Owner's manual

Using This Manual
Chapter 1
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Manual Organization
Chapter Title Summary
1 ManualOverview Manualoverview,intended audience,definition of key terms,how to proceed.
2 Basic ControlOperation Abriefdescription ofthe control’sbasicoperationincludingpowerup,MTBpanel,operatorpanel,
accesscontrol,andE-STOP.
3 OffsetTablesand Setup Basic setup ofthe offsettable,otherinitial operatingparameters.
4 Manualand MDIOperation Howtouse the manualoperate modeincluding,homing themachine,joghand-wheel,jog
continuous,and jog increment. Also covered arethe basicsfor MDIoperation.
5 Editing Programs OnLine Howtocreate,edit,andsave apartprogramon line.
6 Editing PartProgramOffLine Howtocreate,edit,and savea partprogramsfrom ODS offline.
7 Runninga Program Howtoselectandexecute a programautomatically. Thiscovers programcheckingas well aspart
production. Alsodetails onspecialrunningconditions.
8 Displays/Graphics Howtoaccessand interpretthedifferentposition displays. How to usethe QuickCheckand Active
Programgraphics features.
9 Communications Communications withperipheral devices. Includessections oncommunication portparameters,
inputtingand outputting AMP,PAL,Offsets,andprograms.
10 IntroductiontoProgramming Tape format,structureand format oftheprogramminglanguageforthe control.
11 CoordinateSystemOffsets Machine coordinatesystem,Preset Workcoordinate systems,PAL offsets,and external offsets
12 Overtravels andProgrammable
Zones (G22,G23)
Hardware and software overtravels,programmable zone2 (G22,G23),programmable zone 3
(G22.1,G23.1),and resettingovertravels
13 CoordinateControl Describesabsolute/incremental modes,inch/metricmodes, radius/diametermodes,andscaling
14 Axis Motion G-words definehow the tool is positionedtotheendpointofamove. Alsosections onautomatic
machine home,dwell,mirroring,and axis clamp
15 QuickPath Plus Describes QuickPath Plus programming
16 UsingChamfersand CornerRadius Describes the,C-and,R-wordsprogrammed for chamfering and cornerradius
17 Spindles Describes spindle speed control,spindle orientation,spindledirection,andVirtual Caxis
18 Programming F eedrates Describes acc/dec,AMP-assignedfeedrates,feedrate control,shortblockacc/dec
19 DualAxisOperation Describes parking,homing,programming,offsetmanagementfora dualaxis
20 Tool Control Selectinga tool. Activatingand deactivating tool length offsets. Alsotoolcontrolfeaturessuch as
RandomTool and Tool Life Management.
21 CutterCompensation Describes theToolTipRadiusCompensation feature (TTRC)thatoffsets fordifferent tooldiameters.
22 Using PocketMilling Cycles
23 Using PostMilling Cycles
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25 Using Irregular Pocket Milling Cycles
26 Milling Fixed Cycles
27 Skipand Gauging Cycles Describes the9/Series Probingfeatures. Includes the tool measuring gaugefeature.
28 Paramacros Describes paramacros including calling,arithmeticfunctions,looping,decisionmaking
29 ProgramInterrupts Describes theprograminterruptfeature. This feature is usedtocalla subprogramorparamacro
programwhenevera signal correspondingtothatprogramissentto PALby the operator.
30 DualProcessing Systems Necessaryinformation on capabilities and programmingmethods fordual processing systems.
31 TransferLineCycles Describes operation andprogrammingofT-Line-9 partprogramtemplatesfortransfer line controls.