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VistaView User’s Guide i E2001 Nordson Corporation All rights reserved Issued 2/01 1009 287A VistaView User’s Guide Customer Product Manual Part 1009 287A Nordson Corporation welcomes requests for information, comments and inquiries about its products. General information about Nordson can be found on the Internet using the following address: http://www.nordson.com. Address all correspondence to: Nordson Corporation Attn: Customer Service 11475 Lakefield Drive Duluth, GA 30097 Notice This is a Nordson Corporation publication which is protected by copyright. Original copyright date 1999. No part of this document may be photocopied, reproduced, or translated to another language without the prior written consent of Nordson Corporation. The information contained in this publication is subject to change without notice. Trademarks AccuJet, AquaGuard, Asymtek, Automove, Autotech, Blue Box, CF, CanWorks, Century, Clean Coat, CleanSleeve, CleanSpray, Compumelt, Control Coat, Cross-Cut, Cyclo-Kinetic, Dispensejet, DispenseMate, Durafiber, Durasystem, Easy Coat, Easymove Plus, Econo-Coat, EPREG, ETI, Excel 2000, Flex-O-Coat, FlexiCoat, Flexi-Spray, Flow Sentry, Fluidmove, Fluidshooter, FoamMelt, FoamMix, Helix, Horizon, Hose Mole, Hot Shot, Hot Stitch, Isocoil, Isocore, Iso-Flo, JR, KB30, Little Squirt, Magnastatic, MEG, Meltex, MicroSet, Millenium, Mini Squirt, Moist-Cure, Mountaingate, MultiScan, Nordson, OmniScan, Opticoat, Package of Values, PluraFoam, Porous Coat, PowderGrid, Powderware, Pro-Flo, ProLink, Pro-Meter, Pro-Stream, PRX, RBX, Ready Cost, Rhino, S. design stylized, Saturn, SC5, SCF, Select Charge, Select Coat, Select Cure, Shur-Lok, Slautterback, Smart-Coat, Spray Squirt, Spraymelt, Super Squirt, Sure-Bond, Sure Coat, System Sentry, Tela-Therm, Trends, Tribomatic, UniScan, UpTime, Veritec, Versa-Coat, Versa-Screen, Versa-Spray, Watermark, and When you expect more . are registered trademarks –r – of Nordson Corporation.ay are registered trademarks of Nordson Corporation. ATS, Auto-Flo, AutoScan, BetterBook, Chameleon, CanNeck, Check Mate, CPX, Control Weave, Controlled Fiberization, EasyClean, Ebraid, Eclipse, Equi=Bead, Fillmaster, Gluie, Ink-Dot, Kinetix, Maxima, MicroFin, Minimeter, Multifil, OptiMix, Pattern View, PluraMix, Primarc, Prism, Process Sentry, PurTech, Pulse Spray, Seal Sentry, Select Series, Sensomatic, Shaftshield, Spectral, Spectrum, Sure Brand, Swirl Coat, Vista, VistaView, Walcom, and 2 Rings (Design) are trademarks – t – of Nordson Corporation.

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VistaView User’s Guide i

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VistaViewUser’s Guide

Customer Product ManualPart 1009 287A

Nordson Corporation welcomes requests for information, comments and inquiries about itsproducts. General information about Nordson can be found on the Internet using the following

address: http://www.nordson.com.

Address all correspondence to:

Nordson CorporationAttn: Customer Service11475 Lakefield Drive

Duluth, GA 30097

Notice

This is a Nordson Corporation publication which is protected by copyright. Original copyrightdate 1999. No part of this document may be photocopied, reproduced, or translated to another

language without the prior written consent of Nordson Corporation. The information contained inthis publication is subject to change without notice.

