Rockwell Automation 2706-DXX Dataliner Message Display DL5 Series - Manual (Page 32)

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3-8 Entering New Messages
If you would enter any additional characters, the original characters would
be overwritten with new characters. If you would type in <Allen–Bradley>
the message would appear like this:
If you want to enter a message that is comprised of more than 16 characters
(one block) in length, you must press the [Ctrl] and [J] keys simultaneously
after the first message block is entered. The DL5 will then move the cursor
to the beginning of the next block of text. For example, if you wanted to
enter the message “Feed Conveyor Is On” you would need at least two
message blocks to enter the message. First you would enter the first part of
the message <Feed Conveyor>. The DL5 will display:
You would then select the next message block by pressing the [Ctrl] and [J]
keys. The DL5 will display:
You can now enter the second block of the message <IS ON>. The DL5
will display:
Note: If you press the [Ctrl] and [J] keys simultaneously at the end of a
message, a blank message block at the end of the message will be created.
The blank message block will be displayed for the specified wait time. This
can cause apparent delays between messages when the display is in the run
mode. Do not type [Ctrl] [J] at the end of a message.
Now when the message is triggered, a two line DL5 will display the
message:
After you have finished entering your message, you can return to the EDIT?
prompt in one of two ways:
•
You can press the [Esc] key three times.
•
You can press the [Ctrl] and [Q] keys to select the quit function.
Embedding Numeric Variable Data in a Message
Numeric variable data can be inserted in a message. Refer to Chapter 9
which describes how to use the variable data feature.
ALLEN-BRADLEY*#1
FEED CONVEYOR*
*
IS ON*
FEED CONVEYOR
IS ON