Guiding Direction for Web Edge Guiding and Web Center-Line Guiding (Sensor 1/2)

When commissioning, you have to check the assignment of the selector keys for the guiding mode to the positioning direction of the actuator.

Checking the guiding direction

WARNING
Danger of death from actuator movements!

During function tests, parts of your body may be crushed, cut or hit.

  • Make sure that no persons remain in the vicinity of the pivot / traversing area of machine components that are positioned by the actuator.
  1. Press the Sensor 1 or Sensor 2 key.
  • The LED of the key will illuminate.
  • The guiding mode selected is active.
  1. Press the Automatic key.
  • The LED of the key will illuminate.
  • The controller switches to automatic mode.
  1. Hold material (e.g. thick paper) in the scanning area of the selected sensor and observe the guiding device.
  • The guiding device must move away from the selected sensor.
  1. Remove the material from the sensor scanning area and observe the guiding device.
  • The guiding device must move in the direction of the selected sensor.

If the guiding device moves in the opposite direction then you have to reverse the guiding direction.

Reversing the guiding direction