Entering Values With System Keys - Siemens SIMATIC KP400 Comfort Operating Instructions Manual

Operating a project
The following table shows the system key functions when operating an ongoing project:
Key or key
combination
See also
Input of values (Page 158)
Entering and editing numeric values (Page 159)
Entering or changing alphanumeric values (Page 160)
4.3.5

Entering values with system keys

The system keys of the HMI devices have the same operating concept as the keypad of a
cell phone. Each system key assigned with several letters and symbols of the alphabet and
each is assigned a number. When you press a key system long enough, the number is
automatically inserted.
The following figure shows the entry of an alphanumeric value using the system keys:
Comfort Panels
Operating Instructions, 03/2012, A5E03404994-02
Function
Acknowledges the currently displayed error alarm or all the alarms of an alarm
group as group acknowledgment.
A lit LED indicates unacknowledged fault alarms.
Calls up the configured infotext for an operating element.
When the LED is let, it indicates that an infotext is available.
Enables the operation of an operating element.
Position the cursor within an I/O field.
Commissioning the device
4.3 Operating the device
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