QCJ5

QUICK REFERENCE MANUAL

Table of contents
FRONT PANEL MACHINE CONTROL BUT TONS............. 1-3
EDIT DROP DOWN MENU ........................................... 3
TOOLS DROP DOWN MENU......................................... 4
TOOL POD DESIGNATIONS............................................ 6
RIGHT-CLICK MENU ....................................................... 6
MILL DROP DOWN MENU............................................ 7
QCJ5 SPINDLE HEIGHT REFERENCE.............................. 8
DIAGNOSTIC COMMANDS AND TECH SUPPORT.......... 9
NOTES.............................................................................. 10

Introduction:
The purpose of this quick reference manual is to explain the most
commonly used functions on the QCJ5 and IsoPro. This manual
will not serve as a replacement for the QCJ5 manual, more of a
supplement. This manual should be kept in close proximity to the
Machine for easy reference as to what each function indicates.

front panel machine controls

Material Change (available only after initialization):
Material Change (located in the top left corner of the Front
Panel) will move the machine to the material change position. This
is used for easy placement, inspection, and removal of the work
piece.
Tool Change control box (available only after initialization):
Manual Tool Change will present the tool for manual removal
or insertion.
Open/Close Collet will open and close the collet.
Pressure Foot control box (available only after initialization):
Pressure Foot Up will move pressure foot to the up position.
Adequate Up Force pressure must be present.
Pressure Foot Down will move the pressure foot to the down
position. Adequate Down Force pressure must be present.
Z-Axis control box (available when Machine Jog dialogue is open):
Z-Axis Up will jog the Z-Axis upward. The movement will be
continuous or incremental.
Z-Axis Down will jog the Z-Axis downward. The movement
will be continuous or incremental.
!!! Use Caution when using the Z-Axis Controls as there is a risk of
drilling into the vacuum Table!!!
Drill Feed control box (available when Machine Jog dialogue is
open):
Drill Feed Up will increase the in feed rate of the drill bit
loaded in the spindle.
Drill Feed Down will decrease the in feed rate of the drill bit
loaded in the spindle.

RPM control box (available only after initialization):

Spindle On/Off will turn on and off the spindle. Note: A TOOL
MUST BE LOADED IN THE COLLET AND THE COLLET CLOSED BEFORE
OPERATING THE SPINDLE.
RPM Up will increase the spindle speed.
RPM Down will decrease the spindle speed.

Mill Feed control box (available when Machine Jog dialogue is open):
Mill Feed Up will increase the cutting feed of the cutting tool
loaded in the spindle.
Mill Feed Down will decrease the cutting feed of a cutting tool
loaded in the spindle.
Jog Feed control box (available when Machine Jog dialogue is open):
Jog Feed Up will increase the jog speed of the Quick Circuit.
Jog Feed Down will decrease the jog speed of the Quick Circuit.
Home button:
Prior machine initialization, will initialize the Quick Circuit.
Once machine is initialize, will move machine to home position.
Pause button (activated only during milling cycle):
The Pause button will pause the Quick Circuit during a milling
cycle and open the machine jog dialogue.
Jog button (available only after initialization):
The Jog button will open and close the machine jog dialogue.
Directional Jogging (available when Machine Jog dialogue is open):
Note: Movement will be continuous or incremental according to jog
mode. (Continuous is default)


Jog Machine Back (+X)
Jog Machine Left (+Y )
Machine Right (-Y )

Jog Machine Forward (-X)

Jog

Continuous button and Incremental button (available when

Machine Jog dialogue is open):
The Continuous button will set the jog mode to continuous.
The Incremental button will set the jog mode to incremental.
Increments are defined in jog dialogue window.

Edit Drop Down Menu

Undo Undo previous action.
Redo Redo previous action.
Cut Copy selected entities to the clipboard and then removes
them.
Copy Copies selected entities to the clipboard.
Paste Pastes current clipboard entities to their original layer.
Paste To... Pastes current clipboard entities to all layers in Edit.
Clear Erase/Delete selected entities.
Select Enables the select tool function. Allows for multiple
entities to be selected.
Select Connected Selects all entities connected to the currently
selected data.
Select Connected By Endpoints Select only data connected by
endpoints to the currently selected data.
Select... Allows for more specific data selection.

De-Select Enables the de-select tool function.

multiple selected entities to be de-selected.

Allows for

De-Select... Allows for more specific data de-selection.

Mirror Mirrors currently selected data along the Y-axis.
Offset Offsets currently selected data. Allows user to
numerically specify offset distance.
Offset Offsets currently selected data. Allows user to grab,
drag, and place data. This is found only in the Edit toolbar not found
in drop down menu.
Rotate Rotates currently selected entities.
Scale Scales selected entities by user-defined amount.
Convert To Polygon Converts selected lines and arcs into a single
polygon. Data must already be ordered CW or CCW.
Explode Custom Apertures Explodes custom apertures into
individual components.
Preferences... Opens IsoPro Options dialogue.
Customize Toolbars Opens Customize dialogue. Allows user to
customize toolbars and menus, and create hot-key shortcuts.

