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Spirit200a User’s Manual Rev J
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Selecting Process
The Spirit system has the capability of plasma cutting and plasma marking
with the same set of consumables. The process (cutting or marking) can
be set by the RS-422 serial interface, by a hard signal on the CNC
interface plug, or locally at the automatic gas console. See Section 5,
Automatic Gas Console Advanced Functions, for instructions on setting up
how switching between cutting and marking is performed. To set the
operating process, use the down arrow to scroll down to Process. The
process area should be highlighted as shown below and the process
should be blinking. To change the process, press F3 as indicated by the
help prompt. Repeatedly pressing F3 will alternate between cutting and
marking. Press the enter key when the desired process has been
selected. At this point, the default parameters are selected and adjusted
automatically for the material type, material thickness, and process
selected. Note that the CNC machine can override the selected process
unless the cut/mark/cut configuration is set to Local.