Connecting Peripherals - Siemens SIMATIC Field PG M4 Getting Started

Installing and connecting

4.2 Connecting peripherals

4.2 Connecting peripherals
To be noted before you connect the device
NOTICE
I/O devices that do not support hot-plugging
Peripheral devices that are incapable of hot-plugging may only be connected after the
device has been disconnected from the power supply.
NOTICE
Observe the documentation of your I/O devices
Strictly adhere to the specifications for peripheral equipment.
Equipotential bonding of the signal cable shields
When you connect long signal cables (particularly with connections between buildings),
make sure the signal cables are always integrated into the local equipotential bonding
system (connecting the cable shielding to the protective conductor).
Connect USB devices
Connect devices such as drives, mouse, keyboard, and printer to the USB 2.0 and USB 3.0
ports.
Connect the microphone
You can connect an external microphone to the 3.5 mm jack for the microphone (pink).
To run a microphone recording, select:
● The Windows XP Start menu: All Programs > Accessories > Multimedia > Audio recorder
● In Windows 7: All Programs > Accessories > Audio recorder.
Connect headphones
You can connect headphones or external speakers that are equipped with a 3.5 mm stereo
jack plug to the headphones jack (green).
You can control the volume using the speaker button on the taskbar, or using hotkey
Fn + F7 / F8.
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SIMATIC Field PG M4
Getting Started, 10/2012, A5E31347325-AA