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Table of Contents
Contact .................................................................................................................................................................................... 2
Table of Contents ................................................................................................................................................................... 3
1.General Safety Rules ........................................................................................................................................................... 5
2.NOVA Nebula 18” DVR Lathe Features & Specification ..................................................................................................... 6
3.Shipping Contents ............................................................................................................................................................... 8
4.Setup and Assembling the Lathe ........................................................................................................................................ 9
4.1 Unpacking and Preparing the Lathe ................................................................................................................ 10
4.2 Installing Stand and Beam Set ........................................................................................................................ 10
4.2.1 Lifting Mechanisms Method ............................................................................................................................................. 12
4.2.2 Manual Lifting Method .............................................................................................................................................. 12
4.3 Positioning the Headstock on the Bed ............................................................................................................ 14
4.4 Toolrest ......................................................................................................................................................... 15
4.5 Tailstock ........................................................................................................................................................ 15
4.6 Lathe Alignment ............................................................................................................................................ 16
4.7 Mounting a Faceplate or a Chuck .................................................................................................................... 17
4.7.1 Mounting on the Standard Version Spindle ..................................................................................................................... 18
4.7.2 Mounting on the Euro ASR version spindle ...................................................................................................................... 18
5. Connecting to Power ........................................................................................................................................................ 20
5.1 Ground Fault Interrupters (GFI) ...................................................................................................................... 21
5.2 Input Voltage Selection .................................................................................................................................. 21
6. Lathe Operation on HMI Panel - Human Machine Interface Panel ................................................................................ 22
6.1 Keypad Definition on HMI Panel ..................................................................................................................... 22
6.2 Start-up ......................................................................................................................................................... 23
6.3 To Run the Lathe ............................................................................................................................................ 23
6.4 To Stop the Lathe ........................................................................................................................................... 24
6.4.1 Normal Stop. ..................................................................................................................................................................... 24
6.4.2 EMS Stop ........................................................................................................................................................................... 24
6.5 Forward/Reverse selection ............................................................................................................................ 25
6.6 Speed Control ................................................................................................................................................ 25
6.6.1 Fine/Coarse Speed adjustment by Speed Knob ................................................................................................................ 25
6.6.2 Pre-set Programmable Favourite Speed Function ............................................................................................................ 26
6.6.3 Speed adjustment by Speed Chart ................................................................................................................................... 26
6.6.4 Pre-set Speed by Input Set Speed ..................................................................................................................................... 26
6.7 Advanced Functions in <Menu> ...................................................................................................................... 27
6.7.1 Speed Chart ...................................................................................................................................................................... 28
6.7.2 Input Set Speed ................................................................................................................................................................. 28
6.7.3 Edit Favourite Speed ......................................................................................................................................................... 29
6.7.4 Profile ............................................................................................................................................................................... 29
6.7.5 Customize F Keys .............................................................................................................................................................. 30
6.7.6 Lathe Settings ................................................................................................................................................................... 31
6.7.7 Wireless Remote ............................................................................................................................................................... 32
6.7.8 Motor Parameters ............................................................................................................................................................ 32
6.7.9 Password Lock .................................................................................................................................................................. 33
6.7.10 Firmware Upgrade .......................................................................................................................................................... 34
6.7.11 Version Info .................................................................................................................................................................... 34
7. Maintenance ..................................................................................................................................................................... 35
8. Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................................................................... 36