ACU-RITE MILLPWR Old Style - Manual (Page 15)

INTRODUCTION
MILLPWR
Page 1-6
Operation Manual
Saving, Backing Up, and Creating Directories for Programs
When you begin to create programs for your MILLPWR to run, you can save your
programs in any of three places—on MILLPWR ’s internal hard disk drive, on a 3
½” floppy disk, or on your PC’s hard disk drive. Saving your work means it will
not be lost if the
MILLPWR is turned off or if there is a power failure.
Your MILLPWR is also equipped with a backup feature that enables you to make
duplicate copies of your saved programs. We recommend backing up your work
as an extra precaution against accidental deletions, hard disk drive failures, or other
problems that may prevent you from recovering your original files. Backing up your
programs takes only a few moments—and will save you valuable time if a problem
does occur.
And as you save and back up your programs, you can neatly organize them in any of
the three default directories (“MILLPWR,” “A:,” and “REMTSTOR”) or in
personalized directories you create on your own.
For more details about how to save programs, back up files, and create directories,
refer to the Programming section.
Note: Before you save or back up programs on your PC’s hard disk drive, refer to the
Remote Storage and System Setup sections for setup instructions.
Emergency Table Stop Button
The large red button on the front of the MILLPWR operator console is the emergency
TABLE STOP . In the event of a malfunction or programming error, press the emergency
TABLE STOP button to disengage the servo motors. Disengaging the servos will
cause all table movement to stop.
If you're writing a
long program,
don't wait until
the end to save
your work.
Frequent saving
reduces the risk
of losing work
due to a power
interruption.
WARNING
Pressing the emergency TABLE STOP button will NOT
stop the rotation of the cutting tool unless your machine
has been specifically wired to do so. Therefore, in the
event of an emergency, if your machine has not been
wired to stop the rotation of the cutting tool, be prepared
to raise the quill in addition to pressing the emergency
TABLE STOP button.