
Contents
HEIDENHAIN | POSITIP 8000 | Operating Instructions | 09/2018 5
6 Basic operation...............................................................................................................................63
6.1 Overview............................................................................................................................................... 64
6.2 Using the touchscreen and input devices.........................................................................................64
6.2.1 Touchscreen and input devices............................................................................................... 64
6.2.2 Gestures and mouse actions...................................................................................................65
6.3 General operating elements and functions.......................................................................................67
6.4 POSITIP 8000 – switch-on and switch-off......................................................................................... 69
6.4.1 Switching on POSITIP 8000.................................................................................................... 69
6.4.2 Activating and deactivating the energy saving mode..............................................................69
6.4.3 Switching off POSITIP 8000..................................................................................................... 70
6.5 User login and logout......................................................................................................................... 70
6.5.1 User login.................................................................................................................................71
6.5.2 User logout.............................................................................................................................. 71
6.6 Setting the language........................................................................................................................... 71
6.7 Performing the reference mark search after startup........................................................................ 72
6.8 User interface....................................................................................................................................... 72
6.8.1 User interface after switch-on................................................................................................. 73
6.8.2 Main menu of the user interface............................................................................................ 74
6.8.3 Manual operation menu...........................................................................................................76
6.8.4 MDI menu................................................................................................................................78
6.8.5 Program run menu...................................................................................................................81
6.8.6 Programming menu................................................................................................................. 82
6.8.7 File management menu...........................................................................................................85
6.8.8 User login menu...................................................................................................................... 86
6.8.9 Settings menu..........................................................................................................................87
6.8.10 Switch-off menu.......................................................................................................................88
6.9 Position display.................................................................................................................................... 88
6.9.1 Operating elements of the position display............................................................................ 88
6.9.2 Position display functions........................................................................................................ 89
6.10 Status bar............................................................................................................................................. 93
6.10.1 Operating elements of the status bar.....................................................................................93
6.10.2 Adjusting settings in the quick access menu..........................................................................94
6.10.3 Stopwatch................................................................................................................................ 95