ITC VISIONS 3000 Quick Start Manual

International Temperature Control, Inc. 2415 E. Huron, P.O. Box 805, Au Gres, MI 48703 USA Ph: [phone] Fax: [phone] Web: www.itc-controls.com E-mail: [e-mail]

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VISIONS 3000

3 Phase Power Cord Wiring For 4
Wire ’Delta’ Sys tems.
Note: The phases are wired using
numbers 1—3. With ground being
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VISIONS 3000

VISIONS 3000

QUICK START GUIDE

QUICK START GUIDE

Change Zone Output Power

In RUN, MONITOR or DATABASE
screen, press the EDIT ZONE hot­key to bring up Set Zone Power
dialog box. Enter Zone number
and then the output power per­centage

Link A Zone To Another Zone

Turn Off Zone

Change Temperature Of Group Of Zones

In RUN, MONITOR or DATABASE
screen, repeatedly press EDIT ZONE

hotkey to bring up “Link Zones
Together” dialog box. Enter zone

number which you wish to link
then number of the zone to which
you wish to link to.

In RUN, MONITOR or DATABASE
screen, press the EDIT ZONE hot­key and enter the number of the
zone you wish to turn off and enter
“0” for the value.

In RUN, MONITOR or DATABASE
screen, repeatedly press the

GLOBAL hotkey to bring up the “Set
Global Temperature” dialog box.

Enter the number of the start and
end of the block of zones you wish
to change, then enter the new
temperature.

Change Output Power For A Range Of Zones

In RUN, MONITOR or DATABASE screen,
repeatedly press the GLOBAL hotkey to

bring up the “Set Global Power” dialog

box. Enter the number for the start and
end of the block of zones you wish to
change, then enter the new output
power

Change To Graph Mode

In RUN, STOP or MONIOTR screen,
press SETUP hotkey and enter any
password into the Password dialog
box. From the Setup dialog box
enter “12” for Graph Mode.

Increment Zone Temperatures

In RUN, MONITOR or DATABASE
screen, repeatedly press the

GLOBAL hotkey to bring up the “Set
Global Temperature” dialog box.

Press the GLOBAL INC hotkey in the
dialog box, enter start and end
numbers of the block of zones you
wish to change, then enter the
temperature value you wish to
increase.

Decrement Zone Temperatures

In RUN, MONITOR or DATABASE
screen, repeatedly press the GLOBAL

hotkey to bring up the “Set Global
Temperature” dialog box. Press the

GLOBAL DEC hotkey in the dialog
box, enter the start and end numbers
for the block of zones you wish to
change, then enter the temperature
value you wish to decrease.

Apply Boost

In RUN screen, press BOOST hotkey
to activate boost mode. Note that
boost mode only affects the cavity
zones.

Activate Standby

In RUN screen, press STANDBY hot­key to activate standby mode. Note
that standby mode applies to all
zones.

Save A Toolset

In RUN, MONITOR or STOP screen,
press SETUP hotkey and enter a valid
password into the Password dialog
box—the Setup hotkey will then
change to show access. From the

Setup dialog box enter “14” to enable

saving of the current operational
data as either a new toolset or as
new data for an existing toolset.

Load A Toolset

In RUN, MONITRO or STOP screen,
press SETUP hotkey and enter any
password into the password dialog
box. From the Setup dialog box,

enter “13” to enable loading on a

new toolset. Dialog box will warn if
an existing toolset will be overwritten.

Change between “oF” and “oC”

In RUN, MONITOR or STOP screen,
press setup hotkey and enter a valid
Password into the password dialog
box—the Setup hotkey will change to
show access. In the Setup parameter

dialog box, enter “49” to change
from degrees “F” to “C” or from “C” to
“F”.

Change between type “J” and “K” T/C

In RUN, MONITOR or STOP screen,
press Setup hotkey and enter a valid
password into the password dialog
box—The Setup hotkey will change to
show access in the Setup parameter

dialog box, enter “47” to change
between type “J:” or “K” thermocou-

ples.

Temperature Limits

In RUN, MONITOR or STOP screen,
press Setup hotkey and enter a valid
password into the password dialog
box—The Setup hotkey will change to
show access in the Setup parameter

dialog box, enter “4” to change the

maximum setpoint limit for the cavity

zones. Enter “9” to change maxi-

mum setpoint limit for manifold
zones..

Power Limits

In RUN, MONITOR or STOP screen,
press Setup hotkey and enter a valid
password into the password dialog
box—The Setup hotkey will change to
show access in the Setup parameter

dialog box, enter “3” to change the

maximum power limit for the cavity

zones. Enter “8” to change maximum

setpoint limit for manifold zones..

