Programming Technique - GE Optica Operator's Manual

January 2006

Programming Technique

5-2
The functions of the four softkeys to the right of the display change
according to the current state of the unit. These functions, if any, are
displayed at the right edge of the screen. While programming, these
keys are labelled UP, DOWN, LEFT (displayed as <<<<) and RIGHT
(displayed as >>>>).
Below is the general method for programming the unit:
1. To access the programming menus, press the ENTER/MENU key.
2. Press the DOWN key to step through the functions that can be
programmed (shown in Table 5-1 on page 5-1).
3. For a particular function, press the RIGHT key to display the first
setting for the function. Press the DOWN key to step through its
available settings.
4. For a particular setting, press the RIGHT key to open the setting for
editing.
If the setting uses a list of specific choices, the DOWN key and/or
UP key are shown. Press them to step through the choices.
If the setting requires a numeric or alphanumeric entry, use the
keypad to enter the data.
Note: To enter numeric data, just press the appropriate key.
To enter alphanumeric data, first press SHIFT to access the
letters on the keypad, and then press the appropriate key
containing the desired letter. Finally, press the up or down
arrow softkeys to step through the letters available for that
key, both upper and lower case.
Note that certain settings have numeric values that are
restricted to certain choices. For example, the number of stop
bits for serial output may be 1, 1.5, or 2, and may have no
other values. This entry is selected from a list of choices, not
entered as a numeric value.
5. After choosing a value for a setting, press ENTER to lock it in.
Or, you can press the LEFT key to cancel the entry (restoring the
original value) and return to choose another setting.
To return to the function choice, press the LEFT key.
Programming the 4x40 Optica