Graco 24F472 Instruction Manual

3A1215D

Operation

Programmable Skipline Controller for

RoadLazer™RoadPak™Line Striping System

- For the application of road marking reflective materials -

- For professional use only -

Model 24F472 - Controller Only

Model 24G632 - Controller, Cable, Remote Switch, and Bracket

Important Safety Instructions

Read all warnings and instructions in this

manual. Save these instructions.

POWER

OFF

RESET

HOLD

BEADS ON

BEAD TEST

ABCDEF

SYSTEM

DELAY

START

SKIP

SPACE

MENU MENU

PROGRAMMABLE

SKIPLINE CONTROL

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ATTENTION!

To configure the Programmable Skipline Controller to operate with a

single wheel tow-behind RoadLazer system (models 231378, 231571

and 231571), see page 7.

Warnings

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Warnings

The following warnings are for the setup, use, grounding, maintenance, and repair of this equipment. The exclama-

tion point symbol alerts you to a general warning and the hazard symbols refer to procedure-specific risks. When

these symbols appear in the body of this manual, refer back to these Warnings. Product-specific hazard symbols and

warnings not covered in this section may appear throughout the body of this manual where applicable.

WARNINGWARNINGWARNING

WARNING

EQUIPMENT MISUSE HAZARD

Misuse can cause death or serious injury.

• Do not operate the unit when fatigued or under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

• Do not exceed the maximum working pressure or temperature rating of the lowest rated system

component. See Technical Data in all equipment manuals.

• Use fluids and solvents that are compatible with equipment wetted parts. See Technical Data in all

equipment manuals. Read fluid and solvent manufacturer’s warnings. For complete information about

your material, request MSDS from distributor or retailer.

• Do not leave the work area while equipment is energized or under pressure. Turn off all equipment

and follow the Pressure Relief Procedure when equipment is not in use.

• Check equipment daily. Repair or replace worn or damaged parts immediately with genuine

manufacturer’s replacement parts only.

• Do not alter or modify equipment.

• Use equipment only for its intended purpose. Call your distributor for information.

• Route hoses and cables away from traffic areas, sharp edges, moving parts, and hot surfaces.

• Do not kink or over bend hoses or use hoses to pull equipment.

• Keep children and animals away from work area.

• Comply with all applicable safety regulations.

Component Identification and Function

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Component Identification and Function

Switch / Indicator Explanation

A - F Menu Controls Provides menu specific commands as display on LCD screen. Provides skipline paint and cycle

distance storage for instant change. Press and hold button to store pattern.

GPower ON/OFF

switch

ON enables battery DC power to the Skipline Control. OFF removes power from the Control and

grounds the engine spark-plug. Engine can not be started when this switch is in the OFF position.

NOTE: This switch is also used to perform an emergency shutdown of the entire system.

HPaint gun switches

1, 2 and 3

Enables/disables paint guns 1, 2 and 3. Up – skip line. Center – off. Down – continuous line. In

skipline mode, a new cycle will be activated each time unless another switch is already activated.

JRESET/HOLD switch HOLD disables paint guns 1, 2 and 3 and resets the internal cycle counter. RESET resets the

internal cycle counter but does not affect continuous line activity. If switch is held in RESET, a

new cycle will not begin until the switch is released.

Kswitch Used in conjunction with the arrow switches to adjust the paint line position to match a previously

painted line. allows the dash line to be moved forward. allows the dash line to be

moved closer. The switch adjusts the position by 1/10’ every time it is toggled.

LBEADS ON/BEADS

TEST

Enables/disables bead gun BEADS ON (up) – beads start to flow when paint guns start to paint.

Center – off. BEADS TEST (down) – continuous bead flow.

MI/O cable port The control cable connects here and at the striping system. The cable also brings in 12 VDC from

the striping system. See page 19.

NStart Skip Space Choose between starting with paint or space in skip line.

PSYSTEM DELAY

ON/OFF

OFF – the paint guns and RESET/HOLD respond immediately. ON – the paint gun switches 1, 2

and 3; and RESET/HOLD switch are delayed by the preset system delay distance.

RMENU arrow

switches

Used to switch between menus, adjusting values and resetting values.

SArrow switches Used in conjunction with the Skipline Controller’s menus to adjust on-screen values.

TRemote control

switch

Overrides the RESET/HOLD switch (J) when activated.

POWER

OFF

RESET

HOLD

BEADS ON

BEAD TEST

ABCDEF

SYSTEM

DELAY

START

SKIP

SPACE

MENU MENU

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SKIPLINE CONTROL

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Installation

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Installation

Mount Programmable Skipline

Control

Place the Control in a position that is comfortable and

easy to use. If you decide to mount the control, mount

the 0.50” (13mm) wide mounting bracket to a solid loca-

tion.

Connect the Control Cable

Clean all connections of dirt, burrs, moisture, et. before

connecting them to the system.

