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With the Calmotion LCD monitor replacement for the Fadal, ELE-0189, there are multiple background and foreground color settings. With the standard coax video cable to BNC connector there are only 2 colors, a foreground and a background color. The Calmotion LCD provides a jumper to choose what those 2 colors will be. On the back of the LCD unit there is are button controls. The SW1 button (furthest from LED power light) will open the menu, and is also the select button. SW2 is moves highlight left, and reduces a settings value. SW3 moves the highlight right, and increases setting value. (SW4 not used) . Open the menu on the LCD and select this icon to set the color levels: Add the jumper that is next to the BNC connector: Blue background and White foreground: Set red to 50%, green to 50% and blue to 100% Black background and White foreground: Set red to 50%, green to 50% and blue to 50% Remove the jumper that is next to the BNC connector: Black background and Green foreground: Set red to 50%, green to 50% and blue to 0%

With the PC 527F video card application, using DR or back plotting will be different than the legacy control. The program will first be plotted into a file on the 527F control card. Then with the PC the file will be accessed and can be viewed or plotted with any g-code back plotting software. Setup: 1. In the SETP, page 1, select the VIDEO STYLE and set to PC. 2. Map the 527F FTP site to Windows File Explorer, here is a post how to do this Process: 1. Load a program to view 2. Use the DR command to plot the program into a file on the SD card of the control. Typically the program will be plotted to a file name with the DR prefix, the o-word number of the program. 3. Open a g-code plotting application or web based plotter on the 527F PC. 4. Browse and open the 527F FTP folder where the program was plotted to and select the DR#.TXT file that was created. If the 527F PC has access to the internet, a good webbased g-code plotter is available at ncviewer.com. Here is an example of the plot file the control will generate. From this viewer, searching to certain a certain part of the program is possible, like each M6 tool change, etc.

Windows buffers FTP data. This creates problems if the FTP information changes. If the FTP page is refreshed with F5 will typically work. It is suggested to force Windows to always reload FTP pages.  To make this change: 1. Open the Windows Internet Options properties (see screen shots below) 2. Select “settings” 3. Select “Every time I visit a webpage” 4. Save settings by clicking “OK”