ITW Alpine ALS 4.0 XE - 3.4 Semi-Automatic Operation; 3.4.1 Board Select

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ALS 4.0 XE
PRODUCT MANUAL
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3.4.1 Board Select
Click or touch SEMIMODE on the main menu to
advance to the Board Select Menu.
1. Conguration Buttons – Click or touch the gure
that is closest to the desired cut. The panel on the
left “L” controls the left side of the board. The panel
on the right “R” controls the right side of the board.
2. Angle Buttons – Click or touch the angle buttons
to open the Angle Input Dialog Box. Angles 1 and
2 are shown on the left side of the board. Angles 3
and 4 are shown on the right side of the board
Figure 22
3. Height Buttons – Click or touch the height buttons
to open the Height Input Dialog Box. Height 1 is
the overall height of the lumber. Heights 2 and 3
correspond to the pivot axis heights.
4. Length Buttons – Click or touch the length buttons
to change the various lengths.
• OA Len – Overall board length
• Center Len – Centerline length
• Top Len – Top length
• Bot Len – Bottom length
• PAL – Pivot axis length
Figure 23
The SIZE and GRADE buttons will bring up screens when
clicked. Here, the appropriate entries can be chosen.
Within this dialogue box the following can be changed:
• SPEED – Allows the system speed to be adjusted
per stock entry. It is percentage based with 100%
being full speed.
• CHECK ALL – Selects all with a single selection
• CLEAR ALL – Deselects all with a single selection
• EXIT – Exits the dialog
COST can be entered allowing the saw to calculate the
lumber cost per the job pick list. Cost is based on board
feet. The cost information must be manually entered
and updated.
The SAVE button will save all progress.
3.4 Semi-Automatic Operation
Figure 20
Enter the Semi-Automatic Mode by clicking or touching
the button shown in Figure 20 on the Main Screen.
The following screen will appear (Figure 21):
Figure 21
The default piece for this screen has square cuts on each
end. Choose the ends that most closely match the piece
required. In the example above, the single cut button
has been selected for the left end and the single cut for
the right end. The selections can be changed at any time
as cuts are setup in this mode.