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HEIDENHAIN TNC 407 (280 580) ISO Programming User Manual

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Introduction

With the WINDOW soft key you can change the screen layout to show the
contents of two different directories, one in each half of the screen. Use
this setting for copying files between directories and for importing or
exporting files. Press the WINDOW soft key again if you wish to return to
the other layout.

File name

File display:
Files stored in the
active directory

File information

File display:
Files stored in the
active directory

To select the directory:

➤ Press the leftward or rightward arrow key to switch to the window in

which you wish to select a new directory.

➤ Press the PATH soft key to switch to the path display. The TNC then

shows the drives (active drive is depicted in a different color) and the
active directory (also depicted in a different color).

➤ If you wish to change drives, press the upward arrow key to move the

highlight to the new drive.

➤ Once the highlight is on the desired drive, confirm your selection with

ENT. The TNC automatically returns to the file display. The window then
shows the files stored in the uppermost directory of the selected drive.

➤ If you wish to select a subdirectory, press the PATH soft key to return to

the path display.

➤ Press the downward arrow key to move the highlight to the desired

directory.

➤ Once the highlight is on the desired directory, confirm your selection

with ENT. The TNC then automatically switches back to the file window
containing the files stored in the selected directory.

Active path

File information

Active path

1.5

File Management on the TNC 426