Contents Introduction .. 1 ‘Symbols. 2 Installation.. 3 Unpacking the machine 3 Warning 3 Procedure 3 Removing external clamps 6 Removing te motor elaping screws 6 Conditions 6 Procedure 6 Removing the shipping rails 7 Conditions 7 Procedure 7 Handling the covers 8 Removing the covers 8 When? 8 How? .. 8 Replacing the covers 8 Removing the internal clamps 9 Removing the set screws. 9 Preparing the bench u Machine dimensions. " Floor space and dling required 12 Water connections 13 Specifications. 13 Generales 13 Filtration tank with pump 13 Pump .. 13 Pipe connections 13 Find the openings on the chassis... 13 Procedure 14 Electrical connections 16 Specifications. 16 Edger wiring. 16 Procedure 16 Starting the edger 7Procedure W7 Switching the machine on/ott 18 Safety precautions .. Safety Operator Machine, Useful hints Using your Edge 550 Presentation. Presentation of the machine Presentation of the application screen, Work interface... Zone identification... Reading sequence Visual references General principles of use Usual procedure Flow chart Calling up a job Inserting / Removing the lens To place the lens in the edging chamber... To remove the lens from the edging chamber Starting / Interrupting an edging cycle. To start an edging cycle... To interrupt an edging cycle Normal edging cycle sequence Important notes. When job data are received During edging of the second lens Application screen icons General Lens materials Types of lenses Finishings Sub-finishings and associated parameters Bevel... Groove .... Drilling . Safety-bevels Safety-bevel Parameters... Polishing Lens edging Normal use. Producing a job with bevel finishing Object voces Procedure. Hints Limits... . Producing @ job with rimless finishing. Object .nense Procedure.Hints . Limits .... Producing a job with groove finishing... Object .. . Procedure Hints . Limits Producing a job with Nitng tinshing Object .. Procedure Producing a job with grooving ani Object .. cece Procedure Driling: facts werth knowing Hints . Limits Special cases Retouching a lens Why? .. How? .. Hints - Important notes Limits Applying an oversize to the lens Why? .. How? .. Hints - Important notes Edging the left lens with different parameters from those of the right lens Principle... Procedure Edging several lenses identically Principle... Procedure Checking a finishing before the lens is edged Principle... Presentation . - Visualise a finishing Place a finishing manually Produce a manual bevel Produce a manual groove Feel the lens again .. Operating range Points to remember Illustration of finishing limits, Rimless Finishing Bevel Finishing... Inclined groove finishing .. Drilling Conditions... Limits of hole positioning - Limits related to the thickness of the lens 51 52 53 53 53 53 54 55 55 55 57 87 87 58 58 59 60 sa» 60 .. 60 60 61 61 62 sae 62 2 62 62 62 63 63 63 64 64 64 64 64 65 67 68 69 7 74 75 75 7 7 7 77 73 78 78 79