Clarity 87392-11 manual

C C l l a a r r i i t t y y   U U s s e e r r   G G u u i i d d e e March 1, 2011 Part 87392-11, Rev. 1.06[...]

Clarity User Guide, March 1, 2011 - Rev. 1.06 Page 2 Warnings, Cautions and Notes as used in this Guide WARNING This publication uses Warning notices to emphasize situations in which hazardous voltages, temperatures, or other conditions associated with the use of this equipment could cause personal injury or serious damage to the equipment. In situ[...]

Clarity User Guide, March 1, 2011 - Rev. 1.06 Page 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Chapter 1 - Getting Started .................................................................................................... ......... 5 Unpacking the Clarity ......................................................................................................... .. 5 [...]

Clarity User Guide, March 1, 2011 - Rev. 1.06 Page 4 Key Features of the Advanced Screen .................................................................................. 27 Home ........................................................................................................................ 2 7 Burn In .....................................[...]

Clarity User Guide, March 1, 2011 - Rev. 1.06 Page 5 Chapter 1 – Getting Started The Clarity Automated Lens Analyzer/Blocker is designed to verify all prescription parameters including sphere pow er, cylinder power, axis, optic al center location, prism, and all add powers as well as thickness and front curv e information. It will also affix a fi[...]

Clarity User Guide, March 1, 2011 - Rev. 1.06 Page 6 9. Main fuse (located on rear bulkhead) 10. Glass plate (See Fig. 1.5) Remove and inst all in the blocking chamber as described later in this chapter. 11. Light shield (blocking arm) 12. Light shield (left gripper) 13. Light shield (right gripper) 14. Bag of screws for the light shielding 15. Cla[...]

Clarity User Guide, March 1, 2011 - Rev. 1.06 Page 7 Figure 1.1b – Block #2 (P/N 33592 - Rear Shipping Block) Shipping Bracket Used in the Blocking Chamber: Figure 1.1c – Shipping Bracket Assembly, Clarity (P/N 33648 ) The Shipping Bracket assembly is shown in Figure 1.1c. The Foot is placed on the base of the blocking chamber. By squeezing the[...]

Clarity User Guide, March 1, 2011 - Rev. 1.06 Page 8 Figure 1.1d – Installed Shipping Bracket Assembly Plate Pinch Rod Pinch Lock Foot[...]

Clarity User Guide, March 1, 2011 - Rev. 1.06 Page 9 Figure 1.2 – Clarity Front View - User Items Display Frame Display Tilt Handle Touch Screen Display Block Arm (Extended or Retracted) Lens Table Drawer Rear Cover Lift Point Lift Point Gripper Arm[...]

Clarity User Guide, March 1, 2011 - Rev. 1.06 Page 1 0 Figure 1.3 - Clarity Rear Connector Bulkhead Figure 1.4 – Accessory Kit 1. Power supply 8. Oval calibration template with permanent block attached 2. Power cord 9. Fuse (in the bag of screws) 3. 70mm Plano CR39 10. Glass plate 4. 70mm -6.00 CR39 11. Light shie ld (Blocki ng Arm ) 5. 65mm +6.0[...]

Clarity User Guide, March 1, 2011 - Rev. 1.06 Page 1 1 Figure 1.5 – Installing the Glass Plate Installing the Glass Plate – The glass plate is placed over the opening in the base pl ate of the blocking chamber. Clean the glass plate and then slide it into the pocke t. It should fit and seat down in the pocket fully. (The gla ss plate is shipped[...]

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Clarity User Guide, March 1, 2011 - Rev. 1.06 Page 1 3 Chapter 2 – Basic Operation WARNING Use only a grounded outlet. Do not de feat the grounding by cutting off the grounding prong on the power cord, or by using a non-grounding adapter. NOTE The power supply module is designed to work with both 115 VAC (60 Hz) and with 230 VAC (50 Hz). A separa[...]

Clarity User Guide, March 1, 2011 - Rev. 1.06 Page 1 4 connection. If you are using an Ethernet connection, then you must set the two ports in the TCP/IP Network Auto-Connect Settings box. CAUTION Keep hands away from unit during the blocking function. The Touch Screen Display and Job Screen CAUTION Do not use a sharp object (pencil or pen point, p[...]

Clarity User Guide, March 1, 2011 - Rev. 1.06 Page 1 5 When a Job Number has been entered, the EXIT label on the contro l button changes to PROCESS . Jobs are processed in one of the following three ways: 1. You may enter the job number m anually with the touch screen keypad or keyboard and then select PROCESS. 2. You may use USB barcode reader and[...]

Clarity User Guide, March 1, 2011 - Rev. 1.06 Page 1 6 As instructed by the screen prompts, load a bloc k and pad onto the blocking arm chuck and place the lens to be blocked on the glass plate in the blocking chamber. The Clarity automatically detects that a lens has been loaded and displays two additional control buttons at the lower right: START[...]

