GREER Company MicroGuard 511 Retrofit, Operation

Page 1: ...MicroGuard 511 Retrofit Rated Capacity Indicator System Operation ...

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Page 3: ...ast 6 Counterweight 7 Outriggers 7 Tires and Rigging Travel 7 Stowing the Jib 8 Erecting the Jib 8 Auxiliary Head 8 Selecting the Winch 8 Setting the Parts of Line 9 Cancel Alarm Button 9 Reset Function Kick Out 10 Operator Settable Alarms 10 Accessing the Operator Alarms 10 Setting Minimum Boom Angle Alarm 10 Setting Maximum Boom Angle Alarm 11 Setting Maximum Boom Length Alarm 11 Setting Maximum...

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Page 5: ... proportional to the extension of the boom A cable attached to the boom head provides a low current electrical path for the ATB signal Pressure Transducers Two pressure transducers measure the pressure in the boom hoist cylinder The resultant Total Moment signal is processed to provide a continuous display of the load suspended below the point of lift Anti Two Block ATB A switch monitors the appro...

Page 6: ...r maximum length These alarms can be programmed for each job site and allow the operator to work in a defined area Boom Angle Sensor Boom angle is measured by means of a high accuracy potentiometer pendulum assembly that is damped to prevent over swing It provides a voltage proportional to boom angle The boom angle sensor is mounted inside the cable extension reel assembly Area Alarm When set this...

Page 7: ...te the selection The groups are defined below 2 1 3 4 5 6 8 7 9 OUTRIGGERS Indicate full intermediate or retracted outriggers TIRES Indicates tires selected COUNTERWEIGHT Active on cranes that have counterweight options WINCH Indicate front or rear winch STOWED JIB This will illuminate when the jib is stowed on the boom MANUAL SECTION Active on cranes that have pinned extensions or active tip boom...

Page 8: ... Capacity Meter Shows the load as a percentage of rated capacity As the 5 load increases the meter level increases to represent the percentage of the rated capacity of the crane Rated Capacity Displays the rated capacity in the current configuration based on the crane 6 load capacity chart ATB Warning Warns of a potential two block condition with flashing LED and audible alarm 7 Boom Length Displa...

Page 9: ...he boom Also used to stow the 16 erected jib Winch Selection Enables the selection of the winch if the crane is equipped with an optional 17 second winch Test Button Press and hold the test button to initiate a system self test and run diagnostics 18 Alarm Set Button Enables operator settable alarms When an alarm has been set the LED 19 above this button will illuminate yellow mWarning You must us...

Page 10: ...ndow will display CHECK CONFIGURATION BEFORE YOU CONTINUE Press any key to continue and then verify the setup of the system to the current configuration of the crane Adjusting Brightness Contrast Immediately following self test and the start up screen the information window will display the brightness and contrast control functions for two seconds Press the key adjacent to either LED Brightness Up...

Page 11: ...lections are available the message No other chassis options will appear Tires and Rigging Travel On cranes that have more than one tire option e g static creep etc the operator must select the tire configuration that corresponds to the tire chart to be used If the tire push button is pressed on a crane that does not have tire options the message no other tire options will appear in the information...

Page 12: ...Is No Stowed Jib To Erect will appear in the information window Auxiliary Head An auxiliary head fitted on a crane must be included in the crane setup If the auxiliary head push button is pressed on a crane that does not have an auxiliary head the message no other auxiliary head options will appear in the information screen Selecting the Winch For cranes with two winches always select the winch to...

Page 13: ...e up or down arrow The number of parts of line will appear in the display next to the arrow When an alternate winch is selected it is necessary to reset the parts of line for the alternate winch Cancel Alarm Button When an alarm condition occurs the warning horn can be silenced by pressing the Cancel key The system will reactivate the warning horn when another alarm condition occurs TEST SET MAX I...

Page 14: ...e is no protection from overload or two block condition Operator Settable Alarms Accessing the Operator Alarms Press the operator alarms button to access the operator alarms The information window will show the current status of the alarms The following operator alarms are available Minimum Boom Angle Maximum Boom Angle Maximum Boom Length Maximum Tip Height Each button acts as a toggle switch tur...

Page 15: ... Height Alarm Move the boom to the desired maximum height in this example 78 ft Press the Operator Alarm Button to access the Operator Alarm Screen Press the Max Height Button The display will read Max Height 78 ft The red warning light will flash and the audible alarm will sound whenever the Boom Tip Height exceeds 78 ft Pressing the Max Height button again will cancel the alarm and the display w...

Page 16: ...e pie A left swing alarm is activated when swinging to the left A right swing alarm is activated when swinging to the right In this example the working arc is the larger piece of the pie mWarning The Operator Defined Swing Alarm is a Warning Device All Crane Functions Remain Operational When Entering The Operator Defined Exclusion Zone Setting the Swing Left and Swing Right Alarms From the main wo...

Page 17: ... and right points Press the keys adjacent to Left Swing and Right Swing so they show off Rotate the boom to the left swing point and press the key adjacent to Left Swing then press the key adjacent to Next to proceed Move the boom to the middle of the swing area and press the key adjacent to Set TEST SET MAX TEST SET MAX TEST SET MAX TEST SET MAX ...

Page 18: ... W450512 03 08 Press the key adjacent to Next to proceed Rotate the boom to the right swing point and press the key adjacent to Off Press the key adjacent to Finish to complete the routine TEST SET MAX TEST SET MAX TEST SET MAX ...

Page 19: ... WORKING DISTANCE mWarning The Operator Defined Work Area Alarm Is a Warning Device All Functions Remain Operational When Entering The Operator Defined Exclusion Zone Safe Working Distance is the time it would take to react to an alarm and for the crane motion to be halted before entering the Exclusion Zone It is important to set points that ensure that the Boom Attachments Hook Load and Rigging m...

Page 20: ... right point is reached this will avoid having to pass through the exclusion zone This is the point to the right facing the exclusion zone to be defined Press the key adjacent to Right Point To deactivate the swing alarms press the operator alarm key twice Press the key adjacent to Left Point XX X and Right Point XX X so they show Left Point Off and Right Point Off mWARNING Failure to deactivate b...

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