Rockwell Automation 2706 DL20 SERIES G USER MANUAL User Manual

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Chapter 4
Creating and Editing Messages

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We will set this message up so that the display is cleared when the message is
finished. Type [Y].

AUTO CLEAR? Y

Now press [Return].

AUTO REPEAT? N

We do not want the message to continually repeat so just press [Return].

CHAIN MSG? N

We do not want to chain this message, so just press [Return].

FLASH MSG? N

We do not want the message to flash, so just press [Return].

TURN RELAY ON? N

We do not want to energize the relay so just press [Return]

STACK MSG? N

We do not want to stack the message in the Historical Event Stack so press
[Return].

INVISIBLE MSG? N

We want this message to actually be displayed, so press [Return]. The
following prompt then appears:

ENTER MSG

The last prompt appears for a few seconds indicating that a new message is
being created, followed by a cursor. The cursor is a blinking solid block; it is
shown as an underline in this manual. Enter a sample message.

ALLEN-BRADLEY

Here, the string ALLEN-BRADLEY was typed in. Note that the characters
scrolled off to the left, and the cursor is positioned at the last character
typed. Type some more:

ALLEN-BRADLEY BULLETIN 2706 MESSAGE DISPLAYS