Trademarks

AccuJet, AquaGuard, Asymtek, Automove, Autotech, Blue Box, CF, CanWorks, Century, CleanCoat, CleanSleeve, CleanSpray, Compumelt, Control Coat, Cross-Cut, Cyclo-Kinetic,

Dispensejet, DispenseMate, Durafiber, Durasystem, Easy Coat, Easymove Plus, Econo-Coat,EPREG, ETI, Excel 2000, Flex-O-Coat, FlexiCoat, Flexi-Spray, Flow Sentry, Fluidmove,

Fluidshooter, FoamMelt, FoamMix, Helix, Horizon, Hose Mole, Hot Shot, Hot Stitch, Isocoil,Isocore, Iso-Flo, JR, KB30, Little Squirt, Magnastatic, MEG, Meltex, MicroSet, Millenium, Mini

Squirt, Moist-Cure, Mountaingate, MultiScan, Nordson, OmniScan, Opticoat, Package of Values,PluraFoam, Porous Coat, PowderGrid, Powderware, Pro-Flo, ProLink, Pro-Meter, Pro-Stream,PRX, RBX, Ready Cost, Rhino, S. design stylized, Saturn, SC5, SCF, Select Charge, Select

Coat, Select Cure, Shur-Lok, Slautterback, Smart-Coat, Spray Squirt, Spraymelt, Super Squirt,Sure-Bond, Sure Coat, System Sentry, Tela-Therm, Trends, Tribomatic, UniScan, UpTime,

Veritec, Versa-Coat, Versa-Screen, Versa-Spray, Watermark, and When you expect more. areregistered trademarks –� – of Nordson Corporation.ay are registered trademarks of Nordson

Corporation.

ATS, Auto-Flo, AutoScan, BetterBook, Chameleon, CanNeck, Check Mate, CPX, Control Weave,Controlled Fiberization, EasyClean, Ebraid, Eclipse, Equi=Bead, Fillmaster, Gluie, Ink-Dot,

Kinetix, Maxima, MicroFin, Minimeter, Multifil, OptiMix, Pattern View, PluraMix, Primarc, Prism,Process Sentry, PurTech, Pulse Spray, Seal Sentry, Select Series, Sensomatic, Shaftshield,Spectral, Spectrum, Sure Brand, Swirl Coat, Vista, VistaView, Walcom, and 2 Rings (Design)

are trademarks – � – of Nordson Corporation.

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Vista View User’s GuideTable of Contents

Introduction 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Before Using VistaView 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Support Information 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Software Installation 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . System Requirements 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installing the VistaView 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hardware Requirements 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Installation 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installing the VistaView Communications Board 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Getting Started 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . About Projects 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VistaView Toolbar 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Operation 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Starting VistaView 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing Settings 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . System Settings 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . To change System Settings 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Temperature Settings 12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . To Change Temperature Settings 13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Time Settings 14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . To Change Time Settings 15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Additional VistaView Features 16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Download settings 16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saving and Retrieving Files 16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Opening a Project 16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printing Configuration Settings 17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sending (Downloading) Projects to the Vista Unit 17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exiting VistaView 17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Appendix A 19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appendix B 20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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SOFTWARE LICENSE

The purchase of copies of Nordson’s VistaView� software (software) and associateddocumentation under separate purchase order(s) or quotation(s) is hereby subject tothis License which is hereby incorporated into the respective purchase order(s) andmade a part thereof.

LICENSE AND USE

NORDSON grants to the purchaser of the copies of the software (hereinafter”LICENSEE”) a non-exclusive, paid-up license to use the software, subject to the termsand conditions contained herein. The software shall be used only for the purpose ofinterfacing with and/or controlling the Nordson Vista . The software may not be usedon more than one computer at a time and only at LICENSEE’s site.

The LICENSEE may transfer ownership of this license to another party only if the otherparty agrees to abide by the terms of this License and all copies of the software andassociated documentation that are not transferred to the other party are destroyed.

NONDISCLOSURE AND NONREPRODUCTION OF SOFTWARE

Except for the right of LICENSEE to make one (1) copy of the software for backup orarchival purposes only, LICENSEE agrees not to disclose, duplicate or otherwisereproduce, directly or indirectly, the software or associated documentation in whole or inpart or any materials relating thereto. LICENSEE agrees not to alter, modify, reverseengineer, disassemble or decompile the software in whole or in part or otherwiseattempt to reproduce the source code thereof or its equivalent. LICENSEE agrees totake all reasonable steps to prevent any unauthorized disclosure, duplication orreproduction of the software and associated documentation and materials relatingthereto. LICENSEE agrees not to remove any copyright notice and other proprietarymarkings from the software, and any copy of the software made by LICENSEE forbackup purposes shall contain the same copyright notice and proprietary markingscontained on the original software.

