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HEIDENHAIN TNC 406 User Manual

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Controls on the visual display unit

Split screen layout

Switch between machining or
programming modes

Soft keys for selecting functions in screen

Switching the soft-key rows

Changing the screen settings
(only BC 120)

Typewriter keyboard for entering letters and symbols

File names
Comments

ISO
programs

Machine operating modes

MANUAL OPERATION

INCREMENTAL JOG

POSITIONING WITH MDI

PROGRAM RUN, SINGLE BLOCK

PROGRAM RUN, FULL SEQUENCE

Programming modes

PROGRAMMING AND EDITING

TEST RUN

Program/file management, TNC functions

Select programs and files

Delete programs and files (only TNC 406)

Activate external data transfer (only TNC 406)

Pocket calculator

Moving the highlight, going directly to blocks, cycles
and parameter functions

Move highlight

Go directly to blocks, cycles and parameter

functions

Override control knobs for feed rate/C axis

150

0

50

100

F %

150

0

50

100

S %

Programming path movements

Straight line

Circle center/pole for polar coordinates

Circle with center

Circle with radius

Circular arc with tangential connection

Corner rounding

Electrode data

Enter and call electrode length and radius

Activate electrode radius compensation

Cycles, subprograms and program section
repeats

Define and call cycles

Enter and call labels for subprogramming and
program section repeats

Program stop in a program

Enter touch probe functions in a program

Coordinate axes and numbers:Entering and editing

. . .

Select coordinate axes or
enter them into the program

. . .

Numbers

Decimal point

Change arithmetic sign

Polar coordinates

Incremental dimensions

Q parameters

Capture actual position

Skip dialog questions, delete words

Confirm entry and resume dialog

End block

Clear numerical entry or TNC error

message

Abort dialog, delete program section

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