
RACK MAGAZINE TOUCH PANEL
OPERATION MANUAL
Applicable Model
NH4000 DCG
NH5000 DCG
NH6300 DCG
NH8000 DCG
NMH6300 DCG
Applicable Function
60-tool Magazine
140-tool Magazine
180-tool Magazine
240-tool Magazine
300-tool Magazine
Applicable NC Unit
MSX-701 MSX-701III
MSX-711 MSX-711III
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CONTENTS
1 RACK MAGAZINE TOUCH PANEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P-1
1-1 Transition of Touch Panel Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P-2
1-2 Tool Pot Layout Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P-5
1-2-1 300-tool Magazine for NH4000 DCG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P-5
1-2-2 180-tool Magazine for NH5000/40 DCG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P-6
1-2-3 240-tool Magazine for NH5000/40 DCG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P-7
1-2-4 300-tool Magazine for NH5000/40 DCG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P-8
1-2-5 140-tool Magazine for NH5000/50 DCG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P-9
1-2-6 180-tool Magazine for NH5000/50 DCG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P-10
1-2-7 60-tool Magazine for NH6300 DCG
60-tool Magazine for NH8000 DCG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P-11
1-2-8 140-tool Magazine for NH6300 DCG
140-tool Magazine for NH8000 DCG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P-12
1-2-9 180-tool Magazine for NH6300 DCG
180-tool Magazine for NH8000 DCG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P-13
1-2-10 60-tool Magazine for NMH6300 DCG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P-14
1-2-11 140-tool Magazine for NMH6300 DCG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P-15
1-2-12 180-tool Magazine for NMH6300 DCG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P-16
1-3 Magazine Operation Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P-17
1-3-1 Magazine Mode Selection Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P-17
1-3-2 Magazine Indexing Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P-18
1-3-3 Emergency Stop Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P-18
1-4 Selecting the Operation Mode (Only in Maintenance Operations) . . . . . . . . . . . P-19
2 OPERATION OF TOUCH PANEL SCREEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P-22
2-1 Magazine Index Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P-23
2-2 Setting-Up of Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P-24
2-3 Self-Diagnosis of the Magazine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P-28
2-4 Indexing the Magazine Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P-29
2-5 Manual Rack Magazine Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P-30
2-6 Recovering Rack Magazine Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P-32
3 SETTING LIGHT TOOLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P-34
3-1 Setting the Use-Inhibited Pots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P-35

1 RACK MAGAZINE TOUCH PANEL
A rack magazine touch panel provided at the left side of the machine (rack magazine side) is used
to operate the rack magazine.
The switches on the rack magazine touch panel is used for mounting tools in the magazine and
removing tools from it.
P-1
Type
Type 5
Applicable
Magazines
No. 40 taper
tool magazine
No. 50 taper
tool magazine
Magazine Specifications Tool Transfer Method
NH4000 DCG 300 tools
NH5000/40 DCG 180 tools
240 tools
300 tools
NH5000/50 DCG 140 tools
180 tools
NH6300 DCG 60 tools
140 tools
180 tools
NH8000 DCG 60 tools
140 tools
180 tools
NMH6300 DCG 60 tools
140 tools
180 tools
Pot transfer
(without turnover mechanism)

P-2
1-1 Transition of Touch Panel Screens
The screens displayed on the touch panel change as follows:
By pressing the [EXIT] (F6) soft-key on the start-up screen displayed immediately after turning the
power ON, the main menu screen is displayed.
By pressing the [TOOL SETUP] (F1) soft-key on the main menu screen, the TOOL RETURN/
CALL screen (the same as the start-up screen displayed immediately after turning the power ON)
is displayed.
Any required screen can be called by pressing the relevant soft-key on the main menu screen.
Main menu screen
Start-up screen displayed immediately
after turning the power ON
F1
F6
[ ]
F6
F4
F6