Rockwell Automation 57C650 AutoMax Programming Executive Version 3.8 User Manual

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18Ć5

On Line Menu: Monitoring and Editing Tasks

18.1.2 Clearing a Variable from the Display

Follow the directions below to clear a variable from the display.
1. Enter C" for Clear from the Monitor Variable menu.
2. To clear one variable from the screen, enter the display position

number (1Ć16) of the variable at the blinking cursor. To clear all

variables from the screen, enter A" for All.

3. Type Enter" or <CR>. The variable will be cleared from the

display.

18.1.3 Saving a Monitor Variable Display List

You can save the variables listed on the Monitor Variable display to

the default path displayed in the upper right hand corner of the

screen. Only the list of variables is saved, not the variable values. If

your default destination is a floppy disk, it must not be

writeĆprotected.
You can give each list a standard 8Ćcharacter filename. The AutoMax

Executive software automatically attaches the file extension $MV. You

can later recall the list to the screen using the Recall option described

in 18.1.5.
To save the current Monitor Variable list, follow the directions below:
1. If you have not already done so, enter S" for Save from the

Monitor Variable menu shown in figure 18.2.

2. Enter the filename (up to 8 characters) for the display list. Do not

attach a file extension. The file will automatically be given the

extension $MV.

3. Type Enter" or <CR>.
4. You can recall the screen display using the Recall option

described in 18.1.4.

18.1.4

Recalling a Monitor Variable Display List

You can recall any previously saved Monitor Variable display list. To

recall the Monitor Variable display list, follow the directions below.
1. From the Monitor Variable menu, select R" for Recall.
2. Enter the name of the display list to recall,
3. Type Enter" or <CR>.

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