Rockwell Automation 2706-NP5 DL5 OFFLINE PROGRAMMER USER MANUAL - Manual (Page 22)

Chapter 4
Running DL5 Off-line Programmer
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1. Enter a message number to create or edit. If the message number is above
999, you are not allowed to leave the field, but must enter a valid number.
If you select Message #0 by pressing only the [RETURN] or [ENTER]
key, you can edit Special Functions as described in Editing Special
Functions.
2. To find the first unused message number, enter [?] in the message block.
The first open message number will be displayed in the message number
field. Press [ENTER] to edit that message.
3. After entering the Message Number, the list of message attributes appears
on the lower half of the screen as shown below:
Start entering your message text here.
4. Select the attributes for the message. The default values are highlighted
on the screen. Refer to Table 4.A for attribute functions. Some attributes
are mutually exclusive; you can select one but not both. The Off-line
Programmer will not allow you to choose two mutually exclusive
attributes. When an attribute does not apply to your situation, the cursor
automatically advances to the next attribute that you will need to define.
Define the attributes by pressing [Y] or [N] (or a number from 0 to 15 for
Wait Time) and then pressing [RETURN] or the down [
#] arrow. Use the
up [
"] arrow to go back up through the list of attributes. You can move
through the list as many times as needed until you press [END].
5. Press [END] to save the attributes for the message.