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OPERATION
B-8
7. MEMORY KEYS: Press memory key location
number in which you want to save a procedure or
from which you want to recall a procedure from
memory. See SAVE Key.
FIGURE B.3 - Sample SAVE Sequence.
8. SPOT KEY: Press to turn ON the Spot Weld
Timer and display the spot weld ON time.
Pressing the SPOT KEY a second time returns the
screen to the previous display without turning off
the spot timer. Anytime the Spot weld timer is on
and the display is in the Auto or Manual mode, the
word SPOT will appear in the bottom left corner of
the display. See Figure B.2.
ARROW KEY OPERATION WHEN USED WITH
SPOT KEY:
See Table B.1.
Left arrow keys: Do not function.
Center arrow keys: Press UP ( ) arrow key to
increase Spot Weld ON time from 0.20 seconds to 2.5
seconds. Press DOWN ( ) arrow key to decrease
Spot ON time from 2.5 seconds to 0.20 seconds.
Right arrow keys: - Do not function.
9. STITCH KEY: Press to turn Stitch Weld timers
ON and display the Stitch Weld ON and OFF
times. Pressing the STITCH key a second time
returns the screen to the previous display without
turning off the stitch timers. Anytime the Stitch
weld timers are on and the display is in the Auto or
Manual mode, the abbreviation STITCH will
appear in the bottom left corner of the display. See
Figure B.2.
ARROW KEY OPERATION WHEN USED WITH
STITCH KEY:
See Table B.1.
Left arrow keys: Do not function.
Center arrow keys: Press UP ( ) arrow key to
increase Stitch time ON from 0.20 seconds to 2.50
seconds. Press the DOWN ( ) arrow key to decrease
Stitch ON time from 2.50 seconds to 0.20 seconds.
Right arrow keys: Press UP ( ) arrow key to increase
Stitch OFF time from 0.20 seconds to 2.50 seconds.
Press DOWN ( ) arrow key to decrease Stitch OFF
time from 2.50 seconds to 0.20 seconds.
10.TIMERS OFF KEY: Press to turn OFF both
Spot and Stitch timers. When the TIMERS OFF
key is pressed the indicating letters from the bot-
tom left corner of the Auto and Manual mode dis-
play disappears.
The six arrow keys do not function with this key.
11. GUN SWITCH CONTROL IPM VOLTS
KEY: Press to engage the gun thumb switch to
control IPM or VOLTS. Pushing the gun thumb
switch forward (toward the tip) increases IPM or
VOLTS . Pulling gun thumb switch back decreas-
es IPM or VOLTS. The underlining cursor always
indicates the selection being controlled by the gun
thumb switch. See Figure B.4.
If the cursor is not present, the gun thumb switch does
not function. This prevents any inadvertent actuations.
Each time this IPM VOLTS key is pressed, the cursor
moves in the following sequence: IPM to VOLTS to no
cursor. The sequence continues each time the key is
pressed.
NOTE: In Auto Mode, changing IPM changes arc volt-
age. This can result in a change in metal thickness
setting as well.
FIGURE B.4 - Using the IPM VOLTS key.
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