Siemens Sinumerik 840D Operating Turning page 555

Various
5.8.2 Vertical softkey bar
Display area Description
By pressing the VSK 1 "Set Mark" the window for
setting a start or end mark opens.
By pressing the VSK 2 "Repeat program" an input
mask opens where you can specify the start and end
marker which enclose the program parts you want to
repeat.
5.8.3 Repeating program blocks in the program
1. In the operating area "Program" and operating mode
"JOG", "MDA" or "AUTO" press the HSK 1.6
"Various".
2. Press the VSK 1.8 "Extend" to open the vertical soft-
key bar 2.
3. Press the VSK 2.3 "Repeat program".
4. Place the orange selection cursor on the program
block before the program block that you want to re-
peat.
5. Press the VSK 1 "Set Mark" to insert a start mark.
In the "Set mark" input window, enter an individual
name for the start mark (see the following picture).
With pressing the VSK 8 "Accept" a new sequential
program block "MARK1"will be inserted into the work
plan (alike the picture below).
6. Place the orange selection cursor on that program
block in the work plan that shall be the last block in
the repetition sequence.
7. Press the VSK 1 "Set mark" to insert a stop mark.
In the "Set mark" input window, enter an individual
name for the end mark (see the following picture).
With pressing the VSK 8 "Accept" a new sequential
program block "MARK2" will be inserted into the
work plan (alike the picture below).
840D/828D SINUMERIK Operate
Section 5
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