ACU-RITE CNC 3500i - Manual (Page 12)

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1.2 Visual Display Unit
Operating Panel with Touch Screen display ............................................................ 6
Screen Navigation.................................................................................................... 6
Menus, Dialogues, and Forms................................................................................. 7
General Operating Guidelines .................................................................................. 8
Main Operating Modes ....................................................................................... 8
Sub Modes ......................................................................................................... 9
Upper Menu and Status Information Bar .......................................................... 10
Machine function buttons ................................................................................. 11
Keyboard ........................................................................................................... 12
Additional Buttons ............................................................................................ 13
Special Characters ............................................................................................ 13
Programming Sliders ........................................................................................ 14
Numeric touch pad ........................................................................................... 15
Calculator .......................................................................................................... 16
Advanced Function buttons .............................................................................. 16
Context Sensitive Help .......................................................................................... 17
Using Context Sensitive Help ........................................................................... 17
Console Key Pad .................................................................................................... 19
1.3 Main Operating Mode Screens
Display navigation .................................................................................................. 20
Manual Data Input ................................................................................................. 20
Program Management Screen............................................................................... 21
Program Run .......................................................................................................... 22
1.4 Accessories:
Touch probes ......................................................................................................... 23
HR electronic hand wheels.................................................................................... 24
Electronic Edge Finder........................................................................................... 24
Machining Fundamentals
2.1 Fundamentals of Positioning
Position encoders and reference marks ................................................................ 26
Reference system ................................................................................................. 27
Reference system on milling machines................................................................. 27
Designation of the axes on milling machines ........................................................ 28
Polar coordinates ................................................................................................... 28
Setting the pole and the angle reference axis .................................................. 29
Absolute and incremental polar coordinates..................................................... 29
Angle Measurements ....................................................................................... 30