ZSK T8 User manual

Quick Reference Guide
T8 control unit
Version 1.2
Published by:
ZSK Stickmaschinen GmbH
- Dokumentation -
D-47800 Krefeld-Gartenstadt
Magdeburger Str. 38 - 40 © ’07 by ZSK, Printed in Germany

Subject to change © ’07 by ZSK, Printed in Germany

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Contents
Basic information – T8 control unit 1 - 1
Operating elements and connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 1
Operating elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 1
Menu keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 2
Cursor pad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 3
Machine control keypad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 4
Left side activated (pantograph movement) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 4
Right side activated (start/stop mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 4
Operating lever functions: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 5
Menu components and their use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 6
Menu dialogs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 6
Machine setup submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 7
Setup dialogs with number inputs and options . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 8
Selecting and deselecting options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 9
Number inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 9
Entering text in setup dialogs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 10
Dialogs with lists/tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 11
Displaying help text for symbol buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 12
Activating help text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 12
Interfaces and connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 13
disk drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 13
Back panel of the T8 control unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 13
Inserting USB memory devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 14
Switching on – basic screen 2 - 1
Basic screen structure and status displays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 2
Symbols used in the mode display and their meaning . . . . . . 2 - 3
Embroidering with the F head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 4
Embroidering with the W head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 4

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Embroidering with the K head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 5
Display area for current machine operations and faults . . . . . 2 - 6
Green background: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 6
Normal embroidery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 6
Yellow background: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 6
Typical special machine situation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 6
Red background: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 6
Fault situation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 6
Overview of functions and menus in basic screen . . . . . . . . . 2 - 7
Right menu keys [R1] to [R7] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 7
Bottom menu keys [U1] to [U0] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 8
Left menu keys [L1] - [L7] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 10
Additional menu keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 11
Changing language in basic screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 12
Work procedures 3 - 1
Embroidering a design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 1
Step 1:
Selecting medium from which design is to be loaded . . 3 - 1
Step 2: Checking pantograph configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 3
Step 3:
Selecting a design in the directory of the inserted disk . 3 - 4
Step 4: Selecting number for saving design in memory . . . . 3 - 5
Step 4: Selecting optimization method when
design is loaded. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 6
Step 6: Selecting modification method when
design is loaded. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 8
Step 7: Confirming acceptance of loaded and,
if applicable, optimized/modified design . . . . . . . . 3 - 10
Step 8: Assigning needles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 11
Step 9: Setting up embroidery frame and checking
position with design range function . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 13
Step 10: Embroidering loaded design, speed changes,
repairing thread breaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 16
Adjusting the embroidery speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 16

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Machine setup 4 - 1
General settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 1
General explanation of recurrent key functions and
dialog options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 3
Key functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 3
[L7] Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 3
[L8] Confirm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 3
[R8] Previous. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 3
Activating/deactivating tools and options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 3
Number inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 4
Operating modes setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 7
Home function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 7
Appliqué travel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 8
Positioning .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Example - positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 10
Snap in back stitching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 10
Start needle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 11
Example - start needle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 11
Pantograph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 13
Axis override procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 16
Modifying axis override parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 17
Override value height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 18
"For stitches up to" dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 18
Override value width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 18
"For stitches up to" dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 19
Machine setup for F heads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 20
Speeds setup (F heads). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 22
Needle specific speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 24
Constant speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 25
Tools setup (F heads) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 26
Thread break setup (F heads) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 28
Simulating a thread break to exclude an
embroidery head from selective embroidery . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 29

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Example - thread break response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 30
Trimming setup (F heads) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 31
Sequins (F heads) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 32
Ribbon device (F heads) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 33
Machine setup for W embroidery heads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 35
Speeds setup (W heads) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 37
Tools setup (W heads). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 39
Thread break setup (W heads) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 40
Trimming setup (W heads). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 42
Cord/tape stitch type (W heads). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 44
Coiling stitch type (W heads) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 45
Pressure height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 46
Additional (offset) angle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 46
Coiling ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 46
Zigzag stitch type (W heads) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 48
Zigzag design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 49
Embroidery stitch type (W heads) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 50
Machine setup for K heads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 51
Tools setup (K heads) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 52
Thread break setup (K heads) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 53
Chain stitch type (K heads) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 55
Checking the mechanical setting
without embroidery material: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 56
Moss stitch type (K heads). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 57
Checking the mechanical setting
without embroidery material: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 58
Recovery disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 59
Create recovery disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 59
Saving recovery data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 61
Loading recovery data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 62
Index I - 1

