My machine is not turned off, but it could be ? Yep after spending thousands of dolours on this machine, I was told it can be disabled and made useless. Let all the locksmith know what problems I face as a Locksmith with my new Silca toy - the Silca Futura. If you want this machine make an offer. Im so not happy with the investment - as my opinion. Im not holding back telling what makes me want to take a hammer to my new $20,000 key machine - I so wish I could pull out the hammer and adjust it !!!