Next Wave CNC LCD Pendant Owner's Manual

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Page 2 Next Wave CNC will repair the SHARK LCD Pendant provided it is returned to Next Wave CNC, shipping prepaid, with proof or purchase and within warranty period.
Page 3: Table Of Contents
CONTENTS Technical Support If you need technical assistance with your LCD Pendant System Requirements – The SHARK LCD Pendant, please visit our LCD is compatible with all current SHARK Warranty ..........1 Apps Menu ..........21 Support webpage at: HD and SD series CNC machines as well as ......21...
Page 4: Pendant Overview
Serial Number and Software License Information: Control box cable For easy reference and record keeping, enter your connection SHARK Pendant and Controller information below. LCD Pendant Unlock Code ___________________________________ LCD Pendant Serial Number ___________________________________ Warning Controller Box Serial Number...
Page 5: Main Screen Function Keys
Main Screen Function Keys Quick Guide to Basic Pendant Function Keys CNC Top View CNC Front View Home - The Home key uses sen- Axis position elds- These Slow, Med, and Fast Jog three fields show the current X, speeds – press to toggle be- sors located on the X- and Y- axes to Home (zero) the machine.
Page 6 Home X & Y Axes App Mv 0,0 – This button automatically jogs the router in one Homing X & Y Axes of two ways, depending on how you press the button. The Home X & Y Axes app calibrates and zeros out the X- and Y- axes to the machine’s Home location in the front-left A single tap jogs the router to the X- and Y- axes zero corner of the table for Shark HD5 series machines and the...
Page 7 Shark Z Zero Touch Plate Home X & Y Axes continued The optional Shark Z Zero Touch Plate accessory (see There are two ways to access the Touch Plate Calibra- page 35) provides a fast and accurate way to zero the Z- tion option: press the Plate key on the Main Screen or axis.
Page 8: Axis Edit Screens
Z Zero Touch Plate continued Axis Edit Screens Raise the touch plate to touch the router bit (Figure 4). The bit will move downward until it contacts the touch While the plate is touching the bit, you should see a red plate (Figure 7) and immediately raise to a safe height.
Page 9: Pendant Work昀氀Ow
Pendant Work昀氀ow A-Axis Edit Screen Routing projects with your Shark CNC consists of a few 1. SAVE TOOLPATH FILES. After completing the project basic steps, a summary of these steps is listed below and design and generating the toolpaths in VCarve, save the detailed on the following pages: toolpaths to a USB flash drive so you can load the files into the Pendant.
Page 10 3. MOUNT THE WORKPIECE. To set up the origin of the 7. PRESS THE USB BUTTON. With a USB drive insert- the settings match your VCarve file and CNC machine. If X-, Y-, and Z-axis on your workpiece, first mark the XY ed into the Pendant, the USB button on the main screen everything checks out, press the Next button.
Page 11: Setup Menu
Setup Menu LCD Brightness: Press the number 昀椀eld in the upper right to display the numeric keypad. Use the keypad to adjust the brightness from 1 (dimmest) to 8 (brightest). Setup Menu Screen: Press the Setup button on the Main Control screen to open the Setup screen.
Page 12: Display Metric
Press To Open to initiate a series of steps that quickly and accurately zeros out the Z-axis using or uneven project material or machine table (see the Z Zero Touch Plate accessory (see page 11) next page). available from Next Wave CNC.
Page 13 Virtual Zero App Create and Save the project toolpaths to a USB thumb drive. In The Virtual Zero app makes adjustments this example of the for project material that may not be flat. Virtual Zero logo, This app allows you to define five Z zero two toolpaths are locations to account for the uneven materi- saved: one for...
Page 14 continued continued Setting Up Virtual Zero Setting Up Virtual Zero Width Diagram Length Workpiece The scan area de昀椀nes where on the material you will be Mark a center point on the workpiece. Install the appropriate area that will be carved. Another option is to bypass this step setting the 昀椀ve Z zero points.
Page 15 continued continued Setting Up Virtual Zero Setting Up Virtual Zero On this screen, you’re presented with two options. The 昀椀rst, File Speci昀椀es, displays the material size you set up in VCarve less 1”. This provides half of an inch clearance around the material to assure the scan area stays within the boundary of the material, and to allow some room for clamps.
Page 16 continued continued Setting Up Virtual Zero Setting Up Virtual Zero Press the USB button to bring up the list of .tap 昀椀les. Select This screen con昀椀rms the touch plate is connected properly. As before, lift the plate to touch the router bit. Verify the project information and press Next to continue.
Page 17: Job Array
Setting and App screens. Press # of Runs per Row to set the number of copies of the Next Wave CNC. See the 4th Axis Owner’s Manual Use the # of Rows function to set how many rows of the proj- project in the X direction using the numeric keypad.
Page 18: About Controller
Maintenance The Pendant is a durable and trouble-free tool for controlling your Shark CNC, but the dust created by the router can sometimes cause problems. To keep the Pendant operating trouble-free, it’s important to keep it clean. To clean the Pendant case and screen, use canned air to blow off dust.
Page 19: Upgrade Accessories
SKU 20146 3HP WATER COOLED SPINDLE SYSTEM TOUCH PLATE Powerful 3HP motor • • Compatible with all Next Wave CNC machines. Digital Speed Control Required for using Virtual Zero Unlimited available on select machines • • • ER20 collet system includes 1/4” & 1/2” collets •...
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