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96-8000 Rev AC
May 2010
Introduction
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The alpha keys allow the user to enter the letters of the alphabet along with
some special characters. Some of the special characters are entered by first
pressing the “Shift” key.
Shift -
The
shift key provides access to additional characters on the keyboard.
The additional characters are seen in the upper left of some of the alpha and
number keys. Pressing Shift and then the character will enter that character on
the data entry line. When entering text, UPPER CASE is the default, to enter
lower case characters, press and hold the Shift key.
When a control has a fifth axis installed, the B axis is selected for jogging by
pressing the Shift button and then the +/-A jog keys.
EOB -
This is the End-Of-Block character. It is displayed as a semicolon (;) on
the screen and it signifies the end of a program line.
( ) -
Parentheses are used to separate CNC program commands from user
comments. They must always be entered as a pair. Note: Any time an invalid
line of code is received through the RS-232 port while receiving a program, it is
added to the program between parenthesis.
/ -
The right slash is used in the Block Delete feature and in Macro expressions.
If this symbol is the first symbol in a block and a Block Delete is enabled, then
that block is ignored at run time. The symbol is also used for division (divide by)
in macro expressions (see the Macro section).
[ ] -
Square brackets are used in macro functions. Macros are an optional soft
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ware feature.
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Mode keys change the operational state of the CNC machine tool. Once a
mode button is pressed, the buttons in the same row are made available to the
user. The current mode is always displayed at the top center of the display.
EDIT-
Selects edit mode. This mode is used to edit programs in control’s mem
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ory. Edit mode provides two editing panes: one for the currently active program,
and another for background editing. Switch between the two panes by pressing
the EDIT key. Press F1 to access help pop-up menus.
Insert -
Pressing this button will enter commands into the program in front of
the cursor. This button will also insert the text from the clipboard to the current
cursor location, and is also used to copy blocks of code in a program.
Alter -
Pressing this button will change the highlighted command or text to the
newly entered commands or text. This button will also change the highlighted
variables to the text stored in the clipboard, or move a selected block to an-
other location.
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