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OPERATION
SPECIAL F UNCTION K EYS
The F1, F2, F3, and F4 buttons perform different functions depending on what display and mode is selected.
The following is a quick summary of the Fn buttons:
F1 In EDIT mode and PROGRAM DISPLAY, this will start a block definition.
In LIST PROG mode, F1 will duplicate a program already stored and give it a new name from
the command line.
In OFSET display, F1 will set the entered value into the offsets.
F2 In EDIT mode, PROGRAM DISPLAY, this will end a block definition.
In OFSET display, F2 will set the negative of the entered value into the offsets.
F3 In EDIT and MDI modes, the F3 key will copy the highlighted circular help line into the data entry
line at the bottom of the screen. This is useful when you want to use the solution developed for a
circular motion. Push INSERT to add that circular motion command line to your program. In the
calculator HELP function, this button copies the value in the calculator window to the highlighted
data entry for Trig or Circular Help.
F4 When in EDIT mode with no program running, entering Onnnnn in the input line and pressing
F4 will change the program being edited to Onnnnn.
When in MEM mode and PROGRAM DISPLAY, F4 can be pressed to select either BACKGROUND EDIT or
PROGRAM REVIEW. BACKGROUND EDIT is selected by entering the program number at the input line and
pressing F4. BACKGROUND EDIT can only be selected when a program is running. PROGRAM REVIEW
can be selected whether or not a program is running, simply by pressing F4. If a program is running, PRO-
GRAM REVIEW will show the running program on the left half of the screen, and allows the operator to review
the program on the right half of the screen.
In the calculator HELP function, F4 uses the highlighted Trig, Circular, or Milling data value to
load, add, subtract, multiply or divide with the calculator.
THE UNDO KEY
A very powerful keyboard button available in this control is the UNDO button. When editing, this button will
allow you to basically undo any changes or edits you have made but wish you hadnîš’t. Any time you use the
INSERT, ALTER, or DELETE buttons, the condition of the original block is saved and can be restored with the
UNDO button. In fact, the previous nine changes can be undone in the opposite order that they were entered by
pressing the UNDO button for each change that is to be backed out.
The UNDO button can be used in EDIT, BACKGROUND EDIT, and MDI. But if you change operating modes
between EDIT and MDI, you cannot use the UNDO button as the list of saved data is cleared.
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