Change The Time

In RUN, MONITOR or STOP screen,
press Setup hotkey and enter a
valid password into the password
dialog box—The Setup hotkey will
change to show access in the
Setup parameter dialog box, enter
“20” to change the time

Change Screen Mode

In RUN, MONITOR or STOP screen,
press Setup hotkey and enter a
valid password into the password
dialog box—The Setup hotkey will
change to show access in the
Setup parameter dialog box, enter

“23” to change screen mode. 0 =

display normal mode. 1 = high­density mode and 2 = low density
mode.

Change Passwords

In STOP or MAIN screen , press
Setup hotkey. When in Setup

dialog box entering “11” enables

you to change the current access
level by entering a new numeric
password. Press enter key to log
the password.

POWER CONNECTION:
With the VISIONS 3000 turned off, connect the
input power cord to a suitably rated power supply
using the wiring details contained in the diagram.

TOOL CONNECTION:
Connect the mold power & thermocouple cables
to both the mold and VISIONS 3000. Ensure the
cables are undamaged and connected to the
appropriate connectors.

NOTE: Swapping power & thermocouple cables
can lead to tool and controller damage.

POWER ON:
Switch on the VISIONS 3000 using the Isolator
mounted on the front door. After approximately
30 seconds the log screen will appear.

CAUTION:
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lectrical connections must only be made by quali­fied technicians. To prevent electrical shock from
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xposed current carrying components, Only Fe­male inserts must be used on connectors which
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utput power to another device, while Male in­serts must be used on connectors which receive
p

ower from another device.

VISIONS 3000 QUICK START

GUIDE

International Temperature Control, Inc. 2415 E. Huron, P.O. Box 805, Au Gres, MI 48703 USA Ph: [phone] Fax: [phone] Web: www.itc-controls.com E-mail: [e-mail]

TOP BOX

Main Screen

Hotkeys

Use to select

desired function

Esc(ape) Key

Use to cancel

current operation

Del(ete) Key

Use to delete
entered value

Active Tool-

set*

Real Time

Clock

Numeric Keypad

Use to enter value

for parameter

Enter Key

Use to select

entered value

Power Reading*

Shows total power

consumption

Press once to cancel RUN mode and enter STOP mode. Press
twice, quickly to stop control but remain in the RUN screen to
view updated measured values.

Select to bring up dialogue box that will allow editing of zone
setpoint, output power or linked zone. Enter zero to turn zone off.

Select to bring up dialogue box that will allow editing of a
defined group of zone setpoints, output powers of linked zones.
Enter zero to turn zones off.

Press to temporarily boost the setpoints of the cavity zones. Use
Setup to define Boost parameters.

Press to drop all zone setpoints until Standby is cancelled. Use
Setup to define Standby parameters.

Use to bring up dialogue boxes that enable you to configure the
system. Note that Setup access is password protected.

Pressing this hotkey will step through pages of zones. This will
only work if the number of zones configured on the system
exceeds a single screen.

RUN MODE SCREEN

Press to enter RUN mode and start control of the mold tool

This hotkey selects the tool diagnosis function.

Selects the help screens.

Enter the Database area where it is possible to select, delete and
load toolsets.

Select this function to introduce reduced power to the tool for a
predefined period of time. Use SETUP to define Soft Start parame­ters.

Use to bring up dialogue boxes that enable you to configure the
system. Note that Setup access is password protected.

STOP MODE SCREEN

VISIONS 3000

Start Control of Tool

From the Start UP screen,
press the RUN hotkey to
enter RUN mode and start
control of the tool. An auto­matic soft start, power ramp
will be appl ied.

If the Monitor function is ON,
press MONITOR hotkey to
enter Monitor mode, then
press RUN hotkey to enter
RUN mode. An automatic
soft start power ramp will be
applied.

Stop Control of Tool

While in RUN mode, press
STOP hotkey to stop control
of the tool and return to the
Start up (Stop) screen.

If Monitor function is ON,
press the MONITOR hotkey
to enter Monitor mode,
then press STOP hotkey to
stop control of the tool.

Perform Tool Diagnosis

In Stop screen, press the
DIAGNOSE hotkey to
enter tool diagnose sec­tion and perform a full tool
validation.

Change Temperature Of Zone

VISIONS 3000 QUICK START GUIDE

June 15, 2010

In RUN, MONITOR or DA­TABASE screen, press EDIT
ZONE hotkey. In next dia­log box, enter the zone
number and the new tem-

Power On

Light