ACU-RITE DRO 200E - Manual (Page 15)

READOUT OPERATIONS
DRO 200E
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The cut depth is the point at which you want the cut to end. At this point, you can
program the ram to dwell and or retract. You need to preset the cut depth when
using the ram retract, dwell, sparkout and reverse fault features. The cut depth can
be set prior to, or after, setting datum.
To preset the cut depth:
1. Press the
D
key to switch to the EDM
display.
2. Verify the readout is in ABS mode. If not
press
A
.
3. Press the Z key.
4. Enter the desired cut depth and press E .
EDM View
This readout provides a very flexible dwell and retract capability which can be config-
ured to a wide variety of EDM control schemes. Your particular EDM machine may not
have the ability to use all of these features described in this section.
EDM Display
To help you monitor the progress of a cut, press the D key. The EDM indicator
will light up. All three displays show you something about the Z-axis.
• The top display shows the current position of the electrode.
• The center display shows the progress depth.
• The bottom display shows the programmed cut depth.
Press
D
key again to return to X-Y-Z display.
Z
Programmed cut depth
Lowest progress depth
Current Z-Axis position
Oscillating Ram
Presetting the Cut Depth
ACU-RITE
CLEAR
+/-
7 8 9
4 5 6
1 2 3
C
ENTER
0
.
MM SETUP
ABS
INCR
RETRACT
DISPLAY
ENABLE
DWELL
ZERO
ZERO
Z
Y
X ZERO
Current
Position
Progress
Depth
Programmed
Cut Depth
EDM ABS