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Southwestern Industries, Inc.
TRAK
EMX Knee Mill, Bed Mill & ProtoTRAK
EMX CNC Retrofit Safety, Programming, Operating & Care Manual
8.0 Changing or Correcting Programs
In the Program Mode, you can easily correct mistakes or make changes to the program.
8.1 Deleting a Partially Programmed Event
If you wish to not program an event (or start over) after you have started to program, press the
DELETE
EVENT softkey and the screen will revert to the "Select Event" prompt.
8.2 Editing Data while Programming an Event
All data is entered by pressing the appropriate numeric keys and pressing INC SET or ABS SET.
If you enter an incorrect number before you press INC SET or ABS SET you may clear the
number by pressing
RESTORE. Then, input the correct number and press SET.
If incorrect data has been entered and SET, you may correct it as you are still programming that same
event by pressing the arrow up or arrow down keys to the right of the LCD screen until the incorrect
data is highlighted and shown in the conversation line. Enter the correct number and SET. The
ProtoTRAK EMX will not allow you to skip past prompts (by pressing an arrow key) that need to be
entered to complete an event.
8.3 Editing Previously Programmed Events
From the Select Event screen you may press the arrow up key to the right of the LCD screen and the
program will move back one event. From that point, you will have the following softkey options:
INSERT EVENT
allows you to insert a new event between the two shown on the left and right
side of the screen. When you press INSERT EVENT the screen will revert to the Select Event
screen and you may program the new added event as you would any other. Subsequent events
will be renumbered accordingly.
DELETE EVENT
allows you to delete the event on the right side of the screen. Subsequent
events will be renumbered accordingly.
PAGE FWD (Forward)
indexes the event forward by one.
PAGE BACK
indexes the event back by one.
8.4 Changing the Feedrate
If the feedrate is edited in any event it will automatically be edited in every subsequent and contiguous
event with the same tool number and feedrate. For example, let’s say events
5 through 10, and 13
through 16 were all programmed with tool number 2, and 5 inches per minute feedrate. If you edit the
feedrate in Event 7 to 3 inches per minute, it will automatically change Events 8, 9, and 10 also. Events
5, 6, 13, 14, 15, and 16 will not be affected
8.5 Changing a Part Number (making a copy of a program)
You may want to rename a part program, or make a copy of a program using a different name.
The latter may be useful if you have a new part to do that is similar to a part that you already
have programmed. Make a copy of the program by saving it under a new part number and then
make the changes.