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Rockwell Automation 8520 9/Series CNC Lathe User Manual

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Running a Program

Chapter 7

7-7

This screen appears:

ACTIVE

PRGRAM

EDIT

PRGRAM

RESTRT

PRGRAM

DISPLY

PRGRAM

COPY

PRGRAM

SELECTED PROGRAM:

DIRECTORY

PAGE

1

OF

1

NAME

SIZE

COMMENT

TEST

AE

3.9

O12345

1.3

SUB TEST 1

MAIN

1.3

SHAFT2

1.3

THIS IS A TEST PROGRAM

XXX

1.3

5 FILES

137.8 METERS FREE

Important: This screen shows program TEST as active and being edited.

Make sure no part program is currently already active. If a part program

is currently active, the control cannot select a different part program until

the currently active one is deactivated. See page 7-8 to learn how to

deactivate a part program.

If a program is:

This appears to the right

of a program name:

active

A

being edited

E

2.

Key in the name of the part program to activate. If the program is
being selected from control memory, the

Ý

or

ß

cursor keys may be

used to select the program to activate from the directory screen.

If the part program is being selected from a peripheral device

(attached to port A or port B), you must manually key in the part

program name. Make sure the peripheral device is on and ready to

output the part program. You might need to perform a search

operation when selecting a program from a peripheral device to find

the tape location containing the desired part program.