Spectrum Controls InView Series User Manual page 55

Message File Additional Information
Additional tasks covered in the following section are:
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Attach a Note to a Message
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Text Color
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Date, Time and Variables
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Category
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Message Priorities
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Pause
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Message Header
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Preview Messages
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Set the Display Address
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Download Messages
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Clear Memory/Message Queue
Attach a Note to a Message
Select a message from the message list. Select Tools and Edit Note. Then a
Message X Note window appears. The X is the message number for the message
that a note is being created for. These message notes can only be viewed with the
InView messaging software and are not downloaded to the display.
Text Color
There are three color options if a display is classified as color. They are red,
green, or yellow. The color of the message is the color that is selected. The color
of individual text within the message is changed by inserting a color before the
text. The text after the color insert stays that color until a new color insert is
performed.
Date, Time and Variables
The date, time and variables are also inserted into a message. These are found
under the Edit menu then Insert or via the toolbar buttons. If inserting the date, a
pop-up window appears and shows various formats and a pre-viewer that
displays the data for the selected format. If inserting a variable, a pop-up window
appears that allows the selection of the variable number and whether the variable
is numeric or alpha numeric. The maximum number of variables per message file
is 100 (00 to 99). The numeric variable ranges from 32,767 to -32,768 decimal. It
also allows the selection of the type of padding and a check box for a sign (+/-).
An alpha numeric variable is ASCII text except for the ". It also varies in length
from 1 to 128 characters. There is a pre-viewer that displays the options selected.
The format for the time is either standard or military. The selection for this is
found in the InView configuration window (the project window) under Tools and
Set Display Date and Time. Note that the time format is set for each display
individually by address. The default format is standard. The data and time is also
set here.
Category
The Category option is used to assign categories to messages. This helps in
organizing messages for certain operations and when performing a Find.
Message Priorities
The Priority option is used to give messages a priority of low, medium, and high.
As an example, a normal operating water temperature reading of a generator is a
low priority message. A pre-alarm message of high water temperature is a
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