Instructions

To use the Degrees Mode, press the [ENTER] key. The
LCD screen will then display:
Degrees: 000.000
Enter a number
You can now enter the number of degrees you wish to
travel at each movement. When you press a number key,
that number will appear on the LCD screen where the
cursor is blinking. To move the cursor left, press the [PRV]
(Previous) key. To move the cursor right, press the [NXT]
(Next) key or type any digit.
You can also specify whether the table is to move clockwise
or counterclockwise when you enter the number of degrees to
move. To enter a counterclockwise value, press the [MINUS]
key. This will add a minus sign before the degree amount,
indicating reverse travel. If the degree size is negative, the
[NXT] key will move the table counterclockwise and [PRV]
will move clockwise. To make a negative value positive
again, press the [MINUS] key again.
(Note that it is also possible to change the default direction
of travel from clockwise to counterclockwise. See the
Settings mode for details.)
You can also tell the controller to move zero degrees. This
is a special case. It will cause the table to run continuously
until you stop it with the [STOP] key. See the section
below labeled “Continuous Motion” for an explanation
of this action.
When the number you want is displayed, press
[ENTER].
For example, suppose you typed “020.000” for the number
of degrees. After you hit [ENTER], the LCD screen will
display:
020.000 000.000
Press Nxt or Prv
The first number is the movement size you selected (20.000
degrees). The second number is the current position (000.000
degrees). The controller is waiting for you to press the
[NXT] or [PRV] keys. If you press [NXT], the table will
advance 20 degrees clockwise, and the LCD screen will
display:
020.000 020.000
Press Nxt or Prv
The current position is now shown to be 20 degrees. If you
press [NXT] again, the screen will show:
020.000 040.000
Press Nxt or Prv
The current position is now shown to be 040.000
degrees.
If you had pressed the [PRV] key the first time, the table
would move 20 degrees counterclockwise, and the LCD
screen would display:
020.000 340.000
Press Nxt or Prv
The current movement is shown to be 20.000 degrees and
the current position is 340 degrees (360 degrees minus 20
degrees).
PANIC STOP—Any time the table is moving you can
stop it immediately by hitting the [STOP] (Jog) key. This
will stop all motion and put you into the JOG mode. You
to lose your place in the program you were running and
will have to start over.
To exit from the Degrees Mode, press the
[MODE] key.
The “Program” Mode
The Program Mode allows you to prepare a list of many
movements to take one after another. For each block you
will enter four parameters:
1) The number of degrees to move,
2) The dire cti on of trave l (cl ockwi se or
counterclockwise),
3) The feed rate for that move, and
4) Whether or not the table should wait for you to hit
the [NXT] key after each block of information is
completed.
The program you enter will be remembered indefinitely
(unless you change it), even if you turn the controller off.
There is room for two separate programs of 40 blocks
each.
Before you enter your program blocks, you’ll want to plan
them carefully to be sure they’re correct before typing them
all in. Write them down on paper and check for errors. (A
form that you can copy is provided as the last page of these
instructions.)
The Program Mode comes after the Degrees Mode. Press
the [MODE] key until the screen displays:
Program Mode
Press Enter
Then press the [ENTER] key. The screen will display:
Which program?
Press 1 or 2...
You can now select which program you will use. Type the
digit “one” or “two” and the screen will display something
similar to:
Program 1
Run=NXT Edit=PRV
This indicates which program you’ve selected, and that
you should press the
[NXT] key to run the program that
was stored previously, or press the [PRV] key to enter a
new program.
Entering a New Program
If you press the [PRV] key, the LCD screen will show you
the degree setting for the first program block and allow you
to change it. For example, the screen might show something
similar to this:
Block 1:1
Degrees: 090.000
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