FANUC Series 30i/300i/300is-MODEL A. Machining Center System. User's manual - page 181

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11.4 

CHANGING FOLDER ATTRIBUTES 

 
This section explains the procedure for changing the attribute of a 
folder (edit disable or edit/display disable). 
 

Procedure for changing folder attributes 

 
1 

Select EDIT mode. 

2 

Press the function key 

.

 

3 

Press the soft key [FOLDER]. 

4 

Select the folder of which attribute is to be changed. 

 

To select a folder, use the cursor keys 

 and 

. 

5  Press the soft key [(OPRT)]. 
6  Press the soft key [DETAILON]. 
7  Press the soft key [CHANGE ATTR]. 

•

 

To disable editing, press the soft key [EDIT DISABL]. 

•

 

To enable editing, press the soft key [EDIT ENABLE]. 

•

 

To disable editing and display, press the soft key [DISP 
DISABL]. 

•

 

To enable editing and display, press the soft key [DISP 
ENABLE]. 

 

NOTE 

1  Depending on the operation status and protection 

status, the attribute of a folder cannot sometimes 
be changed. 

2  When the edit disable attribute is set for a folder, 

editing of folders and files in that folder is disabled. 

3  When the edit/display disable attribute is set for a 

folder, editing and display of folders and files in that 
folder is disabled, and these folders and files are 
not displayed. 

4  The items that can be set vary depending on the 

status of parameters and so on. 

 

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11.5 

DELETING A FOLDER 

 
This section explains the procedure for deleting a folder. 
 

Procedure for deleting a folder 

 
1 

Select EDIT mode. 

2 

Press the function key 

.

 

3 

Press the soft key [FOLDER]. 

4 

Select the folder that you want to delete. 

 

To select a folder, use the cursor keys 

 and 

. 

5 

Press the soft key [(OPRT)]. 

6 

Press the soft key [DELETE]. 

•

 

To perform the deletion, press the soft key [EXEC]. 

•

 

To cancel the deletion, press the soft key [CANCEL]. 

 

NOTE 

1  You cannot delete the initial folders. 
2  A folder cannot be deleted unless the folder is 

empty. 
(An empty folder means that the folder contains 
neither folders nor files.) 

3  If a folder contains a folder or file having the 

edit/display disable attribute, the folder may seem 
to be empty when displayed, but the folder is not 
actually empty, so it cannot be deleted. 

4  Depending on the operation status and protection 

status, a folder cannot sometimes be deleted. 

 

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11.6 

SELECTING A DEFAULT FOLDER 

 
This section explains the procedure for selecting a foreground or 
background default folder. 
 

Procedure for selecting a default folder 

 
1 

Select EDIT mode. 

2 

Press the function key 

.

 

3 

Press the soft key [FOLDER]. 

4 

Move to the folder that you want to select as the default folder. 

 

Use the cursor keys 

 and 

 to move among folders.  

After selecting the folder, press the 

 key. 

5 

Press the soft key [(OPRT)]. 

6 

•

 To select the foreground, press the soft key [FORE 

CHANGE]. 

 

•

 To select the background, press the soft key [BACK 

CHANGE]. 

 

NOTE 

1  When the foreground or background default folder 

is not set, the path folder, which is an initial folder, 
is assumed. 

2  The settings for the foreground and background 

default folders are stored in the default folder 
setting file. 

3  When a program file, program folder, or program 

folder management file is cleared, the default folder 
setting file is also cleared at the same time. 

 

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11.7 

RENAMING A FILE 

 
This section explains the procedure for renaming a file. 
 

Procedure for renaming a file 

 
1 

Select EDIT mode. 

2 

Press the function key 

.

 

3 

Press the soft key [FOLDER]. 

4 

Move to the folder containing the file that you want to rename. 

 

Use the cursor keys 

 and 

 to move among folders.  

After selecting the folder, press the 

 key. 

5 

Select the file that you want to rename. 

 

To select a file, use the cursor keys 

 and 

. 

6 

Press the soft key [(OPRT)]. 

7 

Type new file name. 

8 

Press the soft key [RENAME]. 

 

NOTE 

1  Each file name must be unique within the same 

file. 

2  When the assigned file name cannot be treated as 

a program number, the program in the file is 
restricted as follows: 

•

  Specification by program number is impossible. 

