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Operating Console ................................................................................................. 11

Rear Panel.............................................................................................................. 11

Screen Navigation.................................................................................................. 12

DRO Mode display............................................................................................ 12
PGM Mode display ........................................................................................... 12

Dialogues, and Drop Down Menus........................................................................ 13

Operator Prompts ............................................................................................. 13
Cursor ............................................................................................................... 13

General Operating Guidelines ................................................................................ 14

Operating Modes .............................................................................................. 15
Popup Menus ................................................................................................... 16
Keyboard ........................................................................................................... 17
Special Characters ............................................................................................ 17
Navigational Soft keys ...................................................................................... 17
Editing Keys ...................................................................................................... 18

Calculator ............................................................................................................... 18

Numeric Keypad ............................................................................................... 18

Context Sensitive Help .......................................................................................... 19

Using Context Sensitive Help ........................................................................... 19

Console Keypad ..................................................................................................... 20

1.4 Operating Mode Screens

Display navigation .................................................................................................. 21

DRO display screen ............................................................................................... 21

Program Display Screen ........................................................................................ 22

1.5 Accessories

Electronic Edge Finder........................................................................................... 22

2.1 Conventions

Axis Conventions ................................................................................................... 24

Count Direction ................................................................................................. 24
X axis ................................................................................................................ 24
Y axis ................................................................................................................ 24
Z axis................................................................................................................. 24

Cartesian Coordinates............................................................................................ 24

Polar Coordinates................................................................................................... 24

Absolute and incremental work piece positions .................................................... 25

Absolute work piece positions.......................................................................... 25
Incremental work piece positions ..................................................................... 25

Setting the datum .................................................................................................. 26

Overview .......................................................................................................... 26