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June 1999
OPERATION
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 offsets display, F1 will set the entered value into the offsets.
F2 In EDIT mode, PROGRAM DISPLAY, this will end a block definition.
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, Circular, or Milling Help.
F4 In MEM mode and PROGRAM DISPLAY, this will select either BACKGROUND EDIT or PROGRAM
REVIEW. BACKGROUND EDIT is selected by entering Onnnnn with the program number to edit. Program
review is selected with just F4. Program review shows 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, this button uses the highlighted Trig, Circular, or Milling data value to load, add,
subtract, multiply, or divide with the calculator.
REAL T IME C LOCK
Included in the software is a real time clock. The current date and time are displayed on the diagnostics
screen. The date and time are also applied to any alarms that are generated. The alarm history will display the
alarm, the date and time that it occured (see the alarms section on how to access the alarm history). Floppy
directory contains file creation date and time. When files are saved to the floppy disk, the directory will now
show the file creation date and time. Note that this feature also requires floppy driver software rev. 2.0 or later.
When outputting a parameter file to a floppy or the serial port, it will contain two comments near the top
containing the current date and time.
Macro variables are used to set the date and time. Macro variable #3011 contains the date in the format
yymmdd (two digit year* 10000+ month* 100+ day). Macro variable #3012 contains the time in the format
hhmmss (hours* 10000 + minutes* 100 + seconds).
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