HEIDENHAIN iTNC 530 Service Manual page 263

The backup type can be selected via the following icons ...
Select the backup type according to the following criteria:
Backup for a If you want to create a backup archive for your TNC and PLC data:
data archive
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Archives can/should be created for the TNC partition and for the PLC partition.
Backup for the If you want to exchange the control (MC with or without CC) :
control exchange
The machine time (TIMES.SYS), the calibration data of the touch probe, possible overflows of
multiturn EnDat encoders, traverse range settings, etc. (NCDATA.SYS) are included in this
backup and transferred to the new control or hard disk.
These backup types are not intended for an archive, since machine time, calibration data,
overflows of multiturn EnDat encoders etc. continue to change.
May 2006
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Scan directory
The files in the selected directory are scanned.
Files in subdirectories are ignored!
 Scan directory tree
The files in the selected directory and in all subdirectories are scanned.
 Scan system and machine files
All files of the PLC partition and the three files in the SYS partition
(NCPATH.SYS, NCDATA.SYS, TIMES.SYS) are scanned.
 Scan everything
All files of the TNC and PLC partition and the three files in the SYS partition
(NCPATH.SYS, NCDATA.SYS, TIMES.SYS) are scanned.
Note
Scanning in this context means creating a reference list for the directory tree.
A file with the extension *.LST is generated. This file serves to restore the original
directory tree on the new hard disk.
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Select Scan directory tree
The backup should have an identifying name (for example the machine number, etc.).
 Select Scan everything ("full backup") or ...
 Scan system and machine files (Ask the customer if the TNC data have already
been backed up or the source files are stored on an external data medium)
Note
For these backup types the settings of date and time on control and laptop must match.
Otherwise the error message Wrong password! is displayed.
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