HEIDENHAIN CNC Pilot 4290 V7.1 - Manual (Page 56)

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2.4 Explanation of Terms
„ MP: With machine parameters (MP) the control is interfaced to the
machine, settings are made, etc.
„ Cursor: In lists, or during data input, a list item, an input field or a
character is highlighted. This “highlight” is called a cursor.
„ Cursor keys: You can move the cursor with the arrow keys, PgUp,
PgDn of the touchpad.
„ Navigating: Within a list or an input box, you can move the cursor
to any position you would like to check, change, delete or add to. In
other words, you "navigate" through the list.
„ Active/inactive functions, menu items: Functions or soft keys
that at present cannot be selected are shown in gray.
„ Dialog box: Dialog boxes are also called input windows.
„ Editing: Editing is changing, deleting and adding to parameters,
commands, etc. within programs, tool data or parameters.
„ Default value: If the parameters of DIN commands or other
parameters are preassigned values, these values are referred to as
“default values.”
„ Byte: The capacity of a storage disk is indicated in bytes. Since the
CNC PILOT features a hard disk, the individual program lengths (file
sizes) are expressed in bytes.
„ Extension: File names consist of the actual name and the
extension. The name part and the extension part are separated by a
dot “.”. The extension indicates the type of file. Examples:
„ „*.NC“DIN programs
„ „*.NCS“DIN subprograms
„ „*.MAS“Machine parameters