4-2
Section
Changing the MC Unit Control Mode
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4-2
Changing the MC Unit Control Mode
Control Modes
The MC Unit has three control modes; T.BOX LIMITED, T.BOX ENABLED, and
T.BOX RESERVED.
Note For details on these three modes, refer to 2-2 MC Unit Control Modes.
The MC Unit is initially set to the T.BOX LIMITED mode, which allows only moni-
toring from the Teaching Box. The control mode can only be changed from the
Teaching Box.
To perform other operations, the MC Unit control mode must be changed to ei-
ther T.BOX ENABLED or T.BOX RESERVED.
When an attempt is made to select a function other than monitoring, the follow-
ing error message will appear if the MC Unit is in T.BOX LIMITED mode.
CHANGE TO T.BOX
ENABLED OR T.BOX
RESERVED MODE
AND PROCEED.
A buzzer will sound when this error
message appears.
When the above message appears, clear the message using the procedure out-
lined in procedure two.
Procedure
Changing the Mode to T.BOX ENABLED
The following procedure shows how to change to the T.BOX ENABLED mode.
1, 2, 3...
1. Press the EXT Key.
CS1W-MC421
EXT|
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1.CHANGE MODE
2.SERVO LOCK
3.SERVO FREE
2. Press “1.”
EXT|ĆCHG MODEĆ
| T.BOX
| LIMITED
|SWITCH:
↑
,
↓
3. Press the Down Cursor Key.
(Press the Up Cursor Key or the Down Cursor Key to select either T.BOX
LIMITED, T.BOX RESERVED, or T.BOX ENABLED.)
EXT|ĆCHG MODEĆ
| T.BOX
| RESERVED
|SWITCH:
↑
,
↓
Procedure
Clearing Error Messages
The following procedure shows how to clear an error message. The procedure
to clear the error message that is displayed with the CS1W-MC421 when an EX-
TENSION mode function for the absolute encoder is selected without setting the
mode to T.BOX ENABLED is shown as an example.
EXTENSION mode menu
EXT|
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4.MEM PROTECT
5.ABS ORIG SET
6.LANGUAGE
EXT
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