Rapid-Air SERVO FEED: KBX SERIES User Manual
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The job number screen displays (3) choices for the operator. In the first choice, 
F1=Program parameters, the operator can enter or change the feed length, strokes per 
minute that the press is running and speed of the material movement. In the second 
choice, F2=Feed Advisor-Calc, the operator can enter or change the feed length, 
strokes per minute that the press is running and feed arc (free travel of the press in 
which the feed can move material without a problem) this then calculates the optimum 
speed of the material movement. The third choice, F4=Exit, puts the job number 
entered in memory for running at this time, If F1 or F2 was selected one of the 
following displays will appear: 
 
MANUAL PROG--JOB #=XX FEED ADVISOR JOB#=XX 
LGTH=XXX.XXX SPM=XXX LGTH=XXX.XXX SPM=XXX 
%SPEED=XXX FEED ARC=XXX 
ACC/DEC=XXX% F4=EXIT F4=EXIT FEED ADVISOR 
Input or change data at Input or change data at 
curser. When complete press curser. When complete press 
F4 to exit. Fault window F4 to exit, fault window 
will appear if feed length will appear if feed length 
is too long for SPM is too long for SPM. Feed 
 arc is press free travel for 
 feeding material. Minimum 
 arc=10, max=300 degrees. 
 The % of speed is the auto- 
 matically calculated. 
 
Use the manual program parameters to massage the parameters or to check what the 
actual feed speed & accel/decel percents are. 
 
This is the fault window that is displayed if the feed length and strokes per minute are 
not within minimum parameters. 
 
 FEED PARAMETER OUT 
 OF RANGE. THE LENGTH 
 IS TOO LONG FOR FEED 
 ARC OR SPM F4=NEXT 
F4=Next this command returns to the previous screen so that the new parameters can 
be entered. 
 
Pressing the F4 key at any time returns you to the main menu. 
 MAIN MENU 
 F1=JOB # F2=MANUAL 
 F3=AUTOMATIC CYCLE 
 F4=REVIEW PARAMETERS 
 
SELECT F2=MANUAL
 
 
