HEIDENHAIN NC 124 - Manual (Page 111)

13 User Parameters: The MOD Function
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Fig. 12.1: The user parameters on the TNC
screen
MOD
User Parameters: The MOD Function
User parameters are operating parameters which you can change
without having to enter a code number. The machine manufacturer
determines which operating parameters are available to you as user
parameters as well as how the user parameters are arranged in the
soft keys.
To access the user parameter menu
ä Press MOD.
The user parameters appear on the screen.
ä Page to the soft-key row containing the desired user parameter.
ä Press the soft key for the desired user parameter.
To leave the user parameter menu
ä Press MOD.
Entering user parameters
Choosing settings
Some user parameter settings are chosen directly with the soft
keys. You simply switch from one setting to another.
Example: Scaling factor
ä Press MOD.
ä Go to the soft-key row containing mm or inch
ä Press the displayed soft key.
The soft key changes to the other setting, for example from
mm
to inch.
The displayed setting is active.
ä Press MOD again.
This ends the MOD function.
The new setting for the angle format is now in effect.
Changing settings
Some user parameters require that you enter a value and confirm
your entry with ENT.
Example: User parameter for screen saver.