Tormach PCNC 440 - 6.2.3 Manual Control Group

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This technique is used for seng any DRO. Remember to click Enter aer any DRO change. If you
forget and just click on another DRO eld, any value you have just entered is discarded. This is
designed to avoid accidental changes.
For convenience, the Zero buon to the le of the axis DROs can be used to set the current work
oset posion for that axis to 0.000.
Distance to Go (DTG) – Just to the right of the axis DROs are the Distance to Go (DTG) labels in
light blue. These labels are read-only and display the distance remaining in any single move. If you
feedhold the mill in the middle of a move, or turn the Maxvel or Feedrate overrides to 0 percent,
these labels display the distance le in the commanded move. These labels are useful when proving
out a part.
Ref Axes Buons – Ref X, Ref Y, Ref Z, and Ref A move the axes to their respecve reference switch
locaons. This must be done aer power on and before running a part program or using MDI
commands. The axes may be referenced simultaneously, though it is common pracce to reference
the Z-axis rst to clear the spindle or tool from the area of the workpiece or vise. When referenced,
the LED illuminates.
Status – The Status line displays the currently acve G-code modalies and the acve tool. A more
detailed descripon of these acve G-codes is provided on the Sengs tab.
Jog Acve LEDs – Between the Zero buon and DROs are LEDs. If the mill is equipped with an
oponal Jog Shule (PN 30616), the acve jog axis is indicated by an illuminated LED.
6.2.3 Manual Control Group
The Manual Control Group's buons, slider,
and DROs allow the operator to perform tasks
related to manual control of the mill, including
jogging the mill axes, changing the current
tool number, feed rate, or spindle speed, and
starng or stopping the spindle (see Figure 6.4).
Figure 6.4