Siemens Sinumerik 840D Operating Turning page 243

Operating mode "AUTO"
2.1 Selecting the operating mode "AUTO"
The operating mode "AUTO" can be selected as follows:
Press the "AUTO" button on the machine control
panel (MCP).
The operating mode "AUTO" opens directly.
- OR -
Press the button "MENU SELECT" on the machine
control panel.
Press the VSK 1 "AUTO" in the yellow vertikal
softtkey bar on the right hand side of the screen to
switch directly to the operating mode "AUTO".
Next, switch to the operating area "Machine" by
pressing the "MACHINE" key on the operator panel
or on the keyboard else press the "MENU SELECT"-
key on the operator panel and the yellow HSK 1
"Machine".
The following screen opens:
The following softkeys will be shown in the vertical and horizontal softkey
bar:
2.2 Vertical softkey bar 1 and 2
Display area Description
By pressing the VSK 1.1 "G functions" the most im-
portant G-functions will be displayed.
By pressing the VSK 1.2 "Auxiliary functions", avail-
able auxiliary functions will be displayed at the time
of the output.
By pressing the VSK 1.3 "Basic blocks" all G-code
commands that trigger a function on the machine
will be displayed. The display updates both in the
test operation and in the actual machining of the
workpiece at the machine.
840D/828D SINUMERIK Operate
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