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Dear Customer,
Greetings!

We thank you for your continued patronage of FANUC products in your esteemed organization.
List of activities to be remembered before and after Long Power Off!
Before Power OFF:

1. Command or move all axis including other additional axis related to turret/ATC/APC/etc., to their respective
reference position
2. Prepare a quality CF card/USB and collect the SRAM Backup of the controller.

CF Card Port on the Controller CNC Boot Screen

3. Switch OFF the Machine Power and remove the batteries on the Machine Controller and the amplifier unit (or) If you
unable to remove the backup batteries please leave in place. Incase of brand new batteries installed just before
long shut down period, no need to remove the same from controller or amplifier unit.

Battery Location on the Controller Battery Location the Amplifier

4. Store the CF Card data backup in your Laptop/Computer/Server for safety, not to remove or delete the data content
from CF card for additional safety.
5. Backup Batteries with proper identification to be stored in safe location and ensure not exposed to direct sunlight
and high temperature/humidity.
6. Ensure locking of Controller cabinets and all cable inlets are blocked/sealed to avoid foreign particle entry.

Before Power ON:

1. Avoid using bare hands to touch the machine elements and ensure electrical isolated for human safety. Please
practice proper safety measures like use of safety goggles, hand gloves and wear safety shoes.
2. Visually inspect the machine condition in and around, ensure no abnormalities, if any found to be abnormal please
act on the same before Power On.
3. Please open the machine electrical and operator panel, visually inspect to ensure all the cables and wires are intact,
if it has suffered any physical damage due to external causes please act on the same before Power On.
4. At this stage, ensure Machine supplier recommendations are fulfilled before proceeding further.

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5. Check the Machine incoming power supply using Multimeter at the input of Main Power On/Off breaker. Ensure the
voltage levels as applicable are within limits 220/415VAC ±10% and the ground voltage to be <3VAC.

6. Turn the Machine Main Power breaker to ON position and again ensure the voltage levels are within limits.

After Power ON:

1. Check the controller and operator panel for any foul smell or electrical sparking/arcing. If yes, not to be panic please
immediately turn OFF machine input supply breaker. Inform the machine supplier about your findings and avail
support to avoid any further damage to the machine elements.
2. After safe Power ON, please check the controller display Screen and Amplifier units LED display for status. If any
alarm noticed, ensure to collect the picture of the same and report to us.
3. Turn OFF the machine power supply Breaker, if backup batteries already removed, please restore them in the
respective location and ensure their connections are intact.
4. Place the CF Card/USB with the respective machine data to memory card slot/USB port on the LCD screen and
ensure correct orientation to avoid damages to ports.
5. Turn ON the controller by pressing the combination keys and restore the SRAM data to the controller
6. After successful Power ON and SRAM data restoration, Ensure no alarm on the screen jog the axis only in MPG
mode at very low resolution of 0.001mm. Move each axis by ±20mm.
7. If you notice any of the APC alarm like 300, 306,307,308, etc.,. Its sign of axis reference position lost, please
establish axis reference positions as per the machine manufacture recommendation.
8. If no alarm during manual motion, perform each axis reference in 25% rapid rate as per axis order mention in the
machine manual.
9. Physically rotate the spindle and ensure smooth, careful sharp edges may damage your hands. Try command the
spindle with 100RPM for M03 & M04 in MDI mode. Allow it to run for minimum of 3 minutes and ramp-up in
increment of 500RPM until it reaches maximum limits. Any alarm please stop the spindle and fix the trouble.
10. After successful initial power up, it’s time to warmup your machine with standard program provided by machine
manufacture. If you notice any trouble during warmup cycle, please try fixing it.

Now Machine Ready for Operation!


Please visit www.fanucindia.com for contact details.

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