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22 ALS 4.0 XE P R O D U C T M A N U A L EN 3.6 System Options Menu Figure 28 3.6.1 General Options (1) Sawyer Login – Causes the program to ask for a login name before starting. Office Mode – Enables the program to function on a computer that is not connected to the saw. If this option is checked on the computer at the saw, you will not be able to cut lumber, and you will get error messages about lost communications links. NOTE If this option is checked on the computer at the saw, it will not be able to cut lumber. Metric Units – Enables the saw to receive information and to display in metric units. JobName = TRSname – Changes the job name that prints out and shows on the screen to be the same as the name of the *.TRS file. Strip Truss Description – The truss naming convention in some plants can create very long truss names. When these names become too long or contain certain characters, they can interfere with certain operations of the ALS program. This option will strip the truss description from the *.TRS file. Discuss this option with your supervisor before turning it on. Do not check both this option and the Strip Layout Tag option. You must choose one or the other. See Printer Options if you do not want a truss description printed. Strip Layout Tag – The cut data file (*.TRS) contains two truss ID's. One is automatically assigned by the VIEW Layout Program and the other is assigned by engineers in your office. This option removes the layout ID to reduce confusion. Most companies turn this option on. Return waste length – This defines if waste ejects to infeed (when waste longer or equal to set value) or outfeed side. For system with auto infeed this setting set to 99-0-0 to make sure it never ejects waste back to infeed side. 3.6.2 Optimization Options (2) When this option is checked, the computer will choose from all pieces of the same size without regard to grade requirement. You will need to make sure that the highest grade required for the job is available. This will improve the waste factor but should be used carefully to make sure that lower grade lumber is not used on pieces requiring higher grades. Turns on the feature that causes the saw to review multiple stock pieces and choose the stock that produces the least waste. Stock pieces to be used can be chosen or revised from the Change Stock screen. This button will allow you to turn off the ability to match grade and size when the Multiple Stock Pieces option is on. This option only affects the way the Multiple Stock option functions. When this option is off, the computer will choose from the multiple stock lists on the basis of the various Multiple Stock lengths only. The saw will tell you when to change sizes of lumber.