PAC MMC200 Operating Manual page 7

Model MMC200 Multi-Material Cutter Model MMC200 Multi-Material Cutter
prompt for a unit of measure or for the length cor-
rection factor), a long beep will sound that is dis-
tinctly longer than the confirmatory beep heard af-
ter each key press. Also, if the value entered is out
of range or isn't acceptable as an input for that
parameter (e.g. to enter more than 99,999 inches
as a length, to use more than 1 decimal point, etc.)
a letter appears in the lower right corner of the dis-
play indicating the error:
UNITS
CUT LENGTH
LENGTH ADJUST
QUANTITY
A legend to determine the cause of the input is
given below:
INPUT ERROR DIAGNOSTIC LEGEND
ERROR INDICATOR Explanation
R Data out of range.
D An extra decimal point.
W A decimal only was entered as an input.
Nothing to delete. Back Space key
N
pressed too many times.
L Length out of range.
F Too many decimal places.
In general, an <ENTER> key press advances to
next parameter, a <RUN> key press jumps over
items on the current screen and advances to the
next screen or menu and an <ESC/PAUSE> key
press returns back to the previous screen. Also,
when editing an existing batch parameter, an
<ENTER> key press is necessary to re-write a
new value into memory. A <RUN> key press sim-
ply advances to the next screen without over writ-
ing the old value.
Once the feed rate is decided, press the <ENTER>
key to advance to the batch start screen:
JOG
CUT
MAIN MENU
START
This menu allows several options: to run a test
piece, to cut a piece, to enter the newly created
batch parameters into memory without running the
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- JOG
- CUT
- ENTER
- RUN
batch and to run the batch. If the operator chooses
to run some test pieces before commencing the
batch, press the <JOG> key and the manual pro-
cess screen comes up:
MANUAL PROCESS
LENGTH: 0.0
ABORT
This screen looks like the manual mode screen
but has a subtle difference. When the <JOG> or
<+> keys are pressed, the wire or tubing will trans-
port the cut length parameter. If 5.0" was entered
as a cut length, 5" of material would move through
the machine and 5.0 would be displayed for a
length. Another <JOG> key press would again ad-
vance 5 inches of material through the machine
and 10.0 would be displayed as the length. When
the <CUT> key is pressed, the cut mechanism
activates and the length is reset to zero.
If the start option is selected (a <RUN> key press),
a batch run screen is displayed:
PIECES XXXX
PIECES LEFT
ESC TO STOP/BREAK
RUN TO CONTINUE
The first line indicates the quantity parameter and
the current batch number and the second line in-
dicates a running count of the pieces left to pro-
cess. The pieces left count is decremented after
each piece is cut. When a batch is successfully
completed, a batch completion screen appears:
RUN COMPLETE
PIECES LEFT
PUSH ANY KEY
This screen indicates a successful completion of
a batch and the batch number. A key press brings
the main batch select menu back to the screen.
RUNNING AN EXISTING BATCH
Once a set of one or more batches are created, a
batch may be started with a little as three key
-ESC
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