Error Message:

ALE: Punch reported status error: punch chip drawer requires emptying

Punch reported status error: punch heads require oiling

Punch reported status error: low air pressure

Punch reported status error: punch not in automatic mode, check keypad if present

Applies to:

• Trendsetter_400/800_Auto

Operator Action:

Remove the plate from the machine and select "PLATE CLEARED" button on the workstation dialog box. Call Creo Service.

Service Information:

The punch requires some attention. Either a scheduled maintenance procedure is needed (emptying chip drawers or oiling punch heads) or the punch is not ready to accept plates (air pressure is low or punch is not in idle mode).

It may be useful to set the 'verbose alconv' parameter to 1 in order to obtain further diagnostic information.

Cause:

• "punch chip drawer requires emptying": the AutoPunch has punched a pre-set number of plates, so the chip drawers should be emptied. These drawers are located on either side of the punch. After emptying the drawers, select RESUME to continue.
• "punch heads require oiling": the AutoPunch has punched a pre-set number of plates, so the punch heads should be oiled. After oiling the heads, select RESUME to continue. You can select RESUME and continue normal operation before oiling the heads, but be careful to oil them as soon as possible.
• "low air pressure": check that the Trendsetter has the proper air pressure (90psi), and check the air connections from the Trendsetter to the Punch.
• "punch not in automatic mode, check keypad if present": the AutoPunch is not in idle mode. Check the punch keypad for the message “Punch idle”. If that is not displayed, try to reset the punch from the keypad, or turn the punch off then back on. This will reset the punch into idle mode, ready for commands from the Trendsetter.

See Also:

• Command: process
• Command: clear
• Command: punch
• NVS: al pi
• NVS: verbose alconv