Quick Help For Program Commands - Siemens SINUMERIK 840Di sl Operating Manual

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Operator Components/Operating Sequences
2.6 Calling the help function

2.6.2 Quick help for program commands

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Function
You can call up a help function to provide programming support with
the editing of part programs via the "information" key. This help
function can assist in the following ways:
• Context-sensitive display of instructions plus descriptive text on the
basis of the cursor position (e.g., G9 "Exact stop - deceleration)
• Display an overview of topics (e.g. "Preparatory functions", "Path
commands", "Path traversing behavior", etc.), to which instructions
are assigned.
• Display an overview of instructions with descriptive text
• Search selectively in special screen forms on the basis of topic
assignment or by entering a character string
• Jump from the context-sensitive help via the "information" key onto
the corresponding page of the documentation, e.g., jump to
Programming Guide Fundamentals
• Jump to an input screen with the "Input screen" softkey in which,
for example, a cycle is assigned new parameters.
• Transfer the selected instruction to the editor
Notes
If the help function is being used by one editor, it is not available for
use by other editors.
Sequence of operations
You can call up a help function to provide programming support with
the editing of part programs via the "information" key.
Depending on the current context of the cursor:
• With standard context sensitivity ("displayed if wording is
identical"), only the programmed instruction with descriptive text or
• with extended context sensitivity ("displayed if initial wording is the
same"), additionally all instructions with the same initial wording or
• if there is no match, a full overview (see below) is displayed.
SINUMERIK 840Di sl/840D sl/840D Operating Manual HMI-Advanced (BAD) - 01/2008 Edition
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01/2008
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