Rockwell Automation 2706 DL40 HARDWARE USER MANUAL User Manual

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Chapter 7
Messages

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2. press

[

]

in response to the query

Messages?

3. press

[Y]

to the query

Options?

The DL40 Onboard Editor will display each modifiable Option and give you
a chance to accept the current value or enter a new one. Use the spacebar to
move through the available settings, and press

[

]

to accept your choice.

Each time you press

[

]

, you will move to the next Option. When you have

worked through all the modifiable Options, you will be given a chance to
save your settings and return to Run Mode, or cycle through the list again.
Press

[Y][

]

to exit and save or

[N][

]

to return to the list of Options.

Run Mode

Select the Run Mode for the DL40. See elsewhere in this manual for
complete explanations of all Run Modes.

For Remote I/O versions choose from:

Message/ Variable

Message/ Variable/Slave

Message List

Bit Trigger List

For Parallel Port versions choose from:

Message/Variable/ Slave

Message List

Newest Message on Line 1

In this mode, you will display the newest message to be triggered on line 1
and shift previously triggered messages down. The message on the bottom
line will be shifted off the display. This supersedes the message attribute
Message on Line # Only (messages are still displayed in 20 character pieces).
Compatible with all Run Modes.

Type

[Y][

]

to activate or

[N][

]

to deactivate.

Autorun Message Number

An AutoRun Message is a message that will be displayed when your DL40 is
powered up. It can be any message including a message in the Message List.
The AutoRun Message does not support inserted variable data.

Specify a Message Number (a value of 0 deactivates AutoRun Message).

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