Table of contents
1 System overview........................................................................................................................................17
1.1 System overview....................................................................................................................17
1.2 System requirements.............................................................................................................18
2 Principles of start-up...................................................................................................................................21
2.1 Data structure of SINUMERIK Operate..................................................................................21
2.2 Editing files.............................................................................................................................24
2.2.1 Editing the file at the controller...............................................................................................24
2.2.2 Editing a file externally...........................................................................................................26
3 General settings.........................................................................................................................................29
3.1 Changing the language..........................................................................................................29
3.2 Set date/time..........................................................................................................................30
3.3 Using the time server.............................................................................................................32
3.4 Use time zone........................................................................................................................33
3.5 Configuring Caps Lock...........................................................................................................34
3.6 Activating/deactivating the virtual keyboard...........................................................................35
3.7 Defining the access rights for the "HMI restart" softkey.........................................................35
3.8 Changing the skin design.......................................................................................................36
3.9 Setting the screensaver.........................................................................................................36
3.10 Inserting a user-specific run up screen..................................................................................37
3.11 Access levels ........................................................................................................................37
3.11.1 Definition of access levels......................................................................................................37
3.11.2 Modifying the access levels password...................................................................................38
3.11.3 Access levels for programs....................................................................................................40
3.11.4 Access rights for files.............................................................................................................42
3.11.5 Access levels for softkeys......................................................................................................43
3.11.6 This is how you define new access levels for softkeys..........................................................44
3.12 Program selection..................................................................................................................46
3.12.1 Displaying the softkey............................................................................................................46
3.13 Activate and configure the Sidescreen window......................................................................48
3.13.1 Activate Sidescreen...............................................................................................................48
3.13.2 Display Sidescreen ABC keyboard........................................................................................49
3.13.3 Display Sidescreen machine control panel............................................................................50
3.13.3.1 Configuring your own keys on the machine control panel......................................................51
3.13.3.2 Create own translations of texts for the machine control panel.............................................53
3.14 Display Manager....................................................................................................................54
3.14.1 Display configurations............................................................................................................54
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