Rockwell Automation 2706 DL40 HARDWARE USER MANUAL - Manual (Page 77)

Chapter 7
Messages
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Note: Remote I/O units only – If communications between a DL40 and a
PLC are not established at power-up, AutoRun Message will run only if
switch 8 on Switch Bank #2 (Last State) is ON.
Background Message Number
The Background Message runs for a minimum of 2 seconds after the last
message triggered has finished its display wait time. This message will be
displayed until a valid message is triggered or until the Run Mode is exited.
The Background Message does not support inserted variable data.
Specify a Message Number (a value of 0 deactivates Background Message).
Note: Remote I/O units only – If communications between DL40 and PLC
are inactive or faulted, Background Message will run only if switch 8 on
Switch Bank #2 (Last State) is ON.
Special Message Start Number
Special messages give you the ability to monitor and control certain
functions of the DL40. These messages can occupy message numbers 1 thru
16, 901 thru 916, or be completely disabled.
Choose: No Special Messages
Special Messages at l
Special Messages at 901
Choice: Which means:
None Deactivate Special Messages
1 Special Messages start with 1
901 Special Messages start with 901
Message Queueing Enabled
Lets you put up to 20 messages in the Queue. These messages will be
displayed in the order they were received as soon as the previous message
has completed running. Deactivating this Option is the equivalent of creating
a queue of 1. Note: Messages not queued will be lost.
Type [Y][
↵
] to activate or [N][
↵
] to deactivate.
Time Format
Choose: AM/PM or 24Hr