LICENSEE acknowledges and agrees that, in the event of a breach by LICENSEE of itsobligations under this License, such breach will cause irreparable harm and loss toNordson for which damages are an inadequate remedy, and in the event of any suchbreach or threatened breach by LICENSEE, Nordson shall be entitled to preliminaryinjunctive relief to enjoin any such actual or threatened breach, in addition to pursuingother remedies at law or equity, and shall be entitled to recover from LICENSEEreasonable attorney’s fees and costs in addition to other appropriate relief.

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WARRANTY, LIABILITY

NORDSON warrants that, at the time of delivery of the software and for a period ofninety (90) days thereafter, the media on which the software is furnished shall be freefrom defects in materials and workmanship. NORDSON’s entire liability andLICENSEE’s exclusive remedy is limited to the replacement of any media not meetingsuch express warranty. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ”AS IS” WITHOUTWARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANYWARRANTY; (i) THAT THE OPERATION OF THE PRODUCT WILL BEUNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR–FREE; (ii) THAT ALL SOFTWARE DEFECTS WILL BECORRECTED; (iii) THAT USE OF A PRODUCT WILL NOT INFRINGE A PATENT ORCOPYRIGHT; OR (iv) OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULARPURPOSE. NORDSON SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSSOF USE, INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS, OR FOR INDIRECT, SPECIAL,INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND RESULTING FROMLICENSEE’S USE OF THE SOFTWARE.

APPLICABLE LAW AND CONFLICT WITH OTHER TERMS

This license will be governed by the laws of the State of Ohio and of the United States.This license is in addition to and in replacement of any inconsistent terms of theseparate purchase orders.

TERMINATION OF THIS LICENSE

Nordson may terminate this license at any time by written notice to LICENSEE ifLICENSEE is in breach of any of its terms or conditions. Upon termination, LICENSEEshall immediately return the software and any associated documentation to NORDSONalong with any copies thereof, and any written or tangible materials derived therefrom orbased thereon.

REVISIONS AND UPDATES

Nordson may from time-to-time revise or update the software and in doing so does notincur an obligation to furnish LICENSEE such revisions or updates on a cost-free basis.

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Intro

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Introduction

VistaView� is Nordson Corporation’s Microsoft -based personalcomputer (PC) interface for the Vista and Vista PC Hotmelt applicators.With VistaView, you can program all of the system, temperature, and time settings of a Vistaor Vista PC from a desktop, industrial, or notebook PC.

VistaView’s easy-to-use graphical user interface reduces the time required to configureyour Vista units. With VistaView you can:

� quickly configure all Vista settings,

� store and retrieve commonly used configurations,

� monitor Vista settings, and

� print configurations for review.

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Before Using VistaViewTo take full advantage of VistaView, you should have a working knowledge of theWindows 95 operating system. You should also understand the basic concepts of hotmelt systems.

Support InformationNordson Corporation is available to answer technical support questions and assist withinstallation, operation, and/or procedures. Contact Nordson Technical Support at1–877–667–3782.

Have the following information ready when you call:

� The VistaView software version

NOTE: You can find this information by selecting Help > About VistaView.

� The Vista unit firmware version

NOTE: You can find this information by looking at the label on the firmware chip(U2) on the Vista Controller card.

� A brief description of the problem

� Information about your computer (such as operating system, RAM, processortype, etc.)

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Software Installation

This section provides the system requirements you need to use VistaView andinstructions for installing VistaView.

System RequirementsVistaView requires the following:

� Personal computer with at least 750 kilobytes of free hard disk space

� Windows 95 or Windows 98 operating system

� At least 8 mb of memory

Installing the VistaView Software1. Insert the VistaView floppy disk

2. Select Start > Run.

3. Enter a:\setup in the Open text box.

4. Follow the instructions on the screen.

5. After installation is complete, remove the floppy disk and restart your computerto initialize the system drivers.

After you have installed VistaView, you are ready to begin. If you have any problemsinstalling the software contact Nordson Customer Support.

