HEIDENHAIN TNC 640 (34059x-01) ISO programming - Manual (Page 120)

120 Programming: Programming Aids
4.1 A
dding Comments
4.1 Adding Comments
Application
You can add comments to a part program to explain program steps or
make general notes.
There are three possibilities for adding comments:
Entering comments during programming
U Enter the data for a program block, then press the semicolon key “;”
on the alphabetic keyboard—the TNC displays the dialog prompt
COMMENT?
U Enter your comment and conclude the block by pressing the END
key.
Inserting comments after program entry
U Select the block to which a comment is to be added.
U Select the last word in the block with the right arrow key: A
semicolon appears at the end of the block and the TNC displays the
dialog prompt COMMENT?
U Enter your comment and conclude the block by pressing the END
key.
Entering a comment in a separate block
U Select the block after which the comment is to be inserted
U Initiate the programming dialog with the semicolon key (;) on the
alphabetic keyboard.
U Enter your comment and conclude the block by pressing the END
key.
If the TNC cannot show the entire comment on the
screen, the >> sign is displayed.
The last character in a comment block must not have any
tilde (~).