Rockwell Automation 8520 9/Series CNC Lathe User Manual
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Communications
Chapter 9
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6.
Specify if you want to output one, multiple, or all programs onto tape.
Output Single Program
Press
{SINGLE PRGRAM}
to output the program selected in
step 4.
Output Multiple Programs
Press
{MULTI PRGRAM}
to output more than one program. After
you pressed the
{MULTI PRGRAM}
key, the program selected in step
4 is output. The Program Directory Screen (see Figure 9.4)
appears with the following set of softkeys:
(softkey level 4)
OUTPUT
PRGRAM
FINISH
TAPE
Select the next program to output by selecting the file name
as described in step 4. Press the
{OUTPUT PRGRAM}
key to
output the program.
For details on how multiple programs are named, refer to
chapter 10 and the end of page 9-7.
CAUTION: Be aware that the information in the directory such
as program name and comment are not output to tape. If you
want to transfer this information to tape, you must include the
program name and comment from the directory in the first
block of the program. Refer to chapter 10 for details on “O”
word program name.
After the last program is output to the tape, press
{FINISH TAPE}
to punch the tape end and trailer code to the
tape.
Important: If an error occurs or you abort the copy
operation while punching a tape, the tape may not be useable.
Output All Programs
Press
{OUTPUT ALL}
to copy all programs in memory to tape at
one time.
{OUTPUT ALL}
works like
{MULTI PRGRAM}
except that you
cannot select the programs you want to output.
{OUTPUT ALL}
selects all programs automatically and outputs
them to the peripheral device.