Max Machinery 121 INDICATOR - Manual (Page 20)

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6. PROGRAMMING
6.1 Front Panel Operation Concept for Program Mode
The 121 Series may be fully programmable through the front panel. Please review the following usage summary
before attempting to use the instrument.
Setup Mode:
MODE CHANGES
Pressing the MENU key will offer selections of RUN, SETUP, TEST. RUN is the normal operating mode for
the instrument. SETUP offers various sub-menus used for instrument setup. TEST offers various sub-menus for
Test, Calibration and System Start-up.
Submenu GROUP NAVIGATION
Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to navigate up and down through the Sub-Menu groups when in the SETUP
or TEST mode. Press the ENTER key to enter a desired setup or test Sub-Menu group.
SELECTION OF ITEM
During setup, the unit will often offer multiple choices for a given topic. The topic prompt appears on the top
line of the display. The choices are shown on the lower line of the display.
To select an item, press the key beneath the desired choice. The selected choice will blink. Press the
ENTER key to accept the selected choice.
NUMERIC ENTRY
The keys labeled "0 - 9", "–", ".", CLEAR and ENTER are used to enter numerical values. A leading 0 will
assume that you intend to enter a minus "–" sign. Press the CLEAR key to clear the existing value and to
enable editing.
TEXT CHARACTER ENTRY
Some setup items (i.e. Descriptors, Units Label) require the user to enter text characters. Press CLEAR to
enable editing. The UP and DOWN arrow keys are used to scroll through the available character sets for each
individual character. Press the ENTER key to accept the character and advance to the next character.
General Operations