Working With Tncguide - HEIDENHAIN TNC 620 User Manual

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Programming: Programming Aids
4.9 TNCguide context-sensitive help system

Working with TNCguide

Call TNCguide
There are several ways to start the TNCguide:
Press the HELP key if the TNC is not already showing an error
message
First click on the help symbol in the lower right-hand corner of
the screen, then click the appropriate soft key
Use the file manager to open a help file (.chm file). The TNC can
open any .chm file, even if it is not saved on the TNC's internal
memory
If one or more error messages are waiting for your
attention, the TNC shows the help directly associated
with the error messages. To start the
first have to acknowledge all error messages.
When the help system is called on the programming
station, the TNC starts the internally defined
standard browser.
For many soft keys there is a context-sensitive call through which
you can go directly to the description of the soft key's function.
This functionality requires using a mouse. Proceed as follows:
Select the soft-key row containing the desired soft key
Click with the mouse on the help symbol that the TNC displays
just above the soft-key row: The mouse pointer turns into a
question mark
Move the question mark to the soft key for which you want an
explanation, and click: The TNC opens TNCguide. If there is no
entry point for the selected soft key, then the TNC opens the
book file main.chm. You can search for the desired explanation
using full text search or by using the navigation
Even if you are editing an NC block, context-sensitive help is
available:
Select any NC block
Select the desired word
Press the HELP button: The TNC opens the Help system and
shows the description of the active function. This does not
apply to miscellaneous functions or cycles from your machine
manufacturer
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HEIDENHAIN | TNC 620 | Conversational Programming User's Manual | 10/2015