User guide

Setup and Configuration 6-15
> A Teach Window opens asking you to clear the work area.
6. Make sure that the work area is clear and free of any obstacles so the dispensing
head does not collide with anything when it moves.
The dispensing head will move after your response.
7. Click on Next.
> If you are not using a Height Sensor, skip to Step 9.
8. Check to make sure that the Height Sensor probe tip is lower than the needle tip as
shown in the on-screen prompt.
> If it is not, rotate the Height Sensor Micrometer until the probe is lower. Refer
to the Height Sensor section in the Operations Manual for your dispensing
system for more information.
9. If necessary, use a tissue to clean any dripping fluid from the needle tip.
10. Click on Next.
11. Activate the Z-axis controls on the front panel Position Controls and raise or lower
the dispensing head to a Safe Z-axis height that assures that the head will not
encounter obstacles while traveling anywhere across the dispensing area.
12. Click on Teach to record the height.
13. Answer “YES” to the question, “Would you like to re-teach the beam locations?”
> Choosing “YES” means that you will re-teach the needle location in the XYZ
planes using the Needle Sensor.
> Choosing “NO” means that the previously recorded values are used and this
step is skipped.
14. Use the Position Controls to move the needle tip very slowly into the entrance of
the Needle Sensor slot until the green LED on top of the sensor turns ON as shown
in the on-screen prompt.
> If the LED does not turn ON, lower the needle tip further into the slot.
> Refer to the Needle Sensor section of the Operations Manual for help locating
parts, if necessary.
15. Click on Teach.
16. Use the Position Controls to move the needle tip very slowly around the corner of
the Needle Sensor slot until the green LED turns ON again.
17. Click on Teach.
18. Use the Position Controls to move the dispensing head to the Weigh Station
location.
19. Activate the Z-axis controls and lower the dispensing head until the needle tip is
flush with the top of the Weigh Station lid.
20. Click on Teach.