Main Menu; Returning To Main Menu; Run Mode; Menu Flowchart - Allen-Bradley A-B QUALITY DL20 Series User Manual

Chapter 3
Getting Started

Main Menu

Powerup
EDIT?
Y
Edit Mode
Details in Chapter 4

Returning to Main Menu

3–6
Figure 3.1 shows the main menu flowchart.
Figure 3.1

Menu Flowchart

N
RUN?
Y

Run Mode

Details in Chapter 5
[Esc] [Esc] [Esc]
Back to EDIT? Prompt
Three selections are available from the main menu (edit mode, run mode, and
special functions). The first entry in the main menu is:
Edit mode lets you enter new messages or modify old ones.
Chapter 4 describes edit mode in detail. For now, if you type [N] and
[Return] the next main menu prompt appears:
Run mode is used most of the time. In run mode, the DL20 accepts
commands and data from the programmable controller or control system.
Chapter 5 describes run mode. To exit run mode, press [Esc] three times.
Type [N] [Return] to get the next main menu prompt:
Special functions are support tools for programming. Special functions are
accessed via menu control like all functions in the DL20. Chapter 8
describes the special functions.
The various special functions fall into nine categories. Some categories, like
debug mode, simply execute the special function selected. Other categories,
like tape operations, have submenus.
Most functions return to the main menu when done. However, you can
return to the main menu at any time by pressing [Esc] three times. You can
do this in any mode without losing message data. You can also abort many
special functions, such as print messages or tape operations, by pressing
[Esc] three times.
N
SPECIAL FUNCTIONS?
Y
Special Functions
Details in Chapter 8
EDIT?
RUN?
SPECIAL FUNCTIONS?
N
Back to EDIT? Prompt