WinMax Lathe Conversational Part Programming v546CO Documentation Conventions — vii
DOCUMENTATION CONVENTIONS
This documentation uses several conventions to explain the safety features and
emphasize key concepts. These conventions are described in this section.
Sample Screens
Sample screens in this documentation were taken from a WinMax single-screen control.
All screens are subject to change. The screens on your system may vary slightly.
Softkeys
Softkeys are located on the side of the screen. You can set the softkeys to appear on
either the right or left side of the screen. Refer to the Getting Started with WinMax for
information about making this selection. Softkeys may change upon field entries or other
softkey selection. References to softkeys in the documentation appear with the softkey’s
corresponding F-key. For example, the Part Setup softkey from the Input screen is
referenced as the PART SETUP F1 softkey.
Screen Areas
The screens are divided into the following areas, in addition to the row of softkeys:
Data Entry
The data entry area is located on the opposite side of the screen from the softkeys.
Available softkeys may change even when the text and data entry area does not.
Fields in the data entry area display or receive information. Refer to Using the
Touchscreen for information on entering information in fields.
Prompts and Error/Status Area
The bottom portion of the screen is reserved for prompts, program status and error
messages.
Prompts provide help on data entry selections based on the field with the blinking cursor.
Errors and status messages occur anytime the status or error occurs. They are not based
on the field with the blinking cursor. These messages provide machine information to the
operator.
Error messages may also stop and/or prevent machine operation until the cause of the
error is corrected.
Status Bar
The status bar contains