General Operation; Keyboard - Siemens SIMATIC HMI OP3 Equipment Manual

General Operation

System keyboard
The OP3 is operated by means of the keyboard. The keyboard consists of the
and keypad
system keyboard and the keypad. Its configuration is shown in Figure 3-1.
3.1

Keyboard

The system keyboard and keypad functions are described below. Keys 1 – 5
Key functions
on the key pad and the +/– key on the system keyboard have dual functions.
Figure 3-1
to
9 Numeric keys
0
Input keys for numeric characters (0 to 9).
F1 F5
to Soft keys (F1 to F5)
1 5
Numeric keys 1 to 5 may be configured as soft keys , i.e. specific functions
for different screens can be assigned to these keys. In operating mode, you
enable soft-key functions by holding down the SHIFT key and pressing one
of keys 1 to 5.
Operator Panel OP3
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Keypad and soft keys
F1 F2 F3 F4 F5
5
1 2 3 4
6 8 9 0
7
OP3 Keyboard
ESC
.
+/–
Systemkeyboard
SHIFT
ENTER
3
3-1