2 Operation
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(1) Under MDI Mode, press the F5 Key to access the Tool Life management
screen. In the Tool Life management screen, the upper left corner shows the
Tool number currently executed and the upper right corner displays the
current Tool service time for each individual machining.
(2) The “Now Count” and “Now Time” at the upper part of the screen refer to
the accumulation of count and time for each Tool service.
(3) Press F4 Key to set the “Count Limit”. After selecting, the “Count Limit” at
the upper part of the screen will indicate reverse white and flicker. At this
time, use to move to the edition position and set the corresponding
limit of Tool service count.
(4) Press F6 Key to set the “Time Limit”. After selecting, the “Time Limit” at
the upper part of the screen will indicate reverse white and flicker. At this
time, use to move to the edition position for setting the
corresponding limit of Tool service time.
(5) Based on actual Tool service status, upper limit can be set simultaneously for
“Count Limit” and “Time Limit”, which can also be used by choosing from
either of the two.
(6) Press and hold the F8 Key for executing “Clear All Figures”. When either
the Count Limit or Time Limit reaches the upper limit, the system will
indicate “Err39” alarm and the program being run will also stop at the
position where T Code is located.
(7) Page 1 of the parameter screen can be used for setting if to activate the Tool
management function (double clicking the “I/O Para” key).
Fig. 2-6