Rockwell Automation 8520 9/Series CNC Lathe User Manual

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Running a Program

Chapter 7

7-11

4.

Choose from the 6 search options:

If you are searching for:

Press this softkey:

a sequence number

{N SEARCH}

an O-word

{O SEARCH}

the end of each block

{EOB SEARCH}

the program one line at a time

{SLEW}

a specific character string

{STRING SEARCH}

the beginning of your next program

{NEXT PRGRAM}

This

softkey is available only if your

input device has been configured

as a tape reader. See chapter 9

on input device selection.

5.

When you use the SLEW or the EOB search options:

If you want to:

Press this softkey:

move to the next or previous blocks in the

program

{FORWRD}

or

{REVRSE}

return to the top of the program (the

beginning of the first block

{TOP OF PRGRAM}

exit, when the desired block is found

{EXIT}

Important: When performing an EOB search, the search is executed from

the beginning of the part program, NOT from the point of display.

When you use the N search, O search, or STRING search features,

first key in the desired N number, O number, or character string you

want to search for. After it has been keyed in:

If you want to:

Press this softkey:

start the search

[TRANSMIT]

search for the entered value in the forward or

reverse direction

{FORWRD}

or {REVRSE}

return to the top of the program (the

beginning of the first block)

{TOP OF PRGRAM}

exit when the desired block is found.

{EXIT}

If no number is keyed in for an N or O search, the control simply

searches for the next N- or O-word in the program.

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