Specifications

Southwestern Industries, Inc.

TRAK LPM Programming, Safety, & Operating Manual

4.0 Basic Operation

This section covers the basic operation of the machine and control issues that apply to

more than one Mode or are not covered in the sections on the individual Modes.

4.1 Machine and Control Power On

To turn the ProtoTRAK PMX CNC on, turn on the main breaker on the rear control

cabinet.

The Windows operating system and the ProtoTRAK PMX CNC software will take a few

seconds to load from the system's flash memory. If you have connected the ProtoTRAK

SMX CNC to a network, it may take as long as 90 seconds for the communications to be

established. When complete, the ProtoTRAK PMX CNC Select Mode screen will appear.

4.2 Control and Power Off

IMPORTANT: the system must be turned off properly. First press the BACK hard key

until the SHUT DOWN soft key appears on the menu. Press the SHUT DOWN soft key

and a warning message will appear:

“Warning ProtoTRAK shutdown”

Press YES if you wish shut down the ProtoTRAK. The Microsoft Windows screen will

be displayed with the message “Windows is shutting down”. Do not turn off the Main

Breaker on the rear control cabinet until the screen goes black. If the CNC is not shut

down properly you may lose unsaved data such as programs or certain machine

configurations.

Note: When you turn the PROTOTRAK PMX CNC off, always wait a few seconds

before turning it back on.

4.2.1 Energizing The Servos

Power On turns on the Main system software, but not the X, Y, and Z servo motors. To

do this press the green SERVO ON button which is located on the right side of the

pendant. If this is not done and an attempt is made to move the machine an E-Stop error

message will appear. Pressing the SERVO ON button will erase this message.

4.2.2 Homing The Machine

Press the HOME SET soft key to send the machine to the Machine Home Position. The Z

axis will retract to tool change position and the carousel will rotate to position no. 1. Then

the X and Y axis will rapid to machine home. The machine may be operated in a manual

mode, but running a program without Homing the machine is prohibited. An error

Caution!

If the LPM has been sitting idle for long periods of time with the

power on, then you should manually lubricate the machine. See

section 3.3.16 for instructions.