Operation

General

• All adjusted values remain in memory during power

down.

• UP/DOWN: Numbers change faster when button is

pressed for more than 2 seconds.

• Standard numbers are adjustable to 1/10 foot.

• Metric numbers are adjustable to 1/50 meter.

•NOTE: The controller must be calibrated in the units

that you desire to use.

• Paint and cycle length are adjustable from 0.0 to

999.9 feet. or 0.0 to 99.99 meter.

• Footage counters read out to 999,999.

• BEAD ON/OFF and PAINT ON/OFF delays are

adjustable.

• Pump output constant is adjustable from 0.0000 to

0.9999 gallons (liters)/stroke.

To reduce the risk of serious injury, mount the

Skipline Controller where it is easily visible and will

not interfere with your view of the road. It should take

no longer to look at the controller than it does to look

at a rear-view mirror.

To reduce the risk of serious injury, make sure that

the Skipline Controller is turned OFF whenever you

service any part of the RoadLazer system or leave

the RoadLazer unattended.

Operation

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Menus

Information Readout (Startup/Main Menu)

Measuring Counter: Resets every time HOLD/RESET is activated.

The First Menu is used to set the paint length of a skip line

and the frequency of that length.

1. Set paint length with adjacent arrows.

2. Set cycle length with adjacent arrows.

AVERAGE MILS (MIC): Continuously displays line thick-

ness based on accumulated distance and material usage

from application totals in next menu.

NOTE: To store current skip line, press and hold any Menu

Control button (A - F) to assign the skip line to that button.

Application Totals

The Counter Menu measures the actual paint distance in

feet (meters) from each paint gun. This menu also mea-

sures the gallons (liters) of paint sprayed by guns 1, 2, and

3. The average rate is calculated in the row at the bottom of

the screen based on line width.*

NOTE: The DOUBLE row indicates when Gun 1 and Gun 2

are on at the same time.

Audible Speed Indicator™

The Speed Alarm Menu allows you to set the speed range (mph) that you would like to work within. The controller will beep

rapidly when you exceed the upper limit, and slowly when you fall below the lower limit.

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Operation

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Distance Calibration

The Distance Calibration Menu is used to calibrate the

system against a measured distance (see Distance

Calibration Procedure, page 9).

1. Use adjacent arrows to enter the length of the mea-

sured course.

2. Press at the beginning of the measured

course.

3. Press at the end of the measured course.

NOTE: Distance accuracy is based on calibration. Use a

good quality measuring tape.

Pump Calibration

The Pump Calibration Menu is used to adjust the unit of

measurement for accurate material usage in gallons or

liters.

1. Press to toggle between units for display mea-

surements.

2. Use adjacent arrows to change pump cycles per

unit volume (RPS 2900 preset value is 14.9,

RoadLazer Tow Behind is 37. Value may need

adjusting due to viscosity of material)

Set Gun Delays

The Set Gun Delays Menu is used to synchronize paint

and bead guns in inches (cm). Incrementing value is

based on the resolution of the distance sensor.

NOTE: In the event of no distance travel sensing the

guns will default to a 1 second delay.

NOTE: Follow on-screen instructions.

1. Press to switch between Bead Gun and Paint

Gun.

2. Use adjacent arrows to change ON/OFF Delay

Distance.

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Operation

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Setup

Distance Units

Bead Gun Enable/Disable

Adjust Display Contrast

Display SPACE or CYCLE

GALLONS or LITERS

System Type

AEnglish ft/in/mph

Metric m/cm/kph

CExit

Changing units will reset

to factory settings

Bead Gun Solenoids

ASolenoid 2 ENABLE DISABLED

Adjust Display Contrast

AReset to factory default

BExit

Current Setting: Factory Default

Distance Calibration

Diagnostics

Marker Layout Mode

Setup

Set Gun Delays

Pump Calibration

Press to choose between SPACE or CYCLE

to be displayed on the main menu.

Press to choose between GALLONS or LITERS

CHANGE

Solenoid 4 ENABLE DISABLED

Solenoid 6 ENABLE DISABLED

DExit

Press A or B to switch English or Metric Units.

1. Use adjacent arrow to change the display contrast.

2. Press “A” to reset to factory default setting.

This menu allows the user to turn off individual bead gun solenoids.

1. Press “A” to ENABLE/DISABLE solenoid 2.

2. Press “B” to ENABLE/DISABLE solenoid 4.

3. Press “C” to ENABLE/DISABLE solenoid 6.

Configure control to connect to

original single wheel tow-behind

Roadlazer system?

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NO - cancel with no changes

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Operation

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Marker Layout Mode

Change Value

Set space sizes up to 8 consecutive measurements. By leav-

ing zeros in any space, Marker Layout Mode will skip to the

next measurement in a continuous loop.

DOT Size (sec)

The amount of time the gun will be activated.

