Productivity Inc – Haas CNC TL Series Lathe Operator Manual Page 20
8 – Mode Keys
Mode keys set the operational state of the machine tool. Once a mode is set the keys to the right may be
used. The current operation mode of the machine is displayed at the top thin pane of the CRT.
EDIT The edit mode is used to make changes in a program stored in memory. When you press
EDIT two panes appear at the top of the screen. In the left pane the active program
appears. In the right an inactive program appears or the select program screen appears.
On the bottom left a editor help pane appears and on the right a clipboard pane. Editing
may be performed in either the active or inactive panes. Pressing EDIT toggles between
the two panes, (changes background to white). To call up a program from memory and
put it in one of the edit panes press SELCT/PROG. Highlight the program desired by using
the up or down cursor buttons and press WRITE/ENTER.
In the edit mode you are able to use the edit keys in the same row as the EDIT key.
INSERT Enters commands keyed into the input panel in lower left pane of CRT after the cursor
highlighted word in a program.
ALTER Highlighted words are replaced by text input into the input panel.
DELETE Highlighted words are deleted from a program.
UNDO Will undo up to the last 9 edit changes.
F1 KEY While in the edit mode pressing F1 will bring up an edit pop up window. Using the
sideways cursor buttons will toggle thru HELP, MODIFY, SEARCH, EDIT AND PROGRAM
MENUS. The up and down buttons will cursor thru the different options in each of the
above.
MODIFY Gives options on changing line numbers.
SEARCH Will perform a search and gives the option of replacing text.
EDIT Gives option of cutting or copying and pasting to a clipboard and to another program.
PROGRAM Gives options of creating new program, selecting a program from list to edit, duplication
of programs, switching from left to right side of window panes.
Background
Edit When a program is being run pushing the edit will bring up the Background Edit pane in
the Main Display Pane. Simple edits may be performed on the program that is being run
or another program. The edits on the running program will not take place until after the
current cycle has completed.
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