Clarity User Guide, March 1, 2011 - Rev. 1.06 Page 1 7 After the lens has been analyzed, the bottom of the screen will display eight buttons and five arrows. (See Fig. 2.3.) The eight buttons are: 1. Turn Off – Exit the program and shut the power off. 2. Setup – Access the main Setup screen with tabs at the top of the screen for other setup opt[...]

Clarity User Guide, March 1, 2011 - Rev. 1.06 Page 1 8 Figure 2.4 – The Teach Screen At the lower left of the screen, there may app ear one or more im ages that the Clarity has identified as candidates for the fitting cross. If one of these matches the actual fitting cross and is on axis , left-click the image; it will m ove to the Image Box at t[...]

Clarity User Guide, March 1, 2011 - Rev. 1.06 Page 1 9 The image should be saved in the Clarity database. Im ages in the database are listed in the upper-right of the Teach screen. Each image ha s a unique nam e that may be derived from the lens type name, or entered via a keyboard. Th e first character of each n ame in the database must be either [...]

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Clarity User Guide, March 1, 2011 - Rev. 1.06 Page 2 1 Chapter 3 – Setup Screens Figure 3.1 – Main Menu Screen The Setup screens are accessed by pressing the Setu p button at the lower left of the Main Menu screen . (See figure 3.1.) Specific setup functi ons are selected by using the tabs across the top of the Setup screen. The tabs are: Prefe[...]

Clarity User Guide, March 1, 2011 - Rev. 1.06 Page 2 2 The Preferences Screen Figure 3.2 - Preferences Screen Key Features of the Preferences Screen Batch Blocking: If enabled, the user may enter a series of job num bers. As each job completes, the next job is automatically starte d. Use the check boxes to specify the order in which the jobs are pr[...]

Clarity User Guide, March 1, 2011 - Rev. 1.06 Page 2 3 Tolerances Screen Figure 3.3 – Tolerances Screen The values on this screen indicate how closely a measured lens characteristic must m atch the Rx in order for the verification to pass. The values are preset prior to shipm ent to ANSI standards. You can customize the tolerances by selecting Cu[...]

Clarity User Guide, March 1, 2011 - Rev. 1.06 Page 2 4 The Interface Screen Figure 3.4 – Interface Screen Key Features of the Interface Screen - This screen allows you to set the serial communication baud rate for the port used. It also allows for the use of Ethernet, which includes UDP and TCP/IP port setup. Display of Communication Events on th[...]

Clarity User Guide, March 1, 2011 - Rev. 1.06 Page 2 5 NOTE Communication Events include packet reque sts, download a job, received packet, timeouts, etc. If you place a checkmark in the box under Communications Display, you will see communication errors on the screen. T his can be a useful diagnostic tool. The Blocking Screen Figure 3.5 – Blocki[...]

Clarity User Guide, March 1, 2011 - Rev. 1.06 Page 2 6 Blocker Arm Load Position - Values are used to position the blocker arm so that it does not collide with the sl ot in the case top. The Calibration Screen Figure 3.6 – Calibration Screen This screen contains the calibration values ob tained in performing the five calibrations necessary for be[...]

Clarity User Guide, March 1, 2011 - Rev. 1.06 Page 2 7 The Advanced Screen Figure 3.7 – Advanced Screen This screen is discussed in detail in the la st chapter of this guide . Please call Technical Support before making any changes to this screen. Key Features of the Advanced Screen Home - To return all of the axes to their home position, press t[...]

Clarity User Guide, March 1, 2011 - Rev. 1.06 Page 2 8 There are two other buttons that will allow you to check and save job log data for analysis of VC labels: • View Log • Copy Logs to Flash Drive To copy or look at the log, you must have the Activate Job Log Data box checked. This screen also includes a box to allow the machine to boot up co[...]

Clarity User Guide, March 1, 2011 - Rev. 1.06 Page 2 9 The Statistics Screen Figure 3.9 - Statistics Screen The box labeled Job Count shows the number of Single Vision, Bifocals, Trifocals and Progressives that have been processed. There is a CLEAR button that will reset the counter for all of the lens types. The area labeled Stepper Motor Cycle Co[...]

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Clarity User Guide, March 1, 2011 - Rev. 1.06 Page 3 1 Chapter 4 – Calibration Figure 4.1 – Calibration Screen A full calibration of the Clarity i nvolves the following five steps: Step 1: Preliminary Camera Focus: This step is performed from the Technician screen. There you will find a button labeled Camera Focus. Select this button and follow[...]

Clarity User Guide, March 1, 2011 - Rev. 1.06 Page 3 2 Step 4 : Block Position Offsets – The oval calibration tem p late with a Vario block permanently mounted and the 70mm plano CR39 lens are required for th is calibration. This process places the oval calibration template on the plano lens and takes a snapshot of the position eight separate tim[...]

Clarity User Guide, March 1, 2011 - Rev. 1.06 Page 3 3 On the Calibration screen under Step 4 (See Fig. 4.1), ther e are six parameters that describe the lens that will be analyzed: 1. Diameter 2. Index of Refraction 3. Power 4. Front Curve 5. Back Curve 6. Center Thickness These parameters are for both th e plus and the m inus lenses. NOTE If thes[...]

