120 2 Installation and Specifications
2.3 Software setup
The functions contained in the Special menu are shown here:
The selection of a language can be assigned to a hot key.
Individual languages appear in the Special menu but are
not shown separately in this list of hot key functions.
Special menu function Description
Annot Toggles between forward and backward annotation probing
Auto E Toggles between manual and automatic edge detection probing
Clr All Clears the feature list, skews and datums
Clr Ft Clears features from the features list
Clr Sk Clears the skew part alignments and datums
DMS/DD Toggles the display of angles between degrees, minutes and seconds and decimal degrees.
MCS Clears datums and reestablishes machine coordinates.
MinMax Displays the maximum and minimum encoder count on the selected axis. An absolute range
(from the minimum to maximum) is displayed as well.
Probe Toggles the probe selection between crosshairs and (optional) optical edge detection.
Preset Presets datums to user specified values that correspond to known part coordinates such as
dimensions specified by a part drawing.
Preset! Repeats the last preset datum performed.
Prog Displays a list of prerecorded programs for selection by the user.
Prt RS Sends data for the current print request to the RS-232 serial port
Prt USB Sends data for the current print request to the USB port
Run! Runs the last program again.
Send 2, 3, 4 Sends the current X-Y, X-Y-Z or X-Y-Z-Q axes data to a printer or computer.
Send D Sends the current diameter data to a printer or computer.
Send F Sends the current form error data to a printer or computer.
Send L Sends the current length data to a printer or computer.
Send Q Sends the current protractor Q-axis data to a printer or computer.
Send r Sends the current radius data to a printer or computer.
Send X Sends the current X-axis data to a printer or computer.
Send Y Sends the current Y-axis data to a printer or computer.
Send Z Sends the current Z-axis data to a printer or computer.
Send < Sends the current angle measurement data to a printer or computer.