Thermal Dynamics iCNC - Page 40

iCNC PERFORMANCE
3-18 OPERATION Manual 0-5399
3.12.3 If the Cutting Fails
If the cutting is terminated e.g. for too high speed:
1. Stop the movement and cutting by pressing TORCH ON/OFF or STOP BACKUP.
2. Adjust the speed slower with the SPEED knob if necessary.
3. Drive slowly backwards by pressing and holding STOP BACKUP and the machine will reverse.
4. Stop the movement by releasing STOP BACKUP.
3. Turn the SPEED back to 100%.
6. Click on READJUST CUT PARAMETERS button on the Current Job screen.
7. Readjust cutting speed to a lower value by clicking inside the box and use the mouse wheel to enter new value and click OK.
8. Start the cutting delays and the cutting with TORCH ON/OFF. After the start delays, machine movement starts automatically.
9. Adjust the starting speed with the SPEED knob if required.
10. While cutting, the cutting speed can be easily readjusted by pressing the blue SPEED UP/DOWN buttons. Every short press
increases or decreases the speed about 1/2 ipm (10 mm/min).
3.12.4 Manual Cutting
1. Press and release the MANUAL MODE button.
2. Drive the machine to the wanted piercing point by using the jog buttons.
3. Press and release TORCH ON/OFF button to start the cutting cycle.
4. Press the JOG buttons of the desired direction to start the movement.
3. Press TORCH ON/OFF to stop the cutting and release JOG button to stop the movement.
6. Press and release ZERO button if you want to stay in that place. MANUAL MODE ends automatically. If you want to return to that
point where you started the MANUAL MODE, just press and release the MANUAL MODE button. The button starts to flash and
machine runs back to that point.
3.12.5 Programmed Manual Cutting
NOTE!
The MANUAL MODE button must be OFF when using this procedure.
On the Cut Screen, there is a JOG button for programmed manual cutting.
1. Drive the torch to the desired piercing point and press and release the ZERO button.
2. Open the dialog box by clicking JOG button. Use the mouse wheel to enter the exact distance X and Y you want the machine to
move.
3. Check the Rip Cut box.
4. Click on Drive Machine. The machine starts the cutting cycle and drives the programmed path. At the end of that path the torch
is turned off and the machine stops, both automatically.
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