Settings Relating to
Button Assignment
The following functions can be assigned to the user
preference buttons on the menu panel, the memory recall
buttons on the utility/shotbox control block, and the cross-
point buttons on the cross-point control block (utility/
shotbox mode).
• Menu shortcut
• Utility command
• Macro register
• Shotbox register
Assigning Functions to User
Preference Buttons
1
In the Engineering Setup >Panel >Prefs/Utility menu
(7324), select the target button to set.
2
In the <Action> group, select the function to assign.
Menu Shortcut: Assign a frequently used menu to be
recalled (menu shortcut).
Utility Command: Assign a function setting (utility
command).
Macro Recall: Assign a macro register recall.
Shotbox Recall: Assign a shotbox register recall.
3
Perform the following operations, according to the
selection in step 2.
When [Menu Shortcut] is selected: When the user
preference button on the menu panel is blinking,
display the shortcut menu. Press the target user
preference button to set to assign a menu shortcut.
When finished, press [Menu Shortcut] again.
When [Utility Command] is selected: Select a
command to assign in the list on the right side of
the status area.
No.
Parameter Adjustment
3
Command
Utility command selection
a)
4
GPI No
GPI number
a) DCU GPI Test Fire command only
When [Macro Recall] is selected: Select the macro
register to assign.
No.
Parameter Adjustment
3
Macro
Macro register selection
When [Shotbox Recall] is selected: Select the
shotbox register to assign.
No.
Parameter Adjustment
3
Shotbox
4
Press [Action Set].
When [Menu Shortcut] is selected in step 2, it is not
necessary to press [Action Set].
To release the assignment
Select the target button to release, then press [Clear].
To display register names in the Utility Command
field
When [Macro Recall] or [Shotbox Recall] is selected in
step 2, you can select whether to display register names in
the Utility Command field.
To enable display, press [Reg Name Display], turning it
on.
Using the [PREFS 9] to [PREFS 16]
settings
There are sixteen user preference buttons that can be set
([PREFS 1] to [PREFS 16]), but only eight user preference
buttons ([PREFS 1] to [PREFS 8]) can be assigned in the
menu panel by default.
To use the settings of [PREFS 9] to [PREFS 16], open the
Engineering Setup >Panel >Config >Link/Program Button
>Menu Panel menu (7321.19), and assign the [PREFS 9]
to [PREFS 16] buttons to the menu panel.
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Shotbox register selection