NOTE: If you need to uninstall VistaView, select Start > Settings> Control Panel >Add/Remove Programs, choose VistaView, and then click Add/Remove to begin theuninstall procedure.

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Hardware RequirementsInstall the following hardware on your Vista unit and your PC.

� A Vista serial communications card

NOTE: If the Vista unit is a Vista PC, the pattern control engine card has aserial communications port so no serial communications card is necessary.

� A VistaView cable

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InstallationInstalling the VistaView Communications Card

Follow this procedure to install a new VistaView serial communications card.

NOTE: If the Vista unit is a Vista PC the pattern control engine card has a serialcommunications port so no serial communications card is necessary.

WARNING: Risk of equipment damage, personal injury, or death. Disconnectand lock out electrical power to the Vista unit,including input/output (I/O) lines.

1. Disconnect and lock out electrical power to the Vista unit, including I/O lines.

2. Open the electrical enclosure. Refer to your Vista unit manual.

3. Remove the new card from its static-safe container. Handle the card by itsedges without touching any pins, wires, or circuitry.

4. Using the hardware supplied with the card, carefully install the new card into theVista unit. See Figure 1.

NOTE: If the serial communications card is just being installed temporarily to configurea Vista controller and then be immediately removed, it is not necessary to use the cardsupport bracket.

5. Tighten the screws to 2.03–2.26 N � m (18–20 in.-lb).

6. After the card is installed, route the Vista View cable through the knockout holeon the side of the Vista unit, then connect the RJ45 plug into the jack on theserial communications card.

7. Close and secure the electrical enclosure. Refer to your Vista unit manual.

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NOTE: If you have a Vista PC, you may have an older version of a pattern controlengine card which has a terminal block connection for the serial port. See Appendix A‘Connecting VistaView Cable to PC Engine Card Terminal Block’ for procedures onmaking this connection.

8. Connect the 9 pin D connector of the Vista View cable to serial port COM 1 ofyour PC.

9. Restore power to the Vista unit and resume normal operation.

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Fig. 1 Vista Serial Communications Card

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Getting Started

This section explains some of the basics for using VistaView.

About ProjectsA project consists of the system configuration for a given production line or a specificVista control unit. Projects are saved with a .prj file extension for a single product.

System configurations apply to all the projects. The Factory Program (VistaV1) is builtinto the software, and you cannot change it or overwrite it. However, you can copy thefactory program and use it as a template by renaming the program.

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VistaView ToolbarVistaView includes a toolbar to help you quickly access commonly used functions.

Icon Title Used to

New Create a new project

Open Open an existing project

Save Save an open project

Print Print settings

Send Project toVista Unit

Download a project to the main Vista control unit

Help Shows current software version.

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OperationThis section describes how to use the VistaView software to configure your Vista unit.The following instructions assume that the VistaView software and hardware arecorrectly installed and the Vista unit is powered up.

Starting VistaView1. To start VistaView, double–click the VistaView icon on your desktop. You can

also select Start > Programs > Nordson> VistaView.

2. The user interface displays with the System Settings tab visible. At this pointVistaView will try to establish communications with the Vista unit. A successfulconnection is indicated by the Download button on the toolbar changing fromgray to red and white. After communication is established, VistaViewautomatically begins to upload information from the Vista unit. Any settings inVistaView that are different from those on the Vista unit will begin alternatingbetween blue and black type.

� Blue type indicates what is in VistaView

� Black type indicates what is in the Vista unit.

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Changing settingsFrom the VistaView opening screen (System Settings) you can select a tab to view oneof following screens:

� System Settings

� Temperature Settings

� Time Settings

To change the system, temperature, or time settings, select the tab and double click onthe setting you want to change. A dialog box displays to allow you to enter any validvalue.

System SettingsClick on the Systems Settings tab. The System Settings Window displays.

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To Change System Settings1. Double click on the setting you want to change. The ‘Edit Systems Settings’

dialog box displays the selected Feature Number, Feature Description, and adrop down list box.

2. Select an input value from the drop down list box.

3. Click OK. If you have any questions about a particular system setting, consultyour Vista manual. See Appendix B for System Settings Features.

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Temperature SettingsClick on the Temperature Settings tab. The Temperature Settings Window displays.

