Opening The Information System - Siemens SINAMICS S120 Commissioning Manual

2.7.2

Opening the information system

Opening the information system with the menu
To access the information system on the home page, follow these steps:
1. Select "Display help" command from the "Help" menu.
The start page of the information system opens.
Opening the information system with <F1>
To access the information system and help for the current context, proceed as follows:
1. Select an object for which you want to view the help, for example, a menu command or a
program element.
2. Press <F1>.
The information system opens. If information on the current context is available, the
appropriate topic appears. If no information on the current context is available, the home
page of the information system is displayed.
Opening the information system via tooltip cascades
To open the information system from a tooltip cascade, proceed as follows:
1. Move the mouse pointer over an object with a tooltip cascade.
The tooltip cascade opens. If additional information is available, the tooltip cascade
contains links to the corresponding help topics.
2. Click on a link.
The information system opens and the additional help topic appears.
Opening help for error messages
Numerous actions in the Startdrive are supported with messages in the inspector window. If
help on such a message is available, a blue question mark appears behind the message.
To view the help for a message, follow these steps:
1. Display the Inspector window.
2. Click on the blue question mark behind a message.
The information system opens and the help error message appears. It contains an exact
description of cause of the error and how to remedy it.
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