Description of Issue The “Please Set Sliding Plate” message comes up when the machine is unable to locate the sliding plate with the tip of the bit, usually when measuring the bit before doing a cut-out operation. The tip of the bit goes below the bottom plane of the board during the cut-out operation and […]
Category: Displayed Error Messages
Please Load Board Message
Description of Issue The “Please Load Board” message comes up when the machine begins to measure the board and senses that there is not a board in the machine. It checks that both compression roller sensors are reading compressed to verify that a board is loaded into the machine. Possible Causes Causes include: no board […]
Please Load Bit Message
Description of Issue The “Please Load Bit Error” message occurs during homing when the machine is unable to verify the position of the bit tip. The machine uses surfaces on the board tracking sensor (in the cutout of the strongback at the far left of the bit travel) and the swinging bit touch plate (at […]
Please Close Cover Message
Description of Issue The “Please Close Cover” message appears once the project begins even though the cover is closed. The machine has two switches that check to see that the cover is down before cutting. The left one reports the cover state to the electronics and the right one connects the power circuit to the […]
Error Loading Size: 28 Message
Description of Issue The machine will tend to show this error message during the beginning process or starting a carving when it cannot access the memory card data. Possible Causes The machine displays this error message when the project on the memory card has been corrupted. It improperly loads the incorrect project size, resulting in […]
Please Clear Board Sensor Message
Description of Issue This error appears when the sensor used to find the edges of the workpiece is not seeing reading within its operational limits. The sensor system consists of an infrared LED and an infrared detector. The board sensor works by reflecting infrared light off of the board and reading the intensity of the […]
Edge Detection Failure Message
Description of Issue The edge detect failure occurs when the board sensor gets bad data when looking for a board edge during the initial measuring and homing part of the project. Possible Causes Causes include: a low board sensor reading, a very dark color workpiece, sawdust on the sliding plate, a hole in the board, […]
Check Cut Motor
Description of Issue The machine can report a Check Cut Motor message when the sensors are not reading the expected cut motor RPM. This cut motor message can be disregarded if the user desires. The motor will run without the sensor feedback but may run fast. Possible Causes Causes include: a cut motor that is […]
Board Too Thick to Cut
Description of Issue The “Board Too Thick to Cut” message appears on the LCD screen when the machine measures the inserted board thickness and determines that it is thicker than the cutting bit can cut all the way through. This message will only appear if there is a cutting operation in the project. Possible Causes […]