8. Zero Button - Sets the depth display to Zero when at the material surface. Before drilling,
lower the bit down to the surface of the material and press the Zero button. This will set
the depth display to zero at the top of the material. Once the zero point is set and the
drilling begins, the depth display will show negative values when drilling into the material
and positive numbers above the material. The zero point can also be set at the top of the
quill stroke.
9. Program Button - Toggles the drill press from Manual Mode to Program Mode. The drill
press defaults to the manual mode where RPM speed can be changed at any time using
the selector knob below the touch screen. A Short Press of the Program button will pull up
the saved program files and will display the program number in the Program Indicator
portion of the screen as P1, P2, P3, etc. There are 5 available positions to save programs.
A Long Press of the Program button enters the Programming Mode to save selected
settings into program files that can be recalled for use later. To save a program file, short
press the Program Button to enter program mode. Rotate the selector knob below the
touch screen to select the program number you wish to use to change. Once you have the
correct program file selected (P4 for example), press and hold the Program button until it
begins to flash. The P4 and Program Button indicator will remain flashing while the
settings are entered. Set desired RPM by touching the Speed Button to start it flashing,
change the RPM using Selector Knob below the screen. Confirm the selected RPM by
pressing in on the Selector Knob or the Speed button to save the speed. Set the material
zero point by lowering the bit to the material surface and pressing Zero Button. Set the
depth by pressing the Depth Button so the depth flashes. Select desired depth setting by
using the Selector Knob below the screen. Confirm the selected depth by pressing the
Selector Knob or the Depth button to lock in the desired depth. Change any other settings
for this program like Auto Start, Auto Reverse, etc. Finally save the program with a short
press to confirm these values for this program file. While in Program Mode, users can
scroll between each of the 5 program files and the settings for each of these files will
change as each new program file is displayed. To exit Program Mode, a single press of
the Program Button will return the drill press back into manual mode.
10. Program Indicator - Displays the saved program number that is selected. There are 5
available program presets to save commonly used settings. Each program is displayed as
P1, P2, P3, etc. The Program Indicator is only displayed when in Program Mode.
11. Reverse Button - The drill press normally operates in the forward direction for standard
drill bits. It can also operate in reverse for left-handed drill bits or for other uses. To
change from forward to reverse, simply press the Reverse button. The indicator bar will
illuminate to let the user know that the drill press is in reverse.
12. Inch/mm Button - The Inch/mm button is used to toggle between 3 different increment
modes. Each press of the button will select the next mode. There are two Inch modes,
and one mm mode. Inches can be displayed as Decimal Inches or Fractional Inches.
When in either decimal or fractional inches, the Increment Indicator will illuminate the Inch
indicator. Millimeters are shown as decimal mm. The mm indicator will illuminate when in
the mm selection. The drill press will default to Decimal Inch.