Generic functions
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Turning the function on and off
1. Press [F2] to turn the function on.
The display shows:
‘sub dat’
‘job no.’.
2. Press the Select Key next to the ‘s’.
The display changes to ‘sd no.’.
3. Enter the number of the Sub-Datum that you want to go to.
For example: Press [1] [ent] to go to Sub-Datum 1.
The function display shows the Sub-Datum number ‘01’,
‘02’ up to ‘99’.
4. Press the left or right navigation key to step from one Sub-
Datum to the next.
5. Press [abs/inc] to turn the function off.
Setting a sub-datum
Go to the Sub-Datum that is to be set, then use either of these
two methods:
Teach method
1. Move the machine to the position to be stored as the Sub-
Datum.
2. Press [F2
+
].
All displays show ‘0.000’.
This sets the Sub-Datum.
Preset method
You do not need to move the machine.
1. Press [preset].
2. Press the Select Key next to the first axis that you want to
set.
3. Enter the position of the Sub-Datum relative to the
absolute datum.
4. Press [F2].
The display shows the distance from the current machine
position to the Sub-Datum.
5. Set any other axes that need to be set.
Inserting a sub-datum
1. Go to the point where the new Sub-Datum is to be
inserted.
2. Press [ins].
The display shows:
‘ins sub’
‘ins job’.
3. Press the Select Key next to the ‘s’.
Pressing any other key cancels the operation.