Instruction Manual

54 Run Menu • Run Control
Publication 1398-PM601A-EN-P — October 2000
MENUS
To Access Run Menu Items
• Select the Run menu by clicking on Run in the menu bar,
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press ALT to activate the menu bar, then R to pull down the Run menu.
• Select the menu item by clicking on your selection,
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pressing the letter that is underlined in your selection (for example the “S” in Stop),
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using the arrow keys to highlight your selection and then press ENTER.
Run Control
The Run Control dialog box is used to run a program, execute a move, home the machine, or pause or
stop a program or move.
Run Program
• Select Run Control from the Run menu or press F8.
• Select the program number you want to run from the Selected Program drop down list box.
• Choose the Run Program button to start running the program.
• The program can be stopped by choosing the Stop button.
• To pause the program, choose the Pause button. Once a program has been paused, choose the Pause
button again to resume the program.
• Choose the OK button to close the Run Control dialog box and to remember all the settings (pro-
gram number, move type, move velocity and distance) the next time the box is shown.
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Choose the Cancel button to close the box and restore the previous settings.
Home
There are several ways to start the home sequence: use the Home Command input (I6), choose the
Home button in the Run Control dialog box, use an Fkey on the Operator Terminal, or issue a Host
Mode Language Home command from the Terminal window.
To start the Home sequence from the Run menu
• Select Run Control from the Run menu.
• Choose the Home button.