HEIDENHAIN TNC 406 - Manual (Page 39)

18 2 Manual Operation, Setup and Probing Functions
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2.2 Moving the Machine Axes
Note
To traverse with the machine axis direction
buttons:
Select the Manual Operation mode.
Press the machine axis-direction button and hold it as
long as you wish the axis to move, or
Move the axis continuously: Press and hold the
machine axis direction button, then press the
machine START button
To stop the axis, press the machine STOP button.
The TNC shows the position of up to five machine axes.
The machine manufacturer can enable the position of the
fifth axis, for example with the machine axis-direction
buttons, with jog increments, with the electronic
handwheel or through ”PLC positioning”.
Contact your machine manufacturer if you need to
position a fifth axis.
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