96-8000
FUNCTIONS
149
June 1999
CAUTION! If machine is equipped with the 20 or 32 pocket tool changer, follow these
guidelines:
îš• 12 lb. maximum per tool, (200 lb. maximum total tool weight for the 32 pocket tool changer).|
îš• Extremely heavy tool weights should be distributed evenly.
îš• Ensure there is adequate clearance between tools in the tool changer before running an
automatic operation. This distance is 3.6" for 20 pocket, and is 3.4" for 32 pocket.
After POWER UP/RESTART and ZERO RET, the control will insure that the tool changer is in a normal posi-
tion. To load a new tool, select MDI mode, put the tool in the spindle with the TOOL RELEASE button and then
push the ATC FWD or ATC REV and the machine will put the tool in the carousel. Use the CURNT COMDS
display to see what tool is currently in the spindle.
Note: Tool changer goes to tool #1 first, then to tool designated in Setting 81.
To manually select another tool, use the îš“ATC FWDîš” or îš“ATC REVîš” key while in the MDI mode. To select a tool
other than an adjacent one, enter the îš“Tîš” number first. That is: îš“T8îš” îš“ATC FWDîš” will place tool 8 in the spindle.
If the shuttle should become jammed, the control will automatically come to an alarm state. To correct this,
push the EMERGENCY STOP button and remove the cause of the jam. Push the RESET key to clear any
alarms. Push the "Tool Changer Restore" button to reset the tool changer. CAUTION! Never put your hands
near the tool changer when powered unless the EMERGENCY STOP button is pressed first.
The tool changer is protected by fuse FU5, located on the POWER PCB. It might be blown by an overload or
jam of the tool changer. Operation of the tool changer can also be interrupted by problems with the tool clamp/
unclamp and the spindle orientation mechanism.
There are some other M codes which will also cause tool operations to occur:
M19 Will orient the tool for special user functions
M39 Will rotate the tool turret without changing tools (be careful of crashes)
M82 Will unclamp the tool (be careful, it will fall!)
M86 Will clamp the tool
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