NOTE: Lowering system pressure may help produce smaller

more precise DOTS.

Marker Layout Mode Example:

Diagnostics

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NOTE: To operate Marker Layout Mode, you must be in the Marker Layout Mode Menu.

Choose a spray gun and toggle that switch to the skipline setting.

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1. Set space sizes.

2. Select DOT SIZE (amount of time gun activates).

3. Select one or more guns in skip line.

4. Activate with HOLD/RESET switch.

48.00 ft

16.00 ft 8.00 ft4.00 ft 4.00 ft8.00 ft

4.00 ft 4.00 ft

ti16733a

Diagnostics

gun safety ON OFF

Exit

ROADLAZER ROADPAK

ROADLAZER TOW BEHIND

Distance 0

Pump 1 0

Pump 2 0

Pump 3 0

Reset

counters

SOLENOIDS

123456

SWITCH TEST

CAUTION

SOLENOIDS WILL

STILL ACTUATE

123

BEADS ON

BEAD TEST

ADV

RET

RESET

HOLD

Diagnostics

Exit

Distance 0

Pump 1 0

Pump 2 0

Reset

counters

SOLENOIDS

123456

SWITCH TEST

CAUTION

SOLENOIDS WILL

STILL ACTUATE

123

BEADS ON

BEAD TEST

ADV

RET

RESET

HOLD

This menu is used to verify inputs from control box switches and sensors on the sys-

tem, as well as to check if the solenoids are functioning properly. NOTE: Solenoid

will still be active during the test, which could result in turning the paint and bead

guns ON and OFF.

Distance - Counts 50 +/- 2 pulses per revolution of the wheel. Input can be checked

by spinning the RoadPak gun arm wheel.

Pump 1 and Pump 2 - Counts one pulse per complete cycle/stroke.

Switches: The darkened box indicates the position of the switch. Toggle each switch

individually and the darkened box should move to the new location if functioning

properly. If the darkened box does not move, the switch is not functioning properly

and will most likely need to be replaced.

Solenoids - Checks for presence of solenoid valve in system. A darkened box indi-

cates solenoid is recognized by the control box. Solenoids will not be recognized with

gun arm in up position when mechanical safety switch is used. Solenoid bank will not

appear if power is not present.

ti17006b

Operation

3A1215D 9

Distance Calibration Procedure

NOTE: Although the RoadLazer is calibrated prior to

shipping, the sensor will need to be recalibrated periodi-

cally due to wheel wear, and also whenever the gun-arm

wheel is replaced.

NOTE: Before recalibrating, ensure that the gun-arm

wheel is inflated to 40 psi. and verify the wheel is the

proper number of revolutions (see Diagnostics, page

8).

1. Measure and tape off an exact distance up to 1000

ft. Suggested distance is 300 ft - 500 ft.

NOTE: Any error made in this measurement causes

inaccurate line lengths.

2. Access the Distance Calibration Menu.

3. Use adjacent arrows to enter the length of the mea-

sured course.

4. Drive the RoadLazer to the beginning of the mea-

sured course. Line up the gun arm wheel exactly on

the first mark.

5. Press button.

6. Driver the RoadLazer in a straight line to the mark at

the end of the measured course. Stop with the gun

arm wheel exactly on the second mark.

7. Press button.

8. The system is now calibrated.

System Delay Set-Up

The start and stop of the guns in either solid lines or

skiplines may be delayed by a specified distance. The

One Operator System Delay™is designed to make the

striping job a one person operation by eliminating the

need to look back at the guns to trigger them at the cor-

rect time. With the System Delay set, all gun activity is

controlled using the mechanical pointer reference point

on the road ahead of the vehicle.

1. Enable the system Delay Setup Menu.

2. Sight the mechanical pointer with start of paint stripe

(B).

3. Measure delay distance from start of paint stripe to

gun. Measure from (A) to (B).

4. Enter measured delay distance with adjacent

arrows.

When system delay is ON, all gun switches including

HOLD/RESET will be delayed by the distance set in sys-

tem delay.

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ti16418a

Operation

10 3A1215D

Example: Painting Two Solid Lines

with the One-Operator System

Delay™On

1. Turn on System Delay.

2. Set guns 1 and 2 in the solid position and the

RESET/HOLD switch in the hold position.

3. Align the mechanical reference point with the begin-

ning of the area to be painted (A).

4. Toggle the REST/HOLD button to center and drive

the course. This enables the selected guns to begin

painting when Point A is reached.

5. When the mechanical pointer reaches the end of the

desired course (B), toggle the RESET/HOLD switch

to hold. Continue driving until the guns stop spray-

ing.

NOTE: For painting single lines, toggle either gun 1 or 2

to Solid, and the unused gun to center.

ti16401a

123

Reset

Hold

ti16402a

123

Reset

Hold

ti16401a

123

Reset

Hold

ti6408a

ti16392a

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