Clarity User Guide, March 1, 2011 - Rev. 1.06 Page 3 4 Touch Screen Calibration Fig 4.2 Touch Screen Calibration Screen Touch Screen Calibration – In the upper right corner of the calibration screen there is a box titled Touch Screen Calibration. NOTE This calibration is done at the factory and do es not need to be done on a regular basis, only i[...]

Clarity User Guide, March 1, 2011 - Rev. 1.06 Page 3 5 • Hold your finger over the blinking X and wh en it stops blinking, remove your finger and the X will move to the upper right hand corner. • Hold your finger over the blinking X and wh en it stops blinking, remove your finger and the X will move to the upper left hand corner. • Hold your [...]

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Clarity User Guide, March 1, 2011 - Rev. 1.06 Page 3 7 Chapter 5 – The Advanced Screen in the Setup Menu Figure 5.1 - Advanced Screen The Advanced screen has software adjustments for power, lens edge detection, lens diameter, prism, brightness of the camera im age, as well as updating software and data import, restore and backup. To enter the Adv[...]

Clarity User Guide, March 1, 2011 - Rev. 1.06 Page 3 8 Near Power: 1. Number of Power Checks – How many tim es the Clarity will analyze the power. 2. Number of Power Targets – There are several d ifferent sized power targets that the Clarity uses to determine the power in different areas of the lens. Prism Power: Number of Pow er Checks – The[...]

Clarity User Guide, March 1, 2011 - Rev. 1.06 Page 3 9 Setup Password: The Setup Password is set at the factory to 082379. This feature allows you to change the password if you choose. If you forget the password, call Technical Support. Job Data Log: Activate Job Data Log – Place a check in this box if you would lik e to begin maintaining a job l[...]

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Clarity User Guide, March 1, 2011 - Rev. 1.06 Page 4 1 Chapter 6 – Maintenance NOTE Always unplug unit before performing any maintenance. Cleaning the Glass Plate: Lift the glass plate out (See Fig. 1.5) and clean it using a microfiber cloth as used in cleaning A/R coated lenses. You can also clean the gla ss plate with glass cleaner or warm soap[...]

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Clarity User Guide, March 1, 2011 - Rev. 1.06 Page 4 3 INTENDED USE & LIMITATIONS • This machine is designed to measure power, ax is and prism of ophthalmic lenses of all materials, and to place a block on axis at the geom etric center of the frame shape in a commercial laboratory environment. For ope rational and saf ety reasons, this m achi[...]

Clarity User Guide, March 1, 2011 - Rev. 1.06 Page 4 4 • Manual alignment of lenticular and o ccupational lenses is recomm ended. Occupationals could be aligned upside down in automatic mode. • In the case of extreme prism >6 diopters, the prism accuracy is good, but the lens may be tilted to such a degree that cylinder accu racy d ecreases [...]

Clarity User Guide, March 1, 2011 - Rev. 1.06 Page 4 5 GLOSSARY OF TERMS Batch Blocking: Method of entering jobs. For example, with a stack of ten or more trays, you can enter or scan all jobs in succession and then star t to process them either by first in/ first out or last in/ first out. Blocking Chamber: Where the lens is placed for analys is a[...]

Clarity User Guide, March 1, 2011 - Rev. 1.06 Page 4 6 Shutter: Length of time of the exposure of the camera. Slope: For both plus and minus powered lenses. These fields in the Calibration screen are a linear correction for the range of powers the Clarity can check. NOTE Call Technical Support before making an y changes to the Technician screen.[...]

Clarity User Guide, March 1, 2011 - Rev. 1.06 Page 4 7 Appendix A - General Specifications Machine Identification Clarity Ophthalmic Lens Analyzer and Finish Blocker Name and Address of Manufacturer National Optronics 100 Avon Street Charlottesville, VA 22902 USA Name and Address of Manufacturer’s Representative for Service National Optronics 100[...]

Clarity User Guide, March 1, 2011 - Rev. 1.06 Page 4 8 Technical Specifications External Power Supply: Input: 100-240 V ~ 50 – 60 Hz 2A Output: +12 V DC 12.5 A 150 watts maximum Clarity Power Requirements: Input +12 V DC 5A Temperature: Operating 60°F to 90°F (10°C – 32.2°C) Storage 20°F to 110°F (-6.7°C – 43.3°C) Fuse Specifications:[...]

Clarity User Guide, March 1, 2011 - Rev. 1.06 Page 4 9 Appendix B - Certifications & Standards FCC Class A Device Compliance [Testing in Progress] NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to com ply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protectio[...]

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Clarity User Guide, March 1, 2011 - Rev. 1.06 Page 5 1 Appendix C - Electrical Diagram [To be supplied.][...]

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Clarity User Guide, March 1, 2011 - Rev. 1.06 Page 5 3 Appendix D - Certificate of Compliance Note The following Declaratio n of Confor mity shall not be regarded a s operativ e unless it is included in a released (non-draft) versio n of this manual. In dr aft versions, it is included for planning purposes only.[...]