Table of contents   
 
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10  Operating Manual, 03/2013, 6FC5398-8CP40-3BA1 
2.5.4  Measuring a tool with a magnifying glass ................................................................................... 78 
2.6  Measuring the workpiece zero ....................................................................................................
80 
2.7  Zero offsets .................................................................................................................................
82 
2.7.1  Display active zero offset ............................................................................................................
83 
2.7.2  Displaying the zero offset "overview"..........................................................................................
84 
2.7.3  Displaying and editing base zero offset ......................................................................................
86 
2.7.4  Displaying and editing settable zero offset .................................................................................
87 
2.7.5  Displaying and editing details of the zero offsets........................................................................
88 
2.7.6  Deleting a zero offset ..................................................................................................................
89 
2.7.7  Measuring the workpiece zero ....................................................................................................
90 
2.8  Monitoring axis and spindle data ................................................................................................
91 
2.8.1  Specify working area limitations..................................................................................................
91 
2.8.2  Editing spindle data.....................................................................................................................
92 
2.8.3  Spindle chuck data......................................................................................................................
93 
2.9  Displaying setting data lists.........................................................................................................
95 
2.10  Handwheel assignment...............................................................................................................
96 
2.11  MDA ............................................................................................................................................
98 
2.11.1  Loading an MDA program from the Program Manager ..............................................................
98 
2.11.2  Saving an MDA program.............................................................................................................
99 
2.11.3  Executing an MDA program......................................................................................................
100 
2.11.4  Deleting an MDA program.........................................................................................................
100 
3  Working in manual mode .......................................................................................................................
101 
3.1  General......................................................................................................................................
101 
3.2  Selecting a tool and spindle ......................................................................................................
101 
3.2.1  T,S,M window............................................................................................................................
101 
3.2.2  Selecting a tool..........................................................................................................................
103 
3.2.3  Starting and stopping the spindle manually ..............................................................................
104 
3.2.4  Positioning the spindle ..............................................................................................................
105 
3.3  Traversing axes.........................................................................................................................
106 
3.3.1  Traverse axes by a defined increment......................................................................................
106 
3.3.2  Traversing axes by a variable increment ..................................................................................
107 
3.4  Positioning axes ........................................................................................................................
108 
3.5  Manual retraction ......................................................................................................................
109 
3.6  Simple stock removal of workpiece...........................................................................................
111 
3.7  Thread synchronizing................................................................................................................
114 
3.8  Default settings for manual mode .............................................................................................
116 
4  Machining the workpiece .......................................................................................................................
117 
4.1  Starting and stopping machining...............................................................................................
117 
4.2  Selecting a program..................................................................................................................
118 
4.3  Executing a trail program run....................................................................................................
119 
4.4  Displaying the current program block .......................................................................................
120 
4.4.1  Current block display.................................................................................................................
120