Traversing Keys - Siemens SINUMERIK 840D sl Operating Manual

Changing the channel
● You are able to switch the channel by touch in the status display:
– In the Machine operating area (large status display), by touch operation of the channel
– In the other operating areas (no status display), by touch operation of the channel display
● The "1... n CHANNEL" softkey is available in the machine control panel menu that can be
reached via the user menu key "U".
Operating area switchover
You can display the operating area menu by touching the display symbol for the active
operating area.
Handwheel
The HT 8 is available with a hand wheel.
References
For information about connecting the hand wheel, refer to:
Operator Components and Networking Manual; SINUMERIK 840D sl/840Di sl
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Traversing keys

The traversing keys are not labeled. However, you can display a label for the keys in place of
the vertical softkey bar.
Labeling of the traversing keys is displayed for up to six axes on the touch panel by default.
Showing and hiding
You can link the showing and hiding of the label to activation of the enabling button, for
example. In this case, the traversing keys are displayed when you press the enabling button.
If you release the enabling button, the traversing keys are hidden again.
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display in the status display.
in the screen headers (yellow field).
Machine manufacturer
Please refer to the machine manufacturer's specifications.
Machine manufacturer
Please refer to the machine manufacturer's specifications.
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