Zeiss CONTURA, Operating Instructions Manual

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Control unit and operation
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61211-1310402 CONTURA
BP26SE control console
1 Control panel
2 EMERGENCY STOP button
3 Joystick for the X and Y axes; the joystick is equipped with a push-button for set-
ting intermediate positions
4 LED for indication of joystick locking and button for joystick release
5 Display
6 Switch for switching the controller on
7 Joystick for the Z axis and the rotary table (optional); the joystick is equipped
with a push-button for enabling the rotary table
8 Rotary knob for setting the travel speed
Operation of the joysticks
The joysticks are required for travel control. This applies to manual and
automatic probing. Prior to automatic probing, manual probing is re-
quired to program the automatic measurement run.
Right joystick
The right joystick is used to move the stylus system in the X and Y axes.
Operating position The travel movements in X and Y depend on the operating position. By
default, travel movements using the joysticks are set for operation from
the front. In the following examples, it is assumed that you operate the
CMM from the front.
Direction Action Movement of the joystick, ram
and probe
X axis -X – Push the joystick to the left .
The ram moves to the left.
-X
+X – Push the joystick to the right .
The ram moves to the right.
+X