8 - special functions, Chapter objectives, Introducing the special functions menu – Rockwell Automation 2706-DXX Dataliner Message Display DL5 Series User Manual

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Chapter

8

Special Functions

Chapter Objectives

In this chapter you will learn how to:

set the electrical characteristics and operating mode of the parallel port

use debug mode

clear memory

set the autorun message number

Introducing the Special
Functions Menu

The special functions menu is accessed from the main menu. You select the
special functions by pressing the [Y] key then the [Retrn] key at the
SPECIAL FUNC? prompt. You will then be shown a sequence of prompts
for the five special functions. To enter a special function you must press the
[Y] key and then the [Retrn] key. If you do not want to enter a particular
special function press the [Retrn] key ([N] is the default); the DL5 will then
display the next prompt. The five special functions are:

SET PORT

SET RUN MODE

DEBUG

CLEAR MEMORY

SET AUTORUN

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