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Southwestern Industries, Inc.
TRAK
KMX Knee Mill, Bed Mill & ProtoTRAK
KMX CNC Retrofit Safety, Programming, Operating & Care Manual
6.0
Using the ProtoTRAK KMX as a DRO
The ProtoTRAK KMX operates in DRO Mode as a sophisticated digital readout with jog
and power feed capability.
6.1
Enter DRO Mode
Press MODE, select DRO soft key. The screen will look as follows on the 3 axis model.
Note: the RETURN soft key is lit when in Jog.
6.2
DRO Functions
•
Clear Entry
: Press RSTR
,
then re-enter all keys.
•
Reset One Axis
:
Press X or Y or Z, INC SET.
This zeros the incremental
position in the selected axis.
•
Preset
: Press X or Y or Z, numeric data, INC SET to preset selected axis.
•
Reset Absolute Reference
: Press X or Y or Z, ABS SET to set selected axis
absolute to zero at the current position.
Note: This will also reset the incremental dimension if the absolute position is being
displayed when it is reset.
•
Preset Absolute Reference
: Press X or Y or Z, numeric data, ABS SET to set the
selected axis absolute to a preset location for the current machine position.
Note: This will also reset the incremental dimension if the absolute position is being
displayed when it is preset.
