Reading In An Archive In The Program Manager - Siemens SINUMERIK 840D sl Operating Manual

14.16.3

Reading in an archive in the Program Manager

In the "Program Manager" operating area, you have the option of reading in archives from the
archive folder of the system data as well as from configured USB and network drives.
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5. Press the "Preview window" softkey.
The contents of the selected file are displayed in a small window.
Press the "Preview window" softkey again to close the window.
6. Press the "Properties" softkey.
Information about the selected file is displayed in a small window.
Press the "OK" softkey to close the window.
7. Press the "Search" softkey.
Enter the required search term in the search dialog and press the "OK"
softkey if you wish to search for a specific directory or subdirectory.
Note: The place holders "*" (for any character string) and "?" (for any
character) make it easier for you to perform a search.
8. Press the "Archive" and "Generate archive" softkeys.
The "Generate Archive: Select Storage Location" window opens.
The "Archive" folder with the subfolders "User" and "Manufacturer" as
well as the storage media (e.g. USB) are displayed.
9. Select the required location for archiving and press the "New directory"
softkey to create a suitable subdirectory.
The "New Directory" window opens.
10. Enter the required name and press the "OK" softkey.
The directory is created below the selected folder.
11. Press the "OK" softkey.
The "Generate Archive: Name" window opens.
12. Select the format (e.g. archive ARC (binary format) for 840D sl or archive
ARD for 828D), enter the desired name and press the "OK" softkey to
archive the file/files.
A message informs you if archiving was successful.
13. Press the "OK" softkey to confirm the message and end the archiving
operation.
An archive file in the .ARC (840D sl) or .ARD (828D) format type is created
in the selected directory.
Software option
In order to read-in user archives in the "Program Manager" operating area, you
require the option "Additional HMI user memory on CF Card of NCU" (not for
840D sl / SINUMERIK Operate on PCU50 / PC).
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