User`s manual

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Chapter 2 Handler Setup

HANDLER SETUP

UNCRATE THE HANDLER

The Type 6 handler will usually come in a wooden crate which will require some disassembly to remove

the handler. Please inspect the system when it is removed from the crate for any obvious damage which

may be the result of shipping. Contact Exatron and the shipping company immediately should you see

any damage.

MOUNTING THE TEST SITE

Mounting the test site for the Type 6 handler is fairly simple. The test site interface board is shipped from

the factory already installed. Simply hookup the tester communication cable to the interface board.

PRESSURIZED AIR SOURCE

The MSOP system requires a supply of pressurized air at 80PSI (+/- 3 PSI). This air must be clean and

dry. The external air source should be attached to the air regulator mounted on the Handler base. Check

to make sure the air regulator gauge on the external regulator measures the air pressure at 80PSI, adjust

if necessary.

Exatron supplies the ¼ - 20 type “M” air fitting for the regulator.

POWERING UP AND SYSTEM SETUP

1. Turn the handler on. Do not load any parts into the system.

2. Wait. The servo motor will home and then set to the zero position.

3. Once the motor has zeroed, enter setup by pressing the

[SETUP]

key on the remote

microterminal.

The following menu describes the various handler setup features available from the front panel

microterminal interface. These setup features allow significant changes to be made to the operation of

the handler system.

!! EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN CHANGING ANY SETTING FROM THE FRONT PANEL. IT

IS POSSIBLE TO SIGNIFICANTLY ALTER THE OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF YOUR

HANDLER BY WAY OF THE FRONT PANEL.

Setup has three main categories:

1. Modifying the Setup of the system.

2. Resetting the Total Counts

3. Changing the RAM

These categories and their sub-categories are described briefly in the menu tree below. Further

information on these categories is available elsewhere in this manual. Appropriate references will be

included in the text.

A note on the syntax of the display messages: In some cases, the handler setup message will be in the

form of a question and then will be proposing and answer, thus:

MOD SET UP ? NO

. This question asks