HEIDENHAIN ND 1200R - Manual (Page 17)

ND 1200R Radial 17
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.2 Basic F
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LCD screen and soft key layout
ND 1200R LCD screens display information in one of three operating
modes:
 DRO mode displays current positions of axes
 Distance from target mode displays the distance from a target
position
 Setup mode displays ND 1200R setup screens
Soft keys change to support activities shown on the screens.
DRO mode screen and soft keys
The DRO screen shows:
 List of targets on the left side
 Unit of measure, current datum and program number in the upper
right corner
 The current positions of all axes
 Part alignment status: a small rectangle over the axis letter indicates
that the part is aligned to a measurement axis (a skew was
performed)
 Soft key functions for target selection, unit of measure, datuming,
cartesian or polar coordinates and menus
DRO screen showing current axis positions
Setup screens and soft keys are described in Chapter 2:
Installation, Setup and Specifications.
DRO soft keys Function
Goto Press the GOTO soft key to select a target to
navigate to.
MM or IN Toggles between millimeters and inches units
of measure. The current unit of measure is
displayed in the upper right corner of the
screen.
Datum Press the datum soft key to probe, zero, move
or skew a datum.
R/A or X/Y Toggles between cartesian and polar
coordinates displayed on the LCD screen.
Menu Press the MENU soft key to access program,
datum, pattern and setup menus.