System Settings; Setup Key Parameters - Extech Instruments 7470 Operation Manual

4. System Settings

4.1. SETUP Key Parameters

At the Setting, Pass, or Fail screen press the SETUP key. Use the SETUP key to
progress through the menu of System Parameters. Successive key presses will
advance the menu forward. The sequential forward menu items are: PLC Remote,
Fail Stop, Contrast, Alarm, Smart GFI, GPIB address, BUS Remote Command Set,
Memory Lock. The setting of system parameters affect the operating conditions of the
instrument and are separate from the functional settings. The system settings are
also global and are not specific to any memory location.
4.1.1. PLC Remote
Press the SETUP key to advance to the PLC Remote parameter. The display will
show:
PLC Remote =
ENTER to Select
Use the ENTER key to select the mode PLC Remote Control.
If the Remote Control is set to ON, the test function will be controlled by the Remote
Control via the remote connectors located on the rear panel. The TEST button on the
front panel is disabled but the RESET button is still enabled.
The remote Memory Program recall functions can be performed only when the PLC
Remote is set ON. In addition, when the PLC remote is set to ON, the remote TEST
signal input is active while in the Bus Remote Mode.
If the Remote Control is set to OFF, the operation of the instrument will be controlled by
the local TEST and RESET buttons on the front panel.
After selecting PLC Remote mode, press the SETUP key to advance to the Fail Stop
setting. Press the EXIT key to exit from the PLC Remote selection to the operation
mode. The instrument will store the PLC Remote selection automatically.
4.1.2. Fail Stop
Press the SETUP key to advance the menu to the Fail Stop parameter. The display
will show:
Fail Stop =
ENTER to Select
Use the ENTER key to toggle the Fail Stop ON and OFF.
This mode allows the instrument to be setup to continue testing after detecting a failure,
Fail Stop = OFF.
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ON or
ON or
PLC Remote =
ENTER to Select
Fail Stop =
ENTER to Select
OFF
OFF