
B-63944EN/02 OPERATION 4.AUTOMATIC OPERATION
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4 AUTOMATIC OPERATION
Programmed operation of a CNC machine tool is referred to as
automatic operation.
This chapter explains the following types of automatic operation:
• MEMORY OPERATION
Operation by executing a program registered in CNC memory
• MDI OPERATION
Operation by executing a program entered from the MDI panel
• SUBPROGRAM CALL (M198)
Function for calling and executing subprograms (files) registered
in an external input/output device during memory operation
• MANUAL HANDLE INTERRUPTION
Function for performing manual feed during movement executed
by automatic operation
• MIRROR IMAGE
Function for enabling mirror-image movement along an axis
during automatic operation
• PROGRAM RESTART
Restarting a program for automatic operation from an
intermediate point
• TOOL RETRACT AND RECOVER
Function for retracting the tool to a desired position