APPENDIX APLC CONTROLLERA - 5Automatic OperationIn the Auto Run screen, the current job and progress are displayed. Press the Start buttonto begin running the job. When the current job is complete the next job will start if the Nobutton for pause was pressed for the current job. If the Yes button was pressed for pauseor if there is no next job programmed, the controller will return to the Job Entry screenafter the current job is completed.On the Fly CalibrationThe controller can be calibrated at any time while the machine is running to improveaccuracy of the parts being run. If the machine is consistently making parts too short ortoo long, press Stop & Calibrate to bring up the Calibration screen.Figure 91: Calibration ScreenThe length of the last part will automatically populate to the length that the controller‘thought’ was run. Measure the length of the part, enter in the actual measured length andpress Enter to re-calibrate the controller. Or press cancel to return to the Auto-Runscreen. Press Start on the Auto-Run screen to continue operation.CalibrationThe controller can also be calibrated from the Home screen by pressing the Calibratebutton. On the calibration screen, enter in the desired part length to use to calibrate thecontroller. A length of over 12” is required and a length of 36” or more is recommended.Press the Start button to run the specified part.
