Branching In Standard Screens - Siemens SIMATIC HMI OP3 Equipment Manual

4.3

Branching in Standard Screens

Branching to At screen level, you can operate and monitor the process or system by means
screen level
of the corresponding screens and standard screens and perform system set-
tings.
Taking standard screens as an example, a description is provided below of the
manner in which you branch from one screen to another within the screen
hierarchy.
Branching with
Call the standard basic screen in your configured screen hierarchy. Using the
soft keys
soft keys beneath the symbols << and >>, you can move the displayed screen
segment of the active screen (scroll screen function). You can branch to the
next screen by pressing the soft key beneath the screen text. A vertical line
designates the assigned soft key (in Figure 4-3, soft keys F2 and F4).
Figure 4-3 Branching at Screen Level
Choosing screens
You choose a screen by pressing the soft key assigned to it during
configuration.
If either of the symbols
the second line on the display, you can use the screen scroll function for
further selections with F1 or F5, if the entry you require is not within the
visible display area.
Calling functions Functions are called by means of the soft keys assigned to them during
configuration.
For protection against unauthorized use, a password having a specific
password level has to be entered first for some functions (refer to
section 6.1).
Operator Panel OP3
Edition 11/99
Mode Languages
>>
F1 F2 F3 F4 F5
5
1 2 3 4
or
<<
Using the OP3 with Its Standard Functions
is displayed at the beginning or the end of
>>
4-5