Silca Triax Quattro, Operating Manual

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Operating Manual - English Triax QUATTRO
- 2 - Copyright Silca 2011
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GLOSSARY SYMBOLS-TERMINOLOGY
To aid clarity, below is a glossary of the commonly used symbols and terms connected with the keys, key-cutting
machine and software.
Such symbols and terms will be used in the manual with reference to this page, but we advise reading the page
before continuing.
GLOSSARY
USB PEN
Universal Serial Bus pen
Engraving
Function used to engrave keys and medals
Cutter W101, W102, W103, ….
The letter indicates the material (W = hard metal), the number its
configuration (draft angle, base of cut, …)
Cutter H101, H102, H103, ….
The letter indicates the material (H = HSS), the number its configuration
(draft angle, base of cut, …)
Decoder U101, U102, U103,…
Tracer points for decoding (to fit in the place of a cutter)
Clamp R1+R12
Clamp provided with the Triax key-cutting machine (key cutting and
engraving)
Clamp R2, R3, …
Optional clamps for special systems/locks
System/lock
Means the set of information pertaining to the key to be cut
E.g.: see examples in symbol table (below)
……
Each dot represents one cut; the number of dots corresponds to the number
of cuts on the key
Tracer Tower
A Silca invention comprising a tower system for holding commonly used
tracer points for decoding keys on Triax QUATTRO
User/operator
Persons assigned to the use of the machine
Make
Means the make of cylinder or vehicle for the key to be cut
E.g.: Kaba
®*
(cylinder make) – Fiat
®*
(vehicle make)
Silca Serial Number ( SSN)
Serial number given by Silca to systems/locks. Found in Silca key catalogues
or Silca software programs
Sides Cut sides of the key
Axis
A row of cuts on a key
Cutting pitch
Distance from the key stop to the centre of the first cut, or from the centre of
a cut to the centre of the next one
(SC)
Data cards
(SR)
Series
(TB) Code tables
r/h arrow key - l/h arrow key
r/h arrow key - l/h arrow key
Belt cover
Top cover
Tool Cutter or decoder
Table 1
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