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12 ALS 4.0 P R O D U C T M A N U A L EN 3.3.1 Load Lumber Screen 2 1 Figure 13 This screen displays what size and grade of stock lumber to feed into the saw. 1. NEXT CUT ORDER – Displays a preview of the next board to be cut The two gray bars near the bottom of the screen show how the computer has placed pieces on the stock. The top bar shows the stock board that was just cut, and the bottom bar shows the stock board that is set up, ready and will be cut next. The red and yellow colors of the pieces are alternated so that it noticeable where each board begins and ends. There is no other significance to these two colors. NOTE When the stock is changed, the Next Cut Order will be recalculated and the new piece layout will be shown. Occasionally, this recalculation will cause the Previous Cut Order layout to go off scale, but that will have no effect on upcoming cuts. It is not possible to make changes to the stocks if a picklist has been created for the job. When there are pieces on the stock that have beveled ends, the beveled edges will be green for double bevel, blue for single bevel front, or fuchsia for single bevel back. • The information shown on the first line on each piece is truss name. • The second line shows the piece name. • The third line shows the index of the piece and the piece length. The index number is assigned by the saw computer when the job is loaded. It corresponds to the position of the piece in the list on the Piece Select screen. It is not the quantity of the piece. It is shown on this screen for reference. It can be used when it is necessary to to find the piece in the job list on the Piece Select Screen (Figure 9). The width and grade of the stock are automatically determined by the requirements of the piece that will be cut. 6. PIECES IN CURRENT JOB is a summary of the total number of pieces for each grade and size required in the job. It is not a pick list, for information about creating pick lists see section 3.11. Buttons below the piece list perform the following functions (Figure 12): 7. EXIT – Will cancel out of this screen and leave all cut data intact. NOTE It is very strongly advised to use this button when exiting the program so that cutting data is not lost. 8. SINGLE PIECE – This mode allows the operator to select specific pieces to be cut one at a time. The computer will determine the quantity of single pieces that can fit on the lumber stock automatically. When the cutting is complete the piece select screen will appear. (Figure 12). 9. RUN ALL – This button starts a process that will cut all the pieces in the job. The details of the process are a function of the state of the OPTIMIZE feature. NOTE All information regarding the setup of the OPTIMIZE feature is located in section 3.8 of this manual. Please read this section to learn how to best setup the feature for maximum effectiveness. 10. When OPTIMIZE is ON, this button starts the process described in section 3.8. The blade comes on and the computer fills the first stock piece using the optimizing function. ! WARNING Do not push the board into the feeder until the green light is on. When OPTIMIZE is OFF, cutting will proceed from beginning to end of the TRS file in order. This option is useful to cut in the same order as a cutting list. More waste may result.