Toggle Key - Lincoln Electric IDEALARC SP-255 Service Manual

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12. TOGGLE KEY

: When first pressed, this key
turns ON the TOGGLE MODE and recalls the weld
setup in memory 4.
switches to the weld setup in memory location 5.
Each time the key is pressed, it alternates between
the two memory locations. When the TOGGLE key
is pressed, the LED screen displays the memory
number the current setup was recalled from, indi-
cates automatic (AUTO:) or manual (MAN:) mode,
displays wire gauge (Auto Mode), wire feed speed,
and arc voltage. The cursor underlines the memory
number currently selected.
If in AUTO mode, an up or down arrow shows
whether the arc voltage has been adjusted above
or below the recommended level. Spot or Stitch
timer status is displayed in the lower left-hand cor-
ner if either timer is active.
The gun thumb switch functions as a Toggle key in
Toggle mode. Pushing the gun thumb switch for-
ward (toward the tip) selects the setup in memory
5. Pulling gun thumb switch back selects the setup
in memory 4. The gun thumb switch also functions
with the trigger closed for "on the fly" changes dur-
ing a weld. See Figure B.5.
To turn the toggle mode off, press the AUTO, MANUAL,
or any MEMORY Number key.
NOTE: Any changes made to settings in toggle mode
are not automatically saved when power is removed, or
if toggle mode is turned off. To save these changes
Press the SAVE key
Press the MEMORY number key that is currently dis-
played on the screen (4 or 5)
Press the SAVE key
Press other MEMORY Number key that was displayed
after the toggle (5 or 4).
When power is returned, the machine will not be in the
toggle mode. However, the weld setting placed in mem-
ory when power was removed will return so you may
continue to weld right where you left off. Press the
TOGGLE key to return to toggle mode.
ARROW KEY OPERATION WHEN USED WITH THE
TOGGLE KEY
See Table B.1.
Left arrow keys: If metal thickness is displayed, Press
the UP ( ) arrow key to increase metal thickness.
Press the DOWN ( ) arrow key to decrease metal
thickness. The Left arrow keys do not perform any func-
tion in any other mode.
OPERATION
Pressing the key again
IDEALARC
Center arrow keys: Press the UP ( ) arrow key to in-
crease wire feed speed. Press DOWN (
to decrease wire feed speed setting. If in Auto Mode,
increasing or decreasing wire feed speed simultane-
ously causes an increase or decrease in the arc voltage
and can change the metal thickness setting.
Right arrow keys: Press the UP (
creases arc voltage setting. Press the DOWN (
arrow key to decrease the arc voltage setting. When in
the Auto Mode, an up arrow indicator appears below the
V in VOLTS if the arc voltage has been set higher than
the recommended value. A down arrow indicator ap-
pears below the V in VOLTS if the arc voltage is below
the recommended value. No arrow indicates that you
are set to the recommended value.
FIGURE B.5 - Using the TOGGLE Function.
4-STEP TRIGGER INTERLOCK KEYS
Pressing
Controls whether 4-step trigger interlock is activated or
deactivated. (See "Using 4-step Trigger Interlock Func-
tion" section.
NOTE: 4-Step Trigger is automatically deactivated if ei-
ther the spot or stitch timer mode is being used.
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