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Primary assignment menu keys of
machine basic screen MT - 1
Menu keys Uxx Select machine design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MT - 1
Menu keys Uxx Needle change 1-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MT - 1
Menu keys Uxx Pantograph configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MT - 1
Menu keys Uxx Needle change 9-15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MT - 1
Menu keys Uxx More . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MT - 1
Menu keys Uxx Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MT - 1
Machine setup submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MT - 1
Machine setup extended submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MT - 1
Service submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MT - 1
Extended service submenu for ZSK engineers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MT - 1
ZSK engineer service submenu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MT - 1
Primary assignment menu keys of
machine basic screen MT - 2
Menu, design manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MT - 2
Menu, design repetition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MT - 2
Menu, software/hardware settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MT - 2
Primary assignment menu keys
editor basic screen - table MT - 3
Menu keys Uxx basic screen - move in design . . . . . . . . . . . . MT - 3
Alternative key assignment for
[L4] - [L7] if [R5] Edit stitch was previously selected. . . . . . . . . MT - 3
Menu keys Uxx basic screen - Edit stitch level 1a . . . . . . . . . . MT - 3
Primary assignment menu keys
editor basic screen - design graphic MT - 3

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Alternative key assignment for
[L4] - [L7] if [R5] Edit stitch was previously selected.. . . . . . . . MT - 3
Menu keys Uxx basic screen - Edit stitch level 1b . . . . . . . . . . MT - 3
Primary assignment submenu keys -
edit design MT - 3
Menu keys Uxx basic screen - Edit stitch level 2 . . . . . . . . . . . MT - 3
Menu keys Uxx basic screen - Edit stitch level 3 . . . . . . . . . . . MT - 3
Primary assignment menu keys of
machine basic screen MT - 5
Menu keys Uxx Select machine design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MT - 5
Menu keys Uxx Needle change 1-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MT - 5
Menu keys Uxx Color change 1-6 (if K head active) . . . . . . . . MT - 5
Menu keys Uxx Pantograph configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MT - 5
Menu keys Uxx Needle change 9-15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MT - 5
Menu keys Uxx More . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MT - 5
Menu keys Uxx Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MT - 5
U8-U9-U0 - primary assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MT - 5
Machines with combination of at
least 2 head types / F-W-K / F-W / F-K . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MT - 5
W head machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MT - 5
K head machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MT - 5
Menu keys head type changeover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MT - 5
Menu keys stitch type changeover (with activated W heads) MT - 5
Menu keys stitch type changeover (with activated K heads). MT - 5
Primary assignment menu keys of
machine basic screen MT - 6
Submenu machine setup (F heads) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MT - 6

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Submenu machine setup (W heads) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MT - 6
Submenu machine setup (K heads) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MT - 6
Service submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MT - 6
Extended service submenu for ZSK engineers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MT - 6
ZSK engineer service submenu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MT - 6
Primary assignment menu keys of
machine basic screen MT - 7
Design manager submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MT - 7
Design repetition submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MT - 7
Software/hardware settings submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MT - 7
Primary assignment menu keys
editor basic screen - table MT - 8
Menu keys Uxx basic screen - move in design . . . . . . . . . . . . MT - 8
Alternative key assignment for
[L4] - [L7] if [R5] Edit stitch was previously selected. . . . . . . . . MT - 8
Menu keys Uxx basic screen - Edit stitch level 1a . . . . . . . . . . MT - 8
Primary assignment menu keys
editor basic screen - design graphic MT - 8
Alternative key assignment for
[L4] - [L7] if [R5] Edit stitch was previously selected. . . . . . . . . MT - 8
Menu keys Uxx basic screen - Edit stitch level 1b . . . . . . . . . . MT - 8
Primary assignment submenu keys -
edit design MT - 8
Menu keys Uxx basic screen - Edit stitch level 2 . . . . . . . . . . . MT - 8
Menu keys Uxx basic screen - Edit stitch level 3 . . . . . . . . . . . MT - 8

