Working with the tncguide, Tncguide context-sensitive help system 4.9 – HEIDENHAIN TNC 620 (81760x-02) ISO programming User Manual

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TNCguide context-sensitive help system

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Working with the TNCguide

Calling the TNCguide

There are several ways to start the TNCguide:

Press the

HELP key if the TNC is not already showing an error

message
Click the help symbol at the lower right of the screen

beforehand, then click the appropriate soft keys
Use the file manager to open a help file (.chm file). The TNC can

open any .chm file, even if it is not saved on the TNC’s internal

memory

If one or more error messages are waiting for your

attention, the TNC shows the help directly associated

with the error messages. To start the

TNCguide,

you

first have to acknowledge all error messages.
When the help system is called on the programming

station, the TNC starts the internally defined

standard browser.

For many soft keys there is a context-sensitive call through which

you can go directly to the description of the soft key's function.

This functionality requires using a mouse. Proceed as follows:

Select the soft-key row containing the desired soft key
Click with the mouse on the help symbol that the TNC displays

just above the soft-key row: The mouse pointer turns into a

question mark
Move the question mark to the soft key for which you want

an explanation, and click: The TNC opens the TNCguide. If no

specific part of the help is assigned to the selected soft key, the

TNC opens the book file

main.chm,

in which you can use the

search function or the navigation to find the desired explanation

manually

Even if you are editing an NC block, context-sensitive help is

available:

Select any NC block
Select the desired word
Press the HELP key: The TNC starts the help system and

shows a description for the active function (does not apply to

miscellaneous functions or cycles that were integrated by your

machine tool builder)

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