Siemens SINUMERIK 840D Operator's Manual page 30

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Operator Components/Operating Sequences
2.1 Operator panels
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ETC key
Expansion of the softkey bar in the same menu.
MENU SELECT
You can call the basic menu from any operating area by pressing this
key. Pressing the key twice in succession changes from the current
operating area to the previous one and back again.
The standard basic menu branches into the following operating areas:
1. Machine
2. Parameters
3. Program
4. Services
5. Diagnostics
6. Start-up
ALARM CANCEL
By pressing this key, you can acknowledge the alarm marked by this
cancel symbol.
CHANNEL
In a configuration with several channels, it is possible to switch
between channels (switch from channel 1 to channel n).
When a "Channel menu" is configured, all existing communication
links to other NCUs plus the associated channels are displayed on
softkeys.
(See also Section "Channel switchover")
HELP
This key displays explanatory information about the current operating
status (e.g. support for programming, diagnosis, PLC, alarms).
The letter "i" displayed in the dialog line indicates that information is
available.
SHIFT
Depress the Shift key to enter the uppermost character shown on the
dual input keys.
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