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To Change Temperature Settings1. Double click on the setting you want to change. The ‘Edit Temperature Setting’

dialog box displays the Zone information and Setpoint and Standby Set Pointedit boxes for you to complete.

2. Click the Enable checkbox, enter a valid number and click OK.

3. If you have any questions about a particular temperature setting, consult yourVista manual.

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Time SettingsClick on the Time Settings tab. The Time Settings Window displays.

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To Change Time Settings1. Double click on the setting you want to change. The ‘Edit Time Settings ’ dialog

box displays Day Code, Day of the Week, and Heater and Standby informationand edit boxes.

2. Click the Enable checkboxes to select, then change the Heater Times forIntervals On Time and Off Time to desired values.

3. Click OK.

4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for Standby Interval On and Off Times.

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Additional VistaView Features

Download Settings

After you have set all the settings to their correct configuration, you are ready todownload them to Vista. Simply click the Download button.

Saving and Retrieving Files

If you expect to use the same configuration repeatedly, you can save it in a file for lateruse. After you have set all the settings to their correct configuration, click the Savebutton on the toolbar and choose a file name and click OK. To retrieve a configuration,click the File Open button on the toolbar and choose the configuration file you want andclick OK. After you have chosen the file, it is ready to be downloaded.

Opening a Project

1. Select File > Open.

2. Navigate to the desired directory and select the projectfrom the list.

3. Click OK.

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Printing Configuration Settings:

1. Select File > Print

2. Select a printer.

3. Click OK.

Sending (Downloading) Projects to the Vista Unit

Click the DWNLD icon and wait for the file transfer tocomplete.

Exiting VistaView

1. Save any open files.

2. Select File > Exit.

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Appendix A

Connecting VistaView Cable to PC Engine Card Terminal Block

The VistaView cable must be modified to connect to the terminal block of the patterncontrol engine card.

1. Using wire cutters, cut the JR45 connector off of the VistaView cable.

2. Remove the last two inches of sleeve and ground shield from the cable. Becareful not to damage the wires.

3. Clip all wires off at the end of the sleeve except for the yellow, red, and greenwires.

4. Strip off about 1/4 inch of insulation from each of the three wires.

5. Place the red wire in position two of the terminal block and secure with ascrewdriver.

6. Repeat step 5 to place the yellow wire in position three and the green wire inposition five.

7. Connect the cable to the pattern control engine card and operate VistaViewnormally.

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Appendix B

FeatureNumber

Feature Description DefaultSetting

OptionalSettings

1 PasswordEnable

Allows you to turn the password enable feature onor off. When the password enable feature is on,operators can view the settings forTEMPERATURE, SYSTEM SETTINGS, orCLOCK. To change the settings, operators mustenter the correct password (321). When thefeature is off, operators can change all settingswithout entering a password.

0 (off) 0 (off)1 (on)

2 System–Ready TimeDelay

Allows you to specify the amount of additional timeneeded for the adhesive to melt after all zoneshave reached their setpoint temperatures. At theend of the time delay, the READY light turns on

18(minutes)

0–60(minutes)

3 OvertemperatureSetpoint

Allows you to specify the maximum temperatureany zone can reach before the system initiates afault condition. This setting should be at least 14�C(25� F) above the highest operating setpoint. Thesystem will not allow you to set the overtemperature setpoint lower than this, or theoperating setpoint higher. (See Note A).

218/425(�C/�F)

52–246/125–475(�C/�F)

4 Celsius/Fahrenheit

Allows you to display temperature measurementsin Celsius or Fahrenheit.

F (Fahren-heit)

F (Fahren-heit) C(Celsius)

5 GlobalTemper-ature Band

Allows you to specify the degree to which atemperature may deviate form any zone before thesystem indicates an out-of-band warning. (SeeNote B.)

17/30(�C/�F)

6–28/10–50(�C/�F)

6–19 IndividualTemper-ature Bands(See NoteD)

Allows you to specify the degree to which atemperature may deviate for an individual zonebefore the system initiates a warning. (See NoteC).

1 (sequent-ial)

20 Sequentialor Simultan-eousStartup

Allows you to specify whether the system willperform a sequential startup (internal zones andhose zones heat first, then gun zones) orsimultaneous startup (all zones heat at once).

