Welcard are controlled with these eight keys whose functions are described in Chapter 4. You enter numerical and alphabetical characters to the display with the three CURSOR keys and the two DATA keys.
Initializing the Welcard. An unused or previously used Welcard must be initialized
(formatted) before recording new data on it. There is a similar initializing procedure for each of the three
Welcard types. The only difference in the procedures is the key selection of the Welcard type (Schedule, Monitor 1, or Monitor 2). To initialize the Welcard:
1. Press the COPY and FILE keys simultaneously. The display screen will indicate a CARD CLEAR message and request CARD TYPE? (1-3).
2. Press the DATA keys to select the Welcard type, as follows:
Schedule Welcard: 1 Monitor 1 Welcard: 2 Monitor 2 Welcard: 3
Note: Functions 1 and 2 require special software and a card reader.
3. Press the ENTRY key. The display screen will ask you to confirm that you wish to initialize the selected Welcard type.
4. With the CURSOR keys, move the cursor to YES and press the ENTRY key to confirm that you wish to
initialize the selected Welcard type. If you enter NO, the program will return to step 1.
5. Shortly following your YES confirmation, the display screen will automatically request that you confirm that you wish to enter the Welcard name. With the CURSOR keys, move the cursor to YES and press the ENTRY key to access the
Welcard Name display screen. (If you enter NO, the program will bypass the
Welcard name designation and complete initialization of the Welcard without naming it.)
6. With the CURSOR and DATA keys, key in up to eight characters as an identifying name and press the ENTRY key to complete initialization of the Welcard.
7. Remove the Welcard from the Welcard drive.
Referencing the Directory. This function displays the name of the Welcard set during the initialization operation. For a schedule Welcard, the recording status will be
displayed, and you can set write protection ON and OFF. To reference the directory:
1. Install the Welcard to be checked and press the FILE key. The Welcard type will be displayed, along with its name and the date it was recorded. Assuming that it was a Schedule Welcard that you instal-led, the message will look like this.
2. After a short delay, the display will automatically present a file number dialog, on which you can enter the file number of the card that you wish to check. Assuming that the
LABTEST1 schedule card is File 1, move the cursor to the file number
(F) field with the CURSOR keys and enter 01 with the DATA key. The asterisk (*) denotes that the file is write-protected.
3. To change the status of the file to unprotected, move the cursor to the asterisk and remove it with the DATA key.
4. Press the FILE key to return to step 1 and continue checking other files.
Copying a Schedule to a Welcard. To record a welding schedule on a Schedule Welcard:
1. Press the COPY key to access the Copy Direction dialog screen. It is showing the default direction of the Welcard (CARD) to the Power Supply (IP-215A).
2. With the CURSOR keys, move the
cursor to the bottom display screen line (IP215A CARD) and press the ENTRY key to change copy direction. This action will access Copy Direction confirmation display screen.
3. Select YES with the CURSOR keys and press the ENTRY key to confirm the copy direction and access the File Number Selection display screen. If you select NO, the procedure will return to Step 1.
4. With the CURSOR keys, move the
cursor to the file number (F) field and key in a destination file number from 01 to 13 with the DATA keys.
5. Press the ENTRY key to enter the file number and access the file name entry display screen. With the CURSOR and DATA keys, key in a destination file name up to eight characters long.
6. Press the ENTER key to store the file name and access the file name confirmation display screen. With the CURSOR keys, move the cursor to YES and press the ENTER key to confirm the file name that you stored. If you select NO, the procedure will return to Step 1.
Copying a Schedule to the Power Supply. To copy a welding schedule from the Schedule Welcard to the Power Supply:
1. Press the COPY key to access the Copy Direction dialog screen. It is showing the default direction of the Welcard (CARD) to the Power Supply (IP-215A).
2. With the cursor on the top display screen line, press the ENTRY key
to accept the copy direction. This action will access the Copy Direction Confirmation display screen.
3. Select YES with the CURSOR keys and press the ENTRY key to confirm the copy direction and access the File Number Selection display screen. If you select NO, the procedure will return to Step 1.
4. With the CURSOR keys, move the cursor to the file number (F) field and key in a source file number from 1 to 13.
5. Press the ENTRY key to enter the file number and access the File Name Entry display screen. With the CURSOR and DATA keys, key in a source file name up to eight characters long.
6. Press the ENTRY key to access the File Confirmation display screen. If the file number and name are as you specified, select YES with the
CURSOR keys and press the ENTRY key to execute the data copy from the Welcard to the Power Supply. If you
select NO, the procedure will return to Step 1.