2 mo ving the mac h ine ax es – HEIDENHAIN iTNC 530 (340 49x-05) ISO programming User Manual
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HEIDENHAIN iTNC 530
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14.2 Mo
ving the Mac
h
ine Ax
es
Moving the axes
Activate the handwheel: Press the handwheel key on 
the HR 420. Now the TNC can be operated only 
through the HR 420. A pop-up window with a text to 
this effect appears on the TNC screen.
Select the desired operating mode via the OPM soft key, if necessary 
(see “Changing the modes of operation” on page 439)
If required, press and hold the permissive button
Use the handwheel to select the axis to be moved. 
Select the additional axes via soft key
Move the active axis in the positive direction, or
Move the active axis in the negative direction
Deactivate the handwheel: Press the handwheel key 
on the HR 420. The TNC can now again be operated 
from the control panel
Potentiometer settings
The potentiometers of the machine operating panel continue to be 
active after you have activated the handwheel. If you want to use the 
potentiometers on the handwheel, proceed as follows:
U
Press the CTRL and Handwheel keys in the HR 420. The TNC shows 
the soft-key menu for selecting the potentiometers on the 
handwheel display
U
Press the HW soft key to activate the handwheel potentiometers
If you have activated the potentiometers on the handwheel, you must 
reactivate the potentiometers of the machine operating panel before 
deselecting the handwheel. Proceed as follows:
U
Press the CTRL and Handwheel keys in the HR 420. The TNC shows 
the soft-key menu for selecting the potentiometers on the 
handwheel display
U
Press the KBD soft key to activate the potentiometers of the 
machine operating panel
