Owner's manual

Basic Control Operation
Chapter 2
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To use a softkey function, press the plain, unmarked button directly below
the description of the softkey function.
Important: Some of the softkey functions are purchased as optional
features. This manual assumes that all available optional features have
been purchased for the machine. If an option is not purchased, the softkey
is blank.
The control can be purchased with a 9-inch monochrome monitor or a
12-inch color monitor.
Certain lines of the screen are dedicated to displaying specific information:
Lines: Displayinformation:
line 1
machine/
systemmessage are a
If an erroroccursora message is generatedforanyreasonduring
machine operationorprogramexecution,the controldisplays the
corresponding machine/system message inthis area. Onlythe
highestpriority,mostcurrentmessageis displayed here.
lines2-3
inputlines
Whenyou enterdatausing the keyboard,the controldisplaysthe
characters correspondingtothekeyspresseduntil youpressthe
[TRANSMIT] key. Some screens can onlyhave line 2as aninput
line.
lines4-20
data displayarea
The controldisplays axisposition data,listingofthepartprogram,tool
offsetdata,G-,M-, H-,T-,F-,S-,and D-codes,graphics,and other
data, as determined bytheselected display. Seechapter8.
lines21-22
PAL message area
The controldisplays anymessagesgenerated bythe control’sPAL
programin thisarea
lines23-25
softkeydisplayarea
The controldisplays the currently available softkey functionsinthis
area.
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