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Southwestern Industries, Inc.
TRAK
KMX Knee Mill, Bed Mill & ProtoTRAK
KMX CNC Retrofit Safety, Programming, Operating & Care Manual
Arrow Keys
Between the LCD Screen and the hard keys is a column of arrow keys.
Up key, down key:
these are located at the top and bottom of the column,
respectively. They have several uses:
•
feedrate override in Run and DRO modes
•
page forward, page back to move through events in a program
•
data forward, data back to move through the data in an event
Right seven keys:
These keys are called software programmable or soft
keys. A description of the function or use of each of these keys will be shown
on the LCD screen next to each key. If, at any time, there is no description
beside a key, that key will not operate.
Emergency Stop Switch
The emergency stop (E-stop) switch kills all power to the ProtoTRAK's
servomotors and the spindle motor when pressed on a TRAK machine. The
computer and pendant remain powered.
The Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)
The display of the ProtoTRAK KMX is a 9
” active
-matrix color LCD.
The information displayed on the LCD screen is nearly always divided into 4
sections or areas.
The top line, or status line, shows the system's current status. This includes the
mode, inch or mm measurement and part numbers.
Beneath the status line, and filling most of the screen, is the information area.
Position data, program data and graphics are shown here. In addition message
windows will be here in the information area.
Beneath the information area is a single "conversation" line. When numeric data
is required the conversation line will appear for you to see the numbers you
enter before they are set into the system.
On the right side of the LCD are boxes describing the current function or use of
each soft keys located next to them.
