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APEX
®
3 SERIES TIG PENDANT MANUAL
Pendant Operation
The APEX 3 Series Pendant is designed around full
functionality and easy operator experience. The pen-
dant's buttons serve multiple purposes, depending on
the screen display. See FIGURE 4 - Pendant Items for
all buttons, knobs and switches.
Button Actions
Each of the buttons and toggles may perform differ-
ently depending on how the buttons are pressed. Listed
below are the four types of button presses.
1. SHORT PRESS - A short press is a standard press
that engages the button and is not held in place.
Most operations are performed as a short press.
Example: Quickly pressing down button 7 will center
the oscillator.
2. LONG PRESS - For some screens, holding a button
down for a length of time exceeding two seconds
signals the system to perform an alternate function.
Example: A long press of more than two seconds of
button 7 will start the oscillation test mode on some
screens.
3. HOLD - By pressing and holding down a button or
toggle, the effects exhibited will continue or speed
up.
Example: When pressing button 1 in the jog screen,
gas will purge for 3 seconds. Holding down button 1
will cause the gas to continuously purge.
4. HOLD AND ROTATE - The steering knob also acts
as a button. It can be pressed or rotated for differ-
ent actions for some screens. It can be held down
and rotated for faster navigation.
Selection Buttons
Buttons 1 through 5 are selection buttons, their func-
tions change depending on the screen. In each screen
there will be an icon to indicate functions.
FIGURE 4 - Pendant Items
Navigation Controls
Items 6 through 8 control navigation. They function
primarily for navigating through the menus and chang-
ing values while setting up the system.
Note: When welding, steering knob 7 functions only
for steering or oscillation steering if oscillation is
enabled.
6. LEFT TOGGLE (WHITE BORDER) -
• Short Press - navigates or changes the selected
value (in this example, it will change the value in
the left dwell box).
• Hold - Increases or decreases value/change
speed on some screens.
7. STEERING KNOB -
• Rotate - Steers the oscillation in and out, or
changes the selected variable
• Short Press - Centers the oscillation, or moves to
the next variable
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OPERATION
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