WINMAX MILL DOCUMENTATION WinMax Mill Dual Screen and Max Consoles for Hurco Machining Centers April 2008 704-0116-101 Revision A The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Hurco Companies, Inc. (Hurco). The software described in this document is furnished under the License Agreement to customers. It is against the law to copy the software on any medium except as specifically allowed in the license agreement. The purchaser may make copies of the software for backup purposes. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, for any purpose without the express written permission of the Hurco machine tool owner. Hurco Manufacturing Company reserves the right to incorporate any modification or improvements in machines and machine specifications which it considers necessary, and does not assume any obligation to make any said changes in machines or equipment previously sold. Hurco products and services are subject to Hurco’s then current prices, terms, and conditions, which are subject to change without notice. © 2008 Hurco Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Patents: U.S. Patents B14,477,754; 5,453,933; Canadian Patent 1,102,434; Japanese Patents 1,649,006 and 1,375,124; other Patents pending. Hurco, Max, Ultimax, and WinMax are Registered Trademarks of Hurco Companies, Inc. AutoCAD, Autodesk, and DXF are registered trademarks of Autodesk, Inc. MS-DOS, Microsoft, and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Many of the designations used by manufacturers and sellers to distinguish their products are claimed as trademarks. Hurco has listed here all trademarks of which it is aware. For more information about Hurco products and services, contact: Hurco Companies, Inc. One Technology Way P.O. Box 68180 Indianapolis, IN 46268-0180 Tel (317) 293-5309 (products) (317) 298-2635 (service) Fax (317) 328-2812 (service) For Hurco subsidiary contact information, go to Hurco’s Web site: www.hurco.com ii - WinMax Mill Documentation 704-0116-101 WinMax Mill TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents . - iii Using This Manual . xiii Using the Touch Screen . xiii Icons . xiii Machine and Console Basics . .1 - 1 Machine Components . .1 - 1 Consoles . .1 - 2 Control Panel Function Groups . .1 - 3 Emergency Stop Buttons . .1 - 5 Programming Keyboard . .1 - 5 Axis, Spindle, and Machine Control . .1 - 7 Communications Panel . .1 - 11 Automatic Tool Changers . .1 - 13 Loading a Tool into the Spindle . .1 - 13 Unloading a Tool from the Spindle . .1 - 14 Loading Tools into the ATC Magazine . .1 - 14 Removing Tools from the ATC Magazine . .1 - 15 Large Tools in the ATC Magazine . .1 - 15 Machine Start Up and Shut Down . .1 - 16 Calibrate Machine . .1 - 16 Warm Up Machine . .1 - 16 Reset Master . .1 - 17 Recovery and Restart . .1 - 17 Shut Down Techniques . .1 - 18 WinMax Interface Environment . .1 - 19 Softkeys . .1 - 20 Drop-down Lists . .1 - 20 Expand and Collapse Files . .1 - 20 Pop-ups . .1 - 21 Status Bar . .1 - 21 On-screen Help . .1 - 23 Program Manager . .1 - 25 Program Properties . .1 - 28 Disk Operations . .1 - 28 FTP Manager . .1 - 30 FTP Host List . .1 - 30 FTP Host Properties . .1 - 31 Utilities . .1 - 32 Auxiliary Screen . .1 - 32 System Configuration . .1 - 32 Display WinMax Configuration . .1 - 33 Display Machine Specifications . .1 - 33 Backup Config & Machine Files . .1 - 34 Restore Config & Machine Files . .1 - 34 User Preferences . .1 - 34 User Interface Settings . .1 - 34 WinMax Mill 704-0116-101 Table of Contents -iii Conversational Settings . .1 - 35 NC Settings . .1 - 36 Autosave Settings . .1 - 36 Tool Utilities and Settings . .1 - 36 Machine Parameters . .1 - 40 Serial Port Settings . .1 - 44 FTP Server Settings . .1 - 44 WinMax Uptime . .1 - 45 Select Language . .1 - 45 Data Logging Filters . .1 - 45 Additional Utilities Softkeys . .1 - 45 Printing Setup . .1 - 46 Part Program Printing . .1 - 46 Probing Data Printing . .1 - 46 Integrator Support Services . .1 - 47 Serial I/O . .1 - 47 Log Files . .1 - 47 Active Error Listing . .1 - 48 Active Status Listing . .1 - 48 Error History . .1 - 48 Status History . .1 - 49 Retrieve Log and Diagnostic Files . .1 - 49 Export Log . .1 - 50 Programming Basics . .1 - 51 Input Mode . .1 - 51 Erase Functions . .1 - 51 Part Setup . .1 - 52 Part Setup Fields . .1 - 53 Part Setup Softkeys . .1 - 54 Part Fixturing and Tool Loading . ..