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16 ALS 4.0 XE P R O D U C T M A N U A L EN 1. NEXT STOCK PIECE LAYOUT – Provides advance notice of the next piece of stock that will need to be loaded into the saw for cutting. This information is always to view what is coming next. It's essential when the Multiple Stock feature active since the required stock is chosen by the computer from the multiple stock list for each stock that is run. When Multiple Stock is active, the Next Stock Piece Layout will identify which stock has been chosen for the next cut. While the current stock is being cut, the proper stock length for the next cut can be loaded. 2. PREVIOUS STOCK PIECE LAYOUT – Indicates the last stock fill the saw cut, if applicable. 3. NEXT STOCK – This button is used during Office Mode operation of the program only. 4. PA USE – This button allows the cutting operation to be paused and cancel back to the Piece Layout Screen, or to continue cutting when ready. The button label will change to "CONTINUE" and pressing this button will resume the cutting process. 5. STOCK LENGTH – Length of the current stock STOCK WIDTH – Width of the current stock LUMBER GRADE - Grade of Lumber currently used CUR PC/ CUT – Current Piece being cut, current cut (1-7) FRONT WASTE – Length of Waste on front end of stock BACK WASTE – Length of waste at the back end of stock, after all pieces cut TOTAL WASTE – Sum of all kerf. Piece to piece plus end waste 6. NEXT CUT – Debug Use only, cycles from cut #1 to cut #4 for each piece on stock. 7. EXIT - Exits the current Screen and takes you back to job select screen - Figure 8 8. VIEW CUT DATA – Used for troubleshooting, it will gather up of the files involved at the time (job file, user configuration file, machine configuration file) and zip them into a single file utilizing the date and time as the file name. This is all of the information needed to recreate the problem, and will be needed by Alpine Equipment Customer Service to troubleshoot a particular cutting problem. 3.3.2 Cut Status Screen Figure 15 This screen will be active while the saw is cutting each stock piece. Its purpose is to display cutting progress information in case there is a problem with the saw or with the motion control system. This information can be useful in diagnosing those problems.