How To Enter Alphanumeric Strings - Siemens SITRANS F FUH1010 Series Operating Instructions Manual

Section 1
Use to activate numeric entry. Notice that an equal sign (=) appears before the current
entry and that an underscore ( _ ) appears in front of the number (previously shown on the
right-hand figure). The underscore at the first position allows you to change the math-
ematical sign of the number. For example, if you use
switches to a negative number.
Use to leave the sign intact and move the cursor to the first number position. This clears
the current number as shown on the left-hand figure below. We will enter the number
4.500.
Pipe OD (in)
= 0
Cursor shown at
first number
position.
Use to scroll through the number list. Stop scrolling at numeral [4]. Use
second number position. Use
figure above.
The decimal point
shown selected..
Pipe OD (in)
= 4.5
Cursor shown at
third cursor
position.
Use to move cursor to move to the third number position. Use
to [5]. Use to register the new pipe outer diameter. This moves the screen to the next
menu cell [Pipe Material] as shown in the right-hand figure above. You can use
back to [Pipe OD] to check that the Interface Detector accepted the new value.

How to Enter Alphanumeric Strings

This section shows how to edit an alphanumeric menu cell. An alphanumeric string is a series
of numbers and letters including the Quotation Mark, the Pound Sign symbols and/or a space.
The meter uses these symbols to identify a specific site setup or user-modified table. Menu
cells that accept alphanumeric strings provide an eight-character entry field. The following
Siemens Hardware
example uses the [Create/Name Site] menu cell. We will create a new site setup named [SITE1].
Pipe OD (in)
= 4.
to scroll list to decimal point as shown in the right-hand
Pipe Material
>Steel
1-17
1010BXFM-3
or at the first position the value
The decimal point
shown selected.
to move to the
After entering the
new value, the
screen switches
to the next menu
cell.
to scroll the number list
to move