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

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Screen keypad

If you are using the compact version of the control (without
alphabetic keyboard), you can enter letters and special characters
with the screen keypad or with a PC keyboard connected to 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 keypad.
The control opens a window in which the numeric entry field of
the control 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 control 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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HEIDENHAIN | TNC 620 | Conversational Programming User's Manual | 10/2017
Programming Aids | Screen keypad