15-B Operation (Mach Ctr), GFZ-62564E-1/02

2. OPERATIONAL DEVICES
B–62564E–1/02
Table 2.1.1 MDI Keyboard functions (1/3)
No. Name Functions
(1) ON/OFF button Press this button to turn CNC power ON and OFF.
(2) key Press this key to reset the CNC, to cancel an alarm, etc.
(3) Soft key The soft key has various functions, according to the Applications.
The soft key functions are displayed at the
bottom of the CRT screen.
(4) Function menu key Pressing this key when the soft keys are not function
selection keys (see Subsection 2.1.9) returns the soft
keys to the states of the function selection keys. Pressing
the key when the soft keys are function selection
keys changes the soft keys to the function selection keys
that do not fit on the screen. (The 9” CRT/MDI panel has
five soft keys. The 14” CRT/MDI panel has ten soft keys.
However, these soft keys are not sufficient for some applications.
In this case, a plus sign (+) is displayed at the
extreme right of the bottom line on the CRT. The plus
sign indicates that some soft keys do not fit on the
screen.)
(5) Operation menu key The functions of the soft keys vary according to the applications.
Pressing this key when the soft keys are not
operation selection keys changes the soft keys to the
operation selection keys that are effective on the selected
CRT screen (see Subsection 2.1.11). Pressing
this key when the soft keys are operation selection keys
changes the soft keys to the operation selection keys
that do not fit on the screen. (The 9” CRT/MDI panel has
five soft keys. The 14” CRT/MDI panel has ten soft keys.
However, these soft keys are not sufficient for some applications.
In this case, a plus sign (+) is displayed in the
rightmost frame of the bottom line on the CRT. The plus
sign indicates that some soft keys do not fit on the
screen.)
(6) Address/numerical key Press these keys to input alphabetic, numeric, and other
characters.
(7) key Some address keys are marked with two characters. To
enter the lower right character, press the shift key first.
When the shift key is pressed, ^ is displayed in the key
input buffer. This indicates that pressing the address key
enters the lower right character.
!, ”, $, \, –, , :, ;, %, ’
These characters can be used on the MMC screen.
(8) key When an address or numeric key is pressed, the data is
entered in the key input buffer, then displayed on the
CRT. Press the input key to store the data entered in the
key input buffer in the offset register.
The input key is equivalent to an soft key. Either
may be used.
Pressing this key on the program editing screen inserts
the contents of the key input buffer after the position
where the cursor is located. The INSERT soft key has
the equivalent function. Either key can be used.
(9) ALTER key Pressing this key on the program editing screen replaces
the word where the cursor is located with the contents of
the key input buffer. The ALTER soft key has the equivalent
function. Either key can be used.
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