Main menu and sub-menu screen builder – Rockwell Automation 2707-NP DTAM Programming Software User Manual

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Chapter 6

Creating Menu and
Sub-Menu Screens

6–3

The screen for creating the main menu and sub-menu screens is the same for
the DTAM Plus and DTAM Micro. The only difference is the DTAM Micro
has a 2 line display and the DTAM Plus can display 4 lines.

Menu Screen Builder Function keys

Applies to:

Function

Key

Designation

DTAM

Plus

DTAM

Micro

Function

[F2]

CHANGE

PREV

Only applies to DTAM Plus sub-menu screens.
Displays linking prompt used to designate the
screen displayed when the operator presses the
[PREV MENU] key (DTAM Plus only).

[F3]

LINK

SCREENS

Accesses screen mapping functions that link
application screens in a logical sequence.
Link screens only after all of the screens have
been created. Refer to Chapter 12.

[F4]

COPY

SCREEN

Copies an existing screen to or from the current
display window. Both the source and destination
screens must be of the same type (Menu
screens).

[F5]

INSERT TIME

Inserts the time into the menu. Only available
with a DTAM Plus having the Calendar/Clock
option.

[F6]

INSERT DATE

Inserts the date into the menu. Only available
with a DTAM Plus having the Calendar/Clock
option.

[F7]

CLEAR

SCREEN

Clears the current screen. You have the option
of clearing only the screen text or deleting the
entire screen including any linking you may have
established.

[F8]

CHANGE

SCREEN

Selects another operator screen.

[F9]

SAVE

Saves the application without exiting the Screen
Builder function.

[F10]

EXIT

Prompts you to save the application to the
current file and exits the DPS software.

Main Menu and
Sub-Menu Screen Builder

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