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Clarity User Guide
Clarity User Guide
March 1, 2011 Part 87392-11, Rev. 1.06
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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 situations where inattention or misuse could cause either personal injury or serious damage to the equipment, a Warning notice is used. CAUTION Caution notices are used wher
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Chapter 1 - Getting Started............................................................................................................. 5 Unpacking the Clarity ........................................................................................................... 5 Foam Shipping Blocks in the Blocking Chamber ................................................................. 6 Block #1 - #33593 - Bottom Shipping Block................................
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Key Features of the Advanced Screen ..................................................................................27 Home........................................................................................................................27 Burn In.....................................................................................................................27 Distance, Near and Prism Power Checks .................................................................27 Tec
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Chapter 1 – Getting Started The Clarity Automated Lens Analyzer/Blocker is designed to verify all prescription parameters including sphere power, cylinder power, axis, optical center location, prism, and all add powers as well as thickness and front curve information. It will also affix a finish block to the lens on axis at the geometric center of the frame shape. It is shipped in an almost ready-to-run condition. This guide will allow you to put the Clarity into service quickly. We
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9. Main fuse (located on rear bulkhead) 10. Glass plate (See Fig. 1.5) Remove and install 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. Clarity User Guide (not shown in Fig. 1.4) When the Clarity is prepared for shipment (by the factory or the user), its mechanism must be secured against movement cau
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Figure 1.1b – Block #2 (P/N 33592 - Rear Shipping Block) Shipping Bracket Used in the Blocking Chamber: Locating Locating Pin Pin Foot Foot Plate Plate Pinch Lock Pinch Rod 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 Pinch Lock, the Pinch Rod may be moved up or down so that the cutout in the Plate engage
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Plate Pinch Rod Pinch Lock Foot Figure 1.1d – Installed Shipping Bracket Assembly Clarity User Guide, March 1, 2011 - Rev. 1.06 Page 8
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Display Frame Display Tilt Handle Touch Screen Display Rear Cover Block Arm (Extended or Retracted) Lift Point Lens Table Lift Point Gripper Arm Drawer Figure 1.2 – Clarity Front View - User Items Clarity User Guide, March 1, 2011 - Rev. 1.06 Page 9
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Serial Port COM1 Fuse 5A, 250V 5x20mm, T5.0 Serial Port COM2 Ethernet Power Power Supply USB Connector Connectors Switch Connector Figure 1.3 - Clarity Rear Connector Bulkhead 13 6 8 5 11 4 3 12 9 2 1 10 14 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 shield
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Figure 1.5 – Installing the Glass Plate Installing the Glass Plate – The glass plate is placed over the opening in the base plate of the blocking chamber. Clean the glass plate and then slide it into the pocket. It should fit and seat down in the pocket fully. (The glass plate is shipped in the accessory box.) Installing Light Shielding – This shielding is designed to reduce or eliminate light coming in to the blocking chamber causing inconsistent lens analysis. The shields are
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Chapter 2 – Basic Operation WARNING Use only a grounded outlet. Do not defeat 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 separate power cord is available for each application. In the U.S., units will be shipped with 115 VAC power cord unless otherwise specified. WARNING The back ca
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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, paper clip, etc.) on the touch screen as it may scratch or tear the screen. Clean the screen with a microfiber cloth such as is used to clean eyeglasses. A soft cloth s
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When a Job Number has been entered, the EXIT label on the control button changes to PROCESS. Jobs are processed in one of the following three ways: 1. You may enter the job number manually with the touch screen keypad or keyboard and then select PROCESS. 2. You may use USB barcode reader and scan a job number into the machine and then select PROCESS. 3. You may enter multiple job numbers either manually or with the barcode reader by going to the Preferences tab in the Setup menu and
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As instructed by the screen prompts, load a block 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 – Initiate the lens analysis/verification and blocking process. Manual Alignment – Perform the lens alignment manually prior to blocking. Select START to identify features of the lens and perfo
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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 options. 3. Teach – “Teach” the Clarity how to analyze a problem lens. Described later in this chapter. 4. Manual Alignment - Use this button whenever the camera misaligns a lens after analysis. Pro
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Figure 2.4 – The Teach Screen At the lower left of the screen, there may appear one or more images 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 move to the Image Box at the left top of the screen. NOTE Do not select a candidate image from the lower-left unless if is aligned. In Figure 2.4, the image is not aligned so should not have been copied to the Ima
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The image should be saved in the Clarity database. Images in the database are listed in the upper-right of the Teach screen. Each image has a unique name that may be derived from the lens type name, or entered via a keyboard. The first character of each name in the database must be either a “+” or “ T ” to indicate whether the image is a cross or T-shape. T-shapes may be upright or inverted. Once the name has been assigned, use the SAVE control to make the database entry. NO
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