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Southwestern Industries, Inc.
TRAK
EMX Knee Mill, Bed Mill & ProtoTRAK
EMX CNC Retrofit Safety, Programming, Operating & Care Manual
12.3 Saving and Opening Programs from the ProtoTRAK
EMX internal storage
Press MODE, and select the PROG IN/OUT softkey. The display will show:
A view of Program In/Out Mode with a few programs saved.
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All part numbers in the ProtoTRAK EMX internal storage are listed in the Information Area.
You may see a combination of .MX2, .MX3 or .CAM files.
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The part number of the current program (in current memory) is shown in the conversation line. You
may change the part number at this screen by entering a new number and pressing SAVE.
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OPEN will write a program from the internal storage to current memory. First input the part
number and then press the OPEN key. Then you will have the option of either opening as an
MX2, MX3 or CAM file type. For more on CAM files and G-Code see section 12.5.
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SAVE will write the program in current memory to the internal storage. You will see the
program added to the list in the information area after it is stored. You will also see a button
under SAVE called SAVE TEMP. See below for what this is used for.
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DELETE will erase a program from the internal storage. First input the program number and then
press the DELETE key.
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ERASE PROG will erase the program from current memory. You do this to clear current
memory in order to write a new program.
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The PAGE FWD (Forward) softkey will continue the part number list if there are too many to
be shown on the screen.