How to set up the "Set Operating Parameters" feature. You can set up various features, values, and operations by means of the "Set Operating Parameters" feature. There is an old method, and a new method, depending on the Registration Controller version involved. We implemented the new method starting with Version 1.5, 1 December 1997. The old method was used before Version 1.5. Some Mark 4 and Mark 3 presses still use versions prior to 1.5, but there should be no Commanders with a version prior to 1.5. For both versions, start out by simultaneously pressing and releasing the two middle keys of the Operator Station Keyboard on the third row from the top: (Pretend the X's are unpressed keys, and the O's are pressed): X X X X X X X X X O O X X X X X For all versions, this will put the controller into the "Set Operating Parameters" mode. And also, for all versions, if you want to ABANDON setting the parameters, hit any key on the bottom two lines outside keys as below (Pretend the X's are unpressed keys, and the M's are the keys you might press): X X X X X X X X M X X M M M M M To view or set the features on Registration Controllers Version 1.5 and after: 1. After your putting the controller into the "Set Operating Parameters" mode, the first line of the LED display should show a series of four symbols, a blank, and a number. The number should be, starting out, the number 1 indicating Operating Parameter Feature Line #1. Similarly, the second line should also show a series of four symbols, a blank, and a number, which should be, starting out, the number 2, indicating Operating Parameter Feature Line #2. The four symbols represent four Operating Parameter Features, respectively, which are either turned on, or turned off. A symbol that looks like the letter "n" represents an upside-down tea cup, and means that that feature is turned off. Conversely, a right-side up tea cup means that that feature is turned on. 2. To turn a feature on or off, press the key on the top two rows of the operator keyboard corresponding in position to one of the eight symbols on the operator display: X(1) X(2) X(3) X(4) X(5) X(6) X(7) X(8) keys correspond with: S(1) S(2) S(3) S(4) (LINE NUMBER) S(5) S(6) S(7) S(8) (LINE NUMBER) on the display. Pressing a key turns an "ON" Feature "OFF", and an "OFF" feature "ON"; pressing the same key again reverses the action. 3. For example to set the "Small Corrections" feature, use the Hand Encoder wheel to dial in Feature Lines 5 and 6. This should look like this (the U is cup upright, feature enabled; the ^ is cup upside-down, feature disabled): /-------------------------------------------------------------------\ | Operational Modes Preferences, line 5, default: ^ U ^ ^| | / / / / | | On: Recognize/use/display axial registration. --/ / / / | | On: Recognize/use/display dual gearing. -----/ / / | | On: we're restricted to small changes. --------/ / | | Clobber Compensator Movement when Web Still. -----------/ | | | | | | Operational Modes Preferences, line 6, default: ^ ^ ^ ^| | / / / / | | On: use 5 fpm min speed, not 25 fpm, for WebStill--/ / / / | | We're Using Commander style Reversal Sensing, -----/ / / | | We're Using Mark Style Reversal Sensing, --------/ / | | We're Using Side to Side limits checking. -----------/ | \-------------------------------------------------------------------/ Press the top row, 3rd from the left button to turn on "we're restricted to small changes": /-------------------------------------------------------------------\ | Operational Modes Preferences, line 5, Change : ^ U U ^| | / / / / | | --/ / / / | | -----/ / / | | On: we're restricted to small changes. --------/ / | | -----------/ | \-------------------------------------------------------------------/ 4. Again simultaneously press and release the two middle keys of the Operator Station Keyboard on the third row from the top: (Pretend the X's are unpressed keys, and the O's are pressed): X X X X X X X X X O O X X X X X This key press "sets" the new parameters list into the Controller, and causes it to remember it. These are all the Option settings lines 1 through 8, showing the defaults for Commanders: /-------------------------------------------------------------------\ | Alarms and Displays Prefs flag, line 1, default: ^ ^ ^ ^| | / / / / | | Gong using an inverted signal. --/ / / / | | Display CEC in preference to Axial. -----/ / / | | Display Raw Linear Error instead of