HEIDENHAIN ND 1200 - V2.16, Operating Instructions Manual, Page: 32 / 141

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Select a probe type
Features are probed with crosshairs or with optional optical edge
detection. Optical edge detection can be configured as manual or
automatic point entry.
Select crosshairs:
U Press the PROBE soft key if necessary to
select the crosshair probe. The crosshair
symbol will be shown in the upper right
corner of the screen.
Select an optical edge probe
U Press the PROBE soft key if necessary to
display an optical probe symbol in the upper
right corner of the screen. The manual point
entry optical probe symbol is shown here.
U Toggle the optical probe between manual
and automatic point entry by pressing the
key sequence: MENU/EDGE/AUTO E.
Press the PROBE soft key to select a probe type
Skip these probe selection instructions if your ND 1200
does not include the optical edge detection option.