Siemens SINUMERIK 840D sl Universal Operating Manual page 51

Changing the operating area
You can call the "Machine" operating area directly using the key on the operator panel.
Changing the operating mode
You can select a mode or function directly with the keys on the machine control panel or the
vertical softkeys in the main menu.
General keys and softkeys
See also
Controls on the machine control panel (Page 38)
Channel switchover (Page 101)
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Press the <MENU SELECT> key and select the desired operating area using the
horizontal softkey bar.
Press the <MACHINE> key to select the "machine" operating area.
When the symbol appears to the right of the dialog line on the user inter‐
face, you can change the horizontal softkey bar within an operating area. To do
so, press the menu forward key.
The symbol indicates that you are in the expanded softkey bar.
Pressing the key again will take you back to the original horizontal softkey bar.
Use the ">>" softkey to open a new vertical softkey bar.
Use the "<<" softkey to return to the previous vertical softkey bar.
Use the "Return" softkey to close an open window.
Use the "Cancel" softkey to exit a window without accepting the entered values
and return to the next highest window.
When you have entered all the necessary parameters in the parameter screen
form correctly, you can close the window and save the parameters using the
"Accept" softkey. The values you entered are applied to a program.
Use the "OK" softkey to initiate an action immediately, e.g. to rename or delete
a program.
Fundamentals
3.4 Operator interface
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