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6.4 Manual Handle Mode
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6.4 Manual Handle Mode
Moving by the use of manual handle can only be done upon power-on state of the machine, i.e.
when there is no EMG (emergency stop) state in the rightmost field (general NC state) of
status bar. After selecting the operation mode in the 2
nd
field of status bar caption HNDL
appears.
If the machine is mounted with NCT machine control board the manual handle mode can be
switched on by pressing the button.
Increment Selection
After selecting the operation mode an increment size must be selected. The selection and
interpretation of increment size correspond to the ones discussed in the case of incremental jog
mode. The increment size in manual handle mode shows the number of increments the slide
moves by rotating the manual handle one unit of division.
Axis Selection
The axis to be moved by the
manual handle can be selected
on the OPERATOR’S PANEL
or POSITION CHECK screen.
After pressing the action menu
key
F2
AXES than the axis to be
moved can be selected by means
of softkeys.
If the machine is mounted with NCT machine control board the axis
can also be selected by the jog buttons X, Z. In this case after select-
ing the appropriate axis the lamps of both directions (e.g., +X and
–X) are alight.