Screen Keyboard; Entering Text With The Screen Keyboard - HEIDENHAIN TNC 620 User Manual

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Programming: Programming Aids
4.1

Screen keyboard

4.1 Screen keyboard
If you are using the compact version (without an alphabetic
keyboard) TNC 620, you can enter letters and special characters
with the screen keyboard or with a PC keyboard connected over
the USB port.

Entering text with the screen keyboard

Press the GOTO key if you want to enter letters, e.g. a program
name or directory name, using the screen keyboard
The TNC opens a window in which the numeric entry field of
the TNC is displayed with the corresponding letters assigned
You can move the cursor to the desired character by repeatedly
pressing the respective key
Wait until the TNC transfers the selected character to the entry
field before you enter the next character
Use the OK soft key to load the text into the open dialog field
Use the ABC/ABC soft key to select upper or lower case. If your
machine manufacturer has defined additional special characters,
you can call them with the SPECIAL CHARACTERS soft key and
insert them. Use the BACKSPACE soft key to delete individual
characters.
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