FANUC Series 30i/300i/300is-MODEL A. Machining Center System. User's manual - page 206

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Key operations 
  - MDI key operations 

  Displays the previous page. The cursor moves to the last data 

item on that page. 

  Displays the next page. The cursor moves to the first data item 

on that page. 

  Moves the cursor up on the screen. 

  Moves the cursor down on the screen. 

 Disabled. 

 Disabled. 

 

  - Soft key operations 

Soft key [DETAIL] 
 

Displays the detailed life data screen. 

Soft key [UPDATE] 
 

Updates data displayed on the total life data screen. 

Soft key [CHANGE] 
 

Switch the display between the count and time types. 

Soft key [T-TYPENO. SRH] 
 

Moves the cursor to a tool type number when pressed after the 
number is entered. 

Soft key [T-ASCE -SORT] 
 

Sorts data in ascending order of tool type numbers. 

Soft key [T-DESC -SORT] 
 

Sorts data in descending order of tool type numbers. 

Soft key [R-ASCE -SORT] 
 

Sorts data in ascending order of remaining life values. 

Soft key [R-DESC -SORT] 
 

Sorts data in descending order of remaining life values. 

NOTE 

1  After soft key [T-ASCE -SORT], [T-DESC -SORT], 

[R-ASCE -SORT], or [R-DESC -SORT] is pressed, 
the cursor is positioned at the top of page 1 of the 
total life data screen. 

2  When the power is turned on, data of the count 

counting type is displayed in ascending order of tool 
type numbers. When the display type is changed or 
data is sorted in a different order, the status is kept. 

3  If soft key [DETAIL] is pressed when no data is 

displayed on the total life data screen, the warning 
message “NO DETAILED LIFE DATA SCREEN” is 
output. 

4  If an unregistered tool type is specified and soft key 

[T-TYPENO. SRH] is pressed, the warning message 
“UNREGISTERED NUMBER” is output. 

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Detailed life data screen 

Procedure 

1 

Press function key 

. 

2 

Press chapter selection soft key [TOOL MANAGER].   
Alternatively, press 

 several times until the tool 

management screen appears. 

3 

Press soft key [TOTAL LIFE]. The total life data screen appears. 

4 

Press soft key [(OPRT)], then soft key [DETAIL]. The detailed 
life data screen appears. 

 

Fig. 12.3.9.4 (c) Detailed life data screen (10.4-inch) 

 - Displayed information 

TYPE NO.  :  Tool type number 
ORDER 

: Sequential number in ascending order of remaining life 

times or the order in which the customize data is set. 

NO. 

:  Tool management data number 

REM-LIFE : Remaining life value obtained by subtracting the life 

count value from the maximum life value 

L-COUNT  :  Total used count or time of the tool 
MAX-LIFE  :  Maximum life value of the tool 
NOTICE-L  :  Notice life value of the tool 
STATUS 

:  Life status of the tool 

 

  One of the four states (NO-MNG (0), ENABLE (1, 2), 

NONE (3), and DAMAGED (4)) is displayed. 

 

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Key operations 
  - MDI key operations 

  Displays the previous page. 

  Displays the next page. 

  Moves the cursor up on the screen. The cursor moves to the 

last data item on that page. 

  Moves the cursor down on the screen. The cursor moves to the 

first data item on that page. 

 Disabled. 

 Disabled. 

 

  - Soft key operations 

Soft key [UPDATA] 
 

Updates data displayed on the detailed life data screen. 

 

The cursor is positioned at the beginning of page 1 after this soft 
key is pressed. 

Soft key [CLOSE] 
 

Closes the detailed life data screen and returns to the total life 
data screen. 

NOTE 

1  When soft key [CLOSE] is pressed and the total life 

data screen is displayed again, the cursor on the 
total life screen data is positioned as follows. 

2  When the tools with the tool type number displayed 

when the detailed data screen is closed are 
registered as tool management data, the cursor on 
the total life screen is positioned at that tool type 
number. 

3  When the tools with the tool type number displayed 

when the detailed data screen is closed are not 
registered as tool management data, the cursor on 
the total life data screen is positioned at the first 
total life data. 

 

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12.3.9.5 

Tool geometry data screen 

 

Tool geometry data screen 

Procedure 

1 

Press function key 

. 

2 

Press chapter selection soft key [TOOL MANAGER].   
Alternatively, press 

 several times until the tool 

management screen appears. 

