Instruction Manual

6-20 Setup and Configuration
Valve Offsets
This screen-prompted routine identifies and records a Safe-Z Height for dispensing head travel, the XYZ
locations of the Purge Station, Weigh Station and Needle. It also calibrates the camera-to-needle and
needle-to-Height Sensor offsets.
This routine is performed when the dispensing system is initially installed and configured. You can run
this routine again at any time to insure dispensing accuracy or reflect hardware or software changes. You
can choose to use the pre-recorded values during the routine.
Definitely perform a Valve Offsets if any of the following events occur:
• initial system setup (re-installation of dispensing system)
• re-initialization or re-installation of system software
• software update
• valve change (not syringe)
• camera change or location adjustment
• service station (Purge, Weigh Stations) change or location adjustment
• Needle Sensor change or location adjustment
• Height Sensor change or location adjustment
• Changing from one of the other offsets routines
To perform a Valve Offsets procedure:
1. In the Main Window, click on
Configuration.
2. Click on
Machine Offsets on the Configuration menu.
3. Select
Valve Offsets from the drop-down menu.
?NOTE If Valve Offsets is greyed-out, refer to “Changing Offsets Mode” later in this
section of the manual, then return here.
4. Click on
Run.
5. Follow all on-screen prompts.
> Refer to the Online Help for assistance.
?NOTE If your dispensing system is equipped with the Dual-Action Dispensing Head,
perform this procedure twice, once for
Valve 1 and once for Valve 2.