OPERATION PANELS A-19
5-4
Mode Selection Switches
Eight mode selection switches are used to select the
machine operation mode.
Operation of the machine begins with the selection of the
operation mode.
When the power is turned on, the memory mode
is set as the initial mode.
Operation modes are classified into the following three main groups:
To carry out operation using tape, an optional I/O device such as a tape reader used for
inputting punched program is required.
Operation Mode Groups
Automatic operation
Program edit
Manual operation
Memory operation mode
MDI operation mode
Tape operation mode
Edit mode
Handle mode
Jog mode
Rapid traverse mode
Zero return mode
Switch
Function
When this switch is pressed, the indicator in the switch is lit and the edit mode is
selected.
In the edit mode, the following operations are possible:
1.
Inputting and storing programs to NC memory
2.
Changing or deleting a program
3.
Outputting a program stored in the NC memory
4.
Using the search function (program number search, sequence number
search, etc.)
Editing a program in the edit mode, as with the operations above, is
called foreground editing.
There is another type of program editing called "background editing".
For details on background editing, refer to the instruction manual
supplied by the NC unit manufacturer.
The above operations are possible with the PANEL key-switch placed
in the
(PANEL/EDIT) position.
MDI
MEM
TAPE
EDIT
ZRN
RPD
JOG
H
NOTE
NOTE
EDIT
NOTE