3 

Press continuous menu key 

, then soft key [TOOL-GEOM].   

The tool geometry data screen appears. 

 

Fig. 12.3.9.5 (a) Tool geometry data screen (10.4-inch) 

 

 - Displayed item 

NO. 

:  Tool geometry number 

 

  Up to 20 numbers can be displayed. 

LEFT 

: Sets the number of pots on the left of the reference pot that 

are to be occupied. 

 

  A value between 0 and 4 can be set. 

RIGHT  : Sets the number of pots on the right of the reference pot 

that are to be occupied. 

 

  A value between 0 and 4 can be set. 

UPPER  : Sets the number of pots above the reference pot that are to 

be occupied. 

 

  A value between 0 and 4 can be set. (Use this item when 

the magazine is of the matrix type.) 

LOWER : Sets the number of pots under the reference pot that are to 

be occupied. 

 

  A value between 0 and 4 can be set. (Use this item when 

the magazine is of the matrix type.) 

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Key operations 

  - Operations in the standard mode 

    MDI key operations 

Numeral keys  Inputs a numeric value. 

 

Moves the cursor up on the screen. 

 

Moves the cursor down on the screen. 

 

Moves the cursor left on the screen. 

 

Moves the cursor right on the screen. 

 

    Soft key operations 

Soft key [NO.SRH] 
 

Moves the cursor on a tool geometry number when pressed after 
the number is entered. 

Soft key [EDIT] 
 

Enters the data edit mode. 

Soft key [READ] 
 

Reads data related to the tool management functions. 

 

This key is available only in the standard mode. 

 

Put the NC in the EDIT mode. 

Soft key [PUNCH] 
 

Punches data related to the tool management functions. 

 

This key is available only in the standard mode. 

Put the NC in the EDIT mode. 
 

In the management data edit mode, the following key operations 

 

are available in addition to the above key operations. 

 

  - Operations in the edit mode 

To edit data, press soft key [EDIT] to enter the edit mode. In the edit 
mode, “EDITING” is displayed at the lower right of the screen. 
 

    MDI key operation 

  Actually writes a value entered using numeric keys. 

 

    Soft key operation 

Soft key [END] 
Ends the data edit mode. 

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Example 

Set the edit mode. When the tool geometry with tool geometry number 
1 occupies 1 pot in the left direction, 0.5 pots in the right direction, 
and 1.5 pots in the down direction, set data as shown in the figure 
below: 

 

Fig. 12.3.9.5 (b) Example of setting data on the tool geometry data 

screen (10.4-inch) 

 

  - Display of occupied pots in the magazine management table 

Each pot occupied by a tool stored in another pot is indicated with an 
asterisk (*). 

 

Fig. 12.3.9.5 © Magazine management table (10.4-inch) 

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If a tool to be registered for a magazine is determined to interfere with 
another tool, the warning message “TOOL INTERFERENCE CHECK 
ERROR:xxxx,xxxx” is displayed.    xxxx indicates the tool number of 
each of the two tools.  If a tool is determined to interfere with 
multiple tools, only the first tool detected by the NC interference 
check is displayed. 
If a tool is determined to interfere with the frame of a magazine, the 
tool number of the tool to be stored and “FRAME” are displayed. 
 

  - Search for an empty pot for a oversize tool 

In the management data edit mode, pressing soft key [(OPRT)], then 
continuous menu key 

  displays the soft keys for searching for an 

empty pot for a oversize tool. 

 

Fig. 12.3.9.5 (c) Searching for an empty pot for a oversize tool (10.4-inch) 

 
Enter the tool geometry number in the key-in buffer and press a search 
soft key. The cursor moves to an empty pot fit for the geometry. 
EMPTY-SRCH.N  :  Searches for an empty pot forward. 
EMPTY-SRCH.P  :  Searches for an empty pot backward. 
EMPTY-SRCH  : Searches for the pot nearest to the current 

position. 

 

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  - Tool management screen 

You can use bit 2 of tool information to switch between a oversize 
tool and normal tool. For a oversize tool, set a tool geometry number 
fit for the tool. 

 

Fig. 12.3.9.5 (d) Bit for switching between a normal tool and oversize 

tool (10.4-inch) 

 

 

Fig. 12.3.9.5 (e) Tool geometry number (10.4-inch)