(Such as a subprogram call) 

•

  Information output by program number is 

impossible. 

3  Depending on the operation status and protection 

status, a file cannot sometimes be renamed. 

 

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11.8 

DELETING A FILE 

 
This section explains the procedure for deleting a file. 
 

Procedure for deleting a file 

 
1 

Select EDIT mode. 

2 

Press the function key 

.

 

3 

Press the soft key [FOLDER]. 

4 

Move to the folder containing the file that you want to delete. 

 

Use the cursor keys 

 and 

 to move among folders.  

After selecting the folder, press the 

 key. 

5 

Select the file that you want to delete. 

 

To select a file, use the cursor keys 

 and 

. 

6 

Press the soft key [(OPRT)]. 

7 

Press the soft key [DELETE]. 

•

 

To perform the deletion, press the soft key [EXEC]. 

•

 

To cancel the deletion, press the soft key [CANCEL]. 

 

NOTE 

 

Depending on the operation status and protection 
status, a file cannot sometimes be deleted. 

 

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11.9 

CHANGING FILE ATTRIBUTES 

 
This section explains the procedure for changing the attribute of a file 
(edit disable, edit/display disable, encoding, or protection of data at 
eight levels). 
 

Procedure for selecting the attribute of a file 

 
1 

Select EDIT mode. 

2 

Press the function key 

.

 

3 

Press the soft key [FOLDER]. 

4 

Move to the folder containing the file of which attribute is to be 
changed. 

 

Use the cursor keys 

 and 

 to move among folders.  

After selecting the folder, press the 

 key. 

5 

Select the file of which attribute is to be changed. 

 

To select a file, use the cursor keys 

 and 

. 

6  Press the soft key [(OPRT)]. 
7  Press the soft key [DETAILON]. 
8  Press the continuous menu key 

 until the desired soft key 

appears. 

9 

•

  To disable editing, press the soft key [EDIT DISABL]. 

•

  To enable editing, press the soft key [EDIT ENABLE]. 

•

  To disable editing and display, press the soft key [DISP 

DISABL]. 

•

 To enable editing/display, press the soft key [DISP 

ENABLE]. 

•

  To set encoding, press the soft key [ENCODESET]. 

•

  To cancel encoding, press the soft key [ENCODE RESET]. 

•

 To change the change protection level, type a change 

protection level, then press the soft key [CHANGELEVEL]. 

•

 To change the output protection level, type an output 

protection level, then press soft key [OUT LEVEL]. 

 

NOTE 

1  Depending on the operation status and protection 

status, a file cannot sometimes be deleted. 

2  The items that can be set vary depending on the 

status of options, parameters, and so on. 

 

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11.10 

SELECTING A MAIN PROGRAM 

 
This section explains the procedure for selecting a main program. 
 

Procedure for selecting a main program 

 
1 

Select EDIT mode. 

2 

Press the function key 

.

 

3 

Press the soft key [FOLDER]. 

4 

Move to the folder containing the file that you want to use as a 
main program. 

 

Use the cursor keys 

 and 

 to move among folders.  

After selecting the folder, press the 

 key. 

5 

Select the file that you want to use as the main program. 

 

To select a file, use the cursor keys 

 and 

. 

6 

Press the soft key [(OPRT)]. 

7 

Press the soft key [MAIN PROGRM]. 

 

NOTE 

 

Depending on the operation status and protection 
status, the main program cannot sometimes be 
selected. 

 

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11.11 

MAKING A PROGRAM COMPACT 

 
This section explains the procedure for making a program compact. 
 

Procedure for making a program compact 

 
1 

Select EDIT mode. 

2 

Press the function key 

.

 

3 

Press the soft key [FOLDER]. 

4 

Move to the folder containing the file of the program that you 
want to make compact. 

 

Use the cursor keys 

 and 

 to move among folders.  

After selecting the folder, press the 

 key. 

5 

Select the file of the program that you want to make compact. 

 

To select a file, use the cursor keys 

 and 

. 

6 

Press the soft key [(OPRT)]. 

7 

Press the soft key [PROGRMCNDENS]. 

 

NOTE 

1  Depending on the operation status and protection 

status, a program cannot sometimes be made 
compact. 

2  nly programs on the CNC_MEM device can be 

made compact.