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Basic information – T8 control unit
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1. Basic information – T8 control unit
1.1 Operating elements and connectivity
1.1.1 Operating elements
The front panel of the T8 control unit comprises three distinct areas that are col-
ored pale gray.
1.The display area with the menu keys, information key for calling help text, and
the shift key for shortcuts and accessing functions with dual-assigned keys.
2.The cursor pad with keys for confirming (OK), exiting (ESC) and deleting
(DEL), the cursor keys and the TAB key for navigating in dialogs.
3.The machine control keypad with keys for moving the pantograph, starting and
stopping the machine, reverse embroidery and jogging.
Figure 1.1:
T8 control unit,
operating elements
Display area
Menu keys
Shift button
Information key
Machine control keypad
Cursor pad
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Menu keys
The menu keys are located to the left and right of and below the display; they are
not inscribed. The keys are assigned various functions, depending on the context,
by way of a symbol or text that appears next to the relevant key on the display.
The symbol or text indicates the function that is triggered by the key in the current
situation.
For the purposes of this guide and to facilitate a description of the operating pro-
cedures and associated keystrokes, the menu keys are also numbered.
Figure 1.2:
T8 control unit,
numbering of keys
The keys to the left of the display are numbered, from top to bottom [L1]-[L8].
The keys to the right of the display are numbered, from top to bottom [R1]-[R8].
The keys below the display are numbered, from left to right [U1]-[U0].
00987003
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Cursor pad
Figure 1.3:
T8 control unit,
cursor pad
The cursor pad complements the menu keys with the following functions:
Confirms a function, selection or setup dialog.
Exits a menu item.
Abort a function or setup dialog.
For moving between boxes in setup dialogs.
Deletes characters in boxes.
Deletes the character to the left of the cursor.
Cursor keys for navigating tables and lists.
[Cursor key] only Æmarker moves row by row (line by line).
[SHIFT] + [cursor key] Æmarker moves page by page.
00987028
00987029
00987030
00987031
00987032
00987033
00987034 00987033
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Machine control keypad
There are two sides to the keypad, only one of which is active at a time. The keys
on the left start and stop the machine, and those on the right control the movement
of the pantograph. A green telltale indicates which side is active.
Press the [ZSK] key on the right keypad to switch between the start/stop and pan-
tograph movement modes.
Left side activated (pantograph movement)
Figure 1.4:
T8 control unit,
machine control keypad
Arrow keys for moving the pantograph to set up the embroidery frame.
Blue appliqué key:
Moves the pantograph to the last embroidery position, typically after taking out
the frame to change the embroidery material.
Right side activated (start/stop mode)
Figure 1.5:
T8 control unit,
machine control keypad
00987038
00987035
00987036
00987037
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Starts the machine.
Stops the machine.
Embroiders back within the selected design.
Executes individual stitches (jogging).
NOTE Some machines, especially large multi-head machines, have addi-
tional machine control keypads located between the heads. These of-
fer only the functions assigned to the right side of the keypad
described before.
Only the [ZSK] key on the control unit switches between the two key-
pad modes. When the start/stop mode is active, either the keypads
between the heads or the keys on the control unit can be used to start
and stop the machine.
Some larger machines are also equipped with an operating lever underneath the
work table, which also supports the start/stop mode if the right side of the machine
control keypad has been activated at the control unit.
Operating lever functions:
Move lever to the right: Starts the machine
Move lever back and to the right: Executes individual stitches
(jogging)
Move lever to the left: Stops the machine
Move lever back and to the left: Executes reverse embroidery
00987040
00987041
00987042
00987043
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1.2 Menu components and their use
The user software employs several typical components in its menus and dialogs.
These are briefly described below and their use is illustrated by some typical dia-
logs.
Menu dialogs
The menu dialogs take you to the various sections of the user interface.
The buttons in these dialogs are assigned either symbols or text or a combination
of symbols and text.
Figure 1.6:
T8 control unit,
machine basic screen
Use the menu keys next to the symbols to trigger functions or open menus.
Keys [L1]-[L8]
Keys [U1]-[U10]
Keys [R1]-[R8]
The shortcut [i] + [menu key] calls a help function relating to the individual
symbol. (For explanation see Displaying help text for symbol buttons).
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Machine setup submenu
Figure 1.7:
T8 control unit,
machine basic screen,
submenu selection
To open another submenu:
Menu keys [L1]-[L8]
Menu keys [R1]-[R8]
To exit a submenu, press the [ESC] key or the menu key next to [L8/
R8 Previous].
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Setup dialogs with number inputs and options
The setup dialogs influence the responses of the machine and control unit. The op-
erator is typically presented with choices that are made by entering numbers or se-
lecting and deselecting options.
Figure 1.8:
T8 control unit,
machine basic screen,
setup dialog
Press menu key [L7 Defaults] to reset the menu to the ZSK works settings.
Press the [OK] key or menu key [L8 Confirm] to accept entries.
Press the [ESC] key or [R8 Previous] to abort an entry without saving.
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Selecting and deselecting options
Figure 1.9:
T8 control unit,
languages,
select and deselect options
Pressing the menu key next to the option toggles between select and deselect.
Number inputs
Figure 1.10:
T8 control unit,
number inputs
Press the relevant menu key in the series
[L1]-[L8] or [R1]-[R8] to activate the box (blue highlight).
Enter numerals with menu keys [U1]-[U0].
Press the [DEL] key to delete the character to the left of the cursor.
Use the cursor keys to move among the individual numerals inside the box.
Press the [TAB] key to move to another box.
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Entering text in setup dialogs
Text has to be typed in dialogs to enter design and directory names, use the search
function in the directory, and to make entries when working in a network.
Figure 1.11:
T8 control unit,
machine basic screen,
letter inputs
Press the [OK] key to accept entries.
Press the [ESC] key to abort an entry without saving.
Press the [TAB] key to change the characters assigned to the menu keys.
Press [SHIFT] + [menu key] to enter capitals.
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