general guide as to how to operate phantom cnc
Turn on air compressor
See Air compressor guide to learn more
Turn on master power on CNC
press REF Point
press REF Point
press F7
Select Advanced
Select " = "
(Make sure air compressor is on)
With the arow keys hover over the tool number you wish to calibrate
press enter to select (press enter again to deselect)
Press F1 to calibrate the selected tool(s)
Make sure vacuums are turned on before setting the Z 0 as this will affect the accuracy of the following actions
jog the CNC Spindle to the front left (do not over correct and trip the E stop) making sure to leave enough space between the spindle and the XY Axis limit sensors
Select Handle
the handle set it to the Z axis and X100
Set a sheet of paper below the cnc router spindle
with the handle lower the cnc router spindle untill it is very close but not making contact
set it to x10 and keep loweing the CNC router spindle untill is just making contact with the paper
Select state
Select clear(F6)
Select Z Clear (F4)
Select Program
Select USB File (pressing program again to switch screens)
use the arrow keys to hover over the correct file and enter to select it
use the arrow keys to hover over the correct file and press F1 to load the file
jog the cnc to the center of the work area(some files jog backwards first) to prevent triping the Estop in case the cnc runs into a limit switch
Turn on CNC Vacuum
Turn on dust collector
Start Job
Next Stop: Station Name or Handover Location