Rockwell Automation 2706-DXX Dataliner Message Display DL5 Series - Manual (Page 29)

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Entering New Messages 3-5
Selecting Line or Scroll Mode
If you are using a single line DL5, the first prompt you will see displayed is
the prompt for the line or scroll mode option. The prompting for line or
scroll mode will also be displayed if you are using a two line DL5 and you
did not choose the USE BOTH display option. The prompt will appear like
this:
If you do not select the SCROLL MODE option, the line mode will be
automatically selected.
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Scroll Mode – A scroll mode message scrolls across the display one
character at a time. Characters enter from the right side of the display
and exit on the left.
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Line Mode – A line mode message is displayed one message block (16
characters) at a time. Many of the messages that you create may be more
than one block long. If a message is made up of more than one message
block, the DL5 will display a message block for the specified wait time
and then display the next blocks of the message.
Remember: If you are using a two line DL5 and selected the BOTH
LINES option, the line mode will be selected automatically. You will not be
prompted for the SCROLL MODE option.
Selecting Message Wait Time
The next message attribute that you must select is the message wait time.
The message wait time controls how long a message or a portion of a
message is displayed. The prompt for the message wait time appears like
this:
You must enter a wait time value between 0 and 15. The unit of time being
selected depends upon whether line or scroll mode was chosen.
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If the scroll mode has been selected, the wait time is the amount of time
that elapses before the next character is scrolled on the display. The unit
of time is in tenths of a second.
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If the line mode has been selected, the wait time is the amount of time
that a message block is displayed. The unit of time is in seconds.
SCROLL MODE?
WAIT TIME: