NCT Group NCT 990T - Manual (Page 35)

3.4 OFFSETS Screens
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activated by pressing action menu key :
Clear
group 1 Clear
all
2
I
3
/2
4
Save
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Clear Group Action Menu: When pressing the key the question CLEAR G5x? (G5x
according to current coordinate system) appears in the bottom left part of general
displaying area, together with Exec and Cancel actions in menu bar, the meaning of
which is the usual.
Clear All Action Menu: When pressing the key the question CLEAR ALL? Occurs in the
bottom left part of general displaying area, together with Exec and Cancel actions in
menu bar, the meaning of which is the usual.
I Action: The key enables switching of I (incremental) operator on and off on the current
address letter. During the execution letter I appears directly after the coordinate
address. The value entered will be added to the original offset value.
/2 Action: It halves value written on the current address letter. After execution half of the
value in the coordinate address can be seen.
Save Action: When pressing the key the program number can be entered into the bottom data
input line. In case the input is terminated by any of the keys or , the
program can also be named there. As the effect of keys and the offset
values are saved in the appropriate macro variable. If in such way saved offset values
need to be reset, the program must be selected for automatic execution and executed in
automatic operation.
3.4.2 TOOL OFFSETS Screen
In the general displaying area the
values of tool offsets in X, Z
(optionally Y) directions as well
as the tool nose radius compen-
sation value and the imaginary
tool nose number at address Q
can be seen. The offset registers
with identical number form a
group. The real offset value is
specified by the signed sum of
geometry and wear values.
Along the groups the highlight-
ing bar can be moved forward
(in the direction of increasing
register numbers) with the help
of key , while backward
with key . Within the highlighting bar indicating a group an inverse bar can be moved by