The chuck clamp can be opened and closed from the MDI screen using the and the buttons.

An external Chuck Clamp/Unclamp input can be assigned to toggle the chuck clamp open and closed as required.

These controls are interlocked with the spindle status:

• The chuck cannot be opened while the spindle is running
• The spindle cannot start while the chuck clamp is open

Example Chuck Clamp Wiring

If you attempt to start the spindle while the chuck clamp is open, a warning message will be displayed.

Pressing OK will clear the message.

To continue:

• Close the chuck clamp
• Manually start the spindle
• Then press Cycle Start if running a G-code program

G-code Control

The chuck clamp can be controlled using:

• M10
• M11