IBM EGX-600 Engraver User Manual


 
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Chapter 6 - Detailed Description of Functions
6-4. Detailed Description of the Menus
X/Y-axis Origin-point Setting Menu
SET HOME POS
Saved Yes
Setting 0 to X- and Y-axis operating limit (machine coordinates)
Default X: 0, Y: 0
This sets the present spindle location as the home position (the X- and Y-axis workpiece origin point). The displayed values are the
machine coordinates for the present location of the spindle. When you are at this menu, you use the movement buttons to move the
spindle.
Z-axis Origin-point Setting Menu
SET Z1 Z0 Z2
Saved Yes
Setting Z1: -4,250 to 0 (1 step = 0.01 mm), Z0: -4,250 to 0 (machine coordinates), Z2: 0 to 4,250 (1 step = 0.01 mm)
Default Z1: 0, Z0: 0, Z2: 4,250
[Z0] sets the Z0 position (the Z-axis workpiece origin point) at the present spindle height. The displayed value is the machine
coordinate for the present spindle height.
[Z1] sets the cutting-in depth. The displayed value is the distance between the present spindle height and the Z0 position. The Z1
position must be lower than the Z0 position, and the setting must be a negative value. If the present spindle height is above the Z0
position, [------] is displayed, indicating that you cannot set Z1 at this position.
[Z2] sets the amount of cut-out. The displayed value is the distance between the present spindle height and the Z0 position. The Z2
position must be above the Z0 position, and the setting must be a positive value. If the present spindle height is below the Z0
position, [------] is displayed, indicating that you cannot set Z2 at this position.
When a command to set the cutting-in depth or the amount of cut-out is sent from the computer, the value of [Z1] or [Z2] changes
accordingly.
When you are at this menu, you use the Z-axis movement buttons to move the spindle. This menu does not appear when "AUTO
Z CONTROL" is set to "ON."
Pause Menu
Pause ON
[CONTINUE, STOP]
Pressing the [ENTER/PAUSE] button while a cutting operation is in progress stops the operation and puts the machine in a paused
standby state. The spindle keeps rotating, but you can stop rotation using the [SPINDLE] button. Executing [CONTINUE] makes
cutting start again. Executing [STOP] quits cutting.
XY-SPEED Z-SPEED
You can change the feed rate while operation is paused. You make the setting in the same way as with the main menu. After you
make the setting, use the [MENU] button to return to the previous screen, then execute [CONTINUE] to start cutting at the new
feed rate.