Cutting Procedure - By Code

1. Press the ON/OFF button in the middle of the setting unit keypad. (This powers up the keypad.)





2. Turn the clamp unit lock lever to the left to release the clamp unit, and slide it to the right until the bottom left side is flush with the base edge. Turn the lever to the right to lock the clamp unit in place. Loosen the lateral and spring tension adjustment knobs on the clamp carriage.

3. Use the clamp carriage lever to position the clamp unit so the tracer is directly over the flat surface of the code device, just ahead of the cam blades.

4. Pull the vertical carriage lever toward you until the tracer just touches the flat surface ahead of the cam blades. Watch the arrows on the keypad:

^ If the double-headed arrow in the middle of the keypad lights green, the tracer and cutter bit are properly aligned.

^ If the arrow on the left of the keypad lights red, the cutter bit is not touching the jaw. Turn the micrometric ring nut above the tracer to the left until the double-headed arrow lights green.





^ If the vertical arrow on the right of the keypad lights red, the tracer is not touching the jaw. Turn the micrometric ring nut above the tracer to the right until the double-headed arrow lights green.

*5. Turn the micrometric ring nut to the right five clicks so the cutter bit is slightly higher than the tracer. The arrow on the left should light red. Raise the vertical carriage.

NOTE:
Setting the tracer five clicks lower than the cutter bit at this point has the effect of making the cutter bit cut the duplicated key a little shallower. This will protect the locking jaws from being damaged.*

6. Optional: Loosen the set screw, and adjust the hand rest to a comfortable position. Tighten the screw.

7. Pull the clamp carriage lever toward you until the clamp carriage clicks into its end-of-run position.





8. Clean any metal shavings or debris out of the center jaw. (A soft-bristle toothbrush is ideal for this purpose.) Then open the jaws with the jaws knob, and slide the key blank with its flat side down into the jaw up to the key stop. Close the jaw with the jaws knob to lock the key blank into place. Visually inspect the key for proper alignment in the jaw.

9. Set and lock the cam sets on the code device.

^ Starting with the left cam set, make sure the lock pin is pulled all the way out. (This releases the cams.)

^ Going from front to back, use the middle lock pin to set the first cam to the appropriate key code number in the code book. (The cam is properly set when the number on the cam lines up with the red scribe mark on the clamp unit.)

^ Slide the lock pin through the notch in the cam. (This locks the cam in place.)

^ Keep doing this for each of the remaining cams in the set until all the cams are set and locked, then push the lock pin all the way in.

Repeat this process to set and lock the cams for the right cam set.

NOTE:
Make sure you set the MIS cam in the right cam set for the type of key you are cutting. For a master key, set the cam to M; for a valet key, set it to S.





When you are done, push all the cam blades to the left until they touch the cams in the left cam set.

10. Pull the vertical carriage lever toward you until the tracer touches the flat surface on the right side at the front of the cams. Gently twist the lever clockwise to lock the vertical carriage at this height. Do not overtighten the lever.

11. Turn on the cutter motor with the motor start switch.

[NOTICE]

^ To avoid damaging the locking jaws while cutting, keep your hand off the vertical carriage lever. Pressure on the lever will change the cutting depth.

* ^ To avoid breaking the cutter bit, never back up while cutting.*

^ Wear proper eye protection (safety glasses, goggles, etc.)

12. Use the clamp carriage lever and the tracer to follow the contours of the cam blades from front to back. (The cutter bit cuts the same contours into the right edge of the key blank, from head to tip.)





13. After completing the right edge, push all of the cam blades to the right until they touch the cams, then trace the cam blades from back to front. (The cutter bit cuts the same contours into the left edge of the key from tip to head.) Turn off the cutter motor.

14. Release the vertical carriage lever. Push all the cam blades to the left until they touch the cams. Pull the vertical carriage lever towards you until the tracer touches the flat surface on the right side, at the front of the cams. Gently twist the lever clockwise to lock the vertical carriage at this height. Do not overtighten the lever.

15. Turn on the cutter motor, then retrace the cam blades from front to back. Push all the cam blades to the right until they touch the cams, and then retrace the cam blades from back to front (retracing cleans up the cuts on the key). Turn off the cutter motor.

16. Release the vertical carriage lever. Open the jaw and remove the key. Make sure the jaw is free of any metal shavings or debris. Turn the key over so the blank side is up, then slide it into the jaw up to the key stop. Close the jaw to lock the key in place.

17. Push all the cam blades to the left until they touch the cams. Repeat steps 10 through 15 to cut both edges on the other side of the key.

18. When you are done making the required cuts, release the vertical carriage lever. Open the jaw and remove the key.

19. Make sure the key works in the ignition switch and the locks. If the key does not work, recut the key, and try it again.

20. Depending on the type of key, code the key transponder.