Owner's manual

Chapter
1
1-1
Using This Manual
This chapter describes how to use this manual. Major topics include:
how the m anual is organized and what information can be found in it.
how this manual is written and what fundamentals are presumed to be
understood by reader.
definitions for certain key terms.
We intend this manual for use by those who program and/or operate any one
of the family Allen-Bradley 9/Series CNCs. We assume that a person has
some familiarity with the operation and programming of a CNC.
We divided the manual this way:
For information about: Refer to:
howtooperate the control chapters3 -- 9
howtoprogram the control chapters10 -- 29
softkeys appendixA
errorand operatormessages inalphabetical order appendixB
standard G-codesused to programthe control appendixC
the Allen-Bradley 7300Series CNCtape reader appendixD
We placed section headings in the left margin of each page, and included
illustrations and examples as aids in programming and operating the
control.
Table 1.A provides a summary of each chapter.
1.0
Chapter Overview
1.1
Audience
1.2
Manual Design