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other. To enable chaining, click on the Chain check box and enter the message number to
connect to. When the OIT is functioning, the operator presses the Right Arrow key to scroll
through the chained messages.
A message can be displayed in several ways: the PLC may request it, the press of a function
key may display it, or another message may be chained to it.
Message Editor
The message editor is the portion of the screen used to enter information used for the
messages. It is accessed simply by placing the cursor on a portion of the message and
beginning typing. To delete characters from the message, either press the backspace key on
the keyboard or highlight a range of characters and press the delete key on the keyboard. To
highlight a range of characters, use the mouse to move the cursor to one of the desired
characters. Press and hold the left mouse button. Drag the mouse and notice that part of the
message changes color (becomes highlighted). Once the desired characters have been
highlighted, release the left mouse button.
Selected characters and register monitors may be cut, copied, and pasted onto the same
message or other messages. Cutting removes the text or register monitors from the message,
while copying simply makes a copy of the highlighted text and register monitors. After
cutting or copying the desired item, move the cursor to the desired location within the same
message or another message or click on the left mouse button. An outline cursor will appear
on the display. Use the mouse to click on the Paste button on the tool bar. The cut or copied
text will be placed at the selected area of the message. A right mouse button menu is available
when the cursor is over the Message Editor area.
Message Scroll Bar
The scroll bar to the right of the message editor is use to move easily between messages
during the editing process. To jump directly to a given screen, use the Edit/Go To Message
menu or press the Control G shortcut key.
General Options Group Box
Line Number (1 to 2)
The Line Number is used to specify which line of the OIT display the message will display
on.
Start-up Message
The startup message is used to select a message which will always be displayed when the
OIT is initialized. Only one message can be selected as the startup message. If no message is
selected, then the OIT will initialize and display a blank screen.
Extensions
The Chain feature allows the message being edited to chain to another message specified in
the Message box.
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