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Once “Weld Mode Search” is displayed, pressing the right pushbutton labeled “Begin” will start the search process.
During the search process, pressing the right pushbut- ton typically acts as a “next” button and the left push- button typically acts as a “back” button.
Rotate the control knob then press the right pushbut- ton to select relevant welding details such as welding process, wire type, wire size, etc.
When the final selection is made, the PF10MTM will automatically change to the weld mode found by the Weld Mode Search process.
Earlier products may not have this feature. To acti- vate this feature, a software update may be needed from www.powerwavesoftware.com
CHANGING ARC WAVE CONTROL
If the selected weld mode uses any of the four available wave controls, users can press the left MSP4 pushbutton until the ARC CONTROL LED is illuminated. The value, name and units (if applicable) of the available wave con- trols will appear. Note that the name of the control is derived from the weld table and may not necessarily appear as "Wave Control". Repeated pressing of the left MSP4 pushbutton will cycle through all active wave con- trols and then the weld mode. Turning the MSP4 encoder will change the value of the displayed wave control.
CHANGING WELD SEQUENCE bEHAVIOR
Weld sequencing attributes are grouped into two cate- gories, START OPTIONS and END OPTIONS. START OPTIONS may include Preflow Time,
When the Start Time attribute is set to a value other than OFF, the START OPTIONS LED will blink synchronous with the WFS and VOLTS/TRIM LED’s on the
Similarly, if the Crater Time attribute is set to a value other than OFF, the END OPTIONS LED will blink syn- chronously with the
INFRARED (IR) CONTROL
The MSP4 interface includes an infrared transceiver. This allows wireless machine configuration using a Palm OS based hand held computer. A proprietary Palm OS application, ALPalm, was developed for this purpose. (Contact Lincoln Electric for more information on this fea- ture.)
LOCKOUT/SECURITY
The MSP4 can be optionally configured to prevent the welder from changing selected MSP4 options. By default, the welder will be able to change the weld mode, all rele- vant wave controls and all relevant start and end options.
LIMIT SETTING
The MSP4 can be optionally configured to limit the operator’s range of control of any weld parameter (weld WFS, arc control, etc.). Limits are only available with the Dual Procedure/Memory Panel.
MACHINE SETUP/USER PREFERENCES
The MSP4 can be used to configure and troubleshoot the machine.
ACCESSING THE MACHINE SETUP MENU
To access the Machine Setup menu, press both MSP4 push buttons simultaneously. The MSP4
•Pressing the left MSP4 pushbutton will exit the entire Machine Setup menu while in the P.0 user preference.
•Turning the MSP4 encoder knob will select other available User Preferences.
•To exit the User Preference Menu, either rotate the MSP4 encoder until P.0 is displayed and press the left MSP4 pushbutton or press both MSP4 push but- tons simultaneously at any time.