1 (sequent-ial)

9(simultane-ous)1 (sequent-ial)

21 DisplayHeaterProport-ioning

Allows you to display the heater proportioning (aflashing INTERNAL, HOSE, or GUN light).

0 (nodisplay)

0 (nodisplay)1 (warning)

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FeatureNumber

OptionalSettings

DefaultSetting

DescriptionFeature

22 SystemWarning orPowerNotifi-cation

Allows you to change the System Warning outputcontact to alert remotely located operators that asystem warning has occurred or that power is on

1 (Warning) 0 (power)1 (warning)

23 SystemReady orPumpNotifi-cation

Allows you to change the System ready outputcontact to alert remotely located operators that thesystem is ready (up to temperature) or that thepump is on.

1 (ready) 0 (pump) 1(ready)

24 Auto-EnergizeHeaters

Allows you to turn the auto-energize heatersfeature on or off. If the feature is on, the systemturns the pump on automatically once the tankreaches the preset temperature of Feature No. 32.If the auto-energize pump feature is off, you mustturn the pump on by pressing the PUMP key untilthe PUMP light turns on.

1 (on) 0 (off)1 (on)

25 Auto-EnergizeHeaters

Allows you to turn the auto-energize heatersfeature on or off. If the feature is on, the systemturns heaters on automatically once the POWERswitch is turned on. However, if you haveprogrammed the system to turn heaters on and offautomatically, using the clock feature, your clocksettings override the auto-energize heaters feature.If the auto-energize heaters feature is off, you mustturn heaters on manually, or allow any clocksettings you have programmed to turn heater on oroff.

1 (on) 0 (off)1 (on)

30 & 31 AutoStandbyTimeoutand InStandbyTimeout

These features are available only on Vista unitswith I/O cards.

0 (ready) 0–1440sec.

32 Auto-EnergizePumpTemper-atureSetting

Piston pump units only: Allows you to determinewhen the pump automatically starts if you are usingthe auto-energize pump feature (Feature No. 24).You can have the pump start either when thesystem reaches the READY condition or when thetank reaches a temperature you have specified.(See Note B)

0 (ready) 0 (readycondition)or1–232/1–450 (�C/�F)

34 RemotePumpEnable

Allows the Heaters on input of the I/O card to beused to enable and disable the pump

0 0,1

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FeatureNumber

OptionalSettings

DefaultSetting

DescriptionFeature

38 Lose Readyon RemoteEnable

If this feature is set to 1, the Vista unit will loseReady status when a cold zone is enabledthrough the I/O card. The Vista unit will return toready status when the enabled zone reaches settemperature.

0(Do not loseready)

0,1

50 Auto-EnergizePatternControl

Allows you to turn the Auto-Energize PatternControl feature on or off. If the feature is on, thesystem automatically turns the pattern control onwhen power switch is turned on. The READY andPUMP lights must be on for the pattern control tooperate.

1(On)

0,1

51 RemotePatternSelect

Enables the Pattern Controller’s pattern to beselected through the I/O card if present. If the I/Ocard is not present, the parameter is not available.If this parameter is set to 0, remote patternselection is disabled. If the parameter is set to 1,patterns 1–3 can be selected via the following I/Ocard inputs:

Disable Hose and Gun Five MSB

Disable Hose and Gun Six LSB

If the parameter is set to 2, patterns 1–7 can beselected through the following I/O card inputs:

Remote Gun Being Used MSB

Disable Hose and Gun Five

Disable Hose and Gun Six

0 (Disabled) 0–2

NOTE A: The over temperature setting should be at least 42�C (75� F) below the flash pointtemperature.

B: If you enter a setting that is higher than the tank setpoint, the pump will start when the tankreaches its setpoint.

C: If you enter a new setting for this feature, the new setting is immediately entered for theindividual zones (Feature Nos. 6–19). However, it is not saved as the setting for FeatureNo. 5 Feature No. 5 always returns to the default setting of 17�C (30�F).

D: Feature No. 6=tank, Feature No. 7=grid, Feature Nos. 8–13= hoses 1–6, Feature Nos.14–19 = guns 1–6.

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