Averaged. --------/ / | | Display Raw Axial Error instead of Averaged. -----------/ | | | | | | Alarms and Displays Prefs flag, line 2, default: U ^ ^ ^| | / / / / | | Gong on Linear out of Error Zone tolerance. --/ / / / | | Gong on Axial out of Error Zone tolerance. -----/ / / | | Gong on Web EYE Mark missed (WbEyMsd). --------/ / | | Gong on Roll EYE Mark missed (RlEyMsd). -----------/ | \-------------------------------------------------------------------/ /-------------------------------------------------------------------\ | Averages Preferences flag, line 3, default: ^ ^ ^ ^| | / / / / | | Use the old, old ARC 1000 communications protocol--/ / / / | | (not used,) -----/ / / | | (On: Do Burst, not smooth, CEC. - n/i) --------/ / | | Use Mark type bus master reporting to host. -----------/ | | | | | | Averages Preferences flag, line 4, default: ^ ^ ^ ^| | / / / / | | (not used,) --/ / / / | | (not used,) -----/ / / | | Report Raw Axial Error instead of Avrgd to host. --------/ / | | Report Raw Linear Errs instead of Avrgd to host. -----------/ | \-------------------------------------------------------------------/ /-------------------------------------------------------------------\ | Operational Modes Preferences, line 5, default: ^ U ^ ^| | / / / / | | On: Recognize/use/display axial registration. --/ / / / | | On: Recognize/use/display dual gearing. -----/ / / | | On: we're restricted to small changes. --------/ / | | Clobber Compensator Movement when Web Still. -----------/ | | | | | | Operational Modes Preferences, line 6, default: ^ ^ ^ ^| | / / / / | | On: use 5 fpm min speed, not 25 fpm, for WebStill--/ / / / | | We're Using Commander style Reversal Sensing, -----/ / / | | We're Using Mark Style Reversal Sensing, --------/ / | | We're Using Side to Side limits checking. -----------/ | \-------------------------------------------------------------------/ /-------------------------------------------------------------------\ | Dyslexial Motion Preferences, line 7, default: ^ ^ ^ ^| | (no options). | | | | | | Dyslexial Motion Preferences, line 8, default: U ^ ^ ^| | / / / / | | Hand Encoder sense reversed, --/ / / / | | (not used,) -----/ / / | | Print Roll (=Axial) motor reversed, non-volatile,--------/ / | | Anilox (=Long) motor reversed, non-volatile, -----------/ | \-------------------------------------------------------------------/ These are all the Option settings lines 1 through 8, showing the defaults for Mark Series presses: /-------------------------------------------------------------------\ | Alarms and Displays Prefs flag, line 1, default: ^ ^ ^ ^| | / / / / | | Gong using an inverted signal. --/ / / / | | Display CEC in preference to Axial. -----/ / / | | Display Raw Linear Error instead of Averaged. --------/ / | | Display Raw Axial Error instead of Averaged. -----------/ | | | | | | Alarms and Displays Prefs flag, line 2, default: U ^ ^ ^| | / / / / | | Gong on Linear out of Error Zone tolerance. --/ / / / | | Gong on Axial out of Error Zone tolerance. -----/ / / | | Gong on Web EYE Mark missed (WbEyMsd). --------/ / | | Gong on Roll EYE Mark missed (RlEyMsd). -----------/ | \-------------------------------------------------------------------/ /-------------------------------------------------------------------\ | Averages Preferences flag, line 3, default: ^ ^ ^ U| | / / / / | | Use the old, old ARC 1000 communications protocol--/ / / / | | (not used,) -----/ / / | | (On: Do Burst, not smooth, CEC. - n/i) --------/ / | | Use Mark type bus master reporting to host. -----------/ | | | | | | Averages Preferences flag, line 4, default: ^ ^ ^ ^| | / / / / | | (not used,) --/ / / / | | (not used,) -----/ / / | | Report Raw Axial Error instead of Avrgd to host. --------/ / | | Report Raw Linear Errs instead of Avrgd to host. -----------/ | \-------------------------------------------------------------------/ /-------------------------------------------------------------------\ | Operational Modes Preferences, line 5, default: U ^ ^ ^| | / / / / | | On: Recognize/use/display axial registration. --/ / / / | | On: Recognize/use/display dual gearing. -----/ / / | | On: we're restricted to small changes. --------/ / | | Clobber Compensator Movement when Web Still. -----------/ | | | | | | Operational Modes Preferences, line 6, default: ^ ^ U U| | / / / / | | On: use 5 fpm min speed, not 25 fpm, for WebStill--/ / / / | | We're Using Commander style Reversal