Siemens SINUMERIK 840D sl Operating Manual page 8

Table of contents
4.2.2 User agreement.....................................................................................................................69
4.3 Modes and mode groups.......................................................................................................70
4.3.1 General..................................................................................................................................70
4.3.2 Modes groups and channels..................................................................................................72
4.3.3 Channel switchover................................................................................................................72
4.4 Settings for the machine........................................................................................................73
4.4.1 Switching over the coordinate system (MCS/WCS)...............................................................73
4.4.2 Switching the unit of measurement........................................................................................74
4.4.3 Setting the zero offset............................................................................................................75
4.5 Measuring the tool..................................................................................................................77
4.5.1 Measuring a tool manually.....................................................................................................78
4.5.2 Measuring a tool with a tool probe.........................................................................................80
4.5.3 Calibrating the tool probe.......................................................................................................81
4.5.4 Measuring a tool with a magnifying glass..............................................................................82
4.5.5 Logging tool measurement results.........................................................................................83
4.6 Measuring the workpiece zero...............................................................................................84
4.6.1 Measuring the workpiece zero...............................................................................................84
4.6.2 Logging measurement results for the workpiece zero...........................................................86
4.7 Settings for the measurement result log................................................................................87
4.8 Zero offsets............................................................................................................................88
4.8.1 Display active zero offset.......................................................................................................89
4.8.2 Displaying the zero offset "overview".....................................................................................90
4.8.3 Displaying and editing base zero offset.................................................................................91
4.8.4 Displaying and editing settable zero offset.............................................................................92
4.8.5 Displaying and editing details of the zero offsets...................................................................93
4.8.6 Deleting a zero offset.............................................................................................................94
4.8.7 Measuring the workpiece zero...............................................................................................95
4.9 Monitoring axis and spindle data............................................................................................96
4.9.1 Specify working area limitations.............................................................................................96
4.9.2 Editing spindle data................................................................................................................96
4.9.3 Spindle chuck data.................................................................................................................97
4.10 Displaying setting data lists..................................................................................................100
4.11 Handwheel assignment........................................................................................................100
4.12 MDA.....................................................................................................................................102
4.12.1 Loading an MDA program from the Program Manager........................................................102
4.12.2 Saving an MDA program......................................................................................................103
4.12.3 Editing/executing a MDI program.........................................................................................104
4.12.4 Deleting an MDA program....................................................................................................105
5 Working in manual mode..........................................................................................................................107
5.1 General................................................................................................................................107
5.2 Selecting a tool and spindle.................................................................................................107
5.2.1 T,S,M window.......................................................................................................................107
5.2.2 Selecting a tool.....................................................................................................................109
5.2.3 Starting and stopping the spindle manually.........................................................................110
5.2.4 Positioning the spindle.........................................................................................................110
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