Siemens SINUMERIK 840D sl Operating Manual page 7

Table of contents
Foreword ................................................................................................................................................... 3
1 Introduction.............................................................................................................................................. 13
1.1 Product overview .........................................................................................................................13
1.2 Operator panel fronts ...................................................................................................................14
1.2.1 Overview ......................................................................................................................................14
1.2.2 Keys of the operator panel...........................................................................................................16
1.3 Machine control panels ................................................................................................................22
1.3.1 Overview ......................................................................................................................................22
1.3.2 Controls on the machine control panel ........................................................................................22
1.4 Operator interface ........................................................................................................................25
1.4.1 Screen layout ...............................................................................................................................25
1.4.2 Status display...............................................................................................................................26
1.4.3 Actual value window ....................................................................................................................29
1.4.4 T,F,S window ...............................................................................................................................30
1.4.5 Current block display ...................................................................................................................32
1.4.6 Operation via softkeys and buttons .............................................................................................32
1.4.7 Entering or selecting parameters .................................................................................................34
1.4.8 Pocket calculator..........................................................................................................................36
1.4.9 Context menu...............................................................................................................................38
1.4.10 Touch operation ...........................................................................................................................38
1.4.11 Changing the user interface language.........................................................................................39
1.4.12 Entering Asian characters............................................................................................................40
1.4.13 Protection levels...........................................................................................................................42
1.4.14 Online help in SINUMERIK Operate............................................................................................44
2 Setting up the machine ............................................................................................................................ 47
2.1 Switching on and switching off.....................................................................................................47
2.2 Approaching a reference point.....................................................................................................48
2.2.1 Referencing axes .........................................................................................................................48
2.2.2 User agreement ...........................................................................................................................49
2.3 Modes of operation ......................................................................................................................51
2.3.1 General information .....................................................................................................................51
2.3.2 Modes groups and channels........................................................................................................53
2.3.3 Channel switchover......................................................................................................................53
2.4 Settings for the machine ..............................................................................................................55
2.4.1 Switching over the coordinate system (MCS/WCS) ....................................................................55
2.4.2 Switching the unit of measurement..............................................................................................55
2.4.3 Setting the work offset .................................................................................................................57
2.5 Work offsets .................................................................................................................................59
2.5.1 Display active zero offset .............................................................................................................60
2.5.2 Displaying the work offset "overview" ..........................................................................................61
2.5.3 Displaying and editing base zero offset .......................................................................................62
2.5.4 Displaying and editing settable zero offset ..................................................................................63
2.5.5 Displaying the zero offset details. ................................................................................................64
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