parameters to be considered.

Allows saving the recipe without sending it to the controller. This allows preparing
recipes for future production runs.

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1. Copying a recipe
To create a recipe, it must be created from an existing recipe and its name changed.
To do this:
S Display the recipe having the parameters closest to the new one.

S Press the copy key , to create a new recipe automatically named ’rX’.
X designates the number of the next recipe (e.g. if 5 recipes existed beforehand,
the name would be r6).

S Press ’rX’ to change the recipe’s name, without omitting to save it by pressing

S Display the recipe to remove, then press to clear it definitely. Please note
that no more recipe will be displayed on screen. A new one must be selected or
quit the page.

NOTES :

The fields matching the number of yarns and yarn name are used to
calculate the production run. When operating with a MAT3, these
parameters are used to calculate the belt speed setting of the MAT3.
Therefore, enter proper values in these fields.

This blinking image indicates that the recipe displayed is that running
in the machine. Any modification mist be validated by the send key
and will have an instant effect on the machine’s operation.

Used to indicate the maximum yarn parking time in the HEP3s.

It is the maximum time beyond which we consider the yarn (exposed
to the steam) is damaged and must be discarded.

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At each stop, a countdown is displayed in the home page (see §1). When the parking
time is exceeded, the following sequence is run:

L1: yarn processed zone L2: yarn processed zone

1. LV3 stops and reports the fault (orange lamp, fast blinking).
2. Then restart.
The belt and MAT start until the LV2 zone is evacuated.
3. The machine stops again.
The end of the L1 zone are now located on the rear frame. The yarn must be
cut on the level of its entry in the MAT.
4. Restart the machine. Only the belt starts.
Remove from the belt the yarn to discard up to automatic belt stop
5. Cut the yarn and perform the linking, with the MAT yarn.
6. Restart the LV3. The belt, laying and MAT run normally and fault signalling
disappears.

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C. Curve page:
This page displays the temperature curves of the 3 HEP3s and the STV3.
Pressing the drawing of the accessory displays the curve concerned in full screen, as well
as the setting, measurement and % valve opening values.

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D. Report page:
This page displays a report of the last 100 faults and command actions of the machine.

This button allows recording the report in the .csv format (compatible
with Excel) onto a USB key connected to the screen. This function must
have been activated in the configuration page (§6).
This icon appears if you attempt to save the report onto a USB key when
no USB key is connected to the screen.

Several filters are available:

Displays all events (faults + command actions)

Displays only the command actions

Displays only the faults

Displays 3 additional filter buttons

Displays only temperature faults

Displays only faults with a mechanical or textile origin

Displays only electric faults

Displays only safety faults

-- Deactivates the display of the 3 additional filter buttons.

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E. User and password management page
At the start there are 4 users already predefined in the screen, corresponding to 4 levels
of authorisation:
The passwords are identical to those of the B401.

User Password Level

oper ****ditto B401 display 1: operator
boss ****ditto B401 display 4: foreman
main ****ditto B401 display 6: maintenance
admin **** 9: administrator

1. User logon:

To log on, press the key, in the top right angle. The following window displays:

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1. Press the key, the entry keyboard appears. Deactivate the cap key, enter the
user name (e.g. boss), and validate by pressing Enter.
2. Enter the password identically.
3. Press the validation key to confirm the connection, then press the X key to
close the logon window.
Note: The name of the user connected appears in the upper menu bar.

Pressing the key again disconnects the user and his password, the name disap-
pears.
Without pressing this key, disconnection is performed automatically if there is no
action on the touch pad for 15 minutes.

The user connected is advised to close his connection once his modifica-
tions made to prevent any mishandling by a non authorized person.

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2. Creating / modifying / removing a user
A level 9 (administrator) connection is required to have access to this function.
Note: Only the Superba technician knows the level 9 password of the admin user
present upon delivery of the machine. The client must create his own level 9 user,
with help from the Superba technician.

Press the key, the following window appears:

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1. Creating a new user

S Enter the authorisation level by pressing the Group key
S Enter a new name by pressing the User key
S Enter a new password by pressing the Pwd key
S Enter the same password by pressing the Confirm Pwd key
S Press the (4) key
S Press the (7) key to close this window if you have finished managing the
users.
2. Modifying a user password
S Choose the authorisation level by pressing the Group key
S Choose the user by pressing the User key
S Enter a new password by pressing the Pwd key
S Enter the same password by pressing the Conform Pwd key
S Press the (5) key
S Press the (7) key to close this window if you have finished managing the
users.
3. Deleting a user
S Choose the authorisation level by pressing the Group key
S Choose the user by pressing the User key
S Press the (6) key
S When asked ’Are you sure you want to delete the user ?’ press YES
S Press the (7) key to close this window if you have finished managing the
users.

Note: Pressing the key presents the possibilities offered according to the
authorisation levels (group)

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F. Configuration page

This page allows configuring the machine upon its installation. In addition to adjusting
the units and maximum speed to convert in m/min, the following functions are available:

Declares the presence of a USB key

Triggers a 20--second animation to clean the screen.

Access to the manufacturer operating system.

Allows setting the date, time, brightness, etc. This button is visible with
a level 9 password.
Caution ! to be used only by skilled persons.

Lengths used to manage the yarn proces-

sing time (to be filled properly)

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 Access to the maintenance page

In the normal mode, the maintenance page allows viewing the temperatures, percen-
tage valve opening, as well as the settings generated in mA, the speed settings in
volts sent to the regulators.
To switch to the ’Maintenance’ mode, check the ’run mode’ switch on the control

panel is actually in the maintenance position, press the key, then

You can then force the outputs of the different valves, in order to set the positioners
and converters of the different valves.

To quit the maintenance mode, press the key, then

Access to the settings page

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This page allows optimising the behaviour of the temperature regulations. Chan-
ging these settings is very rarely required.
We can note the following functions:

Access to the different temperature curves.

Version of the software installed
Controller version
Display version

These numbers must be supplied during contacts with the Superba’s technical
After--sales.

Access to the KDEF page

This page allows programming the behaviour of the buzzer, the orange light ele-
ment, auxiliary outputs (A11.0 and A11.1, see electric diagram page 285, module
MD285.01) and machine stop for each accessory.

example: when breaking a yarn

the buzzer will not be activated
the machine will be stopped
the orange lamp will be lit (blinking)
the auxiliary output will not be activated

Note: Certain settings cannot be deactivated (example: machine stop

upon a laying or belt fault).

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 G. Print screen’ button
If a USB key is connected to the screen, pressing this button makes a snaps-
hot of the current display, and saves it onto the USB key connected, in the
.jpg format.
This may be useful during contacts with Superba’s technical after--sales.

Note : This function must be activated in the configuration page.

VII. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

All the information on the setting and use of the regulators located in the electric diagram of
the LV3 cabinet.
A new programme may be loaded in the screen with a simple USB key.
The operating mode is:
S Have an empty USB key formatted in FAT32
S Unzip the LV3_120_USB.zip file (e.g. if version 1.20)
S Copy all the files obtained on the USB key.
Caution ! Copy the content of the LV3_120_USB folder, and not the folder itself. Normally
there should be 6 files + 1 PUBLIC folder.
S Power off the display and disconnect the connection with the API.
S Insert the USB key into the USB port of the display.
S Power on the screen and wait for a message offering to install a new project.
S Click YES and wait for the installation to complete.
S When the ’installation complete’ message displays, disconnect the USB key and click Res-
tart.
S Reconnect the connection with the controller.

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