Power up, Reference mark evaluation – ACU-RITE VUE READOUTS User Manual

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Power Up

Switch on the power (located on the back). The initial
screen will appear. This screen will only appear the
very first time the unit is powered up. The following
steps may have already been completed by
the installer.

„

Select the proper language by pressing the LANGUAGE soft key.

„

Choose your application of either MILL or TURN. The APPLIC.
[MILL/TURN] soft key toggles between these two settings.

„

Next, select the number of axes required. When complete, press
the ENTER hard key.

If necessary, you can change the application later in Installation Setup
under Counter Settings.

The VUE is now ready for the remaining setup requirements. It is now
in the operating mode “Absolute”. Each active axis will have a
flashing“

REF

”sign next to it. The following section, “Reference Mark

Evaluation”, describes setting up this feature.

Reference Mark Evaluation

The VUE reference mark evaluation feature automatically re-
establishes the relationship between axis slide positions, and display
values that were last defined by setting the datum.

For each axis with an encoder that has reference marks, the “

REF

indicator will flash for that axis. After crossing over the reference
marks, the indicator will stop flashing, and change to a non-flashing
“REF”.

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