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General Tips
Cursor Searching for a Program. When in EDIT or MEM mode, you can select and display another program
quickly by entering the program number (Onnnnn) and pressing the Up/Down arrow, or F4.
Searching for a Program Command. Searching for a specific command in a program can be done in either
MEM or EDIT mode. Enter the address letter code (A, B, C, etc.) or address letter code and value (A1.23), and
press the Up/Down arrow. If the address code and no value is entered, the search will stop at the next use of that
address code, regardless of the value
Spindle Command. You can stop or start the spindle with CW or CCW any time you are at a Single Block stop or
a Feed Hold. When you restart the program with CYCLE START, the spindle is turned on.
Saving an MDI Program. You can save a program from MDI to the list of programs. To do so, make sure the
cursor is at the beginning of the MDI program, enter a program number (Onnnnn) and press ALTER.
To Rapid an Axis Home. You can rapid all axes to machine zero by pressing the HOME G28 key. You can also
send just one axis to machine zero in rapid motion. Enter the axis letter (e.g. X), then press HOME G28. CAU-
TION! There is no warning to alert you of any possible collision.
Program /Conversation
Program Review. Program Review allows you to cursor through and review the active program on the right side of
the display screen, while also viewing the same program as it is running on the left side of the screen. To enter
Program Review, press F4 while running a program in MEM mode and PRGRM display.
Background Edit. This feature allows you to edit a program while a program is running. Press MEM and then
PRGRM, enter the program number to edit and press F4. Edits are possible as the program runs, however, edits to
the running program will not take effect until the program ends with an M30 or RESET.
Position
DIST-TO-GO Display. To zero the position display for a distance reference move, use the DIST-TO-GO position
display. When you are in the POSIT display and in Handle Jog mode, press any other operation mode (EDIT, MEM,
MDI, etc.) and then go back to Handle Jog; this will zero all axes on the DIST-TO-GO display.
POS-OPER Display. This display is used for reference only. Each axis can be zeroed independently. To zero a
specific axis, Page up/down in the POSIT display to the large-digit POS-OPER page. Pressing Origin will zero the
selected axis. Or press the X, Y, or Z button and then Origin to zero that axis display. To enter a value for an xis,
enter the axis letter and a value (e.g. X2.125), and press Origin.
Offset
Entering Offset Values. Pressing OFSET again will toggle between the Tool Length Offsets and Work Zero Offsets
pages. Pressing Write/Enter will add the number entered to the selected offset value. Pressing F1 will replace the
selected offset with the entered number. Pressing F2 will enter the negative value into the offsets.
Coolant Spigot Position. The coolant nozzle position is displayed in the lower left corner of the Tool Geometry
Offset page.
Clearing All Offsets and Macro Variables. When you are in the Tool Length Offset display, you can clear all the
offsets by pressing the Origin key. This also works on the Work Zero Offset and Macro Variables page.
Current Commands
Programmed (PGM) and Actual (ACT) feedrate and spindle speed are displayed on the first page of the CURNT
COMDS, as PGM Fnnnn, PGM Snnnn, ACT Fnnnn and CMD Snnnn.
Summary of Contents for Mill
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