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- Page 1 - 1 - www.vistacnc.com iMach P4 and P4-E CNC Control Pendant - 1 - www.vistacnc.com iMach P4 Pendant Manual v. 3.4...
- Page 2 - 2 - www.vistacnc.com PREFACE Any machine tool, including computer controlled machine tool, is potentially dangerous. VistaCNC LLC accepts no responsibility for any damage or injury caused by its use. It is your responsibility to insure that you understand the machine you are using and the procedures for safety operations. If you are in any doubt you must seek guidance from a professionally qualified expert rather than risk injury to yourself or to others.
- Page 3 - 3 - www.vistacnc.com FEATURES Plug n’ Play USB connection and controls. 100 steps high precision MPG. Large E-Stop button. Step, Velocity and Continuous mode jogging through MPG. Feed rate, Spindle speed, and Slow Jog rate change through MPG. Program Cycle Start and Spindle control buttons. Quick predefined step size, feed rate, spindle speed and slow jogging rate selection.
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Page 4: Axis Selection
- 4 - www.vistacnc.com Close Mach3 application and restart Mach3 application. FUNCTIONS and OPERATIONS 1. Axis selection Press X/A, Y/B or Z/C axis selection button to select an axis to jog. X axis and A axis, Y axis and B axis, or Z axis and C axis share the same button. Press the button again to select A, B or C axis. -
Page 5: Velocity Mode
- 5 - www.vistacnc.com A fixed MPG feed rate can be setup in PlugIn Configuration table. This feed rate is used only when MPG moves in Step mode. It is recommended to use higher feed rate for smooth movement. 2.1.2 While pressing and holding the Quick Selection Button , turn MPG few steps to select the predefined step size. - Page 6 - 6 - www.vistacnc.com 2.5 FEED RATE mode 2.5.1 In F% mode, turning MPG changes feed rate overridden (FRO) rate from 1% to 250 %. FRO rate can be changed when axes are moving. 2.5.2 While pressing and holding the Quick Selection Button , turn MPG few steps to select the predefined Feed Rate Overridden (FRO) or Feed Rate.
- Page 7 - 7 - www.vistacnc.com 3.2 ZERO and F1 button 3.2.1 While pressing and holding the Enable Button , press and release the Zero Button to zero the currently selected axis. Zeroing the currently selected axis sets the current position of the axis to zero by changing the axis offset in current Work Coordinate.
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Page 8: Operation Controls
- 8 - www.vistacnc.com 3.6 COORD and F5 button 3.6.1 While pressing and holding the Enable Button , press and release the COORD button to select different coordinate or fixture. Selection sequence is G54 (fixture 1), G55 (fixture 2), G56 (fixture 3), G57 (fixture 4), Machine Coordinate, and Distance to Go. - Page 9 - 9 - www.vistacnc.com While pressing and holding the Enable Button , press and release SPINDLE ON/OFF button to turn on the Spindle if the Spindle is off, or turn off the Spindle if the Spindle is on. 5. E-Stop switch button 4.1 E-Stop switch button in P4 model Press E-STOP switch button to send out E-Stop signal to Mach3 application and activate Emergency Mode in Mach3 application.
- Page 10 - 10 - www.vistacnc.com PENDANT PLUGIN CONFIGURATION In Mach3 menu, select Config, then Config PlugIns In PlugIns menu, click CONFIG - 10 - www.vistacnc.com iMach P4 Pendant Manual v. 3.4...
- Page 11 - 11 - www.vistacnc.com Number in Step Jogging FeedRate is the feed rate only used in MPG step jogging. When • MPG wheel stops, the feed rate and FeedRate Overridden rate (FRO) automatically changes back to the number which was used before MPG moving. Set 0 to use current FeedRate and FRO rate in the system.
- Page 12 - 12 - www.vistacnc.com Custom OEM button: Input any valid Mach3 OEM button number. See Mach3 manual for • complete Mach3 OEM button number list. Custom Macro Number: Input any Custom Macro Number. See Mach3 manual for more • information about Mach3 Macro. SPECIFICATIONS Work with Mach3 R2.63 and above.
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