User manual

WinPC-NC Economy
The structure of this manual ...
This manual provides you with all the information needed for using
WinPC-NC. It is divided into individual chapters, the contents of
which are summarised below:
Chapter 1: Brief explanation about WinPC-NC, the possibilities
for using it and the hardware requirements.
Chapter 2: Initial start-up procedure, description of how to install
the program and how to adjust the initial specific
parameters.
Chapter 3: More detailed descriptions of how to operate the
program and the individual functions of WinPC-NC.
Chapter 4: Explanation of all parameters and the setting options.
Chapter 5: Initial start-up procedure step by step
Chapter 6: Information concerning definitions and adjustments of
input/output signals
Chapter 7: Further technical information about the program,
about the implemented NC format interpreters, error
messages and special versions.
Definitions
Some of the terms used in this manual may require an explanation:
Job file A file with NC data which is read and processed by
or WinPC-NC. Depending on the application, the file
NC file may contain milling, plotting, drilling data or other
types of data.
Job process The process of reading and processing a job file and
the resultant actuation of the machine.
Command An individual instruction in the job file which gives
rise to actions by the machine or in WinPC-NC.
Button Mouse clickable field to activate a certain function
Checkbox Box for activating or deactivation a certain parameter
or function, e. g. signals. An activated checkbox is
marked with a cross.
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