Configuring The Pg 720 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.1 Changing The Device Configuration With Setup - Siemens SIMATIC PG 720 PII Manual

Configuring the PG 720
6.1 Changing the Device Configuration with SETUP
Changing the Your PG 720 device configuration is set for working with the software
Device supplied with the unit. You should only change the preset values if you
Configuration have modified your PG 720 in any way or if a fault occurs when the unit
is powered up.
SETUP The SETUP program is in the ROM-BIOS. Information about the
Program
system configuration is stored in the battery-backed RAM of the
PG 720.
You can use SETUP to set the hardware configuration (for example,
hard disk type) and define the system characteristics. You can also use
SETUP to set the time of day and date.
Incorrect SETUP If incorrect SETUP data are detected when you boot the system, the
Data
BIOS prompts you to:
Starting SETUP On completion of the startup test, the BIOS gives you the opportunity
of starting the SETUP program by displaying the following screen
prompt:
PRESS <F2> to enter SETUP
To start SETUP, proceed as follows:
1. Reset your PG 720 (warm or cold restart).
2. Press the F2 key as long as the BIOS prompt appears on the
SETUP Menus The various menus and submenus are listed on the following pages.
You can get all the information you need for the SETUP entry selected
from the "Item Specific Help" part of the relevant menu.
6-2
Start SETUP by pressing F2 or
Continue booting by pressing F1.
screen.
PG 720 PII Programming Device
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