Originally posted by BenTreamer
Hi jon.
For instance, pressing the manual key repeatedly toggles the controller between the command prompt and the mdi mode, this can be quite confusing at first. Add this to the fact that repeapely punching the space key makes various other menus appear and, well, you obviously understand what I am getting at.
So if you keep punching buttons and still seem to be clueless as to how the controller operator interface actually works, hopefully reading the manuals should help some.
Good luck,
Ben |
Well Ben I don't find it confusing. What I do find is that it
is very, very annoying that I have to press the manual
button many times to be able to input information or do
something when I'm coming out of Auto mode. Here
are some examples I noted today at work.
Moving from Auto mode to Jog mode requires pushing the manual button numerous times.
Moving from Auto mode to the screen that allows entering MDI
info requires at least three hits on the manual button.
Even though the proper screen with come up the first time,
you can't enter any info from the keyboard at that point !!!
You have to hit manual AGAIN which brings up the command
line (wrong screen) and then hit manual AGAIN to bring up
the screen for the second time that allows you to enter MDI
stuff.
You just don't have to do this kind of thing with other
controls that I have used.
What I really don't get is why you can't enter info in what
I call the MDI screen the first time coming out of Auto mode and
why I have to come back AGAIN to the MDI screen in order to get the FADAL to take typed input.
jon