Owner's manual

Basic Control Operation

Chapter 2

Table 2.D

Functions of the Buttons on the Push-Button MTB Panel

Switch or Button Name

= Default for Push-Button MTB PanelHow ItWorks

SPINDLE SPEEDOVERRIDE Selects the overrideforprogrammed spindle speedsin 5% increments withina range of50%to 120%.

SPINDLE or

SPINDLE DIRECTION

Selectsspindlerotation,clockwise(CW),spindlestop(OFF), counterclockwise (CCW). Can be

overridden by anyprogrammedspindledirectioncommand.

FEEDRATE OVERRIDE Selectsa feedrate overridepercentage for thefeedrateprogrammedwith an F-- wordin anyofthe

feedratesmodes(G93/G94/G95) and the reciprocation feedrate programmed withan E--word.

<FEEDRATE OVERRIDE> hasa rangeof0%to150%oftheprogrammedfeedrateand altersthe

programmed feedrate in10% increments. When setto 0%,thecontrol is effectivelyin feedhold.

RAPID FEEDRATE OVERRIDE Selects the override for rapidfeedrates. SelectfromF1,25%,50%,and 100%where F1 is arapid

feedrateoverride settingestablished in AMPby the systeminstaller.

EMERGENCY STOP This button stops machine operationand disables thespindle and axisdrives whenpressed.

E-STOP RESET Thisbutton resetsan emergencystop condition when pressed. Beforepressing this buttonthe

condition thatcausedtheE-Stopshould be resolved.

CYCLE START The controlbeginsorresumes partprogramexecution,MDIprogramexecution,or programcheck

whenthisbutton is pressed.

CYCLE STOP The controlstops partprogram execution,MDIexecution,orprogram check whenthis buttonis

pressed. Ifpressed during the execution ofaprogramblocka cycle suspend state occurs.

SINGLE BLOCK The controlexecutes orchecksone block ofapartprogramorMDIentry eachtime the

<CYCLE START> button is pressed whensingleblockisactive.

AXIS/DIRECTION These buttons are usedformanualoperations. They selectan axisanddirection when

<JOG SELECT> issetforcontinuous,incremental,orhome. If <JOG SELECT>is setfor

handwheel,these buttons selectan axisonly. Directionisthendeterminedby handwheel rotation.

TRVRS Holdthisbuttondown while executinga continuous jog move to overridetheactive feedrate and jog an

axisin rapidtraverse.

F1-F4 The functionsforthese buttonsareassigned bythesysteminstaller. Refer to the documentation

prepared bythesysteminstallerfordetails.

JOG RETRACT Usejogretractto joga cutting tool awayfromtheworkpiece during automatic or MDIprogram

execution.The controlcanretracethejog moves andreturnthecuttingtoolautomatically to the

workpiece bypressing <CYCLE START>. Refertochapter7formoreon this.

BLOCK RETRACE To retrace the toolpath ina part programalready executed (up to15 blocks),pressthisbutton.

ON Turnson powerto the control.

OFF Turns offpowertothecontrol.

Important: Many of the override switch settings may be disabled by

programming the correct M-code or setting a particular paramacro

parameter. Refer to their respective sections for details on these features.