8.1 START THE MACHINE
Power on the machine and the PathPilot controller.
1. Turn the Main Disconnect switch to ONon the side of
the electrical cabinet.
2. Twist out the machine's red Emergency Stop button,
which enables movement to the machine axes and the
spindle.
3. Press the Reset button.
8.2 REFERENCE THE MACHINE
1. Verify that the machine can freely move to its reference
position (at the ends of travel).
2. To verify that the tooling is clear of any possible
obstructions, reference the Z-axis before referencing the
other axes:from the PathPilot interface, select Ref Z.
Figure 8-1: Reference buttons.
3. Once the spindle is clear of any possible obstructions,
continue referencing all axes.
Note: You can select the buttons one after
another. Once the machine references one axis,
it'll move on to the next.
After each axis is referenced, its button light comes on.
For more information on referencing the machine, see "About
Referencing" (below).
8.2.1 About Referencing
You must reference the machine to establish a known position
for PathPilot. The position that's set while referencing the
machine is the origin of the machine coordinate system.
Without referencing the machine, PathPilot won't know the
current position of the machine axes.
You must reference the machine at the following times:
l After you power on the machine
l After you push in the Emergency Stop button
l Before running a G-code program
l Before using MDI commands
l Before setting work or tool offsets
l After a collision or an axis stall/fault
When referencing, the machine moves each axis to the end of
its travel. The machine stops at the limit switch, which sets
the axis’ reference position.
8.3 JOG THE MACHINE
To switch between jogging modes:
From the Manual Control area, in the Jog group, select
Jog.
PathPilot toggles between continuous velocity mode and
step mode.
Figure 8-2: Jog button.
When the Cont green light is on, continuous velocity
mode is selected.
When the Step green light is on, step mode is selected.
To use continuous velocity mode:
Set the velocity: drag the Jog Speed slider.
Figure 8-3: Jog Speed slider.
For more information on continuous velocity mode, see "About
Continuous Velocity Jogging" (on the next page).
To use step mode, select the step size. Do one of the
following, depending on your accessories:
l In the Manual Control Area, in the Jog group, select the
step size.
The Step button's light comes on, indicating which step
size is active.
Figure 8-4: Step buttons (in G20 mode).
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