Siemens SIMATIC PG 720 P Manual page 3

Preface
Purpose of the This manual contains all the information you need for working with the
Manual PG 720 programming device. You can use this information to do the
following:
Audience
The following persons require the manual:
Where is this
This manual describes the version of the PG 720 as available in June 1998.
Manual Valid?
The Product Information Bulletin supplied with the PG 720 contains the
latest technical specifications for your programming device.
Licenses
The approvals, certificates, and licenses for your device are supplied along
with the Product Information Bulletin.
Where to Find
Along with your PG 720, you also receive the following documents which
Information
you require for commissioning the device:
For more detailed information about handling the software, please refer to
the appropriate manuals (for example, the STEP 5 manual).
PG 720 P Programming Device
C79000-G7076-C721-02
Unpack the programming device and power it up.
Familiarize yourself with the functions and settings of the various
components (display, keyboard, programming facilities, etc.).
Connect the programming device to other units of equipment
(programmable logic controllers, other programming devices).
Expand your system, provided you comply with the necessary conditions.
Analyze and eliminate simple problems.
Users commissioning the programming device themselves or working
with it (editing, debugging).
System administrators operating the programming device in a network.
Service and maintenance personnel using the PG 720 for system
expansion purposes or error/fault analysis.
The Product Information Bulletin with the valid technical specifications
of the PG 720.
A Product Information leaflet about the software supplied with the
PG 720.
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