Overview Of Operator Interface; Operator Access - Frick QUANTUM Operation

OVERVIEW OF OPERATOR INTERFACE

The compressor unit is controlled by a computer based
machine control system. The controller continuously moni-
tors the conditions and operation of the compressor unit
and the various subsystems, it also directs the operation of
components.
The panel user interface has been designed to allow an
operator to efficiently access and control the operation of
the compressor unit and subsystems. The control panel
screen is used to display graphic displays. By pressing a
key on the keypad, the labeled or described function is
recognized by the control processor.
The following information in this manual is presented to
help the operator to interact with the graphic displays and
the Quantum compressor control panel. This manual is
intended to describe all presently available features for the
compressors listed in "Compressor Model Differences".
Reference this section for the differences of the compres-
sor models that will apply to the displayed data and the
setup and setpoint entry. (If applicable) is used throughout
this manual to indicate when something might apply; either,
because of the compressor model (see "Compressor Model
Differences") or because this feature or option was selected
from a setup.
FRICK QUANTUM CONTROL PANEL
OPERATION
Operator access to this system is through various displays.
A display is the physical representation of data on the
screen. Icons have been used to help an operator quickly
identify functions. An icon is a small graphic symbol repre-
sentation. Each display has a title area. The title is descrip-
tive of the display. The current day, date and time is shown
in this title area. The day of the week, Sunday through
Saturday (Sun. - Sat.) is displayed. The month of the year
from January to December (Jan. - Dec.) is displayed. The
day of the month from 1 to 31 and the year from 0001 to
9999 are displayed. The time displayed is the current time
in 24 hours (military) format. The hours, minutes and sec-
onds are displayed. The labeled keys on the panel keypad
provide quick access to the operator's needs. By pressing
a labeled key on the keypad, the corresponding function is
recognized. Most of the displays have screen keys that
describe or show a function that is recognized when the
coinciding keypad key to the right of the display screen is
pressed. The screen keys provide access to other displays
or commands. For easier viewing, related information is
separated into boxes. The setup and setpoint entry is sepa-
rated into logical control components. Setup selection of
features and options has been provided to prevent the op-
erator from unnecessary viewing and entering of unused
control settings. The required control settings are clearly
presented. To further assist the operator, an on-line help is
provided. Some selections appear faded to indicate that
this feature is unavailable. A feature can be unavailable
because of setup selections such as the compressor model.
Some selections appear faded to indicate that this feature
might be available in a future software release.

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