Siemens sinumerik 840D sl Operating Manual page 491

Note
Search target via "Search pointer"
The "Search point" window is displayed - as usual - over the complete lower part of the
screen. The upper contents of the window remain multi-channel.
The actual channel is displayed in the title bar of the "Search pointer" window.
The "Delete search pointer" also only acts on this channel.
Note
Search target via "Search text"
If, for a block search, you approach the program position using "Search text", please note
that a search is only made in the selected channel column.
Turning
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9.5 Display / edit the multi-channel functionality in the "Machine" operating area
5. Press the "Start search" softkey.
The search starts.
All channels of the group are started corresponding to the
search mode that has been set.
During the block search, the search states are displayed in a
message window (e.g. "Block search running").
You receive a message if the search target has been reached -
or an error message if the search target was not found.
Multi-channel support
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