Siemens SINUMERIK 840D sl Universal Operating Manual page 320

Managing programs
13.1 Overview
Choosing storage locations
In the horizontal softkey bar, you can select the storage location that contains the directories and
programs that you want to display. In addition to the "NC" softkey, via which the file system data
can be displayed, additional softkeys can be displayed.
The "USB" softkey can only be used when an external storage medium is connected (e.g. USB
flash drive on the USB port of the operator panel).
Displaying documents
You can display documents on all drives of the Program Manager (e.g. in the local drive or USB)
and via the data tree of the system data. Various data formats are supported:
• PDF
• HTML
It is not possible to preview HTML documents.
• Various graphic formats (e.g. BMP or JPEG)
• DXF
Note
FTP drive
It is not possible to preview documents on the FTP drive.
Structure of the directories
In the overview, the symbols in the left-hand column have the following meaning:
All directories have a plus sign when the program manager is called for the first time.
Figure 13-1
The plus sign in front of empty directories is removed after they have been read for the first time.
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Software options
You require the "DXF reader" option in order to display DXF files.
Directory
Program
Program directory in the program manager
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