Acu-Rite CNC 3500i Router User Manual


 
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Table of Contents
Controls of the 3500i
Keys on visual display unit .......................................................................................iv
Numerical keys ........................................................................................................iv
Data Entry keys........................................................................................................iv
Axis Keys .................................................................................................................iv
Touch QWERTY keyboard .......................................................................................iv
Numeric Touch Pad(s)..............................................................................................iv
Axis Jog keys ............................................................................................................v
Navigation keys.........................................................................................................v
Potentiometer for feed rate and spindle speed override ..........................................v
Keyboard Installation................................................................................................vi
Keyboard Equivalent Key Strokes ............................................................................vi
Manual Information
Message symbols...................................................................................................vii
Fonts Used in this manual .................................................................................vii
Model, Software and Features .............................................................................. viii
Intended place of operation .............................................................................. viii
New Functions of Software.....................................................................................ix
689 871-01-02.....................................................................................................ix
Changed Functions of Software ...............................................................................x
689 871-01-01......................................................................................................x
689 871-01-02......................................................................................................x
689 871-01-03......................................................................................................x
689 871-01-04......................................................................................................x
689 871-01-05......................................................................................................x
Introduction
1.1 The 3500i
ACU-RITE conversational, and G-code formats ....................................................... 2
Powering Up the CNC Machine............................................................................... 3
E-Stop, Servo Reset, and CNC Shutdown ............................................................... 4
Writing Programs..................................................................................................... 5
1.2 Visual Display Unit
Operating Panel with Touch Screen display ............................................................ 6
Screen Navigation.................................................................................................... 6
Menus, Dialogues, and Forms................................................................................. 7
General Operating Guidelines.................................................................................. 8