Front Panel Interface; Front Panel Display; Front Panel Keypad - GE D30 Instruction Manual

FRONT PANEL INTERFACE

This information is also available from the front panel display through the following actual values:
ACTUAL VALUES  PRODUCT INFO  MODEL INFORMATION  SERIAL NUMBER
ACTUAL VALUES  PRODUCT INFO  MODEL INFORMATION  LAST SETTING CHANGE
4.1.8.3 Additional traceability rules
The following additional rules apply for the traceability feature:
• If the user changes any settings within the settings file in the offline window, then the traceability information is
removed from the settings file
• If the user creates a new settings file, then no traceability information is included in the settings file
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• If the user converts an existing settings file to another revision, then any existing traceability information is removed
from the settings file
• If the user duplicates an existing settings file, then any traceability information is transferred to the duplicate settings
file
4.2 Front panel interface
This section explains use of the front panel.

4.2.1 Front panel display

Messages display on a backlit liquid crystal display (LCD) to make them visible under poor lighting conditions. When the
keypad and display are not actively being used, the display defaults to user-defined messages. Any high-priority event-
driven message overrides the default messages and displays.
Settings files conversion from previous firmware versions is supported.

4.2.2 Front panel keypad

Display messages are organized into pages under the following headings: actual values, settings, commands, and targets.
The key navigates through these pages. Each heading page is divided further into further submenus.
MENU
The keys navigate through the submenus. The
MESSAGE
in programming mode. These keys also scroll through alphanumeric values in the text edit mode. Alternatively, values can
be entered with the numeric keypad.
The decimal key initiates and advances to the next character in text edit mode or enters a decimal point.
The key can be pressed at any time for context-sensitive help messages.
HELP
The key stores setting values.
ENTER
When entering an IP address on the front panel, key in the first sequence of the number, then press the • key for the
decimal place. For example, for 127.0.0.1, press 127, then •, then 0, then •, then 0, then •, then 1. To save the address, press
the key.
ENTER
The figure shows the sequence to use to enter a setting. Subsequent sections provide more detail.
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Figure 4-15: Traceability data in Actual Values window
keys increment or decrement numerical setting values when
VALUE
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CHAPTER 4: INTERFACES