Keys - ABB ACS580 Firmware Manual

Control panel 37

Keys

The keys of the control panel are described below.
Left softkey
The left softkey ( ) is usually used for exiting and canceling. Its function in a given
situation is shown by the softkey selection in the bottom left corner of the display.
Holding down exits each view in turn until you are back in the Home view. This
function does not work in special screens.
Right softkey
The right softkey ( ) is usually used for selecting, accepting and confirming. The
function of the right softkey in a given situation is shown by the softkey selection in
the bottom right corner of the display.
The arrow keys
The up and down arrow keys ( and ) are used to highlight selections in menus
and selection lists, to scroll up and down on text pages, and to adjust values when,
for example, setting the time, entering a passcode or changing a parameter value.
The left and right arrow keys ( and ) are used to move the cursor left and right in
parameter editing and to move forward and backward in assistants. In menus, and
function the same way as and , respectively.
Help
The help key ( opens a help page. The help page is context-sensitive, in other
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words, the content of the page is relevant to the menu or view in question.
Start and Stop
In local control, the start key ( ) and the stop key ( ) start and stop the drive,
respectively.
Loc/Rem
The location key ( ) is used for switching the control between the control panel
Loc/Rem
(Local) and remote connections (Remote). When switching from Remote to Local
while the drive is running, the drive keeps running at the same speed. When
switching from Local to Remote, the status of the remote location is adopted.