Sensing, -----/ / / | | We're Using Mark Style Reversal Sensing, --------/ / | | We're Using Side to Side limits checking. -----------/ | \-------------------------------------------------------------------/ /-------------------------------------------------------------------\ | Dyslexial Motion Preferences, line 7, default: ^ ^ ^ ^| | (no options). | | | | | | Dyslexial Motion Preferences, line 8, default: U ^ U ^| | / / / / | | Hand Encoder sense reversed, --/ / / / | | (not used,) -----/ / / | | Print Roll (=Axial) motor reversed, non-volatile,--------/ / | | Anilox (=Long) motor reversed, non-volatile, -----------/ | \-------------------------------------------------------------------/ Now, if you tried the above to view or set the "Set Operating Parameters" features, and all you got were numbers, then you're unfortunate enough to have a Registration Controller pre-dating Version 1.5. This is how you do it: 1. The LED display should be showing two numbers or letters. It will likely be something like: 0 A which is the default setting, meaning that the Hand Encoder sense is reversed, and the Axial Registration motor is to run in reverse. 2. Now, you lucky peaple, you get to calculate a hexadecimal value, based on the feature(s) you want to set or unset. The first digit describes first two features: feature binary Add: ------------------------------------- ------ ---- On: we're restricted to small changes: 0010 2 Do CEC in a burst, not continuous: 0001 1 The second digit describes the last four features: feature binary Add: ------------------------------------- ------ ---- Hand Encoder sense reversed, 1000 8 Clobber Compensator Movment when WebStill 0100 4 Axial Registration motor to run reversed, 0010 2 Linear Registration motor to run reversed. 0001 1 So, if you want to set up "we're restricted to small changes," but _not_ turn on "Do CEC in a burst, not continuous" then you'd add as follows: feature binary Add: ------------------------------------- ------ ---- On: we're restricted to small changes: 0010 2 Do CEC in a burst, not continuous: 0000 0 ---- The first digit sums to: 2 Now suppose you wanted to set up "Hand Encoder sense reversed," Axial Registration motor to run reversed," Linear Registration motor to run reversed," but _not_ set up "Clobber Compensator Movment when WebStill," then you'd add together: feature binary Add: ------------------------------------- ------ ---- Hand Encoder sense reversed, 1000 8 Clobber Compensator Movment when WebStill 0000 0 Axial Registration motor to run reversed, 0010 2 Linear Registration motor to run reversed. 0001 1 ---- And the second digit sums to: 11 "211" you say? that's not right, because the digits are expressed in "hexadecimal" (hex for short). So, we need to convert the second digit to hex, according to the following table: Decimal Hex ------- --- 1 is 1 2 is 2 3 is 3 4 is 4 5 is 5 6 is 6 7 is 7 8 is 8 9 is 9 10 is A 11 is B 12 is C 13 is D 14 is E 15 is F Whew. Looking up the value for 11, you get D. So the two digit Operator Parameter number is: 2 D 2. Now, for example, if you want to set up the "Small Corrections" feature, plus "Hand Encoder sense reversed," Axial Registration motor to run reversed," Linear Registration motor to run reversed," but _not_ set up "Clobber Compensator Movment when WebStill," then: Rotate the Hand Encoder Wheel until the first digit becomes a "2", and the second digit becomes a "D". For my example, 0 A " (becomes) V (becomes) 2 D 3. Again simultaneously press and release the two middle keys of the Operator Station Keyboard on the third row from the top: (Pretend the X's are unpressed keys, and the O's are pressed): X X X X X X X X X O O X X X X X This key press "sets" the new parameters list into the Controller, and causes it to remember it. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright 2009, Michael L. Riechers, all rights reserved, except that permission is granted, and encouraged, to copy, in whole or in part, for personal, organizational, informational, and educational use, without limit, and to post individual paper copies wherever, such as on Presses, Bulletin Boards, and Bathroom Walls, so long as no charge beyond a nominal reproduction fee is made, and this copyright notice is retained. As always, your questions, comments, corrections, blurbs, blogs and rants are encouraged. Please send them my way via email, web, or telephone, mlr at rse.com or 513/844-2220.