Tools Drop Down Menu

Trace Cam >

Show Show or hide the TraceCam window.

Trace Cam >

Source Choose TraceCam camera source.

Trace Cam >

Format TraceCam window formatting options.

ContactByTouch >
Options dialogue.

CBT Options Opens the ContactByTouch

ContactByTouch >
Area (top layer).

CBT Target Top Draw or move CBT Target

ContactByTouch >

CBT Target Bottm Draw or move CBT Target

Area (solder layer).

ContactByTouch >
CBT Switch Target Switch Target Area
between the top layer and the solder layer.
ContactByTouch >
CBT Show/Hide Show or hide the
ContactByTouch target area.
ContactByTouch >
Get material height Performs the
ContactByTouch routine and sets the Material Height. NOTE: Must
have Tool in the Collet!
ContactByTouch >
Get Tool Height Performs the ContactByTouch
routine and sets the current tools height offset. NOTE: IsoPro must
recognize that a tool is currently in the spindle.
Array - Creates an Array of the selected material.
Clearance Check - Preforms a tool size clearance test, and
suggest minimum tool sizes for creating mill path isolations.
Create Arc CW - Creates a clockwise arc on any layer in Edit
mode.
Create Arc CCW, Creates a counter-clockwise arc on any layer in
Edit mode.
Create Lines - Creates a Line entity on any layer in Edit mode.
Create Pads - Creates a solder pad on any layer in Edit mode.
Create Rectangle - Creates a rectangle entity on any layer in Edit
mode.
Create Text - Creates text on any layer in Edit mode.
Isolate - Open Isolate Layer(s) dialogue. Used to generate mill
path isolations.
Measure - Measures defined distances in millimeters or inches.
New Tool - Creates a new tool.
Register Layers - Tool used to align offset layers.

Reorder Entities - Tool used to reorder mill path. Use the feature
to reduce milling time.
Rubout - Removes all excess copper in defined area.
Snap To Objects - Snap new entities to an existing entity.
Snap To Grid - Snap new entities to a grid point.
Database Tool - Tool for efficient management of board material.
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Re-Sort All Polygons - Set filled or unfilled status of polygons.

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Tool pod desiginations

The Tool Pods are designed to be numbered starting from the
bottom left pod (1) increasing towards the rear of the machine,
once you reach the top of the column of pods return to the first
pod in the column to the right until all have been counted. While
inserting the tools according to the tool page.

Right-Click Menu
Right clicking in the main window and selecting the Machine
cursor menu gives you the following display.
Jump to Cursor Moves the head assembly to the current X,Y
position of the cursor.
Machine Net After right clicking on an entity, the machine mills all
entities contained in connected the net.
Test Depth of Cut Allows you to test the depth of cut of a pointed
milling tool. This feature is not available if the machine has not been
initialized.
Mill to End If you need to stop machining on a board before the

entire layer is finished, this feature allows to specify a new starting

point and select Mill to End to finish machining the layer entities.

Mill Drop Down Menu

The Mill drop down menu is probably the most used function in
the menu bar. A brief description of each item associated with this
menu is given below.
Initialize / Re-Initialize Prepares IsoPro to run Quick Circuit and
zeroes the machine.
Setup > Adjust Pin Position Adjusts the Y-position of the pin to
improve hole-to-pad registration on double-sided boards. This is a
fine adjustment used with the Set Pin Position feature.
Setup > Material Sets chip load and surface speed.
Setup > Set Pin Position Sets pin position with respectto the current
head position.
Use the Adjust Pin Position feature to fine-tune the head position.
Run Layer Allows user to select a layer to be machined.
Mill Selected Machines the selected entities on a layer.
Pause Temporarily stops operations to give the user control
of the machine.
Stop Stops operations on the milling table.
Tool Change Brings the head assembly to the front of machine
to allow for tool change.
Material Change Sends the head assembly to the back of
machine to allow for material change. The Material Change position
is determined by the size of the board.

QUICK CIRCUIT J5 Spindle Height Reference

Information:
The Maximun Z Stroke positive extreme is the machines Z axis home postion
The Rapid Plane is set at a distance above (or below) the Material Height. The actual distance amount
is defined by the user. NOTE: The Rapid Plane is used to allow the QCJ5 to move at full traverse
down to the Rapid Plane, then slow down to the user-defined feed rate before entry into the material.
The Material Height is defined as the top of the work piece. NOTE: The Material Height must be defined
whenever material has been added, fiipped over, or adjusted in any way.
The Depth Of Cut is defined as the depth the tool will cut into the material.
The Plate Height is defined as the top of the QCJ5 Table Top. This also sets the Maximum Z Stroke length.
NOTE: This is set by the factory, and should not be adjusted.

Diagnostic commands :

CTRL+SHIFT+F9 : Check Skipped Steps

CTRL+SHIFT+F12 : Force Initialization !!Only use when the machine
is resting at home for certain!!
CTRL+SHIFT+H : Display Home Position

For Further Assistance:

Please contact T|Tech Support at:
Email: support@t-tech.com
Telephone: (770)455-0676

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