1 Operator’s Panel

1.1.1 Data Input Keyboard

In case of a 9" monitor directly beneath the screen are five softkeys, in case of a 15" monitor ten softkeys built together with the screen. In both cases the meaning of these softkeys can be read in the menu bars found in the bottom line of screen, therefore their meanings may alter.

However it is likely, that in some right-side menu bar there are no captions. This can only mean, that in that situation the softkeys have no function at all.

To the left of the first softkey is the

screen menu key

 

 

 

, while to the right of the last softkey is the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

action menu key

 

 

 

. The meaning of these keys is permanent and serve for changing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the meaning of softkeys.

The data- input keyboard may be found beneath or to the right of the monitor. The LED “NC ready” is placed on the data- input keyboard.

The main key groups found on data input keyboard are as follows::

Delete keys:

 

 

RESET

 

for deleting global and

CANCEL

 

for deleting local messages.

 

 

 

 

 

Alphabetical keys:

On the panel the letters of English alphabets, the space key without a caption as well as key

SHIFT can be found. In case key SHIFT is held down, and at the same time a letter key is pressed, the symbol indicated at the top left corner of the key appears.

Numeric input keys:

The numeric input keys (digits, decimal point, sign reverser) are beside the letters in a separate block that gathers up 3x4 keys.

Scrolling and editing keys:

Arrow keys

and

 

move the cursor on characters within a word.

 

 

 

When editing part programs (using EDIT screen) their meanings are: : Enter (Line Feed s)

: Backspace

Arrow keys

 

and

naturally move the cursor in the indicated direction on the

address chain.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arrow keys indicated direction.

and

move the cursor from one block to another in the

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NCT Group NCT 990T, NCT 100T, NCT 2000T manual Data Input Keyboard, Screen menu key, Action menu key, Backspace