
B-62994EN/02 6. SETTING
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6.6 Tool Life Management Data Settings
This section describes how to set tool life management data.
Procedure
1. If the soft key is currently not displayed, press the function
selection key .
2. Press the soft key.
3. If the [Tool Life Management] screen is currently not displayed, press
the chapter selection key .
Press the soft key.
The [Tool Life Management] screen appears.
NOTE
When FS15, FS16/18/21, or an NC Board is used, to set tool life
management data, the corresponding CNC option is required.
When the Power Mate is used, tool life management data cannot be
set.
To set tool life management data, set the following status:
FS15
l Operation
• Stopped or paused in MDI mode
FS16, FS18, FS21, NC Board
l Operation
• Stopped or paused in MDI mode
l Protect key
• Released
To change the CNC operating mode from the software operator's
panel, see Section 6.7, "Software Operator's Panel Settings."
For an explanation of how to release the protect key, refer to the
manual supplied by the machine tool builder.