Siemens SINUMERIK 840D

Milling
Operating Manual, 03/2010, 6FC5398-7CP20-1BA0
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Table of contents
Preface ...................................................................................................................................................... 3
1 Introduction.............................................................................................................................................. 17
1.1 Product overview .........................................................................................................................17
1.2 Operator panel fronts
...................................................................................................................18
1.2.1 Overview ......................................................................................................................................18
1.2.2 Keys of the operator panel
...........................................................................................................20
1.3 Machine control panels
................................................................................................................26
1.3.1 Overview ......................................................................................................................................26
1.3.2 Controls on the machine
control panel ........................................................................................26
1.4 User interface...............................................................................................................................29
1.4.1 Screen layout ...............................................................................................................................29
1.4.2 Status display...............................................................................................................................30
1.4.3 Actual value
window ....................................................................................................................33
1.4.4 T,F,S window ...............................................................................................................................34
1.4.5 Current block display ...................................................................................................................35
1.4.6 Operation via softkeys and buttons .............................................................................................36
1.4.7 Entering or selecting parameters
.................................................................................................37
1.4.8 Pocket calculator..........................................................................................................................40
1.4.9 Context menu...............................................................................................................................41
1.4.10 Touch operation ...........................................................................................................................42
1.4.11 Changing the user interface language
.........................................................................................42
1.4.12 Entering Asian characters............................................................................................................43
1.4.13 Protection levels...........................................................................................................................45
1.4.14 Online help in SINUMERIK Operate
............................................................................................47
2 Setting up the
machine............................................................................................................................ 51
2.1 Switching on and switching off
.....................................................................................................51
2.2 Approaching a referenc
e point.....................................................................................................52
2.2.1 Referencing axes .........................................................................................................................52
2.2.2 User agreement ...........................................................................................................................53
2.3 Operating modes .........................................................................................................................55
2.3.1 General ........................................................................................................................................55
2.3.2 Modes groups and
channels........................................................................................................57
2.3.3 Channel switchover......................................................................................................................57
2.4 Settings for the machine
..............................................................................................................58
2.4.1 Switching over the coordinate system (MCS/WCS) ....................................................................58
2.4.2 Switching the unit of measurement
..............................................................................................59
2.4.3 Setting the work
offset .................................................................................................................60
2.5 Measuring the tool .......................................................................................................................62
2.5.1 Measuring a tool manually
...........................................................................................................62
2.5.2 Measuring the tool length with the wo
rkpiece as reference point................................................63
2.5.3 Measuring radius or diameter
......................................................................................................64
2.5.4 Fixed point calibration ..................................................................................................................65
2.5.5 Measuring a tool with an elec
trical tool probe..............................................................................66