
Chapter 1
Using This Manual
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This table contains a brief summary of each chapter.
Chapter Title Summary
1 ManualOverview Manualoverview,intendedaudience,definition of keyterms, how toproceed.
2 Operatingthe Control Abriefdescription ofthe control’sbasicoperation includingpower-up,MTBpanel,operator
panel,accesscontrol, and E-STOP.
3 OffsetTables and Setup Basicsetupofthe offsettable,otherinitial operatingparameters.
4 ManualandMDIOperation How touse the manualoperate mode,including homing themachine,joghand-wheel,jog
continuous,and jog increment. Alsocovered arethebasicsforMDIoperation.
5 EditingPrograms How tocreate,edit,andsavea partprogramon line.
6 EditingPartProgramO ffLine Howtocreate,edit,and save a partprogramfromODS off line.
7 Running a Program How toselectandexecute a program automatically. This coversprogramchecking aswell
aspartproduction. Alsodetails on specialrunningconditions.
8 Displaysand Graphics How toaccessandinterpret thedifferentpositiondisplays. How to usetheQuick Check
and ActiveProgram graphicsfeatures.
9 Communications Communicationswith peripheraldevices. Includessectionson communicati on port
parameters, inputti ng and outputtingAMP, PAL
™,Offsets,and programs.
10 Introduction toProgramming Tapeformat,structure and formatof theprogramming language forthecontrol.
11 CoordinateControl The differentcoordinate systems and of fsets to them. Also sections on plane selection,
overtravels,absolute/incremental and inch/metri c modes.
12 Axis Motion G-wordsthatdefinehow the wheel is positionedto theendpoint ofamove. Alsosections
on spindlecontrol, QuickPath Plus
™ programming, dwell, and mirrori ng.
13 Wheel LengthOffset Selecting a wheel. Activating and deactivatingwheel length offsets.
14 AngledWheel Grinding Description and use of cylindrical grinderswithanangledwheel. The angled wheel is a
non-orthogonal wheel axis.
15 Dresser/wheelRadius
Compensation
Adescription of thedresser/wheelradius compensation featurethatoffsetsfordifferent
dresser/wheeldiameters.
16 Surface Grinding Cycles Description and use of the fixed cycles (canned cycles) forsurface grinders and the
G-wordsand parametersused to definethem.
17 CylindricalGrinding Cycles Description and use of thefixedcycl es (canned cycles) forcylindrical grinders and the
G-wordsand parametersused to definethem.
18 TurningOperations Rough contouring routinesand threadingincluding taperedandmulti-leadthreading.
19 Skipand G auging Cycles Description and use of the9/Seriesprobing features. Included in thisis thewheel
measuringgauge feature.
20 Paramacros Description and use of paramacros, includingcalling, arithmetic functions,looping, decision
making,etc.
21 In-Process Dresser Description on how the in-processdresseroperates. The in-processdresser interactionwith
featuressuch as offsettables and thei n-processdressestableare also covered.
22 Programinterrupts / Dressing
Interrupts
Adescription of theprogram interruptand dressing interruptfeatures. These featuresare
usedtocall a subprogramor paramacroprogram whenevera signal correspondingtothat
programissentto PAL bytheoperator or requestedby a grindercycle.
AppendixA Softkeys Adescription of softkeys and theirfunctionsforsoftkeylevels1 and 2. Also thesoftkeytree
displayingall levelsof softkeys and theirlocationisshown.
AppendixB Error and OperatorMessages Analphabetical listing of9/Serieserror/warningmessages,each witha brief description.
AppendixC G-Code Tables Alisti ng of theG-codesused toprogramthe9/Series controls.
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What This Manual Contains
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