Rockwell Automation 2711-ND3 PanelBuilder v2.60 Software User Manual - Manual (Page 212)

13–8 Creating Message Displays
Publication 2711-6.0
Use the States tab to:
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edit and format text for each message
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enter a value to trigger each message (if required)
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insert a graphic for each message
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edit format options for the the message display
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add or delete the number of messages for the display
To configure messages:
1. Click the States tab on the Message Display dialog.
A spreadsheet opens. Each row represents a message. The default
is 2 messages (row 0 and row 1) and an error state (row E).
The fields in each row define the message text and the visual
characteristics of each message.
2. Edit message fields as necessary
3. Click OK when done to exit the Message Display dialog.
Error State
The Value field appears only
if Value was selected under
Read on the Properties tab.
Editing Number of Messages
A message display supports a maximum of 2,000 messages (0 to
1,999). Use only the number of messages required.
To add messages to a message display:
Choose Append State from the popup menu for each message you
want to add.
A new message is added after the last message but before the error
state. Each state you add is created with the defaults of message 0.
To delete a message, select the row number of the message you want
to delete and choose Delete State from the popup menu.
Configuring Messages