HEIDENHAIN TNC 620 User Manual page 416

11
Programming: Special Functions
11.8 Freely definable tables
You can use a connected mouse or the TNC keyboard to navigate in
the form. Navigation using the TNC keyboard:
Press the navigation keys to go to the entry fields.
Use the arrow keys to navigate within an entry
field. To open pop-down menus, press the GOTO
key.
In a table that already has lines, you cannot change
the table properties Name and Column type. Once
you have deleted all lines, you can change these
properties. If required, create a backup copy of the
table beforehand.
In a field of the TSTAMP column type you can reset
an invalid value if you press the CE key and then the
ENT key.
Exiting the structure editor
Press the OK soft key. The TNC closes the editor form and
applies the changes. All changes are discarded by pressing the
CANCEL soft key.
Switching between table and form view
All tables with the .TAB extension can be opened in either list view
or form view.
Press the key for setting the screen layout. Select
the respective soft key for list view or form view
(form view: with or without dialog texts)
In the form view the TNC lists the line numbers with the contents
of the first column in the left half of the screen.
In the right half you can change the data.
Press the ENT key or the arrow key to move to the next entry
field
To select another row, press the green navigation key (folder
symbol). This moves the cursor to the left window, and you can
select the desired line with the arrow keys. Press the navigation
key to switch back to the input window.
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