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Contents
1 First Steps with the TNC 620....................................................................................................... 63
1.1 Overview............................................................................................................................................... 64
1.2 Machine switch-on...............................................................................................................................64
Acknowledging the power interruption and moving to the reference points.........................................64
1.3 Programming the first part.................................................................................................................66
Selecting the correct operating mode................................................................................................... 66
The most important control keys...........................................................................................................66
Opening a new program/file management............................................................................................67
Defining a workpiece blank................................................................................................................... 68
Program layout....................................................................................................................................... 69
Programming a simple contour..............................................................................................................71
Creating a cycle program.......................................................................................................................74
1.4 Graphically testing the first part (option 20).................................................................................... 77
Selecting the correct operating mode................................................................................................... 77
Selecting the tool table for the test run................................................................................................ 77
Choosing the program you want to test............................................................................................... 78
Selecting the screen layout and the view............................................................................................. 78
Starting the test run.............................................................................................................................. 79
1.5 Setting up tools................................................................................................................................... 80
Selecting the correct operating mode................................................................................................... 80
Preparing and measuring tools.............................................................................................................. 80
The tool table TOOL.T........................................................................................................................... 81
The pocket table TOOL_P .TCH...............................................................................................................82
1.6 Workpiece setup...................................................................................................................................83
Selecting the correct operating mode................................................................................................... 83
Clamping the workpiece........................................................................................................................ 83
Presetting with a 3-D touch probe (option number 17)......................................................................... 84
1.7 Running the first program.................................................................................................................. 85
Selecting the correct operating mode................................................................................................... 85
Choosing the program you want to run................................................................................................ 85
Starting the program..............................................................................................................................85
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