HEIDENHAIN CNC Pilot 4290 V7.1 - Manual (Page 47)

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2.1 User Int
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Controls and displays
Operating elements of the CNC PILOT:
„ Screen with
„ Horizontal and vertical soft keys: The meaning is shown above or
next to the soft keys.
„ Auxiliary key 1: Acts as the Esc key
„ Auxiliary key 2: Acts as the Insert key
„ Auxiliary keys 3: PLC keys
„ Keyboard with
„ Alphabetic keyboard with integrated numeric keypad
„ Keys for operating mode selection
„ Touchpad: For cursor positioning (menu or soft key selection,
selection from lists, selecting edit boxes, etc.)
„ Machine operating panel with
„ Operating elements for the manual and automatic operation of the
lathe (cycle keys, manual direction keys, etc.)
„ Handwheel for exact positioning in manual mode
„ Override button for feed-rate override
Operating information on the touchpad: Normally you use the
touchpad as an alternative to the cursor keys. In the following, the
keys below the touchpad are referred to as the left and right mouse
keys.
The functions and operation of the touchpad are similar to the mouse
operation of the Windows operating systems.
„ Single click of the left mouse key or tap on the mouse pad:
„ Positions the cursor in lists or input windows.
„ Activates menu points, soft keys or buttons.
„ Double click of the left mouse key or double tap on the mouse pad:
„ Activates the selected element in lists (activates the input
window).
„ Single click of the right mouse key:
„ Same function as the Esc key. Prerequisite: the ESC key is
permitted in this situation (for example to go back by one menu
level).
„ Same function as the left mouse key when selecting soft keys or
buttons.