HEIDENHAIN POSITIP 8000 Series Operating Instructions Manual page 159

Information for OEM and Setup users | Setup
Setting the date and time
Settings ► General ► Date and time
Parameter
Date and time
Date format
Setting the units of measure
You can set various parameters to define the units of measure, rounding methods
and decimal places.
Settings ► General ► Units
Parameter
Unit for linear values
Rounding method for linear
values
Decimal places for linear values
Unit for angular values
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Explanation
Current date and time of the product
Settings: Year, Month, Day, Hour, Minute
Default setting: Current system time
Format in which the date is displayed
Settings:
MM-DD-YYYY: Month, day, year
DD-MM-YYYY: Day, month, year
YYYY-MM-DD: Year, month, day
Default setting: YYYY-MM-DD (e.g. "2016-01-31")
Explanation
Unit of measure for linear values
Settings: Millimeters or Inch
Default setting: Millimeters
Rounding method for linear values
Settings:
Commercial: Decimal places from 1 to 4 are rounded down,
decimal places from 5 to 9 are rounded up
Round off: Decimal places from 1 to 9 are rounded down
Round up: Decimal places from 1 to 9 are rounded up
Truncate: Decimal places are truncated without rounding up or
down
Round to 0 and 5: Decimal places ≤ 24 or ≥ 75 are rounded to
0, decimal places ≥ 25 or ≤ 74 are rounded to 5
Default setting: Commercial
Number of decimal places for linear values
Setting range:
Millimeters: 0 ... 5
Inch: 0 ... 7
Default value:
Millimeters: 4
Inch: 6
Unit for angular values
Settings:
Radian: Angles in radian (rad)
Decimal degrees: Angles in degrees (°) with decimal places
Deg-Min-Sec: Angles in degrees (°), minutes ['] and seconds ["]
Default setting: Decimal degrees
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